STATES IN WHICH TROPIC OF CANCER PASSES THROUGH




STATES IN WHICH TROPIC OF CANCER PASSES THROUGH 

8 states


Gujarat Rajastan
Madhyapradesh Chattigarh
Jharkhand         West Bengal
Tripura Mizoram
Indian Metropolitan city nearest to Tropic of Cancer 
AKolkata
0 Indian Metropolitan city nearest to Equator
Chennai
Indian State Capital city nearest to Equator
Thiruvananthapuram
The only Indian river which crosses Tropic of Cancer twice Mahi river
Mahi river orginates from Dhar district in Madhya Pradesh
Longest day occurs in India
Ans : June 21
  Sun rays fall Vertically at the tropic of cancer on
Ans : June 21
Longest night occurs in India on 
December  22
Sun rays fall vertically at the Tropic of Capricon on
Ans : December 22 
Summer solstice 
Ans : June 21 
Winter solstice
Ans : December 22 
Standard Meridian of India 
Ans : 82  1/2 0 E longitude
Indian standard Time (IST) is calculated on the basis of 82 1/2° E longitude
No. of Indian States in which 82 1/2^0 E longitude passes through 5
Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh
The longitude which is known as Allahabad Kakinada line
Ans : 82 1/2° E longitude
Major Indian city in which 82 1/2° E longitude passes through .
Ans : Allahabad (UP)
The clock tower which calculates Indian Standard time on the basis of 82 1/2°E longitude is located in
Ans : Mirzapur(UP)
Standard meridian of India 82 1/2° E Longitude came into force on
Ans : January 01,1906
Institution that generate official time signals for both commercial and official use
Ans : National Physical Laboratory 
(H.Q - New Delhi) 

BAGAN TIME


A separate time zone followed by the tea gardens in Assam is known as
Ans : Tea garden time or Bagan time
Bagan time is 1 hr ahead of
Ans : Indian Standard Time (IST)
Officially, Assam follows
Ans : IST
The country having the same Standard Time
Ans : Sri Lanka

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