Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

General Knowledge

Topic

General Awareness

Question:

What is the primary cause of the day and night on earth?

Options:

Earth’s orbit around the sun

Earth’s rotation on its axis

Inclination of the earth’s axis and its rotation

Inclination of the earth’s axis and its revolution

Correct Answer:

Earth’s rotation on its axis

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option (2) - Earth’s rotation on its axis

The Earth orbits the sun once every 365 days and rotates about its axis once every 24 hours. Day and night are due to the Earth rotating on its axis, not its orbiting around the sun.