{"id":910,"date":"2023-06-18T13:12:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T07:42:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=910"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:19:45","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:49:45","slug":"q-in-the-northern-hemisphere-the-longest-day-of-the-year-normally-occurs-in-the","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-in-the-northern-hemisphere-the-longest-day-of-the-year-normally-occurs-in-the","title":{"rendered":"Q. In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>First half of the month of June<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second half of the month of June<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>First half of the month of July<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Second half of the month of July<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (b) Second half of the month of June<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summer solstice<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>The longest day of 2021 for those living north of the Equator is June 21. Hence,&nbsp;In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the&nbsp;Second half of the month of June.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In technical terms,&nbsp;<strong>this day is referred to as the summer solstice<\/strong>, the&nbsp;<strong>longest day&nbsp;<\/strong>of the summer season.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It occurs when the&nbsp;<strong>sun is directly over the Tropic of&nbsp;Cancer<\/strong>, or more specifically right over 23.5 degrees north latitude.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>During the solstice, the Earth\u2019s axis around which the planet spins, completing one turn each day is tilted in a way that the North Pole is tipped towards the sun and the South Pole is away from it.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This day is characterised by a<strong>&nbsp;greater amount of energy received from the sun<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>According to NASA, the amount of incoming energy the Earth received from the sun on this day is 30 per cent higher at the North Pole than at the Equator.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The maximum amount of sunlight received by the Northern Hemisphere during this time is usually on June 20, 21 or 22.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>In contrast, the Southern Hemisphere receives most sunlight on December 21, 22 or 23 when the northern hemisphere has its longest nights or the winter solstice.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Summer-Solstice-1024x632.webp\" alt=\"Summer Solstice\" class=\"wp-image-40517\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8c987d-8c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8c987d-8c .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_8c987d-8c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr 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