Practice Type 2 section 3 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   Sandhya walks straight from point A to B which is 2 kms away. She turns left, at 90° and walks 8 kms to C, where she turns left again at 90° and walks 5 kms to D. At D she turns left at 90° and walks for 8 kms to E. How far is she from A to E ?

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(b)

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(d)

Explanation:

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The distance between A and E = 3km


Q-2)   Namita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres) between her starting point and the present position?

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(b)

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Explanation:

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Required answer: DA + SA = 10 + 14 = 24m.


Q-3)   Two Person P and Q are separated by a distance of 20 meter in west –east direction respectively. Now P and Q start walking in north and south direction respectively and walked for 5 meter. Now P and Q took a right turn and walked 10m each. Now P and Q took left turn and after walking 5 meter both of them stopped. Find the distance between them

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


DIRECTIONS:
  1. Point A is 10 m west of point B.
  2. Point B is 6 m south of point C and also 7 m north of point D.
  3. Point E is 4 m west of point D.
  4. Point C is 6 m east of point F.

Q-4)   A person starts from point F, walks 2 m in south direction and reaches a point T. He takes a right turn and reaches point K, north of point A. Find TK + BD – DE.

(a)

(b)

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(d)

(e)

Explanation:

TK = 10 – 6 = 4 m

So TK + BD – DE = 4 + 7 – 4


DIRECTIONS:
  1. Point A is 10 m west of point B.
  2. Point B is 6 m south of point C and also 7 m north of point D.
  3. Point E is 4 m west of point D.
  4. Point C is 6 m east of point F.

Q-5)   Find distance AE.

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(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

Explanation:

AE = $√((10+4)^2 + 7^2 ) = 4√10 km$


Q-6)   Vijay starts from his office and walks 4 km towards north. Then he turns right and walks 2km, then turns right and walks 6 km, then again turns right and walks 2 km and then turns right and walks 2 km. How far is he now from the starting point ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

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Now, he is at the starting point.


Q-7)   Hari travelled 17 km to the east, he turned left and went 15 km, he again turned left and went 17 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

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(b)

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(d)

Explanation:

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Q-8)   Manish walked 6km facing towards East, then he took a right turn and walked a distance of 9km. he then took a left turn and walked a distance of 6km. How far is he from the starting point?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)


Q-9)   Maya starts at point T, walks straight towards North to point U which is 4 ft away. She turns left at 90º and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 90º and goes to V, who is 1 ft away and once again turns 907deg; right and goes to R, 3 ft away. What is the distance between T and R?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The movements of Maya from T to R are as shown in figure.

RT = $√{(RV')^2 +(TV')^2}$ = $√{16 + 9}$ = 5ft


Q-10)   X goes 15 metres North, then turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 10 metres then again turns right and walks 20 metres. How many metres is he from his original position ?

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(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

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Required distance

= 15 – 10 = 5m