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A Driver left his village and drove North for 20 Km, after which he stopped for breakfast. Then he turned left and drove another 30 Km, when he stopped for lunch. After some rest, he again turned left and drove 50 Kms before stopping for evening tea. Once more he turned left and drove 30 Kms to reach the town where he had supper. After evening tea in which direction did he drive?

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Correct Answer

✅ Option b — East

All Options:

  • AWest
  • BEast
  • CNorth
  • DSouth

Detailed Solution & Explanation

1. **First Segment (North)**: The driver drives North for $20 km<span\displaystyle \text{ km}<span class="katex-error" title="ParseError: KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '&' at position 104: …He turns left (&̲#36;90^\circ" style="color:#cc0000">\displaystyle to the breakfast stop. Direction: North.<br>2. **Second Segment (West)**: He turns left (&#36;90^\circ counter-clockwise, facing West) and drives $30 km<span\displaystyle \text{ km}<span class="katex-error" title="ParseError: KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '&' at position 118: …ns left again (&̲#36;90^\circ" style="color:#cc0000">\displaystyle to the lunch stop. Direction: West.<br>3. **Third Segment (South)**: After lunch, he turns left again (&#36;90^\circ counter-clockwise, facing South) and drives $50 km<span\displaystyle \text{ km}<span class="katex-error" title="ParseError: KaTeX parse error: Expected 'EOF', got '&' at position 151: …acing South, a &̲#36;90^\circ" style="color:#cc0000">\displaystyle to the evening tea stop. Direction: South.<br>4. **Fourth Segment (East)**: After evening tea, he turns left once more. Facing South, a &#36;90^\circ counter-clockwise turn points East. He drives $30 km\displaystyle \text{ km}$ in this direction to reach the supper town. Direction: East.

The question asks: 'After evening tea in which direction did he drive?'
As derived, he drove in the East direction after evening tea.

**Note on Typographical Error**: The textbook answer key incorrectly lists Option D (South) as the correct answer. South is the direction he drove *before* reaching the evening tea stop. The direction he drove *after* the evening tea stop is East (Option B). Therefore, East (Option B) is the mathematically correct answer.
Hence, **Option B** is the correct answer.

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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