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Jaypalsingh Deora

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A
23rd September

B
21st March

C
22nd December

D
21st June

Question:

On which of the following dates does the Tropic of Capricorn receive the vertical rays of the Sun?

Options:
A)

23rd September

B)

21st March

C)

22nd December

D)

21st June

Solution:

The Tropic of Capricorn receive the vertical rays of the Sun on December 22, when the earth is in such a position that the North Pole is tilted away from the Sun. While it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere it is summer in the Southern Hemisphere. 

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