GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The difference in the duration of the day and night increases from:
A
South to north
B
North to south
C
East to west
D
West to east
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Explanation: Sunrays walls directly on the places located on the equator while it falls slanting on the poles. Thus as the latitudes increases, the chances of change in day and night from place to place increases. That is why latitydnal extent influences the duration of day and night as one moves from south to north.

Detailed explanation-2: -The latitudinal extent is what influences day and night as one moves from south to north. The length of the day and night depends on the weather of the place receiving direct sunrays or slanting rays.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are days around the time of the equinox, where day and night are equal length. These are called equilux, and when they happens depends on latitude. In the UK in 2021, this happened on 17 March.

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