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Earth rotates in clockwise direction with respect to the North pole.

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True

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False

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

As viewed from the north pole star Polaris, earth rotates in West to East direction i.e eastwards. In other words, the earth rotates in a counter-clockwise direction with respect to the North Pole.

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