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Which of the following can never form a circular shadow?

(a) A ball

(b) A flat disc

(c) A shoe box

(d) An ice cream cone

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Solution

Option (c) is the correct answer.

The shoe box is not circular in shape so it can never form a circular shadow. However, a ball, a flat disc and the base of ice-cream cone can form a circular shadow.

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