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Direction and Distance Question 1:
A man is standing facing towards north. If the man turns 90 degrees in anti-clockwise direction and 135 degrees in clockwise direction and then again 45 degree in clockwise direction, which direction will he face now?
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Direction and Distance Question 1 Detailed Solution
A man is standing facing towards north. If the man turns 90 degrees in anti-clockwise direction
135 degrees in clockwise direction
45 degree in clockwise direction
Hence, the man will face towards East.
Direction and Distance Question 2:
After walking 4 km towards South, P took a left turn and walked 4 km. Then he turned to his left and walked 4 km. Then, he turned to his right and walked 5 km. In which direction is he now from his starting point?
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Direction and Distance Question 2 Detailed Solution
The diagram is as follows-
Here, The distance between A and E is 9 km, and the direction is east.
Hence, the correct answer is "9 km, east".
Direction and Distance Question 3:
Pillar P is to the South of Pillar Q. Pillar R is to the west of Pillar Q. Pillar S is to the west of Pillar R. Pillar T is to the south of Pillar S. What is the position of Pillar Q with respect to Pillar S?
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Direction and Distance Question 3 Detailed Solution
According to the given information,
- Pillar P is to the South of Pillar Q.
- Pillar R is to the west of Pillar Q.
- Pillar S is to the west of Pillar R.
- Pillar T is to the south of Pillar S
The following diagram can be deduced,
So, from the above figure it is clear that Q is in the east of S.
Hence, the correct answer is "East".
Direction and Distance Question 4:
Minute hand of a clock is firstly rotated by 194° in clockwise direction. Then, it is rotated by 263° in anticlockwise direction. Now, it is rotated by 342° in anticlockwise direction. It is finally rotated by 612° in clockwise direction. Now, minute hand is facing towards south direction. In which direction it was facing initially?
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Direction and Distance Question 4 Detailed Solution
As per the given information;
Clockwise Direction = 194° + 612° = 806°
Anticlockwise Direction = 263° + 342° = 605°
Difference = 806° - 605° = 201° (Clockwise)
Hence, the minute is in the North West direction initially.
Direction and Distance Question 5:
Point A is 18 m to the east of Point B. Point B is 22 m to the north of Point C. Point D is 11 m to the west of Point C. Point E is 11 m to the south of point D. Point X is 29 m to the east of Point E.
What is the shortest distance between Point A and Point X?
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Direction and Distance Question 5 Detailed Solution
Step 1: Point A is 18 m to the east of Point B.
Step 2: Point B is 22 m to the north of Point C.
Step 3: Point D is 11 m to the west of Point C.
Step 4: Point E is 11 m to the south of point D.
Step 5: Point X is 29 m to the east of Point E.
Now the distance between Point A to Point X is same as sum of distance between Point D to Point E & Point B to Point C.
DE = 11 m and BC = 22 m
DE + BC => 11 m + 22 m
Therefore the distance between A and X is 33 m.
Hence, the correct answer is "33m".
Top Direction and Distance MCQ Objective Questions
A girl starts from a point P and walks 10 meters in the North-West direction and reaches the point Q. She then turns to her left and walks 10 meters to a point R which is directly west ward to point P. She again turned to her left and walks 10 meters and reaches a point S which is directly southward to point Q. From the point S she turns towards point P and walks 10 meters. What is the shape of the geometrical figure PQRS?
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Direction and Distance Question 6 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAccording to the given direction,
- A girl starts from a point P and walks 10 meters in the North-West direction and reaches the point Q
- She then turns to her left and walks 10 meters to a point R which is directly west ward to point P.
- She again turned to her left and walks 10 meters and reaches a point S which is directly southward to point Q.
- From the point S she turns towards point P and walks 10 meters.
So, the above directions make a "square" shaped as all the sides have equal length.
Hence, the shape of the geometrical figure PQRS is "square".
Mistake PointsSquares and rhombuses are parallelograms, in which opposing sides are equal and parallel. The primary difference is that a square has all equal sides and all equal angles (90 degrees), while a rhombus only requires that all sides are equal in length.
Therefore, if you have a shape that is a square and also looks like a rhombus, it is both! But it's probably most accurate to call it a square because that term gives more information about the shape – it tells you that all sides are equal and all angles are 90 degrees. For rhombus diagonals should be bisect each other. But from the question, we can not determine that.
Shweta starts walking from her office and walks 150 m towards the south, then she turns right and walks 80 m, and then she turns left and walks 60 m. She finally turns left and walks 280 m to reach a bank. What is the shortest distance between her office and the bank?
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Direction and Distance Question 7 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAccording to given conditions,
- Shweta starts walking from her office and walks 150 m towards the south.
- Then she turns right and walks 80 m.
- Then she turns left and walks 60 m.
- She finally turns left and walks 280 m to reach a bank.
Now, the shortest distance between Shweta's office and bank can be calculated by the pythagoras theorem :-
⇒ Here, x stands for shortest distance.
So, (x)2 = (60 + 150)2 + (280 - 80)2
⇒ (x)2 = (210)2 + (200)2
⇒ (x)2 = 44100 + 40000
⇒ (x)2 = 84100
⇒ x = 290 M
If West is replaced by North - east then South will be replaced by which of the following directions?
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Direction and Distance Question 8 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFBefore:
After interchanging direction: (New direction in squares)
Hence, South will be replaced by the North-west direction.
One morning, a guy starts walking in a particular direction for 5 km. and then takes a left and another 5 km. again takes a left and walks another 5 km. At last, he takes a right and walks 5 km. Now, he sees his shadow in front of him. What direction did he start initially?
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Direction and Distance Question 9 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFIf he sees his shadow in front of him in the morning, when the sun is in the east, he is facing in the west. So as you see the figure, he must start in the direction of the north so that he faces in the direction of his shadow.
Hence, the correct answer is north.
Gaurav exits from the backdoor of his north-facing house and walks 25 m straight, then he takes a left turn and walks 36 m, then he turns left and walks 47 m. He turns left again and walks 36 m. How far and in which direction is he from his house now?
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Direction and Distance Question 10 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFGaurav exits from the backdoor of his north-facing house means Gaurav starts to walk south side.
Drawing the diagram according to the given information,
- Gaurav walks south 25 m straight
- then he takes a left turn and walks 36 m
- then he turns left and walks 47 m.
- He turns left again and walks 36 m.
- So, Gaurav is 22 km far and the North direction is from his house now
Hence, “22 m, North” is the correct answer.
Rubi runs 5 km towards south then 7 km towards east then she takes a right turn and walks 7 km. Again takes a left turn and moves 8 km. Finally she walks 8 km towards south. How far and in which direction direction is she from the starting point?
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Direction and Distance Question 11 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAs per the given information;
Distance between initial and final point = √(202 + 152)
= √(400 + 225)
= √625
= 25 km
Hence, "25 km, South East" is the correct answer.
Anup travels 5 km towards the west from his office, then travels 4 km towards the north, followed by 5 km towards the west and finally 6 km towards the north. What is the horizontal distance (in km) travelled by him?
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Direction and Distance Question 12 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFThe path travelled by Anup is as shown below.
∴ Horizontal distance = 5 + 5 = 10 km
Hence, “10 Km” is the correct answer.
Neo starts walking in east direction from point X, after walking 3m he turns right and walks for 4m and then turns right and walks for 4m. He then turns right and walks for 5m. He then turns right and walks for 6m, he then turns right and walks for 7m. He then again turns right and walks for 2m till point Y and stops. In which direction is point X with respect to point Y?
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Direction and Distance Question 13 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAccording to the given information, we get the following figure,
Hence, Point X is in north-west of point Y.
Rubi runs 5 km towards south then 7 km towards east then she takes a right turn and walks 7 km. Again takes a left turn and moves 8 km. Finally she walks 8 km towards south. How far and in which direction direction is she from the starting point?
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Direction and Distance Question 14 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFAs per the given information;
Distance between initial and final point = √(202 + 152)
= √(400 + 225)
= √625
= 25 km
Hence, "25 km, South East" is the correct answer.
One morning, Chitrashi and Aryan sit facing each other. If the shadow of Aryan falls to the left of Chitrashi, then in which direction is Aryan facing?
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Direction and Distance Question 15 Detailed Solution
Download Solution PDFOne morning, Chitrashi and Aryan sit facing each other.
- If the shadow of Aryan falls to the left of Chitrashi.
- Aryan is facing the South direction.
Hence, ‘South’ is the correct answer.