GK
INDIAN GEOGRAPHY
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Tropic of Cancer
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Equator
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Tropic of Capricorn
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None of the Above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Tropic of Cancer-the 23⁰ and 30’ N latitude, divides India into two almost equal halves. It passes through eight states in India. They are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Equator divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres, it is the Prime Meridian. Greenwich is considered as the Prime Meridian. Complete answer: Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line that divides India into two almost equal parts.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tropic of Cancer divides India into almost two equal parts. Tropic of Cancer is the northerly circle of the latitude on the Earth at an angle of 23.43 degrees north to the equator, at which the Sun appears to be directly overhead at its culmination.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Tropic of Cancer passes almost through the middle of the country and divides it in two halves: the tropical zone in the south and subtropical in the north. Hence, the correct answer is option (A). Note:India lies strategically at the head of the Indian Ocean, at the centre of the Eastern hemisphere.