{"id":8121,"date":"2024-04-15T02:55:26","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:55:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=8121"},"modified":"2024-04-15T02:55:26","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T02:55:26","slug":"the-polaris-describes-a-small-circle-round-the-pole-whose-radius-is-approximately-a-1a-b-2a-c-3a-d-4a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-polaris-describes-a-small-circle-round-the-pole-whose-radius-is-approximately-a-1a-b-2a-c-3a-d-4a\/","title":{"rendered":"The Polaris describes a small circle round the pole whose radius is approximately A. 1\u00c2\u00b0 B. 2\u00c2\u00b0 C. 3\u00c2\u00b0 D. 4\u00c2\u00b0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\n    <!-- Check if it's an AMP page -->\r\n            <!-- Non-AMP version -->\r\n        <div class=\"mcq-container\" data-quiz-id=\"quizState_6a98329ca154f\">\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option1\" data-is-correct=\"true\">\r\n                    1\u00c2\u00b0                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option2\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    2\u00c2\u00b0                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option3\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    3\u00c2\u00b0                <\/div>\r\n                                            <div class=\"option\" data-option-key=\"option4\" data-is-correct=\"false\">\r\n                    4\u00c2\u00b0                <\/div>\r\n                            \r\n            <!-- Feedback messages for non-AMP -->\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"wrong\">Answer is Right!<\/div>\r\n            <div class=\"feedback\" data-feedback=\"right\">Answer is Wrong!<\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n        <script>\r\n        document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {\r\n            var containers = document.querySelectorAll('.mcq-container');\r\n\r\n            containers.forEach(function(container) {\r\n                var options = container.querySelectorAll('.option');\r\n                var feedbackSelect = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"select\"]');\r\n                var feedbackWrong = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"wrong\"]');\r\n                var feedbackRight = container.querySelector('[data-feedback=\"right\"]');\r\n\r\n                options.forEach(function(option) {\r\n                    option.addEventListener('click', function() {\r\n                        var selectedOption = option.getAttribute('data-option-key');\r\n                        var isCorrect = option.getAttribute('data-is-correct') === 'true';\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Remove previous selections\r\n                        options.forEach(function(opt) {\r\n                            opt.classList.remove('correct', 'incorrect');\r\n                        });\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Add the correct\/incorrect class\r\n                        if (isCorrect) {\r\n                            option.classList.add('correct');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = false;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = true;\r\n                        } else {\r\n                            option.classList.add('incorrect');\r\n                            feedbackRight.hidden = true;\r\n                            feedbackWrong.hidden = false;\r\n                        }\r\n\r\n                        \/\/ Hide select feedback\r\n                        feedbackSelect.hidden = true;\r\n                    });\r\n                });\r\n            });\r\n        });\r\n        <\/script>\r\n    \r\n    <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is A. 1\u00c2\u00b0.<\/p>\n<p>Polaris is the North Star, and it is the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor, the Little Bear. It is located very close to the north celestial pole, which is the point in the sky around which the stars appear to rotate. 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It is actually moving very slowly across the sky, completing a full circle in about 26,000 years. This movement is caused by the precession of the Earth&#8217;s axis. The Earth&#8217;s axis is not fixed in space, but instead wobbles like a top. This wobble causes the north celestial pole to move slowly across the sky.<\/p>\n<p>The radius of the circle that Polaris describes around the north celestial pole is about 1\u00c2\u00b0. This means that Polaris appears to move about 1\u00c2\u00b0 across the sky in the course of a year. 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