QUESTION

Easy

Physical Geography

Prelims 2012

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:

Select an option to attempt

Explanation

The pole star, also known as Polaris, always lies in the northern direction. If the person is standing in the desert and wants to go east, he should keep the pole star to his left. This is because when we face towards the east, the north is on our left.

Therefore, the person should walk in the direction keeping the polestar to his left.

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