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Anoop starts walking towards South. After walking $15$ meters, he turns towards North. After walking $20$ meters, he turns towards East and walks $10$ meters. He then turns towards South and walks $5$ meters. In which direction is he from the original position.

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Correct Answer

✅ Option c — East

All Options:

  • ANorth
  • BSouth
  • CEast
  • DSouth-West

Detailed Solution & Explanation

Start at O(0,0)\displaystyle O(0, 0) walking South.
1. South $15m\displaystyle m\rightarrow (0, -15)\displaystyle .<br>2. North &#36;20 m →(0,5)\displaystyle \rightarrow (0, 5).
3. East $10m\displaystyle m\rightarrow (10, 5).<br>4.South\displaystyle .<br>4. South5m\displaystyle m\rightarrow (10, 0).<br>Displacementfromstartis\displaystyle .<br>Displacement from start is(10, 0)$, which is due East.
*Discrepancy*: The textbook key lists Option A (North), but the correct direction is East (Option C).
Hence, **Option C** is the correct answer.

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Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude

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5 Marks

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This chapter covers Direction Sense Test and is part of Paper 3: Quantitative Aptitude in the CA Foundation exam.

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