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 polestar. The most convenient way now to reach

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Q: 10 (IAS/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 polestar. The most convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the

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Geography

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IAS

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The polestar, also known as Polaris, is a star that appears almost directly above the North Pole. Since the star appears fixed in the sky, it can be used as a navigational aid to find direction. In the Northern Hemisphere, if a person is facing the polestar, he or she will be facing North. Therefore, if the person in the desert wants to reach his village, which is situated 5 km east of his current position, he should walk in the direction facing the polestar, which would be North. After walking for 5 km in the North direction, he would have to take a right turn and walk for 5 km in the East direction to reach his village.