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UPSC 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 pole star. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the
(a)direction facing the pole star
(b)direction opposite to the pole star
(c)direction keeping the pole star to his left
(d)direction keeping the pole star to his right
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (c) direction keeping the pole star to his left
The Pole Star (Polaris) is almost due north. If a traveller wants to move east, north must lie to the left of his line of march; therefore he should keep the Pole Star on his left. Options suggesting facing or moving opposite to the Pole Star point to north or south, not east. ([superkalam.com](https://superkalam.com/upsc-prelims/previous-year-question-paper/2012/a-person-stood-alone-in-a-desert-on-a-dark-night-and-wanted-to-reach-his-village-which-was-situated-km-east-of-the-point-5cb6b0ad-173b-4f80-bf6b-adf0caba9a15?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2012, GS Paper 1, as Question 85. It falls under Geography > Astronomy & Earth–Sun System.
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