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Question : 91

A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres in the East before turning to his right. He went 20 metres before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle's place 30 metres from this point. His father was not there. From here he went 100 metres to the North before meeting his father in a street How far did the son meet his father from the starting point ?

a) 140 metres

b) 100 metres

c) 80 metres

d) 260 metres

Answer: (b)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

The movements of the child from A to E are as shown in the figure,

Clearly, the child meeta his father at E.

Now, AF = (AB - FB)

= (AB - DC) = (90 - 30)m = 60m.

EF = (DE - DF) = (DE - BC)

= (100 - 20) = 80m.

Question : 92 [SSC CISF ASI 2010]

Leela starts from a point and walks 1 km east and then turns left and walks 2 km and turns right and walks 2 km again. She starts towards a point 2 km towards her right, from where again she walks 1 km left. How far is she from the starting point?

a) 4 km

b) 2 km

c) 3 km

d) 5 km

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance

= AB + BE + EF

= (1 + 2 + 1) km = 4 km

Question : 93 [SSC CGL Tier-I 2016]

Sham goes to his friend’s house that is straight 10 km from his house. On his way back, he takes a right turn and walks 2 km and again takes a right turn and walks for 10 km before he takes a right turn again. How much distance is Sham still away from his house?

a) 8 km

b) 2 km

c) 10 km

d) 12 km

Answer: (b)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

DA = 2 km

Question : 94

A mountaineer starts from Camp A and proceeds East to Camp B 4 km away. from camp B he proceeds to camp C, 5km to the south. from there, he returns and proceeds 12km to camp 'D' via camps B and A. How far is he away from the camp A ?

a) 6 km

b) 12 km

c) 3 km

d) 5 km

e) 8 km

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance

Clearly, mountaineer is [(12- (4 + 5) =] 3 km away from the point A

Question : 95

Two men 'A' and 'B' Starts their' Journey from a special point 'X'. 'A' walks 4 km in the direction of west. 'B' walks 1 km in the direction of north then he turns left and walks straight 4 km. 'A' turns right and walks 2 km straight. How far is now 'A' from 'B'?

a) 2 km

b) 4 km

c) 1 km

d) 3 km

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance

Clearly the distance between A and B = 1km

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