Question

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through _________

• A. Jharkhand
• B. Orissa
• C. West Bengal
• D. Chattisgarh

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Orissa

The Tropic of Cancer does not pass through Orissa. Tropic of Cancer passes through the middle part of India. It passes through the other eight states.

What is the tropic of cancer?

The tropic of Cancer is an imaginary line that is at an angle of 23.50 degrees. It is North of the Equator, which passes through the middle of India. Tropic of Cancer passes through 17 countries and India is one of them.

• The Tropic of Cancer (23°30’N) passes almost halfway through the country India. It is North of the Equator, which passes through the middle of India. The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India
• Mainland India extends between 8°4’N and 37°6’N latitudes and between 68°7’E and 97°25’E longitudes.
• Due to the great longitudinal extent and difference of about 29°, there is a wide difference in local time of two places located at two extreme points of the country, and that difference would be approximately 2 hours.

The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight states in India:

• Gujarat (Jasdan)
• Rajasthan (Kalinjarh)
• Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur)
• Chhattisgarh (Sonhat)
• Jharkhand (Lohardaga)
• West Bengal (Krishnanagar)
• Tripura (Udaipur)
• Mizoram (Champhai)

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Refer more

• Name the states of India through which the tropic of cancer passes.
• The tropic of cancer passes through the _______ (a) Northern part of the country (b) Middle part of the country (c) Southern part of the country (d) Middle part of the country