Line passes through India is-

India’s latitudinal extent is 8ᵒ4’ N to 37ᵒ6’ N and longitudinal extent is 68ᵒ7’ E to 98ᵒ25’ E.

Option A is correct. Cancer Line passes through 23ᵒ5’ N and thus, passes through India dividing it into almost two equal parts.

Option B is incorrect. The middle line has a longitudinal value of 0ᵒ, is also known as Prime Meridian. This line divides the Earth vertically into Eastern and Western hemispheres. Longitudinally India lies in the Eastern Hemisphere and hence, the middle line does not pass through India.

Option C is incorrect. Capricorn Line passes through 23ᵒ5’ S and hence cannot be passing through India, which lies entirely in the northern hemisphere.

Option D is incorrect. Equator has a latitudinal value of 0ᵒ, India whose southernmost tip is 8ᵒ4’ N (mainland at Kanyakumari) and 6ᵒ7’ N (Indian Union at Indira Point, Nicobar Islands) lies north to the Equator. Hence, Equator does not pass through India.

A quick way to remember!

To easily identify the position of both the tropical lines (Cancer Line and Capricorn Line), it is enough to remember that the word ‘Capricorn’ has more alphabets and is thus heavier relative to the word ‘Cancer’ and we know that heavier objects sink in water. Hence, the heavier “Capricorn Line” sinks and lies south of the Equator and the lighter “Cancer Line” floats above the equator, to its north.