Question

1) Which important parallel passes through India?
2) Which areas do not get perpendicular sunrays?
3) Which region receives perpendicular rays on two days in a year?
4)show these regions by different colours on a map of india.

Answer 1

Answer:

1)The Tropic of Cancer or the 23.5°N parallel passes through India

2)Those parts of India located north of the Tropic of Cancer (latitude 23.5 degrees North) never receive perpendicular sun rays.

3)Those parts ON the Tropic of Cancer receive perpendicular sun rays on exactly ONE day of the year (namely: on the day of the Summer Solstice - about June 20/21 of each year.