Olympiad Test: Direction Sense Test - 2 - Class 3 MCQ

At 12 noon, the sun is generally positioned:

• Directly overhead in locations near the equator.
• In other regions, it is at its highest point in the sky, but not necessarily straight above.

This position is known as solar noon. It is when the sun crosses the local meridian and is highest in the sky.

Turning 90 degrees clockwise from North would mean you are now facing East.

(i) The boy starts by walking 2 km East.

(ii) Then he turns right and walks 3 km, which will be towards the South.

So, his final direction from the starting point is South.

Answer: C. South

The direction of the "sunrise" is North.
- If 'East' is called 'North', 'North' is called 'West', 'West' is called 'South', and 'South' is called 'East'.
- In this case, the direction 'East' corresponds to 'North'.
- Therefore, if 'East' is where the 'sunrise' occurs, according to the given coding, the actual direction would be 'North'.

The person initially moves East, then turns left (which is a 90-degree anticlockwise turn) and moves 10 km, which means they are moving North.

Turning 180 degrees clockwise from North means you are turning around completely and facing the opposite direction, which is South.

(i) The girl starts by walking 2 km towards the West.

(ii) Then, she turns right, which means she is now walking North.

So, her final direction from the starting point is North.

Answer: B. North

If the person is facing East and turns 90 degrees anticlockwise, they will be facing North.

Answer: D. North

According to the given coding, 'East' is called 'North', so 'sunset' will be in the direction of 'North', which is actually 'West' according to the original coding.

At 4.30 the minute hand is on the 6, which on a normal watch is South. It is given as East, so the watch is rotated 90° anticlockwise. The hour hand at 4.30 is halfway between 4 and 5, pointing South-east on the watch. Rotating that by 90° anticlockwise gives North-east.