In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the :
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Answer: B. In the northern hemisphere the longest day is the summer solstice, which normally falls on 20 or 21 June, when the Sun is overhead at the Tropic of Cancer. That is the second half of June.
Watch for: Students confuse the hottest period (often July) with the longest day.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because the solstice falls after mid-June.
- C. Wrong because days are already shortening in early July.
- D. Wrong because late July days are shorter than the solstice day.
Source to check: NCERT Class 6 The Earth: Our Habitat, Chapter 3 (Motions of the Earth)
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