Which of the following pass (es) through the Indian mainland? 1. The Tropic of Capricorn. 2. The Tropic of Cancer. 3. The Equator.

Which of the following pass (es) through the Indian mainland? 1. The Tropic of Capricorn. 2. The Tropic of Cancer. 3. The Equator. Correct Answer Only 2

The Correct Answer is Only 2.

• The Tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line moving through the centre of India, at an angle of 23.50 degrees north of the Equator.
• If you run this imaginary line around the World (yes, flat-earthlings, the Earth is spherical), it goes through 17 nations, one of which is India.
• In India, the Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states: Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), Chhattisgarh (Sunhat), Tripura (Udaipur), Mizoram (Champhai), West Bengal (Krishnanagar).

Additional Information

• The Mahi River is the only river in India that twice cuts the Tropic of Cancer, first in Madhya Pradesh, from where it flows to Rajasthan and, for the second time, reaches Gujarat where it cuts.
• The latitude circle that includes the subsolar point at the December (or southern) solstice is the Tropic of Capricorn (or the Southern Tropic).
• The Equator is a line around the centre of a planet or other celestial body that is imaginary. At a latitude of 0 degrees, it is halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole.