Question 4331
Which of the following states of India does not passes through the Tropic of Cancer?
Answer
Assam
Why?
The Correct Answer is Option (3) i.e Assam. Assam is a north-eastern state of India with its capital in Dispur . The largest city of Assam in Guwahati. Tropic of Cancer is the imaginary line at 23.50 degrees North of the Equator. In India, the Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states. Short Trick to memorize the eight states which pass through the Tropic of Cancer: M ichael J ackson and R am G opal W erma joined T rina M ool C ongress ( MJRGWTMC ) : M -Madhya Pradesh W -West Bengal J -Jharkhand T -Tripura R -Rajasthan M -Mizoram G -Gujarat C -Chhattisgarh
