1.All Children Are Playing in Front of the Building. According to Kid-1, the School Building Is Behind Him, and According to Kid-2, the School Building Is in Front of Him. How Is It Possible?

The direction of an object changes with respect to the position of a person.
Kids 1 and 2 must be standing opposite one another which changes the direction of the school for them.

2.Why Is India Situated Towards the East of Africa and the West of Thailand?

The north, south, east and west directions are related to your position on the Earth.
When one is facing north, the east is towards their right side and the west is towards their left side.
The position of India is such that Africa is on India’s left (west) side and Thailand is on India’s right (east) side.
So, with respect to Africa, India is in the east direction, and for Thailand, India is in the west.

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3.How Are the Hands of a Clock Used to Show the Directions?

The digits of the clock—12, 3, 6, and 9 are used to denote the directions as follows—

Hour hand position	Clock time	Cardinal direction	Normal direction
On 12	12 o clock	North	Forward
On 3	3 o clock	East	Right-hand side
On 6	6 o clock	South	Backwards
On 9	9 o clock	West	Left-hand side

4.What Is the Use of Lighthouse?

In the olden days, a lighthouse on the coast guided the sailors to get the correct directions toward the nearby port.
A lighthouse also warned the sailors about the rocks in the coastal region.
In those days, the lighthouse was the only thing that helped to direct the ships in the coastal areas.

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