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DIRECTIONS:

Based on informations given below. Read carefully and choose best alternatives.

In a playground five friends A, B, C, D and E are standing facing north in order as described below.

  1. B is standing at the right of D at distance of 50 m.
  2. A is standing in the south direction of B at 60 m distance.
  3. 'C' is in the west of 'D' at the distance of 40 m.
  4. 'E' is in the north of A at 80 m distance

Question : 36

Who is in the South-East from the person who is left from 'D'

a) C

b) A

c) D

d) B

Answer: (b)

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Question : 37

How many distance is between C and E?

a) 92 m

b) 53 m

c) 120 m

d) 78 m

Answer: (a)

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EC = $√{(CB)^2 + (BE)^2}$ = $√{(90)^2 + (20)^2}$

= $√{8100 + 400}$ = $√{8500}$ = 92m (near about)

Question : 38

If a boy, who stands near 'C' starts walking and reach to 'D' then B, A, E respectively. How many km he walk from C to E?

a) 170 m

b) 120 m

c) 230 m

d) 150 m

Answer: (c)

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Required distance = 40 + 50 + 60 + 80 = 230 m

Question : 39

Vijay Kumar walks from his house in the north direction a distance of 15 km. Then he turns west direction and walks straight 10 km. At last he turns south direction and walks straight 5 km. How far and in which direction is he from his house?

a) 20 km, North

b) 10 km, East

c) None of these

d) 5 km, West

Answer: (c)

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DE = CB =10km

AE = AB - BE = 15 – 5 = 10km

(CD = BE)

AD = $√{DE^2 + AE^2}$ = $√{(10)^2 + (10)^2}$

= $√{100 +100}$ = $√{200}$ = $√{100 × 2}$ = 10$√{2}$

Thus it's 10$√{2}$ km in North-West direction.

DIRECTIONS:

The following questions are based on the diagram given below showing four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown.

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Question : 40

From the original position, B and D move one and a half length of sides clockwise and anticlockwise respectively. Which one of the following statements is true ?

a) D is at the midpoint between A and C, and B at the corner originally occupied by C.

b) B and D are both at the midpoint between A and C.

c) B is at the midpoint between A and Ct and D at the midpoint between the original position of B and C

d) B and D are both at the midpoint between A and D.

Answer: (b)

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The movements of B and D are clearly shown in the adjoining diagram.

So, statements (a) is true.

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