Which one of the following latitudes passes through maximum Indian sta

Which one of the following latitudes passes through maximum Indian states ?

20° N latitude

22° N latitude

24° N latitude

26° N latitude

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UPSC CAPF – 2019

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Tracing the given latitudes across the map of India reveals that 26° N latitude passes through the maximum number of states among the options. Approximately, it crosses states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, and the northern tip of Tripura. This totals around 9 states. The other latitudes pass through fewer states. For comparison, the Tropic of Cancer (approx 23.5° N) passes through 8 states.

This question tests geographical knowledge about the latitudes passing through India and the spatial distribution of Indian states. Accurately visualizing or knowing the states located along these specific parallels of latitude is required.

While 26° N passes through the most states among the options, no single latitude can pass through all or a majority of India’s states, given their spatial arrangement and size. The specific list of states crossed by a latitude can sometimes vary slightly depending on the exact boundary definitions used on a map, but the relative ranking among these options tends to hold.

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