CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Direction Tests
If you stand facing the rising sun in the morning, in which direction is your left hand pointing?
Your left hand points north. The sun rises in the east, so you face east, and when facing east the left side is north while the right side is south and west is behind you.
- ANorthCorrect
- BSouth
- CEast
- DWest
Explanation
The sun rises in the east, so you face east. When facing east, your left hand points north and your right hand points south. West is behind you.
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