GyanGramPhysical Geography · Prelims 2012 Q1237
A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the…
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A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the point where he was standing. He had no instruments to find the direction but he located the polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the:
Source: UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2012. Syllabus tags and explanation are GyanGram editorial joins for learning—not official UPSC metadata.
Correct option C
• Correct Answer: C
• Polestar (Polaris) indicates true north; to walk east, keep the polestar to the left.
• Facing the polestar means facing north; east is 90 degrees to the right, so keeping north to the left means walking east.
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