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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2019General Studies
Question
Which among the following cities has the mid-day sun exactly overhead only once in a year?
Options
- A Delhi and Chennai
- B Srinagar and Darjeeling
- C Nagpur and Kolkata
- D None
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Correct Answer
C Nagpur and Kolkata
Model Answer
- Cities located on the tropic of cancer – sun overhead only once in a year.
- It is located geographically by 23.5 degrees’ north latitude and 23.5 degrees south latitude.
- Cities located at latitudes beyond Tropic of Cancer – sun near goes overhead of these cities.
- Cities located at latitudes between Tropic of Cancer and Capricon – Sun comes overhead two times a year.
- Following are the latitudinal points of different cities. All are located in Northern Hemisphere-
- Delhi - 28° 36' 36"
- Chennai 13° 04'
- Srinagar 34° 05'24"
- Darjeeling 27° 03'
- Hyderabad 17° 22'
- Kohima 25° 40'
- Nagpur 21° 15'
- Kolkata 22° 34'
- Hence option C is the correct answer.