Q. Consider the following statements:

1. India’s climate is influenced by both tropical and subtropical characteristics.
2. The area lying north of the Tropic of Cancer in India belongs to the tropical zone.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Answer: Only 2
Notes: India’s climate exhibits both tropical and subtropical features, due to its vast latitudinal extent and diverse topography. However, the region north of the Tropic of Cancer mostly falls under subtropical, not tropical, zone. Thus, only statement 1 is correct, while statement 2 is incorrect, as the Tropic of Cancer marks the approximate boundary between these zones.