If you face the sun in the morning (sunrise), your shadow falls towards:
AEast
BNorth
CWest
DSouth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. West
1. At sunrise the sun is in the east.
2. Your shadow always falls in the direction opposite the light source.
3. So your shadow falls towards the west.
_Source: SSC CGL Reasoning (Direction Sense), standard PYQ patterns_
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