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Question : 11 [R.R.B. 2005]

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 : 12 [Hotel Management, 1998]

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 : 13 [Hotel Management, 1999]

I am standing at the centre of a circular field. I go down south to the edge of the field and then turning left I walk along the boundary of the field equal to three - eighths of its length. Then I turn west and go right across to the opposite point on the boundary. In which direction am I from the starting point?

a) North - West

b) North

c) South - West

d) West

Answer: (d)

The movements are as indicated in Fig. 7 (O to A, A to B and B to C).

Clearly, C lies to the South - West of O.

Question : 14

Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 30 meters, he turned towards right and walked 20 meters. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 meters, turned to his left again and walked 40 meters. He now turns to the left and walks 5 meters. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?

a) North

b) South

c) East

d) West

e) South - West

Answer: (a)

The movements of Gopal are as shown in Fig. 15 from A to G.

Clearly, Gopal is finally walking in the direction FG i.e., North.

Question : 15 [C.P.O. 2005]

A rat runs 20' towards East and turns to right, runs 10' and turns to right, runs 9' and again turns to left, runs 5' and then turns to left, runs 12' and finally turns to left and runs 6'. Now, which direction is he now from the starting point?

a) North - East

b) East

c) South - East

d) South

e) None of these

Answer: (c)

The movements of the rat from A to G are as shown in fig. 16.

Clearly, it is finally walking in the direction FG i.e. North.

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