Important Latitudes

Q. What is the Dakshinayanam?

1. The apparent northward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.
2. The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer.
3. The apparent northward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.
4. The apparent southward movement of the Sun from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn.

Q. The ___ marks the extreme northern point until which sun rays hit the Earth directly.

1. Arctic Circle
2. Tropic of Capricorn
3. Tropic of Cancer
4. Antarctic Circle