CRE 2 - Shadows and Clocks | LR - Directions
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One evening Suma and her friend Rama are standing apposite each other, Suma found that her shadow is falling towards her right which direction is Rama facing?
- (a)
South
- (b)
North
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
- (e)
South-east
Answer: Option A
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Explanation :
In the evening, the sun is in the west, so the shadow of an object falls towards the east.
Since Suma’s shadow falls towards his right, her right is towards the east.
∴ Suma is facing the north.
∴ Rama whos is facing in opposite direction of Suma is facing south.
Hence, option (a).
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One evening, two friends Riya and Priya, were talking to each other with their backs towards each other, sitting in a park. If Riya’s shadow was exactly to the left of her, then which direction was Priya facing?
- (a)
North-east
- (b)
South-west
- (c)
East
- (d)
South
- (e)
North
Answer: Option E
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Explanation :
In the evening, the sun is in the west, so the shadow of an object falls towards the east.
Since Riya’s shadow falls towards left right, her left is towards the east.
∴ Riya is facing the south.
∴ Priya who is facing in opposite direction to Riya is facing north.
Hence, option (e).
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4 members of a family were sitting around a square table in the garden, one on each side of the table, in the morning and having breakfast. All of them were facing towards the centre of the table. Yash’s shadow fell exactly to his right side. If Samarth is sitting on the side of the table, which is to the right of Yash, then which direction is Samarth facing?
- (a)
East
- (b)
South
- (c)
West
- (d)
North
- (e)
Cannot be determined
Answer: Option A
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Explanation :
In the morning, the sun is in the east, so the shadow of an object falls towards the west.
Since Yash’s shadow falls towards his right, his right is towards the west.
∴ Yash is facing the south.
∴ Samarth, who is sitting on the right side of Yash, is facing the east.
Hence, option (a).
Workspace:
A clock is so placed that at 3 p.m. the minute hand points towards North-West. In which direction does the hour hand point at 9 a.m.?
- (a)
North-east
- (b)
West
- (c)
North
- (d)
South
- (e)
South-west
Answer: Option E
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Explanation :
When the clock is position upright, at 3 p.m., the minute hand points towards North.
Since here the minute hand is pointing towards North-west, it means that the clock is rotated 45° anti-clockwise.
∴ At 9 a.m. the hour hand will point towards South-west.
Hence, option (e).
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When a watch shows 3:45, the minute hand points towards East. When the watch shows 6 o’clock in what direction will the hour hand point?
- (a)
East
- (b)
West
- (c)
South
- (d)
North
- (e)
North-west
Answer: Option C
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Explanation :
When the clock is position upright, at 3:45, the minute hand points towards West.
Since here the minute hand is pointing towards East, it means that the clock is rotated 180°.
∴ At 6 O’clock the hour hand will point towards South.
Hence, option (c).
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