The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many coastal and landlocked States of India, respectively?
1 and 7
2 and 6
2 and 5
3 and 5
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UPSC CDS-1 – 2023
– Coastal States: Gujarat and West Bengal (touching the sea).
– Landlocked States: Rajasthan (only a small southern tip), Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tripura, and Mizoram.
Thus, the Tropic of Cancer passes through 2 coastal states and 6 landlocked states.
– Coastal states are those with a coastline. Landlocked states are those completely surrounded by land or other states/countries.
– Gujarat has a long coastline on the Arabian Sea. West Bengal has a coastline on the Bay of Bengal. The other six states do not have a direct coastline on the Indian Ocean.