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Question : 6 [SSC Steno Grade 'C' & 'D' 2011]

Sanmitra walks 4 kms. towards north, turns right and walks 5 k.m. Then he turns towards south and walks 2 k.m. Again he takes a turn towards west walks 3 km and stops for a while. Then he further walks 2 km. What is the distance of Sanmitra from starting point ?

a) 2 k.m.

b) 3 k.m

c) 16 k.m.

d) 4 k.m.

Answer: (a)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance = 2 km

Question : 7 [SSC CGL Tier-1 2008]

Somu travelled from a point A straight to B, a distance of 12 km. He turned right and travelled 8 km and reached point C. From that point took right turn and travelled 6 km, and reached point D. How far is he away from the starting point ?

a) 12 km

b) 14 km

c) 10 km

d) 13 km

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance

= $√{8^2 + 6^2}$

= $√{64 + 36}$

= $√{100}$ = 10 km

Question : 8 [SSC CGL Tier-1 2004]

A man starts from his office and goes 5 km East. Then, he turns to the left and again walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks 5 km. At what distance is he from the starting point ?

a) 4 km

b) 7 km

c) 3 km

d) 6 km

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

The man is 3 km away from his office.

Question : 9 [SSC CHSL (10+2) DEO & LDC 2014]

Ram walks 12 kms to the North, then 10 kms to West, 12 kms to South. How far is Ram from the starting point ?

a) 13 kms

b) 10 kms

c) 9 kms

d) 8 kms

Answer: (b)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

Required distance = AD

= 10 km

Question : 10 [SSC Level DEO & LDC 2012]

A man travels 3 km in the East and turns to South and moves 4 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

a) 6 km

b) 10 km

c) 5 km

d) 2 km

Answer: (c)

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

direction-and-distance-verbal-reasoning

AC = $√{AB^2 + BC^2}$

= $√{3^2 + 4^2}$

= $√{9+ 16}$

= $√{25}$ = 5 km

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