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GATE 2021 ME (ME1) – Question 2

General Aptitude · Spatial Aptitude: Spatial Reasoning and Visualization · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Ms. X came out of a building through its front door to find her shadow due to the morning sun falling to her right side with the building to her back. From this, it can be inferred that building is facing

  1. North
  2. East
  3. West
  4. South

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Correct answer: (D) South

Explanation

The morning Sun is in the east, so the shadow points west. West must therefore be on Ms. X’s right.

A person facing south has west on the right. She exits in the direction the front faces, so the building faces **South (D)**.