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RRB NTPC 2021 · Question 22 of 131

On which of the following occasions the lunar eclipse occurs?

  1. AFirst quadrature
  2. BNew moon
  3. CFull moonCorrect
  4. DThird quadrature

Answer: C. Full moon

Explanation

A lunar eclipse can only occur during a Full Moon and when the Moon passes through all or a portion of Earth's shadow. The outer portion of the shadow cast from Earth is known as the penumbral shadow, which is an area where Earth obstructs only a part of the Sun's light from reaching the Moon.

Source: RRB NTPC 2021 CBT 1 Previous Year Paper (3 Feb) — ixambee compilation with answer key · reliable-secondary

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