On 21st June, the Sun
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Answer: A. On 21 June (summer solstice) the Sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer and the North Pole region is tilted towards it. Everywhere on and north of the Arctic Circle has 24 hours of daylight, so the Sun does not set there.
Watch for: Students mix up which circle gets midnight sun in June and which in December.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because the Antarctic Circle has 24 hours of darkness on 21 June.
- C. Wrong because the Sun is overhead at the Equator only at the equinoxes (around 21 March and 23 September).
- D. Wrong because the Sun is overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn on 22 December.
Source to check: NCERT Class 6 The Earth: Our Habitat, Chapter 3 'Motions of the Earth'
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