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Questions : Sohan started from point X and travelled forward 8 km up to point Y, then turned towards right and travelled 5km up to point Z, then turned right and travelled 7km up to point A and then turned towards right and travelled 5km up to B. What is the distance between points B and X?

(a) 2 km

(b) 4 km

(c) 1 km

(d) 3 km

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance

Clearly, the route of Sohan is as shown in the diagram given below :

Here, XB = XY – YB = XY – AZ (∴ YB = AZ)

= 8 km – 7 km = 1 km

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Question : 1

A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. the shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is

a) 15 km

b) 18 km

c) 12 km

d) 16 km

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance

The movements of the person are as shown in the figure.

Clearly, AB = 3 km; BC = 3AB = (3 × 3) km = 9 km;

CD = 5 AB = (5 × 3) km = 15 km.

Draw AE

CD. Then, CE = AB = 3 km and AE = BC = 9 km.

DE = (CD – CE) = (15 – 3) km = 12 km.

In ΔAED, AD2 = AE2 + DE2 ; AD = $√{9^2 + 12^2}$

$√{225}$ = 15 km. So, required distance

= AD = 15 km.

Question : 2

Kishore starts from a point and walks 6 km towards East and turning to his left he moves 3 km. After this, he again turns to his left and moves 6 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point ?

a) 2 km

b) 5 km

c) 3 km

d) 4 km

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

AD = 3 km

Question : 3

Two buses start from the opposite point of a main road, 150 kms apart. The first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point ?

a) 75 kms

b) 85 kms

c) 65 kms

d) 80 kms

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance

Let X and Y be two buses.

Bus X travels along the path PA, AB, BC, CD.

Now, AD = BC =25 km

So, PD = PA + AD = 50 km

Bus Y travels 35 km upto E

∴ Distance between two buses = PQ - (PD + QE)

= {150 - (50+35)} = 65 km

Question : 4

Sunil walks towards the East from point A turns right at point B and walks the same distance as he walked towards the East. He now turns left, walks the same distance again and finally makes a left turn and stops at point C after walking the same distance. The distance between A and C is how many times as that of A and B?

a) Two

b) Four

c) Can't be determined

d) Three

e) None of these

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance

Movements of Sunil are as shown in figure.

Hence, AC = AB + BC = 2AB

Question : 5

Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 kms apart. The first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point ?

a) 80 kms

b) 75 kms

c) 65 kms

d) 85 kms

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Let X and Y be two buses.

Bus X travels along the path

PA, AB, BC, CD

Now, AD = BC = 25 km.

So, PD = PA + AD = 50km.

Bus Y travels 35 km upto E.

∴ Distance between two buses = PQ - (PD - QE)

= [150 - (50 + 35)] = 65km.

Question : 6

Ram and Shyam started walking in opposite directions from a point. Ram covered 7 km and Shyam covered 5km. Ram turned right and walked 3 km. Shyam turned left and walked 3km. How far are they from each other?

a) 10 km

b) 14 km

c) 8 km

d) 12 km

Answer: (d)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Clearly, they are 12 km apart.

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