Shadow on the left at sunrise — Aptitude Question
Shadow on the left at sunrise: At sunrise, a man's shadow falls to his left. Which direction is he facing? Answer and worked solution on CodeKairo.
- Topic: Direction Sense
- Section: Logical Reasoning
- Difficulty: Medium
- Time target: 75 seconds
Question
At sunrise, a man's shadow falls to his left. Which direction is he facing?
Options
- North
- South
- East
- West
Show the answer and the worked solution
Correct answer: A. North
Worked solution
- The sun rises in the east, so shadows fall towards the west.
- Stand with west on your left hand: east is then on your right, and north is ahead.
- He faces north.
- Check: facing north, the rising sun in the east is on his right, so his shadow falls to his left. ✓
Answer: North.
The idea
Fix the sun's side first, so the shadow points the opposite way. Then rotate yourself until the shadow lands where the question puts it.
Shortcut. At sunrise every shadow points west. Facing north, west is on the left hand; facing south, it is on the right — so the hand the shadow falls on fixes the heading.
Common trap. "East" — facing the rising sun because the question says sunrise; the shadow would then fall straight behind him, not to his left.