Starting at noon, the sun is directly overhead (in tropics). At 6 pm, where is the sun?
AIn the east
BIn the west
CDirectly overhead
DIn the north
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. In the west
1. The sun rises in the east at about 6 am.
2. It is overhead at noon.
3. By 6 pm it has crossed to the west.
4. So at 6 pm the sun is in the west.
_Source: SSC CGL Reasoning (Direction Sense), standard PYQ patterns_
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