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Question : 31 [SSC Graduate Level Tier-I 2013]

Ram and Sam start walking towards North and cover 20 metres. Ram turns to his left and Sam to his right. After sometime, Rain walks 10 metres, in the same direction in which he turned. On the other hand, Sam walks only 7 metres. Later, Ram turns towards his left and Sam to his right. Both walk 25 metres forward. How far is Ram from Sam now ?

a) 5 metres

b) 20 metres

c) 17 metres

d) 10 metres

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance

= (10 + 7) metres = 17 metres

Question : 32 [SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]

A student walked out from the Classroom towards the Library. She went first to the Canteen on the left side, 24 ft away. After a cup of tea, took a right turn and went to the Laboratory 13 ft away. She then went to the Physics Block, 15 ft to the left. She talked to a friend, in the garden 3 ft on the left and continued walking in the same direction to the Library, 10 ft more. What was the actual distance between the Library and the Classroom ?

a) 65 ft

b) 34 ft

c) 42 ft

d) 39 ft

Answer: (d)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

AF = AB + BF

= (24 + 15) ft

= 39 ft

DIRECTIONS:
  1. Point A is 10 m west of point B.
  2. Point B is 6 m south of point C and also 7 m north of point D.
  3. Point E is 4 m west of point D.
  4. Point C is 6 m east of point F.

Question : 33

A person starts from point F, walks 2 m in south direction and reaches a point T. He takes a right turn and reaches point K, north of point A. Find TK + BD – DE.

a) 7 m

b) 9 m

c) 8 m

d) 6 m

e) 5 m

Answer: (a)

TK = 10 – 6 = 4 m

So TK + BD – DE = 4 + 7 – 4

Question : 34

Find distance AE.

a) 8 m

b) 10 m

c) $4√10 km$

d) $8√3 m$

e) $5√8 m$

Answer: (c)

AE = $√((10+4)^2 + 7^2 ) = 4√10 km$

Question : 35

A person starts from point D, walks 10 m in north direction and reaches point S. He takes a right turn, walks 2 m and reaches point X. Find distance XE.

a) $5√13 m$

b) $2√13 m$

c) $2√24 m$

d) $3√29 m$

e) $2√26 m$

Answer: (e)

XE = $√ (10^2 + 2^2 ) = 2√26 m$

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