CSAT 2020

Q. A man walks down the backside of his house straight 25 meters, then turns to the right and walks 50 meters again; then he turns towards left and again walks 25 meters. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?

(a) South-East
(b) South-west
(c) North-East
(d) North-west
Correct Answer: (d) North-west

Question from UPSC Prelims 2020 CSAT Paper

Explanation : 

A man walks down

The man starts at the back of his house facing East. He then walks 25 meters straight down the backside of his house. Since he is walking away from the house and the house faces East, he is now facing West.

He then turns to his right and walks 50 meters. Since he was originally facing West and turned right, he is now facing North.

Finally, he turns left and walks another 25 meters. Since he was originally facing North and turned left, he is now facing West again.

So from his starting point at the back of his house, the man has walked in a rectangular path and ended up to the North-West of where he started. So the correct answer is (d) North-west.

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