Q. Consider the following statements:

1. The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes.
2. The area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn is called the Temperate Zone.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Neither 1 nor 2
Notes: The mid-day sun is exactly overhead at least once a year on all latitudes in between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. This area, therefore, receives the maximum heat and is called the Torrid Zone. The mid-day sun never shines overhead on any latitude beyond the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn. The angle of the sun's rays goes on decreasing towards the poles.