The pole star is aligned with earth's axis of rotation. It can be viewed to be directly overhead from __.

south pole

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north pole

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equator

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tropic of cancer

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Solution

The correct option is B north pole
The pole star lies on the axis of rotation of earth and in the sky it is located in the northern side with respect to earth. Therefore if viewed from north pole of earth, it can be seen to be lying directly overhead.

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