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Select the correct option based on the following statements.
Statement 1: The Earth rotates around its polar axis with an axial tilt of 23.5 degrees.
Statement 2: The Earth experiences variation in the length of day and night around the northern and southern poles.

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Both statements are false.
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Statement 1 is true while Statement 2 is false.
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Both statements are true and Statement 1 is responsible for Statement 2.
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Both statements are true and Statement 2 is responsible for Statement 1.
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Solution

The correct option is C Both statements are true and Statement 1 is responsible for Statement 2.
The Earth rotates around its polar axis. The axis is not perpendicular to the axis of revolution. It is tilted at an angle of 23 ½ degrees. This tilt in the axis brings variation in the length of day and night around the northern and southern poles.

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