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Questions : While facing East you turn to your left and walk 10 yards. Then, turn to your left and walk 10 yards and now turn 45° to your right and go straight to cover 50 yards. Now, in what direction are you with respect to the starting point?

(a) North - East

(b) North

(c) South - East

(d) North - West

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Let be the initial position of the man. He initially faced East and then turned his left in the direction of North and walked 10 yards. Then, turned his left in the direction of West and walked 10 yards.

Now, he turned 45° to his right and walked 50 yards straight in the same direction. Now, the direction of the man with respect to his starting point is North - West.

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Question : 1

One morning, Rita started to walk toward the sun. After walking a while, she turned to her left and again to her left. After walking a while, she again turned right. Which direction is she facing now?

a) East

b) West

c) North

d) South

Answer: (d)

Let Rita started from the point A. Passing through the points B, C and D, she is now going towards E. Clearly, she is now facing North.

Question : 2

A man is facing towards west and turns through 45° clockwise, again 180° clockwise and then turns through 270° anti - clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

a) West

b) North - West

c) South

d) South - West

Answer: (d)

As shown in Fig. 3, the man initially faces the direction OA. On moving 45° clockwise, the man faces the direction OB.

On further moving 180° clockwise, he faces the direction OC. Finally, on moving 270° anti - clockwise, he faces the direction OD, which is South - West.

Question : 3

I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the anti - clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

a) East

b) North - East

c) North

d) South - West

Answer: (b)

As shown in Fig. 4, the man initially faces towards east i.e., in the direction OA. On moving 100° clockwise, he faces the direction OB. On further moving 145° clockwise, he faces the direction OC.

Clearly, OC makes an angle of (145° - 100°), 45° with OA and as such faces the direction North - East.

Question : 4

A train runs 120 km in West direction, 30 km in South direction and then 80 km in East direction before reaching the station. In which direction is the station from the train's starting point?

a) South - West

b) North - West

c) South - East

d) South

Answer: (a)

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

Clearly, station is in South - West direction from the train's starting point.

Question : 5

Asha walks 3 km Southward and then turns right and walks 2 km. She again turns right and walks 3 km and turns towards her left and starts walking straight. In which direction is she walking now?

a) East

b) North

c) South

d) West

Answer: (d)

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

So, it is clear that she is now walking towards West.

Question : 6

A girl is facing North. She turns 180° in the anti - clockwise direction and then 225° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is the facing now?

a) West

b) North - East

c) South - West

d) East

e) North - West

Answer: (b)

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

Clearly, the girl is facing North - East.

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