Through which of the following districts of Madhya Pradesh does the Tropic of Cancer NOT pass?
- (a)Vidisha
- (b)Bhopal
- (c)Ujjain
- (d)Indore
Correct — D, Indore. The Tropic of Cancer (23°30′N) runs across central Madhya Pradesh, crossing districts such as Vidisha, Bhopal and Ujjain, but Indore lies south of that latitude, so the line does not pass through it.
- (a)Vidisha — Wrong as an answer — Vidisha is one of the districts the Tropic of Cancer runs through.
- (b)Bhopal — Wrong as an answer — Bhopal, the state capital, is itself cited as lying on the Tropic of Cancer's path.
- (c)Ujjain — Wrong as an answer — Ujjain district also falls along the Tropic of Cancer's path across the state.
The Tropic of Cancer (23°30′N) cuts across the middle of Madhya Pradesh, passing through a belt of central districts including Vidisha, Bhopal and Ujjain, while districts lying further south — such as Indore — fall outside that latitude band.
MPPSC tests this as a 'which district is the exception' elimination question; the reliable approach is to remember MP's central Tropic-of-Cancer belt rather than memorising every district's exact latitude.
- The Tropic of Cancer is at 23°30′ N latitude
- It passes through the middle of Madhya Pradesh, crossing central districts including Vidisha, Bhopal and Ujjain
- Indore lies south of this latitude, so the line does not pass through it
- Madhya Pradesh is one of eight Indian states the Tropic of Cancer crosses
Of the four districts, only Indore lies south of the Tropic of Cancer.
- Assuming a major, centrally-located city like Indore must lie on the Tropic of Cancer
- Confusing the eight states crossed by the Tropic of Cancer with those crossed by the (Southern Hemisphere) Tropic of Capricorn
Classic elimination format — 'which of these does the line NOT pass through'; MPPSC anchors it to MP's own districts, while UPSC usually asks the equivalent question at the state level.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many Indian states?
- (a)6
- (b)7
- (c)8
- (d)9
Answer(c) 8 — Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura and Mizoram.
- practice — not a real PYQ
Which of the following Madhya Pradesh cities is popularly cited as lying on the Tropic of Cancer?
- (a)Indore
- (b)Gwalior
- (c)Bhopal
- (d)Rewa
Answer(c) Bhopal — the state capital lies on the Tropic of Cancer's path.