Indian Solar Positions

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What is the term used to describe the apparent northward movement of the sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttarayana is the term used to describe the apparent northward movement of the sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.

What is the term used to describe the apparent southward movement of the sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dakshinayana is the term used to describe the apparent southward movement of the sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttarayana is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dakshinayana is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the equator?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vishuva is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the equator.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttarayana is the term used to describe the day when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dakshinayana is the term used to describe the day when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky.

What is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is moving northward?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttarayana is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is moving northward.

What is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is moving southward?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dakshinayana is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is moving southward.

What is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is directly overhead at the equator?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vishuva is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is directly overhead at the equator.

What is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttarayana is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is at its highest point in the sky.

What is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dakshinayana is the term used to describe the period of time when the sun is at its lowest point in the sky.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Uttarayana is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Cancer.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Dakshinayana is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the Tropic of Capricorn.

What is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the equator?

  1. Uttarayana

  2. Dakshinayana

  3. Vishuva

  4. Sankranti


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Vishuva is the term used to describe the day when the sun is directly overhead at the equator.

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