Dear student,
a. This line implies that during the middle of the day /noon, the sun is right overhead once in an year., on all latitudes that fall between tropic of cancer and tropic of Capricorn.
b. Thus this region receives maximum amount of sunlight.
c. It is the Torrid zone and as we move away from tropic of cancer and Capricorn, the sun rays goes on slanting, they are never overhead.