Practice Type 2 section 5 mcqs - verbal reasoning Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams
Q-1) Neha travelled from a point X straight to point Y at a distance of 50 meters. He turned to his right and walks 50 meter more, then again turned right and walks 60 meter. Finally, he turned to right and walks 50 meters. How far is he from the starting point?
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Q-2) Kashish goes 30 metres North, then turns right and walks 40 metres, then again turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 40 metres. How many metres is he from his original position ?
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The movements of Kashish are as shown in Figure.
(A to b, B to C, C to D, D to E)
∴ Kashish's distance from his original position
A = AE = (AB - BE) = (AB - CD)
= (30 - 20) = 10m.
Q-3) A person moves 400 metres to East. He turns to his left and moves 400 metres. Then again he turns to his left and walks 400 metres. Finally he turns to his right and moves 100 metres. Now how far away in metres. He is from the starting point ?
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Required distance AE = AD + DE
= (400 + 100) metres
= 500 metres
Q-4) Prakash travelled 6 km northward, then turned left and travelled 4 km, then turned left and travelled 6 km. How far was Prakash from the starting point?
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Required distance = 4 km
Q-5) A man starts from his office and goes 5 km East. Then, he turns to the left and again walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks 5 km. At what distance is he from the starting point ?
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The man is 3 km away from his office.
Q-6) A man travels 3 km in the East and turns to South and moves 4 km. How far is he from the starting point ?
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AC = $√{AB^2 + BC^2}$
= $√{3^2 + 4^2}$
= $√{9+ 16}$
= $√{25}$ = 5 km
Q-7) A and B start walking from the same point. A goes north and covers 3 km, then turns right and covers 4 kms. B goes west and covers 5 kms, then turns right and covers 3 kms. How far apart are they from each other ?
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Required distance
= (5 + 4) km
= 9 km
Q-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 kilometres is he from the starting point ?
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Required distance = 1 km
Q-9) A girl rides her bicycle southwards, then turned right and rode 2 km and again turned right and rode 4 km. She found himself exactly 2 km east from the starting point. How far did she ride southwards initially?
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Q-10) Mamatha 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 her present position?
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Required distance = 10 + 14
= 24 metres