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Question : 31

Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?

a) 20 metres South

b) 10 metres South

c) 10 metres North

d) 20 metres North

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance

The movements of Sanjeev from A to F are shown in the figure.

Clearly, Sanjeev’s distance from starting point A

= AF = (AB + BF) = AB + (BE – EF)

= AB + (CD – EF) = [10 + (20 – 10)] m

= (10 + 10) m = 20 m.

Also, F lies to the South of A.

So, Sanjeev is 20 metres to the south of his starting point.

Question : 32 [SSC CHSL (10+2) Tier-I 2016]

Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

a) 50 m

b) 140 m

c) 35 m

d) 115 m

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

AE = (75 – 40) metres

= 35 metres

Question : 33

A boy ride his bicycle northwards, then turned left and ride one km and again turned left and ride 2 km. He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially?

a) 2 km

b) 5 km

c) 1 km

d) 3 km

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance

Clearly, the boy ride from A to B, then to C and finally upto D Since D lies to the west of A, so required distance = AB = CD = 2 km.

Question : 34 [SSC CGL Tier-1 2011]

Vivek and Ashok start from a fixed point. Vivek moves 3 km north and turns right and then covers 4 km. Ashok moves 5 km west and turns right and walks 3 km, Now how far are they apart ?

a) 9 km

b) 6 km

c) 10 km

d) 8 km

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance

= (5 + 4) = 9 km

Question : 35 [SSC CPO SI, ASI Online 2016]

Ruhi travels 10 km towards north, turns left and travels 4 km and then again turns right and covers another 5 km and turns right and travels another 4 km. How far is she from the starting point?

a) 10 km

b) 20 km

c) 5 km

d) 15 km

Answer: (d)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance

= AE = AB + BE

= (10 + 5) km = 15 km.

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