Question

One of the states not bisected by the tropic of cancer is:
A. Odisha
B. Gujarat
C. West Bengal
D. Rajasthan

Answer 1

Hint: Longitude and latitude are both angles determined with the earth's Centre as the starting point. A longitude is an angle measured to the east from the prime meridian (longitudes to the west are negative). The angle between the equator and the latitude is measured in degrees (latitudes to the south are negative).

Complete answer:
The Tropic of Cancer, also known as the Northern Tropic, is the farthest northerly point on Earth where the Sun can be seen directly overhead. This happens on the June solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere is at the most pointed toward the Sun.

This happens on the Northern Solstice, as the Northern Hemisphere is at the most pointed toward the Sun. The Tropic of Cancer travels through 16 countries, three continents, and six bodies of water.
Gujarat (Jasdan), Rajasthan (Kalinjarh), Madhya Pradesh (Shajapur), Chhattisgarh (Sonhat), Jharkhand (Lohardaga), West Bengal (Krishnanagar), Tripura (Udaipur), and Mizoram are the states where the Tropic of Cancer passes through (Champhai).

The “Tropic of Cancer” is also similar to “Bhopal (capital of Madhya Pradesh)” and “Gandhinagar (capital of Gujarat). The Tropic of Cancer is an "imaginary line" that runs "23.5 degrees north" from the Equator.

Hence, the correct answer is option A.


Note: At the December solstice, the Tropic of Capricorn is the circle of latitude that includes the subsolar point. As a consequence, it is at this latitude that the Sun can be seen directly overhead. On the June Solstice, it also crosses 90 degrees below the horizon at solar midnight. The world is split into two parts by an equator: the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere. At its Equator, the Earth is the largest.