Identify from the following states of India through which the Tropic of Cancer passes and arrange them from east to west: 1. Gujarat 2. West Bengal 3. Uttar Pradesh 4. Jharkhand 5. Madhya Pradesh 6. Bihar 7. Chhattisgarh Select the correct answer using the code given below :

The Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude) passes through eight Indian states. From west to east, these are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Tripura, and Mizoram [1]. To arrange the provided states from east to west, we start with West Bengal (2), followed by Jharkhand (4), Chhattisgarh (7), Madhya Pradesh (5), and finally Gujarat (1). Uttar Pradesh (3) and Bihar (6) are located north of the Tropic of Cancer and are not intersected by it [2]. While Bihar was once intersected, the creation of Jharkhand in 2000 moved the line entirely within the new state's borders. Therefore, the correct sequence from east to west is 2-4-7-5-1, which corresponds to Option 2.

Sources

1. [1] CONTEMPORARY INDIA-I ,Geography, Class IX . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 4: Climate > Latitude > p. 27
2. [2] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 4: Climate > FACTORS DETERMINING THE CLIMATE OF INDIA > p. 29