Which of the following is incorrect option?

Within the Arctic and Antarctic circles, there is at least one day in the year during which the Sun does not set and at least one day on which it never rises.

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At the North pole, there is darkness for half the year.

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At summer solstice, the Sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn.

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The Sun shines vertically over the equator twice in a year.

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The correct option is C At summer solstice, the Sun shines vertically over the Tropic of Capricorn.
In the Northern hemisphere, summer solstice takes place between June 20 and 22. The June solstice happens when the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined towards the sun, directly over the Tropic of Cancer, so that's why we get the most daylight of the year.

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