MPSC PYQ

Tropic of Cancer

Tropic of Cancer is a Geography concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2017, 2025). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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जोड्या जुळवा : ऋतू अ. वसंत संपात ब. उन्हाळा अयन दिन क. हिवाळा अयन दिन ड. शरद संपात तारीख I. डिसेंबर 22 II. सप्टेंबर 23 III. मार्च 21 IV. जून 21 Match the following : Feature/Climate a. Vernal Equinox b. Summer Solstice c. Winter Solstice d. Autumnal Equinox Date I. December 22 II. September 23 III. March 21 IV. June 21

(a)वसंत संपात / Vernal Equinox

(b)उन्हाळा अयन दिन / Summer Solstice

(c)हिवाळा अयन दिन / Winter Solstice

(d)शरद संपात / Autumnal Equinox

1)III IV I II✓ Correct
2)III I II IV
3)III I IV II
4)II IV I III

Vernal Equinox occurs on March 21 (III), Summer Solstice on June 21 (IV), Winter Solstice on December 22 (I), and Autumnal Equinox on September 23 (II). Matching them gives III IV I II.

कर्कवृत्त भारताच्या कोणत्या राज्यामधून जाते ? The Tropic of Cancer is going through which States of India?

1)गुजरात - मध्य प्रदेश - त्रिपुरा - मिझोराम / Gujarat - Madhya Pradesh - Tripura - Mizoram✓ Correct
2)गुजरात - महाराष्ट्र - पश्चिम बंगाल - त्रिपुरा / Gujarat - Maharashtra - West Bengal - Tripura
3)महाराष्ट्र - बिहार - पश्चिम बंगाल - मिझोराम / Maharashtra - Bihar - West Bengal - Mizoram
4)गुजरात - बिहार - त्रिपुरा - पश्चिम बंगाल / Gujarat - Bihar - Tripura - West Bengal

The Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram.

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