Solstice and equinox

Direct rays of the sun fall on the Tropic of Cancer on

• 21st March

• 21st June

• 23rd September

• 22nd December

On which of the following days the day and night are of equal duration throughout the world?

• 28th March and 21st September

• 21st March and 23rd September

• 21st June and 23rd December

• 23rd March and 22nd December

During the month of June ______ is inclined towards the sun.

• Moon

• Earth

• South Pole

• North Pole

When are the suns rays vertical over the Tropic of Capricorn?

• 23rd September

• 21st June

• 22nd December

• 21st March

Which of the following places has equal day and night throughout the year?

• Equator

• Tropic of Cancer

• Arctic Circle

• Tropic of Capricorn

The changes in the seasons is due to

• Rotation

• Revolution

• Tilt of the axis

• All the three

When the sun rays fall vertically on the Tropics, it is known as __________.

• Equinox

• Solstice

When it is spring in Northern hemisphere, the southern hemisphere has ___________.

• Summer

• Spring

• Winter

• Autumn