Q. Consider the following statements:

1. India lies between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E.
2. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'S) divides the country into almost two equal parts.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1
Notes: Lying entirely in the Northern Hemisphere, the mainland extends between latitudes 8°4'N and 37°6'N and longitudes 68°7'E and 97°25'E. The Tropic of Cancer (23° 30'N) divides the country into almost two equal parts. To the Southeast and Southwest of the mainland, lie the Andaman and Nicobar islands and the Lakshadweep islands in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea respectively.

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