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After walking 6 kms, I turned right and covered a distance of 2 kms. Then I turned left and covered a distance of 10 kms. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey ?

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North

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South

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East

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West

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South-east

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Solution

The correct option is A North
If you start from a point in any direction, you now turn right after covering certain distance.You now turn left after covering some distance.You will find that you are now moving in the same direction in which you started.
Since, the man is moving Northwards, he started his journey from North.

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