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The Tropic of Cancer passes through how many coastal and landlocked States of India, respectively?

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CDS I 2023 English Previous Year Paper (16-April-2023)
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2 and 6

The Tropic of Cancer passes through 2 coastal and 6 landlocked States of India, respectively.

In total, the Tropic of Cancer (\(\approx 23^\circ 27' \text{ N}\)) passes through 8 Indian states from West to East.

🗺️ Breakdown of the States

CategoryCountStates
Coastal States2Gujarat, West Bengal
Landlocked States6Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Tripura, Mizoram
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