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NDA 2 2024 GAT, question 136

Topic: Geography

Q136

In which among the following states in India, the Sun rays are never perpendicular ?

  1. Bihar

  2. Chhattisgarh

  3. Manipur

  4. Rajasthan

Select the answer using the code given below :

  1. (a) 1 and 2
  2. (b) 1 and 3Correct answer
  3. (c) 2 and 3
  4. (d) 2 and 4

Solution.

Answer: (b) 1 and 3

  1. A vertically overhead Sun is possible only between the tropics.
  2. Bihar and Manipur are entirely north of the Tropic of Cancer, so the Sun is never directly overhead there.
  3. The Tropic crosses Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh.
  4. Thus statements 1 and 3 give the correct pair.