find distance only section 5 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 21

A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km east - wards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is ?

a) 16 km

b) 12 km

c) 15 km

d) 18 km

e) None of these

Question : 22 [SSC (10+2) Level DEO & LDC 2011]

A person moves 400 metres to East. He turns to his left and moves 400 metres. Then again he turns to his left and walks 400 metres. Finally he turns to his right and moves 100 metres. Now how far away in metres. He is from the starting point ?

a) 900

b) 500

c) 1300

d) 800

Question : 23

A girl rides her bicycle southwards, then turned right and rode 2 km and again turned right and rode 4 km. She found himself exactly 2 km east from the starting point. How far did she ride southwards initially?

a) 3 km

b) 4 km

c) 2km

d) 6 km

e) None of these

Question : 24

From a point, Sahil starts walking in east direction. After walking for 15 m he takes a right turn. Now he walks for 12 m before turning to his right again. Next he walks 5 m and again turns in same direction as before. He now walks for 20 m before stopping at a point. How far is this point from the point where Sahil started?

a) $3√22 m$

b) 7 m

c) $4√10 m$

d) $2√41 m$

e) 12 m

Question : 25 [SSC Stat Invt G-IV 2005]

A man walks 6 km towards the north, then turns towards his left and walks for 4 km. He again turns left and walks for 6 km. At this point he turns to his right and walks for 6 km. How many km and in what direction is he from the starting point ?

a) 6 km and South

b) 8 km and West

c) 10 km and West

d) 4 km and South