Question

Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from east to west:
1.Gujarat
2.West Bengal
3.Uttar Pradesh
4.Jharkhand
5.Madhya Pradesh
6.Bihar
7.Chhattisgarh
Select the correct answer using the codes given below:
A.2-5-7-4-1
B.2-4-7-5-1
C.3-2-6-7-5
D.3-7-4-6-2

Answer 1

Hint: There are five major circles of latitudes - Tropic of Cancer, Tropic of Capricorn, the equator, the Arctic Circle and the Antarctic Circle. These latitudes encircle the earth at different angles both in the northern and southern hemispheres.

Complete Step by Step Answer: The Tropic of Cancer encircles the Earth at an angle of 23.5 degrees, is an imaginary line significant to Earth’s geography because it marks the northern boundary of the tropics. The Tropics account for 36 per cent which incorporates about a third of the world’s population. In addition to this, it is also significant to the Earth’s creation of seasons and the amount of solar insolation. In earlier times, at summer solstice which usually comes around June 21, the sun appeared in the direction of the constellation Cancer. Thus designating the name Tropic of Cancer. It was named 2000 years and has been the same, even though the location of the sun has changed.
The tropic of Cancer passes through 17 countries including India. It divides India into two halves where the northern half lies in the temperate zone and experiences cool winter, whereas the southern half lies in the torrid zone and experiences mild winters. The eight states in India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes - Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat. The river Mahi is the only river in India which cuts the Tropic of Cancer twice, first in the state of Madhya Pradesh and then enters Gujarat, through Rajasthan, where it cuts for the second time.
Thus, the correct answer is option (B).

Note: The northern hemisphere has a greater concentration of land, because of which the Tropic of Cancer passes through more countries than the southern hemisphere’s Tropic of Capricorn.