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Direction and distance - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Suresh walked 7 km east and turned to his left walked 4 km. He then turned to his right and walked 5 km. Finally, he again turned to his right and walked 4 km. In which direction is he now, from his starting point?
    1. South
    2. West
    3. East
    4. North
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  2. Question 2

    A walks 10 meters in front and 10 meters to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 meters respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
    1. 23 meters
    2. 20 meters
    3. 10 meters
    4. 5 meters
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  3. Question 3

    A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns South and walks 10 m. Then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance (in meters) between his initial and final position?
    1. 0
    2. 8
    3. 5
    4. None of these
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  4. Question 4

    Kamu walks 5 kms straight from her house towards west then turns right and walks 3 kms. There-after she takes left turn and walks 2 km. Further, she turns left and walks 3 km. Finally, she turns right and walks 3 kms. In what direction she is now from her house?
    1. South
    2. West
    3. North
    4. East
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  5. Question 5

    Janaki started from her house and walked 2 kms towards North. Then she took a right turn and covered one kilometre. Then she took again a right turn and walked for 2 kms. In what direction is she going?
    1. North
    2. East
    3. South
    4. West
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  6. Question 6

    Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards south, turns left and walks 1 km. Then he turns left again and walks 1 km. Now he is facing
    1. North
    2. South-west
    3. West
    4. East
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  7. Question 7

    I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the anti clock wise direction. Which direction am I facing now?
    1. North-east
    2. South-west
    3. North
    4. None of these
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  8. Question 8

    Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many kilometers is he from the starting point?
    1. 1 KM
    2. 2 KM
    3. 3 KM
    4. 5 KM
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  9. Question 9

    Maya starts at point T, Walks straight to point U which is 4 ft away. She turns left at 90° and walks to W which is 4 ft away, turns 90° right and goes 3 ft to P, turns 90° right and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 90° and goes to V, which is 1 ft away and once again turns 90° right and goes to R, 3 ft away. What is the distance between T and R?
    1. 8 Ft.
    2. 5 Ft.
    3. 4 Ft.
    4. 7 Ft.
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  10. Question 10

    Sanjeev walks 10 meters towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 meters and then moves to his right. And moving a distance of 20 meters, he turns to the right and walks 20 meters. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 meters. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
    1. 10 meters South
    2. 20 meters North
    3. 20 meters South
    4. 10 meters North
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  11. Question 11

    A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns to his south and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks 2 km, after this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?
    1. 3 KM
    2. 7 KM
    3. 4 KM
    4. 5 KM
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  12. Question 12

    Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to her left and walks 10 meters. Again turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance (in meters) between her starting point and the present position?
    1. 10
    2. 28
    3. 38
    4. 24
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  13. Question 13

    Amit walked 30 meters towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 meters. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 meters. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
    1. North - East
    2. South - East
    3. South
    4. East
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  14. Question 14

    A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km east - wards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is?
    1. 18 KM
    2. 12 KM
    3. 16 KM
    4. 15 KM
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  15. Question 15

    Going 50 m to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turning to the North, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
    1. North - West
    2. South - East
    3. East
    4. North
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  16. Question 16

    I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the anti clock wise direction. Which direction am I facing now?
    1. North - East
    2. North
    3. East
    4. South - West
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  17. Question 17

    How far is the he from the start?
    1. 2√2 m
    2. 1 m
    3. √2
    4. 2 m
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  18. Question 18

    Kunal walks 10 kilometers towards North. From there, he walks 6 kilometers towards South. Then, he walks 3 kilometers towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
    1. 5 kilometers West
    2. 7 kilometers East
    3. 7 kilometers West
    4. None of these
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  19. Question 19

    A river flows from west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock, and then turns left at right angle. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
    1. North
    2. South
    3. East
    4. West
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  20. Question 20

    A man is facing towards west and turns through 45° clockwise, again 180° clockwise and then turns through 270° anti-clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
    1. West
    2. South - West
    3. South
    4. North - West
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