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The door of Aditya's house faces the East. From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 m, then turns to the right and walks 50 m again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 m. Now, Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?

A)  South-East                   

B)  North-East

C)  South-West                  

D)  North-West

Correct Answer: D

Solution :

Since, Aditya's house faces towards East and he walks from backside of his house, it means that he starts walking towards West. Thus, the movements of Aditya are as shown in Figure. (A to B. B to C, C to D). Clearly, Aditya's final position is D which is to the North-west of the starting point A.