Which are the two Solstice days?

Question

Q. Which of the following statements in the context of Northern hemisphere is/are correct?
(1) Vernal equinox occurs on March 21.
(2) Summer solstice occurs on December 22.
(3) Autumnal equinox occurs on September 23.
(4) Winter solstice occurs on June 21.
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Answer 1

After 22nd March, other parallels between the equator and the Tropic of Cancer in the northern hemisphere start receiving perpendicular rays sequentially. Only on 21st June and 22nd December, the sunrays become perpendicular on the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn respectively. These two days are called Solstice days.

	Column A		Column B
1.	Summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere	a.	21 March
2.	Winter solstice in the Northern Hemisphere	b.	21 June
3.	Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere	c.	23 September
4.	Autumnal equinox in the Northern Hemisphere	d.	22 December

List I (Phenomenon)	List II (Date)
(A) Summer Solstice	(1) 21st June
(B) Winter Solstice	(2) 22nd December
(C) Vernal Equinox	(3) 23rd September
(D) Autumnal Equinox	(4) 21st March

Month	Temperature $^{o} C$	Rainfall mm
January	$24$	$2$
February	$25$	$1$
March	$27$	$0$
April	$29$	$3$
May	$30$	$16$
June	$29$	$520$
July	$28$	$709$
August	$27$	$419$
September	$27$	$297$
October	$28$	$88$
November	$28$	$21$
December	$26$	$2$
Yearly	$27$	$2078$