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GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

Which of the following pair is CORRECT?

Explanation:

ANS. (B) 
The Tropic of Capricorn is located at 23.5o South of the equator. It is the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December solstice. It is, thus, the southernmost latitude where the Sun can be directly overhead. Its northern equivalent is the Tropic of Cancer.

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