Q1: Total latitude of a point is positive if it lies

ANS:A - north of the reference parallel

Values of Latitude range from positive 90 to negative 90 degrees. Lines of latitude run from east to west and measure the number of degrees north or south of the Equator. Values range from the North Pole, at positive 90 degrees, to the South Pole which is located at negative 90 degrees. So Option A is correct.