Question

One morning at 7 o’ clock, Naresh started walking with his back towards the Sun.Then, he turned towards the left,walked straight and then turned towards right and walked straight.Then,he again turned towards left.Now, in which direction is he facing?
A. North
B. East
C. West
D. South

Answer 1

Hint: Remember the basic navigation directions and visualize the problem.

Complete step by step answer:
Let’s visualise the problem first and then draw a representation to understand it better.
Firstly keep in mind the basic navigation directions .

Now let’s visualize and represent the movement of the man accordingly.
Observing the question, we infer that the sun has risen. We know that the sun rises in the East.
According to the question the man starts walking with his back towards the sun. This means that the man is moving opposite to where the sun has risen which further means that the man is moving opposite to the east direction. The direction opposite to East is West.
Therefore the man moves in the West direction.Then the man turns towards the left.
According to the basic navigation directions, to the left of West we have South.
So now the man starts moving in the South direction.
After walking straight in the south direction, the man turns right.
Now according to the basic navigation directions, to the right of south we have West.
So now the man is moving in the west direction.
Atlast the man turns left again. So to the left of west we have south.
The man walks towards the south. So the man is facing the South direction.

So, the correct answer is “Option C”.

Note: Think and visualize according to the basic navigation directions and not your own.
For example, if the man moves right, don’t mix it up with your own right. Stand in the direction of the man and then choose your right.