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    Question

    What is Zero Shadow Day, which Bengaluru experienced on

    25 April?
    A The day when there is no sunlight in the city. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B The day when there is complete darkness in the city. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C The day when the sun is directly overhead and vertical objects do not have any shadows. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D The day when there is no moonlight in the city. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E The day when all the streetlights are turned off in the city. Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    India’s technological hub, Bengaluru experienced a unique celestial event ‘Zero Shadow Day’ on 25 April. As stated by the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), any vertical objects in the city did not have any shadows during the phenomenon. The phenomenon was the result of the sun’s position being directly overhead, thus leaving no place to cast a shadow.

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