GATE Mechanical 2021 Set 1 | GA | Question: 2

Question

Ms. $X$ came out of a building through its front door to find her shadow due to the morning sun failing to her right side with the building to her back. From this, it can be inferred that building is facing _________

• A. North
• B. East
• C. West
• D. South

Comments

i think most of us fail to understand the sentence "sun failing to her right side"

Answer 1

from the above diagram, we can conclude that the building is facing south.

So, the correct answer is $(D).$

Comments

Not only your mistake but most of us done the same mistake in understanding the sentence

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In the above diagram sun has to be lil bit down and it should be at the left side of person and then we can get it.

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nice explanation.

Answer 2

Morning Sun, so sun rises in the east. Hence, shadow is west. And since the shadown is at the right side of the human. So, West=Right Side, now just imagine if your right is west. Then, you're facing south, and since you have building behind you, also you came from front door. So, building is also facing south.

Answer 3

from the above diagram, we can conclude that the building is facing south.

So, the correct answer is $(D).$

Answer 4

Answer here!