find both direction & distance Detailed Explanation And More Example

MOST IMPORTANT verbal reasoning - 15 EXERCISES

Top 10,000+ Verbal Memory Based Exercises

The following question based on direction & distance sense test topic of verbal reasoning

Questions : Starting from a point, raju walked 12 ft North, he turned right and walked 10 ft, he again turned right and walked 12 ft, then the turned left and walked 5 ft. How far is he now and in which direction from the starting point?

(a) 27 ft towards East

(b) 5 ft towards East

(c) 10 ft towards West

(d) 15 ft towards East

e) 35 ft towards North

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

According to the questions, the direction diagram is as follows.

AB = CD = 12 ft

BC = AD = 10 ft

DE = 5 ft

Therefore, Required distance, AE = AD + DE = 10 + 5 = 15 ft

Hence at finishing point E, Raju is 15 ft East from starting point A.

Practice direction & distance sense test (find both direction & distance) Online Quiz

Discuss Form

Valid first name is required.
Please enter a valid email address.
Your genuine comment will be useful for all users! Each and every comment will be uploaded to the question after approval.

Read more finding both direction distance test Based Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers

Question : 1

A school bus driver starts from the school, drives 2 km towards North, takes a left turn and drives for 5 km. He, then takes a left turn and drives for 8 km before taking a left turn again and driving for further 5 km. The driver finally takes a left turn and drives 1 km before stopping. How far and towards which direction should the driver drive to reach the school again?

a) 3 km towards North

b) 7 km towards East

c) 6 km towards South

d) 6 km towards West

e) 5 km towards North

Answer: (e)

According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows.

Now, BC = DE = 5 km, CD = BE = 8 km AB = 2 km, EF = 1 km

Therefore, Required distance, AF = BE - (AB + EF) = 8 - (2 + 1) = 8 - 3 = 5 km.

From the direction diagram, it is clear that the bus is present finally in the South direction of school.

So, the driver needs to drive 5 km towards North direction to reach the school.

Question : 2

Rajnikanth left his home foe office in car. He drove 15 km straight towards North and then turned Eastwards and covered 8 km. He, then turned to left and covered 1 km. He again turned left and drove for 20 km and reached office. How far and in what direction in his office from the home?

a) 21 km, West

b) 15 km, North - East

c) 20 km, North - West

d) 26 km, North - West

Answer: (c)

According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows.

Now, AB = 15 km, CD = BF = 1 km

AF = AB + BF = 15 + 1 = 16 km

DE = 20 km DF = BC = 8 km

EF = DE - DF = 20 - 8 = 12 km

Therefore, Required distance, AE = $√{(AF)^2 + (EF)^2}$

= $√{(16)^2 + (12)^2}$

= $√{(256 + 144)}$ = √400 = 20 km

So, his office is 20 km North - West.

 

Question : 3

In an exercise, Krishnan walked 25 m towards South and then he turned to his left and moved for 20 m. He again turned to his left and walked 25 m. Thereafter, he turned to his right and walked 15 m. What is the distance and direction of his present location with reference to the starting point?

a) 74 m, North - East

b) 60 m, North

c) 35 m, East

d) 40 m, South - East

Answer: (c)

According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows.

Now, AB = CD = 25 km, BC = AD = 20 m, DE = 15 m

Therefore, Required distance, AE = AD + DE AE = (20 + 15) = 35 m

Also, E is to the East of A.

Question : 4

Pankaj travels 10 m in North direction, he turns right and travels 20 m. Again he turns towards right and travels 25 m. Then, he turns towards left and travels 15 m. In which direction and how far is Pankaj from his original position?

a) 35 m, East

b) 10 m, West

c) 25 m, East

d) 55 m, West

e) None of these

Answer: (e)

According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows.

A = Starting point, E = Finishing point DE = 15 m,

BC = FD = 20 m FE = FD + DE = 20 + 15 = 35 m

AF = BF - AB = 25 - 10 = 15 m

Therefore, Required distance, AE = $√{(AF)^2 + (FE)^2}$

= $√((15)^2 + (35)^2)$

= $√{(225 + 1225)}$

= $√1450$

and the direction is South-East

Question : 5

Sanjay's school is 10 $√2$ km in North - West direction from his house. The officee of his father is 10 km in South direction from the school. The multiplex hall is 10 km towards East from the school. How far and in which direction is the multiplex hall from the office of his father?

a) $10√2$ km, north - East

b) 20 km, North - East

c) 10 km, South - East

d) $20√2$ km, north - East

e) Cannot be determined

Answer: (a)

According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows.

As in a square, diagonals are equal. Therefore, SH = OM = 10√2 km

Therefore, Required distance, OM = Distance between office and multiplex = 10√2 km

Also, it is clear from diagram that multiplex (M) is to the North - East of O (office)

So, the multiplex is $10√2$ km North - East from office.

Question : 6

Amit starts from point A and walks 5 m towards North-East direction and reaches point B. From here, he travels 8 m in the East direction and reaches point C. From C, he travels towards South-West direction and reaches point D after travelling a distance equal to AB. At last, he turns towards the West direction and reaches point A. How much distance has been covered by Amit and which geometrical figure has been formed by the path travelled by him?

a) 16 m, parellelogram

b) 26 m, parellelogram

c) 26 m, square

d) 26 m, trapezium

Answer: (b)

According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows. 

Therefore, Required distance = AB + BC + CD + DA

= 5 + 8 + 5 + 8 = 26 m.

and the geometrical figure formed is Parallelogram.

Recently Added Subject & Categories For All Competitive Exams

Time and work Questions with Solution PDF IBPS Clerk 2024

Free Time and Work Quants Aptitude concepts based Multiple Choice Questions and Answers Practice Test, Downloadable Quiz PDF for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024 Exam

07-May-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Series Completion Questions & Answers PDF IBPS Clerk 2024

Top Alphabet Number Series Completion based Verbal Reasoning Multiple choice questions with answers PDF, & Free IBPS Mock tests For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024

06-May-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

New 150+ Percentage Questions For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024

Free Top Percentage Quants Aptitude based Multiple Choice Questions and Answers Practice Test Series, Quiz PDF & Mock Test for IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024 Exam

04-May-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »

Classification Reasoning MCQ For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024

Most Important 100+ Classification based Verbal Reasoning Ability Multiple choice questions and answers PDF, Free New Mock tests For IBPS Clerk Prelims 2024

03-May-2024 by Careericons

Continue Reading »