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Perihelion is:

  1. The point in earth's orbit which is nearest to the sun

  2. The point in earth's revolution round the earth

  3. The path of moon's revolution round the earth

  4. The path of earth's revolution round the sun
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Explanation

Perihelion is the point in Earth's orbit where it is closest to the Sun, occurring around January 3rd each year. Aphelion is the opposite point when Earth is farthest from the Sun.

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