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SSC CHSL 2019 PYQ — Question 32

SSC CHSL - 4th July 2019 - Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q32

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Which of the following at 23°30' N divides India into almost two halves?

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. Tropic of Cancer

____ at 23°30' N divides India into almost two halves.

Tropic of Cancer

What is Tropic of Cancer?
  • Tropic of Cancer, latitude approximately 23°27′ N of the terrestrial Equator.
  • This latitude corresponds to the northernmost declination of the Sun’s ecliptic to the celestial equator.
  • At the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere, around June 21, the Sun attains its greatest declination north and is directly over the Tropic of Cancer.

What is the Equator?
  • The Equator, great circle around the Earth that is everywhere equidistant from the geographic poles and lies in a plane perpendicular to the Earth’s axis.