{"id":86194,"date":"2025-06-01T03:39:56","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=86194"},"modified":"2025-06-01T03:39:56","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T03:39:56","slug":"identify-the-state-on-the-basis-of-the-following-characteristics-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/identify-the-state-on-the-basis-of-the-following-characteristics-t\/","title":{"rendered":"Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics:\n \n T"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Tropic of Cancer passes through the State.<\/li>\n<li>The State has more north-south extension.<\/li>\n<li>The State has international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Tripura&#8221; option2=&#8221;Mizoram&#8221; option3=&#8221;Nagaland&#8221; option4=&#8221;Manipur&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CDS-2 &#8211; 2021<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2021.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-cds-2-2021\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">\nThe correct answer is Mizoram.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">\nLet&#8217;s examine the characteristics for each state:<br \/>\n1.  Tropic of Cancer passes through the State: The Tropic of Cancer passes through eight Indian states: Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram. This eliminates Nagaland and Manipur.<br \/>\n2.  The State has more north-south extension: Comparing Tripura and Mizoram, Mizoram is elongated in a north-south direction, while Tripura has a more east-west orientation.<br \/>\n3.  The State has international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar: Mizoram shares its western border with Bangladesh and its eastern border with Myanmar. Tripura shares borders only with Bangladesh (on three sides) and Assam\/Mizoram internally.<br \/>\nOnly Mizoram fulfills all three criteria.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">\nMizoram is one of the seven sister states in Northeast India. Its unique geographical position makes it share international borders with two neighboring countries and also lie on the Tropic of Cancer.<br \/>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics: Tropic of Cancer passes through the State. The State has more north-south extension. The State has international border with Bangladesh and Myanmar. Select the correct answer using the code given below: [amp_mcq option1=&#8221;Tripura&#8221; option2=&#8221;Mizoram&#8221; option3=&#8221;Nagaland&#8221; option4=&#8221;Manipur&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 &#8230; <\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more-container\"><a title=\"Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics:\n \n T\" class=\"read-more button\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/identify-the-state-on-the-basis-of-the-following-characteristics-t\/#more-86194\">Detailed Solution<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics:<\/p>\n<p> T<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1088],"tags":[1110,1131,1347],"class_list":["post-86194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-upsc-cds-2","tag-1110","tag-indian-geography","tag-states-and-union-territories-of-india","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Identify the State on the basis of the following characteristics:  T<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The correct answer is Mizoram. 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