INDIAN HISTORY

HISTORY

MISCELLENOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Chinese calendar was
A
Lunar
B
Solar
C
Gregorian
D
solar-lunar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, incorporating elements of a lunar calendar with those of a solar calendar, indicating both the phase of the Moon and the time of the solar year.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Gregorian calendar, widely accepted as a standard in the world, is an example of a solar calendar. The main other type of calendar is a lunar calendar, whose months correspond to cycles of Moon phases.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Chinese calendar is a lunisolar calendar, primarily founded on observing sun and moon. The days begin and end at midnight; the months on the day of the new moon; and the year begins from the second or third new moon after the winter solstice.

Detailed explanation-4: -The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Major Cold (Chinese: ), the 24th solar term, begins this year on Jan 20 and ends on Feb 3. Major Cold is the last solar term in winter and also the last solar term in the annual solar calendar.

Detailed explanation-5: -The traditional Chinese solar calendar divides the year into 24 solar terms. Start of Spring (Chinese: ), the first solar term of the year, begins this year on Feb 4 and ends on Feb 18.

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