INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Detailed explanation-1: -Shimla: This is the correct answer. Shimla is never exposed to the sun’s vertical rays because it is located north of the tropic of Cancer.

Detailed explanation-2: -Therefore, as New Delhi lies to the north, it never gets the vertical rays of the sun. Thus the correct option is D.

Detailed explanation-3: -Sun’s rays do not fall vertical beyond 23 1/2° N latitude. Delhi is located North of Tropic of Cancer, so the Sun is never overhead at Delhi.

Detailed explanation-4: -UPSC Mains The sun is vertical at least once in a year at EVERY place in this zone. In the above question, the three cities viz. Chennai, Nagpur and Mumbai fall within this definition and are thus located in Torrid Zone. So the correct answer is these three cities.

Detailed explanation-5: -The sun’s vertical rays strike the Tropic of Cancer, 23.5° north of the Equator, during the June solstice.