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?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → East
The pole turned as one piece, so every pointer turned through the same angle in the same direction.
The North pointer now shows West: North to West is a quarter turn (90°) anticlockwise
The South pointer turned the same quarter turn anticlockwise: South to East
The traveller followed the pointer marked South, so he really went East
