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The pole star is visible from the southern hemisphere.

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True

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Solution

The correct option is B
False

Pole Star is not visible from the southern hemisphere as it lies in line with the north pole. Pole star lies exactly above overhead if seen from north pole of the earth. So, we cannot see it from southern hemisphere beacuse of bulge in middle portion of the earth.

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