A direction pole at a crossing indicates all the directions correctly. But due to wind, it turned in such a manner that now the North pointer is showing West. A traveler went in the wrong direction thinking that he was traveling South. In which direction did he actually travel?

East

The correct answer is Option (3) → East

Let’s solve this carefully.

Given:

• The direction pole is rotated such that North pointer now points West.
• The traveler thinks he is going South, based on the pole.

Step 1: Understand the rotation

• Original directions: N, E, S, W
• After rotation: N → W

This means the whole pole has rotated 90° clockwise (so that North now points West).

Step 2: Traveler’s assumption

• He thinks he is going South → i.e., opposite to North pointer.
• But the North pointer is actually pointing West.
• Therefore, the traveler actually goes opposite to West → East.