Which state capital lies at about 530 metres above sea level, close to 93 degrees East longitude and 27 degrees North latitude?

Itanagar, the capital of Arunachal Pradesh, lies in the foothills of the Himalayas at roughly 27.1 degrees North and 93.6 degrees East, at an elevation of a few hundred metres (around 300 to 750 metres in different parts of the city; about 530 metres is the commonly quoted figure).

About Itanagar:

• It is located in the Papum Pare district.
• It became the capital of Arunachal Pradesh in 1974.
• The city is known for the Ita Fort, a 14th or 15th-century brick fortification, from which the city gets its name ("Ita" means brick).
• The Gompa Buddhist temple, Ganga Lake (Gyakar Sinyi) and the Jawaharlal Nehru State Museum are attractions.
• The nearby town of Naharlagun forms part of the capital complex.

About Arunachal Pradesh:

• It is the largest state in north-eastern India by area.
• It was formerly known as the North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA).
• It became a Union Territory in 1972 and a full state on 20 February 1987.
• It is called the "Land of the Rising Sun" (or "Land of the Dawn-lit Mountains") because it is among the first places in India to see sunrise.
• It has a large number of tribes, including the Adi, Nyishi, Apatani, Monpa and Mishmi.

Comparison with other north-eastern capitals:

• Shillong (Meghalaya): about 1,500 metres high, known as the "Scotland of the East".
• Kohima (Nagaland): about 1,400 metres high.
• Gangtok (Sikkim): about 1,650 metres high.
• Aizawl (Mizoram): about 1,130 metres high.
• These capitals are all at much higher elevations than Itanagar.

Using coordinates:

• The latitude (27 degrees North) places it well north of the Tropic of Cancer, in the Himalayan foothills.
• The longitude (about 93.6 degrees East) places it in the eastern part of India, east of Guwahati.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Shillong, Kohima and Gangtok are state capitals of Meghalaya, Nagaland and Sikkim, located at much higher altitudes and at different coordinates.