Question

Ram walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 6 km he turns to the left and walks 4 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?

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

Hint:

When facing South, your "Right" is the map's West and your "Left" is the map's East.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept: To solve direction-based problems, map the movement on a coordinate plane where the starting point is the origin $(0,0)$.

Step 1: Track the vertical movement.
• Ram walks 5 km South ($-5$ units on $y$-axis).
• After turning right and walking 6 km, he turns left (facing South again) and walks 4 km ($-4$ units on $y$-axis).
• Total Southward distance = $5 + 4 = 9$ km.

Step 2: Track the horizontal movement.
• Facing South, a "right turn" means moving towards the West.
• He walks 6 km West ($-6$ units on $x$-axis).

Step 3: Determine final position. Ram is now 9 km South and 6 km West of the starting point. This puts him in the South-West direction.