Distance and Direction Reasoning Questions and Answers

Q-46. Ramesh walked 3 km. towards West and turned to This left and walked 2 km. Then he turned to his right and walked 3 km. Finally, he turned to his right again and walked another 2 km. In which direction is Ramesh from his starting point now?
(a) East (b) West
(c) North (d) South

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Answer: (b) West
Solution:

Ramesh is towards West from the starting point.

Q-47. I went 15m to the north, then I turned west and covered 10 m, then I turned south and covered 5 m and then turned east and covered 10m. In which direction I am from the starting point?
(a) East (b) West
(c) North (d) South

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Answer: (c) North
Solution:

Now, I am towards the north from the starting point.

Q-48. Sudha travels 8 km to the South. Then she turns to the right and walks 4 km. Then again she turns to her right and moves 8 km forward. How many km away is she from the starting point?
(a) 7 (b) 6
(c) 4 (d) 8

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Answer: (c) 4
Solution:

Sudha is 4 km away from the starting point.

Q-49. Vivek and Ashok start from a fixed point. Vivek moves 3 km north and turns right and then covers 4 km. Ashok moves 5 km west and turns right and walks 3 km, Now how far are they apart?
(a) 10km (b) 9 km
(c) 8 km (d) 6 km

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Answer: (b) 9 km
Solution:

Required distance
= 5+4 = 9km

Q-50. From my house I walked 5 km towards North. I turned right and walked 3 km. Again I went one km to the south. How far am I from my house?
(b) 6 km (a) 7 km
(c) 4 km (d) 5km

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Answer: (d) 5km
Solution:

Required Distance
AD = \sqrt{(AE)^{2}+ {(DE)^{2}}} 
AD = \sqrt{(4)^{2}+ {(3)^{2}}} 
= \sqrt{16+9}
= \sqrt{25}
= 5km

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