Topic Solstice
Asked 6 times across 3 UPSC exams over 11 years (2014–2025), peaking in 2019.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 3 of 6 PYQs
- First appeared in CDS 2014 — 5 years before CSE 2019 (allied exams preview CSE)
- Most asked in 2019
- Recurs across 6 years (2014–2025)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CDS 2014 → CSE 2019 → NDA 2025
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (5 of 6) are since 2016.
Related concepts
Ideas UPSC tests alongside this one — keep exploring.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
NDA2025
Which one of the following latitudes will experience a minimum angle of the Sun's rays when it is Summer Solstice in the Northern Hemisphere?
- A Arctic Circle
- B Equator
- C Tropic of Cancer
- D Tropic of Capricorn ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Climatology
CSE2024
On June 21 every year, which of the following latitude(s) experience(s) a sunlight of more than 12 hours ?
- Equator
- Tropic of Cancer
- Tropic of Capricorn
- Arctic Circle
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C 3 and 4
- D 2 and 4 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › Climatology
CSE2022
In the northern hemisphere, the longest day of the year normally occurs in the:
- A First half of the month of June
- B Second half of the month of June ✓
- C First half of the month of July
- D Second half of the month of July
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Geography › Climatology
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