Direction Sense - Walking with back to the sun
CMAT 2019 · Logical Reasoning · Medium · Direction Sense
Vasishta started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After sometime, Vasishta turned left, then turned right, and then towards left again. Which is the direction Vasishta is going now?
- A.
South or West
- B.
North or West
- C.
East or West
- D.
North or South
Answer
D
Explanation
Case 1: Morning (Sun in East). Back to sun = facing West. Turns: Left (South), Right (West), Left (South).
Case 2: Evening (Sun in West). Back to sun = facing East. Turns: Left (North), Right (East), Left (North).
Hence, Vasishta is going either North or South.
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