An athlete starts to run positioning his back towards the Sun once after sunrise and once before sunset. He turns left, right and left again. In which direction is he finally running in both scenarios respectively?

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  1. South - North
  2. North - West
  3. East - South
  4. West - East

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Option 1 : South - North
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Given:

An athlete starts to run positioning his back towards the Sun once after sunrise and once before sunset. He turns left, right and left again.

Case 1: When he start after sunrise.

Here, he will face South direction.

Case 2: When he start before sun set.

Here, he will face North direction.

Thus, he will face South-North.

Hence, the correct answer is "Option 1".

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