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Questions : A direction pole was situated on the crossing. Due to an accident the pole turned in such a manner that the pointer which was showing East, started showing South. One traveller went to the wrong direction thinking it to be West. In what direction actually he was travelling ?

(a) South

(b) West

(c) East

(d) North

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

The actual positions of the directions are as shown in I while the changed positions of the pointer can be described by II.

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Clerly, the direction of West shown by the pointer in wrong position (Fig. II) is actually South.

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Question : 1

Ramesh starts his journey by walking 2 kilometres towards North. Then he takes a right turn and walks 1 kilometre. Again takes a right turn and walks 2 kilometre. Now which direction is he facing ?

a) South

b) West

c) East

d) North

Answer: (a)

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Now, Ramesh is facing South.

Question : 2

From his house, Ram went 15 kms to the north. Then he turns west and covered 20 km. Then he turned south and covered 5 km. Finally turning to east, he covered 25 km. In which direction is he from his house?

a) north east

b) north west

c) south west

d) south east

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

Question : 3

Daily in the morning the shadow of Gol Gumbaz falls on Bara Kaman and in the evening the shadow of Bara Kaman falls on Gol Gumbaz exactly. So in which direction is Gol Gumbaz to Bara Kaman ?

a) Northern side

b) Western side

c) Eastern side

d) Southern side

Answer: (c)

In the morning an object casts its shadow to the West.

In the evening an object casts its shadow to the east.

Therefore, Gol Gumbaz is on the eastern side of Bara Kaman.

Question : 4

Priya started from point A. after walking for some time, she turned to her right and continued walked, then after some time turned to her right again. Now walking for some distance she turned to her left and after this finally to her right. If now she is walking in west direction, in which direction did she started her journey from point A?

a) East

b) West

c) North

d) South

e) Cannot be determined

Answer: (a)

For this, start from back: She is walking in west and before that she turned to her right, so she must be travelling in south before turning right. Now she was walking in south and before that she turned to her left, so she must be travelling in west before turning left.

Now she was walking in west and before that she turned to her right, so she must be travelling in south before turning right. Now she was walking in south and before that she turned to her right, so she must be travelling in east before turning right. At last east direction.

Question : 5

Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards south, turns left and walks 1 km. Then he turns left again and walks 1 km. Now he is facing

a) North

b) West

c) East

d) South-west

Answer: (a)

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It is clear from the diagram that Mohan is facing towards North.

Question : 6

If a person moves 4 km towards west, then turns right and moves 3 km and then turns right and moves 6 km, what is the direction in which he is now moving?

a) North

b) West

c) East

d) South

Answer: (c)

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It is clear from the diagram he is moving towards east.

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