Left, left, right — Direction Sense Aptitude Question
Left, left, right: A person facing south turns left, then left again, and finally right. Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Direction Sense
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Easy
- Time target: 45 seconds
Question
A person facing south turns left, then left again, and finally right. Which direction is he facing now?
Options
- East
- West
- North
- South
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. East
Worked solution
- Facing south, a left turn faces east.
- Facing east, another left turn faces north.
- Facing north, a right turn faces east.
Answer: East.
The idea
Right turns run N → E → S → W → N; left turns run the same list backwards. Step through one turn at a time and say the direction aloud — combining two turns in your head is where the errors come from.
Shortcut. Net the turns: left + left + right is one left, and a left from south faces east.
Common trap. "West" — turning left from south as it looks on a map; facing south, the person's left hand points east.