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Consider the following statements:
1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year.
2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Consider the following statements:
1. The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year.
2. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct? Correct Answer Both 1 and 2

The tropical year is shorter than the sidereal year. A sidereal year is the time it takes for the sun to return to the same position with respect to the stars. The solar day is longer than the sidereal day. Because of the Earth's revolution, a solar day is slightly longer than a sidereal day.

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