The Zero Mile Stone, with a sandstone pillar and four horse statues, which was used by the British as the central point for measuring distances in colonial India, is located at:

The Zero Mile Stone, used by the British as the geographical centre of colonial India for measuring distances, is located at Nagpur, in Maharashtra.

About the Zero Mile Stone:

• It was built by the British during the Great Trigonometrical Survey of India in the early 20th century.
• It consists of a sandstone pillar, with four horse statues around it, facing different directions.
• It also has a small stone marker, which was used as a reference point for the Survey of India.
• It shows the distances of important cities from Nagpur.
• It is located near the Vidhan Bhavan and the Zero Mile area in the centre of Nagpur.

Why Nagpur:

• Nagpur is close to the geographical centre of the Indian subcontinent as it was during British rule.
• So the British used it as the central point for measuring distances on the national road network.

The Great Trigonometrical Survey:

• It was a project of the Survey of India to measure the entire Indian subcontinent with scientific precision.
• It was started in 1802 by William Lambton, and continued by George Everest.
• It led to the measurement of the height of Mount Everest, which was named after George Everest.

About Nagpur:

• It is the second capital (winter capital) of Maharashtra; the winter session of the state legislature is held here.
• It was the capital of the Central Provinces and Berar in British India.
• It is known as the "Orange City", because of its famous oranges.

Deekshabhoomi, where Dr. B. R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism with his followers in October 1956, is in Nagpur.

It is the headquarters of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS).

The Nagpur session of the Congress (1920) confirmed the Non-Cooperation programme.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Delhi, Bhopal and Jabalpur are not the location of the Zero Mile Stone.