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Questions : I start from my home and go 2 km straight. Then, I turn towards my right and go 1 km. I turn again towards my right and go 1 km again. If I am north-west from my house, then in which direction did I go in the beginning ?

(a) West

(b) East

(c) South

(d) North

e) South-east

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (b)

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Clearly, the route is as shown in Fig. 1. It is given that the person is finally to the north-west of his house. Rotating Fig. 1 90° anticlockwise,

we obtain Fig. 2 satisfying the specified conditions. It is evident from Fig. 2 that the direction of walking in the beginning was west.

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Question : 1

I am facing East. Turning to the right I go 20 metres, then turning to the left I go 20 metres and turning to the right I go 20 metres, then after turning to the right I go 40 metres and then I go 40 metres to the right. In which direction am I from my original position ?

a) West

b) North

c) South

d) East

Answer: (a)

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It is clear from the diagram that, now I am to the west with respect to the original position.

Question : 2

Sitara walked 45 metres in NorthWest from her uncle’s house. There she met her friend and they walked 45 metres in South-West direction. Then they walked 45 metres in South-East direction and turned to uncle’s house. Now in which direction they are going ?

a) South-West

b) North-West

c) North-East

d) South-East

Answer: (c)

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It is clear from the diagram that now they are going towards North–East.

Question : 3

Mohan proceeded straight in the direction of north for a distance of 3 km from his house. Then he turned right and proceeded straight for a distance of 2km. Then he turned right again and proceeded straight for a distance of 5 km. Then he turned right twice and proceeded straight for a distance of 2-2km respectively. Which direction is he facing now?

a) South

b) North

c) East

d) West

Answer: (b)

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Finally he is facing North direction.

Question : 4

Raj is standing in the middle of a square field. He starts walking diagonally to North-East. Then he turns right and reaches the far end of the field. Then he turns right and starts walking. In the midway he again turns right and starts walking. In halfway, he turns to his left and reaches a new far end. In what direction is Raj now ?

a) North

b) South-West

c) South

d) North-West

Answer: (d)

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It is clear from the diagram that Raj is in North-West direction.

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