Manick walked 40 metres towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. He again took a-left-tum and walked 40 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point

Options

A. 20 metres East
B. 20 metres North
C. 20 metres South
D. None of these

Answer

A

Explanation

The movements of Manick are as shown in figure (A to B, B to C and C to D). Clearly, ABCD is a rectangle and so AD = BC = 20 m. Thus, D is 20 m to the west of A.