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Question : 56

Rohit walked 25 metres towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and walked 25 metres. He again turned to his right and walked 15 metres. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?

a) 40 metres East

b) 35 metres East

c) 60 metres East

d) 35 metres North

Answer: (b)

direction-and-distance

The movements of Rohit are as shown in fig.

∴ Rohit's distance from starting point A =

AE = AD + DE = BC + DE = (20 + 15)m = 35 m

Also, E is to the East of A

DIRECTIONS:

Study the following information to answer the questions given below :

Ramu walks 2 km towards North and turn to his right and walks 4 km more. He then turns to his right and walks 4 km and turns again to his right and walks another 4 km.

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Question : 57

Which direction is Ramu facing now ?

a) South

b) North

c) West

d) East

Answer: (c)

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Ramu is facing towards west.

Question : 58

How far away is Ramu from the starting point ?

a) 6 km

b) 4 km

c) 8 km

d) 2 km

Answer: (d)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Ramu is 2 km away from the starting point.

DIRECTIONS:

Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow :

On a playing ground, Dinesh, Kunal, Nitin, Atul and Prashant are standing as described below facing the North.

  1. Kunal is 40 metres to the right of Atul.
  2. Dinesh is 60 metres to the south of Kunal.
  3. Nitin is 25 metres to the west of Atul.
  4. Prashant is 90 metres to the north of Dinesh.

Question : 59

Who is to the north-east of the person who is to the left of Kunal ?

a) Nitin

b) Dinesh

c) Either Nitin or Dinesh

d) Atul

e) None of these

Answer: (e)

Clearly, the Arrangement of Boys is as shown below:

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Clearly, Atul is to the left of Kunal and Prashant is to the North-East of Atul.

Question : 60

If a boy walks from-Nitin, meets Atul followed by Kunal, Dinesh and then Prashant, how many metres has he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all through ?

a) 185 metres

b) 155 metres

c) 245 metres

d) 215 metres

e) None of these

Answer: (d)

Clearly, the Arrangement of Boys is as shown below:

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Required distance = NA + AK + KD + DP

= (25 + 40 + 60 + 90) = 215m.

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