logo

CuriousTab

CuriousTab

Discussion


Home General Knowledge General Science See What Others Are Saying!
  • Question
  • Which one of the following statements with regard to the winter solstice is correct?


  • Options
  • A. The South Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.
  • B. It occurs on June 21.
  • C. The North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness.
  • D. The Sun is at aphelion.

  • Correct Answer
  • The North Pole experiences 24 hours of darkness. 

    Explanation

    On December 21, the earth is in an equivalent position on the opposite points in its orbit, So the South pole is tipped towards the sun and North pole away from it resulting in 24 hours of darkness at the North pole, as the sun is overhead on the Tropic of Capricorn. This phenomenon is winter solstice; while on June 21, North pole is tipped towards the Sun but the South pole is tipped away from the sun resulting in 24 hours of darkness on the South Pole, as the sun is overhead on the Tropic of Cancer.This phenomenon is summer solstice; while Aphelion is the position of the earth in its orbit when it is at its distant point from the sun.

  • Tags: Bank Exams

    More questions

    • 1. What 'game' was first produced by the Southern Novelty Company in Baltimore, Maryland in 1892?

    • Options
    • A. Frisbee
    • B. Monopoly
    • C. Ouija board
    • D. Ping Pong
    • Discuss
    • 2. The moon orbits the earth at a mean distance approximately

    • Options
    • A. 0.384 million km
    • B. 149.6 million km
    • C. 579 million km
    • D. 227.9 million km
    • Discuss
    • 3. The monomer of polythene is

    • Options
    • A. vinyl chloride
    • B. ethylene
    • C. ethyl alcohol
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 4. The most densely populated country of Africa is

    • Options
    • A. Mauritius
    • B. Rwanda
    • C. Burundi
    • D. Sierra Leone
    • Discuss
    • 5. RAM stands for...

    • Options
    • A. Random Access Memory
    • B. Really Annoying Machine
    • C. Read A Manual
    • D. Real Absolute Memory
    • Discuss
    • 6. The International Court of Justice is located at

    • Options
    • A. Geneva
    • B. Hague
    • C. Amsterdam
    • D. Vienna
    • Discuss
    • 7. Galvanised iron sheets have a coating of

    • Options
    • A. lead
    • B. chromium
    • C. zinc
    • D. tin
    • Discuss
    • 8. Mach number is used in connection with the speed of

    • Options
    • A. sound
    • B. aircraft
    • C. spacecraft
    • D. ships
    • Discuss
    • 9. The river Jordan drains into the

    • Options
    • A. Dead Sea
    • B. Adriatic Garden
    • C. Gulf of Suez
    • D. Resaca Garden
    • Discuss
    • 10. How many banks were nationalized in 1969?


    • Options
    • A. 16
    • B. 14
    • C. 15
    • D. 20
    • Discuss


    Comments

    There are no comments.

Enter a new Comment