One morning, Sujata started walking towards the Sun. After covering some…
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One morning, Sujata started walking towards the Sun. After covering some distance, she turned to the right; then, after covering some more distance, she turned to the right again; and after covering some further distance, she turned to the right once more. In which direction is she now facing?
- A.
North
- B.
South
- C.
North-East
- D.
South-West
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: A
In direction-sense problems, facing the rising Sun in the morning always means facing due East, since the Sun rises in the East. Each 'turn to the right' is a 90 degree clockwise rotation of the direction faced, and successive turns simply add their rotations in the clockwise sense.
Sujata starts by walking towards the morning Sun, so her initial direction is East.
First right turn (90 degrees clockwise): East to South.
Second right turn (90 degrees clockwise): South to West.
Third right turn (90 degrees clockwise): West to North.

Equivalently, three consecutive 90 degree right turns total a 270 degree clockwise rotation from the start. Rotating 270 degrees clockwise from East is the same as rotating 90 degrees anticlockwise from East, which also lands on North -- confirming the step-by-step result.
So after the three turns, Sujata is facing North.