When does solar eclipse occur?
- AWhen the Sun comes between the earth and the moon
- BWhen the Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon
- CWhen the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
- DNone of the above
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Correct answer: (c) When the Moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
Explanation
A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth, due to which sunlight cannot reach the Earth. This situation occurs only on the New Moon day (Amavasya), when the Sun and the Moon are in conjunction.