Question

Assertion (A): The duration of day and night is almost equal throughout the year.

Reason (R): Equator lies in the centre of the Earth.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct reason for A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct reason for A.

• A is true and R is false.

• A is false and R is true.

Answer 1

A is true and R is false.

Explanation:

The duration of day and night is almost equal throughout the year at the equator because the Earth’s axis tilt has minimal effect there, not because the equator lies at the center of the Earth. The equator is an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, but the reason for equal day and night is the minimal variation in the Sun’s angle at the equator throughout the year.