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DIRECTION & DISTANCE

North-West

North-East

East

West

South-East

South-West
South

Note:
On paper North is always on top be while South is always in
bottom.
Concept of Degree
Let us see the following picture:

Concept of Turn
Left turn = clockwise turn

Right turn

Left turn

Right turn

(iii)

Left turn

Right turn

Right turn
(i)

Left turn

North

Right turn = Anti-clockwise turn.

Let us understand it through pictorial representation:

Right turn

Concept of Direction
In our day to day life, we make our concept of direction after
seeing the position of sun. In fact, this is a truth that sun rises in
the East and goes down in the west. Thus when we stand facing
sunrise, then our front is called East while our back is called
West. At this position our left hand is in the Northward and the
right hand is in the Southward. Let us see the following direction
map that will make your concept more clear:
Direction Map:

Left turn
(ii)

Left turn

(iv)

Important Point Regarding Direction

(1) If our face is towards North, than after left than our face will
be it towards West while after right turn it will be towards
East.
(2) If our face is towards South, then after left turn our face will
be towards East and after right turn it will be towards West.
(3) If our face is towards East, then after left turn our face will
be to North and after right turn it will be towards South.
(4) If our face is towards West, then after left turn our face will
be towards South and after right turn it will be towards
North.
(5) If our face is towards North-West, then after left turn our
face will be towards South-West and after right turn it will
be towards North-East.
(6) If our face is towards South-West, then after left turn our
face will be towards South-East and after right turn it will be
towards North-West.
(7) If our face is towards South-East, then after left turn our
face will be towards North-East and after right turn it will be
towards South-West.
(8) If our face is towards North-East, then after left turn our
face will be towards North-East and after right-turn it will be
towards South-East.
Concept of Minimum Distance
Minimum distance between initial and last point
h2 = b2 + p2, where

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h = Hypotenuse
b = Base
P = Perpendicular
Remember this important rule is
known as Pythogoras Theorem

1. Raman walked 2 km West from his office and

EXAMPLE
then turned South covering 4 km. Finally, he waked 3 km towards
East and again move 1 km West. How far is Raman from his
initial position?
(a) 4 km
(b) 8 km
(c) 10 km
(d) 7 km
Sol. (a) Raman starts from his office A, moves 2 km West upto
B, then 4 km to the South upto C, 3 km East upto D and
finally 1 km West upto E, Thus his distance from the
initial position A = AE = BC = 4 km.
Hence option (a) is the correct answer.
2 km
B
A

1 km
C

2 km

2. Rashmi walks 10 km towards North. She walks

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6 km towards South then. From here she moves 3 km towards
East. How far and in which direction is she with reference to her
starting point?
(a) 6 km West
(b) 7 km East
(c) 8 km North
(d) 5 km North-East
Sol. (d) It is clear, Rashmi moves from A 10 km Northwards
upto B, then moves 6 km Southwards upto C, then
turns towards East and walks 3 km upto D.
Then, AC = (AB BC) = 10 6 = 4 km
CD = 3km.
B
6 km
3 km
C

10 km

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D

A
Rashmis distance from starting point A

=AD= AC 2 + CD 2 = 42 + 32 = 16 + 9 = 25 = 5km.
From figure, D is to the North-East of A, Hence (d) is the
correct option

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Q travels towards East. M travels towards North. S and T

travel in opposite directions. T travels towards right of Q.
Which of the following is definitely true?
(a) M and S travel in the opposite directions.
(b) S travels towards West.
(c) T travels towards North.
(d) M and S travel in the same direction.
P, Q, R, S and T are sitting around a circular table. R is to the
right of P and is second to the left of S. T is not between P
and S. Who is second to the left of R?
(a) S
(b) T
(c) Q
(d) Data inadequate
Of the five villages P, Q, R, S and T situated close to each
other, P is to west of Q, R is to the south of P, T is to the
north of Q, and S is to the east of T. Then, R is in which
direction with respect to S?
(a) North-West
(b) South-East
(c) South-West
(d) Data Inadequate
M is to the East of D, F is to the South of D and K is to the
West of F. M is in which direction with respect to K?
(a) South-West
(b) North-West
(c) North-East
(d) South-East
After 4 pm on a sunny day when Ramesh was returning
from his school, he saw his uncle coming in the opposite
direction. His uncle talked to him for some time. Ramesh

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saw that the shadow of his uncle was to his right side.
Which direction was his uncle facing during their talk?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) Data inadequate
A and B are standing at a distance of 20 km from each other
on a straight East-West road. A and B start walking
simultaneously, eastwards and westwards respectively, and
both cover a distance of 5 km. Then A turns to his left and
walks 10 km. B turns to his right and walks 10 km and at the
same speed. Then both turn to their left and cover a distance
of 5 km at the same speed. What will be the distance between
them?
(a) 10 km
(b) 5 km
(c) 20 km
(d) 25 km
Alok walked 30 metres towards east and took a right turn
and walked 40 metres. He again took a right turn and walked
50 metres. Towards which direction is he from his starting
point?
(a) South
(b) West
(c) South-West
(d) South-East
Ruchi's house is to the right of Vani's house at a distance of
20 metres in the same row facing North. Shabana's house is
in the North- East direction of Vani's house at a distance of
25 metres. Determine that Ruchi's house is in which direction
with respect of Shabana's house?

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(a) North-East
(b) East
(c) South
(d) West
Y is to the East of X, which is to the North of Z. If P is to the
South of Z, then P is in which direction with respect to Y?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) South-East
(d) None of these
One afternoon, Manisha and Madhuri were talking to each
other face to face in Bhopal on M.G. Road. If Manishas
shadow was exactly to the left of Madhuri, which direction
was Manisha facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) Data inadequate
X started walking straight towards South. He walked a
distance of 5 metres and then took a left turn and walked a
distance of 3 metres. Then he took a right turn and walked
a distance of 5 metres again. X is facing which direction
now?
(a) North-East
(b) South
(c) North
(d) South-West
If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B, in what
direction is A with respect to C?
(a) North-east
(b) North- west
(c) South-east
(d) South-west
One morning after sunrise, Gopal was facing a pole. The
shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction
was he facing?
(a) South
(b) East
(c) West
(d) Data inadequate
A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and
rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found
himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far
did he ride northwards initially?
(a) 1 km
(b) 2 km
(c) 3 km
(d) 5 km
Ravi wants to go to the university which is opposite to
theatre. He starts from his home which is in the East and
come to a crossing. The road to the left ends is a theatre,
straight ahead is the hospital. In which direction is the
university?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
A rat runs 20' towards east and turns to right, runs 10' and
turns to right, runs 9' and again turns to left, runs 5' and
then to left, runs 12' and finally turns to left and runs 6'.
Now, which direction is the rat facing?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
If South-east becomes North, North-east becomes West
and so on, what will West become?
(a) North-east
(b) North-west
(c) South-east
(d) South-west
P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R and S, Q are
partners. S is to the right of R who is facing west. Then, Q
is facing
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
A and B start walking, from a point, in opposite directions.
A covers 3 km and B covers 4 km. Then A turns right and

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walks 4 km while B turns left and walks 3 km. How far is each
from the starting point ?
(a) 5 km
(b) 4 km
(c) 10 km
(d) 8 km
Anuj started walking positioning his back towards the sun.
After sometime, he turned left, then turned right and then
towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?
(a) North or South
(b) East or West
(c) North or West
(d) South or West
From her home, Prerna wishes to go to school. From home,
she goes towards North and then turns left and then turns
right, and finally she turns left and reaches school. In which
direction her school is situated with respect to her home?
(a) North-East
(b) North-West
(c) South-East
(d) South-West
One day, Ravi left home and cycled 10 km southwards,
turned right and cycled 5 km and turned right and cycled 10
km and turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometres
will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?
(a) 10 km
(b) 15 km
(c) 20 km
(d) 25 km
Rasik walks 20 m North. Then, he turns right and walks
30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left
and walks 15 m. Then he again turns left and walks 15 m. In
which direction and how many metres away is he from his
original position?
(a) 15 metres West
(b) 30 metres East
(c) 30 metres West
(d) 45 metres East
From his house, Lokesh went 15 km to the North. Then he
turned West and covered 10 km. Then, he turned South and
covered 5 km. Finally , turning to East, he covered 10 km. In
which direction is he from his house?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Kailash faces towards north. Turnings to his right, he walks
25 metres. He then turns to his left and walks 30 metres.
Next, he moves 25 metres to his right. He then turns to the
right again and walks 55 metres. Finally, he turns to the
right and moves 40 metres. In which direction is he now
from his starting point ?
(a) South-West
(b) South
(c) North-West
(d) South-East
A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points
towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand
point at 1: 30 pm ?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
One evening before sunset two friends Sumit and Mohit
were talking to each other face to face. If Mohits shadow
was exactly to his right side, which direction was Sumit facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) Data inadequate
Rohit walked 25 metres towards South. Then he turned to
his left and walked 20 metres. He then turned to his left and
walked 25 metres. He again turned to his right and walked
15 metres. At what distance is he from the starting point
and in which direction?
(a) 35 metres East
(b) 35 metres North
(c) 40 metres East
(d) 60 metres East

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One morning after sunrise, Reeta and Kavita were talking to

each other face to face at Tilak Square. If Kavitas shadow was
exactly to the right to Reeta, which direction Kavita was facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) Data inadequate
I am facing east. I turn 100 in the clockwise direction and
then 145 in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction
am I facing now?
(a) East
(b) North-east
(c) North
(d) South-west
A man is facing north-west. He turns 90 in the clockwise
direction, then 180 in the anticlockwise direction and then
another 90 in the same direction. Which direction is he
facing now?
(a) South
(b) South-west
(c) West
(d) South-east
A man is facing west. He runs 45 in the clockwise direction
and then another 180 in the same direction and then 270 in
the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(a) South
(b) North-west
(c) West
(d) South-west
Gan esh cycles towards South West a distance of
8 m, then he moves towards East a distance of 20 m. From
there he moves towards North East a distance of 8 m, then
he moves towards west a distance of 6 m From there he
moves towards North-East a distance of 2m. Then he moves
towards west a distance of 4 m and then towards south
west 2 km and stop at that point. How far is he from the
starting point ?
(a) 12 m
(b) 10 m
(c) 8 m
(d) 6 m
From my house I worked 5 km towards North. I turned right
and walked 3 km. Again I went one km to south How far am
I from my house?
(a) 7 km
(b) 6 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km
Ram left home and walked 5 km southward, turned right and
walked 2 km and turned right and walked 5 km and turned
left and walked 5 km. How many km will he have to walk to
reach his home starting ?
(a) 5
(b) 7
(c) 17
(d) 15
Going 60 m to the south of his house. Kiran turn left and
goes another 20 m, then turning to the North.
He goes 40 m and then starting walking to his house. In
which direction is his house from there?
(a) South-East
(b) North
(c) East
(d) North-West
Ram started walking towards East after 1 km. He turned
south and walked 5 km. Again he turned East and walked 2
km. Finally he turned North and walked 9 km. How far is he
from the starting point?
(a) 7 km
(b) 3 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 5 km

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Sobha was facing East. She walked 20 metres. Turning left

she moved 15 metres and then turning right moved 25
metres. Finally, she turned right and moved 15 metres more.
How far is she from her starting point?
(a) 25 metres
(b) 35 metres
(c) 50 metres
(d) 45 metres
Jatin leaves his house and walks 12 km towards North. He
turns right and walks another 12 km. He turns right again,
walks 12 km more and turns left to walk 5 km. How far is he
from his home and in which direction ?
(a) 7 km east
(b) 10 km east
(c) 17 km east
(d) 24 km east
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) 25 metres
(b) 50 metres
(c) 115 metres
(d) 35 metres
If a person is walking towards North, what direction should
he follow so that he is walking towards West ?
(a) right, right, left
(b) left, left, right
(c) left, right, left
(d) left, left, left
A watch read 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what
direction will the hour hand point?
(a) North
(b) North west
(c) South-east
(d) North-east
A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted
to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the
point where he was standing. He had no instruments to
find the direction but he located the polestar. The most
convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the
(a) direction facing the polestar
(b) direction opposite to the polestar
(c) direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) direction keeping the polestar to his right
A person travels 12 km due North, then 15 km due East,
after that 15 km due West and then 18 km due South. How
far is he from the starting point?
(a) 6 km
(b) 12 km
(c) 33 km
(d) 60 km
Priya starts walking in the afternoon facing the Sun. After
some time, she turned to the right. Later again, she tunred
to her left and again also left. At what direction is Priya
moving now?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Asha drives 6 km towards West and turns to the right and
drives 3 km. Then, she turns again and drives towards right
hand and drives 6 km. How far is she from her starting
point? In which direction would she be driving?
(a) 6 km East
(b) 3 km West
(c) 3 km East
(d) 6 km North
In the given figure, P is 300 km eastward of O and Q is 400
km north of O. R is exactly in the middle of Q and P. The
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North

400 km

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300 km

East

(a) 250 km
(b) 100 3 km
(c) 500 km
(d) 125 km
The houses of A and B face each other on a road going
north-south, As being on the western side. A comes out of
his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns right, travels 5 km
to the front of Ds house. B does exactly the same and
reaches the front of Cs house. In this context, which one of
the following statements is correct ?
(a) C and D live on the same street.
(b) Cs house faces south.
(c) The houses of C and D are less than 20 km apart.
(d) None of the above
If M is in North-east of N and P in South-West of N then (i)
P is inthe South of N and (ii) N is between M and P. Out of
these two statements (i) and (ii) which is/are correct?
(a) (i) and (ii) both are correct
(b) (i) and (ii) both are wrong
(c) only (i) is correct
(d) only (ii) is correct
Five persons A, B, C, D and E are standing in a row. B is
between A and C and D is between C and E. If the distance
of C from B is equal to the distance of D from C, what is the
relation between the distances of A to B and B to E?
(a) Both are equal
(b) A B is smaller than BE
(c) A B is larger than BE
(d) There is no relation in AB and BE
The post office is in the East of the school while my house
is in the South of the school. The market is in the North of
the post office. If the distance of the market from the
post-office is equal to the distance of my house from the
school, in which direction is the market with respect to my
house?
(a) North
(b) East
(c) North-east
(d) South-west
A person stood alone in a desert on a dark night and wanted
to reach his village which was situated 5 km east of the
point where he was standing. He had no instruments to
find the direction but he located the polestar. The most
convenient way now to reach his village is to walk in the
(a) direction facing the polestar
(b) direction opposite to the polestar
(c) direction keeping the polestar to his left
(d) direction keeping the polestar to his right
The length and breadth of a room are 8 m and 6 m
respectively. A cat runs along all the four walls and finally

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along a diagonal order to catch a rat. How much total

distance is covered by the cat?
(a) 10
(b) 14
(c) 38
(d) 48
Two ladies and two men are playing bridge a card game and
seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is
facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not
of the same gender. One man is facing South. Which
directions are the ladies facing?
(a) East and west
(b) South and east
(c) North and west
(d) North and east
Consider the following statements :
There are six villages A, B, C, D, E and F.
F is 1 km to the west of D.
B is 1 km to the east of E.
A is 2 km to the north of E.
C is 1 km to the east of A.
D is 1 km to the south of A.
Which three villages are in a line ?
(a) A, C, B
(b) A, D, E
(c) C, B, F
(d) E, B, D
If all the directions are rotated, i.e., if North is changed to
West and East to North and so on, then what will come in
place of North-West ?
(a) South-west
(b) North-east
(c) East-north
(d) East-west
In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a
manner that south-east becomes north, north-east becomes
west and so on. What will south become?
(a) North
(b) North-east
(c) North-west
(d) West
A is 40 m south-west of B. C is 40 m south-east of B. Then,
C is in which direction of A?
(a) East
(b) South
(c) West
(d) North
Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then
turns left and walks 40 metres. He again turns left and
walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres after turning
to the right. How far is he from his original position?
(a) 55 m
(b) 60 m
(c) 65 m
(d) 50 m
My friend and I started walking simultaneously
towards each other from two places 100 m apart. After
walking 30 m, my friend turns left and goes 10 m, then he
turns right and goes 20 m and then turns right again and
comes back to the road on which he had started walking. If
we walk with the same speed, what is the distance between
us at this point of time?
(a) 50 m
(b) 60 m
(c) 40 m
(d) 45 m
A square field ABCD of side 90 m is so located
that its diagonal AC is from north to south and the corner B
is to the west of D. Rohan and Rahul start walking along the
sides from B and C respectivelyin the clockwise and anticlockwise directions with speeds of 8 km/hr and 10 km/hr.
Where will they cross each other the second time ?
(a) On AD at a distance of 30 m from A
(b) On BC at a distance of 10 m from B
(c) On AD at a distance of 30 m from D
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If South East becomes North, then what will South West

become?
(a) North
(b) West
(c) East
(d) North West
A man coming out of the backdoor of his house which is
facing East, walked for one kilometre, turned to his right
and walked for another kilometre. Then he turned to his
right and walked a kilometre again. Where was he from his
house at the end?
(a) 1 km away in north
(b) 1 km away in south
(c) 1 km away in east
(d) 1 km away in west
Two squads of soldiers A and B, facing East and West
respectively received the following commands - Left Turn,
About Turn, Right Turn, Left Turn. Which directions would
the squads A and B face at the end?
(a) East, West
(b) West, East
(c) North, South
(d) South, North
A direction pole was situated on the crossing. Due to an
accident, the pole turned in such a manner that the pointer
which was showing East started showing South. One
traveller went to the wrong direction thinking it to be West.
In what direction actually was he travelling?
(a) South
(b) East
(c) West
(d) North
Dinesh and Ramesh start together from a certain point in
the opposite direction on motorcycles. The speed of
Dinesh is 60 km per hour and Ramesh 44 km per hour. What
will be the distance between them after 15 minutes ?
(a) 20 km
(b) 24 km
(c) 26 km
(d) 30 km

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An insect is walking in straight line. It covers a distance of

15 cm per minute. It comes back 2.5 cm after every 15 cm.
How long will it take to cover a distance of 1 metre ?
(a) 6.5 min
(b) 8 min
(c) 10 min
(d) 12 min
Four players P. Q. R and S are standing a play filed in such
a way that Q is to East of P, R is to the South of P and S is to
the North of P. In which direction of Q is S Standing ?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) North-West
(d) South-East
A cyclist goes 30 km to North and then turning to East he
goes 40 km. Again he turns to his right and goes 20 km.
After this he turns to his right and goes 40 km. How far is he
from his starting point ?
(a) 0 km.
(b) 10 km.
(c) 25 km.
(d) 40 km.
A boy from his home, first walks 20 m in north - West direction
& then 20 m in South - West direction. Next, he walks 20 m
South - East direction. Finally. he turns towards his house.
In which direction is he moving ?
(a) North - West
(b) North - East
(c) South - West
(d) South - East
A person walks towards his house at 8.00 am and observes
his shadow to his right. In which direction he is walking ?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
A boat moves from a jetty towards East. After sailing for 9
nautical miles, she turns towards right and covers another
12 nautical miles. If she wants to go back to the jetty, what
is the shortest distance now from her present position ?
(a) 21 nautical miles
(b) 20 nautical miles
(c) 18 nautical miles
(d) 15 nautical miles

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(a)

36

(d)

44

(a)

52

(c)

60

(a)

68

(c)

(b)

13

(a)

21

(b)

29

(a)

37

(d)

45

(d)

53

(c)

61

(d)

69

(b)

(a)

14

(b)

22

(b)

30

(b)

38

(d)

46

(c)

54

(c)

62

(c)

70

(b)

(c)

15

(a)

23

(d)

31

(d)

39

(c)

47

(a)

55

(b )

63

(a)

71

(b)

(c)

16

(c)

24

(c)

32

(d)

40

(d)

48

(c)

56

(a)

64

(d)

72

(d)

HINTS & EXPLANATIONS

1.

(d) We have been given that Q travels towards East and

M travels towards North. Now, T travels towards right
of Q implies that T travels towards South. Hence, S
travels towards North (because S and T travel in
opposite directions). Therefore, it is definitely true that
M and S travel in the same direction i.e., North.

8.

(c)

Shabana
m
25

Vani
9.

N
E

20 m

Ruchi

(d)
N

2.

(c)
W

Q is second to the left of R.

3.

SW

(c)

10.

P
Q
R

Hence, R is to the South-West with respect to S.

4.

(c)
D

S
(a) In the afternoon the sun is in the west. Hence the
shadow is in the east. Now, east is to the left of
Madhuri. So, Madhuri is facing south. Therefore,
Manisha, who is face to face with Madhuri, is facing
north.
N

5
11.

(b) W

3
5

5.

6.

M is to the North-East of K.
(b) After 4 pm the shadow will be towards East. Now, East
is to the right of Ramesh. So Ramesh faces North. And
his uncle, who is opposite him, faces South.
(a)

5 km

12.

S
(d) Clearly, comparing the direction of A w.r.t. C in the
second diagram with that in the first diagram, A will be
south-west of C.
N

5 km

W
SW

10 km

5 km

5 km

(c)

W
40 m

E
S

50 m

14.

(b) Clearly, the boy rode from A to B,

then to C and finally up to D. Since 2km
D lies to the west of A, so required
D 1km A
distance = AB = CD = 2 km.
(a) Starting from his house in the East, Ravi moves
westwards. Then, the theatre, which is to the left, will be
in the South. The hospital, which is straight ahead, will
be to the West. So, the University will be to the North.

30 m

(a) The Sun rises in the east. So, in morning, the shadow
falls towards the west. Now, shadow of pole falls to
the right of Gopal.Therefore, Gopals right side is the
west. So, he is facing South.
C 1km B

Starting point

13.

20 km

7.

15.

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21.

University

W
Hospital

E
Home

20'
D

B
9'

10'

G
6'

5'

17.

E
SW

22.

NW

10 km

NE

NW
W

18.

E
SW

10 km

NW

23.

SE

S
NE

(a) Here, R faces towards West. S is to the right of R. So,

S is facing towards South. Thus, Q who is the partner
of S, will face towards North.
N
S
W

30 m

20 m

15 m

35 m
D

19.

24.

10 km

10 km

5 km

3
A

25.

A (Lokesh)
25 m
N
30 m
55 m

25 m

North

End point

S
40 m

South

SE

ast
th-E
Sou

Sun

(d)

Both A and B are 32 + 42 = 5 km from the starting

point.
(a) Clearly, there are two possible movements of Anuj as
shown below:

Sun

15 m

(c) The movements of Lokesh are as shown in figure. (A

to B, B to C, C to D, D to E). Clearly, his final position is
E which is to the North of his house A.

20.

Q
(a) Here, O is the starting point.

5 km

(d) The movements of Rasik from A to F are as shown in

figure.
Since CD = AB + EF, so F lies in line with A.
Rasiks distance from original position A = AF
= (AG + GF) = (BC + DE) = (30 + 15) m = 45m.
Also, F lies to the east of A.

(Rasik) A

A (Ravi)

10 km

SW

SE

Home

It is clear from the diagram that school is in North-west

direction with respect to home.
(b) Here, Ravi starts from home at A, moves 10 km
southwards up to B, turns right and moves 10 km up to
C, turns right again and moves 10 km up to D and
finally turns left and moves 10 km up to E.
Thus, his distance from initial position A = AE
= AD + DE
= BC + DE = (5 + 10) km = 15 km.

E
F
12'
(c) Here, each direction moves 90 + 45 = 135
(Anti-clockwise)
S

School

NE

S
(c) The movements of rat are as shown in figure. Clearly, it
is finally walking in the direction FG i.e. North.
A

N
NW

Theatre

16.

(b)

15 km

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26.

(c) The positions of the minute and hour hands at 12 noon

and 1:30 p.m. are as shown in the diagram. Comparing
with direction figure, we see that the hour hand at
1:30 p.m. points towards the East.

31.

(d) As shown in figure, the man initially faces in the

direction OP. On moving 90 clockwise, he faces in the
direction OX. On further moving 180 anticlockwise,
he faces in the direction OY. Finally, on moving 90
anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OZ, which is
South-east.

32.

(d) Clearly, the man initially faces in the direction OA. On

moving 45 clockwise, he faces in the direction OB. On
further moving 180 clockwise, he faces in the direction
OC. Finally, on moving 270 anticlockwise, he faces in
the direction OD, which is South-west. Hence, the
answer is (d)

NE
N

11 12 1
10
2
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

NW

SE
W

S
SW

11 12 1
10
2
9
3
4
8
7 6 5

27.

28.

(b) In the evening, sun is in the west and so the shadows

fall towards east. So, Mohits shadow fell towards east.
Now, since Mohits shadow fell towards right, therefore,
Mohit is facing North. So Sumit, standing face to face
with Mohit, was facing South.
(a) The movements of Rohit are as shown in figure.
Rohits distance from starting point A = AE
= (AD + DE) = (BC + DE) = (20 + 15) m = 35 m.
Also, E is to the East of A.
15 m
(Rohit)
A
E
D

B
270
180
45
O

90

33.

(b)

4m

25 m

25 m

2m
A

29.

C
B
20 m
(a) In morning, sun rise in the east so shadow of a object
falls towards the west. Now, Kavitas shadow falls to
the rights of Reeta. Hence, Reeta is facing South and
Kavita is facing North.

O
8m

8m

Reeta

30.

Kavita

20 m

E
W

Kavita's
Shadow

(b) As shown in figure, the man initially faces towards

east i.e., in the direction OA. On moving 100 clockwise,
he faces in the direction OB. On further moving 145
anti-clockwise, he faces the direction OC. Clearly, OC
makes an angle of (145 100) i.e. 45 with OA and
so, the man faces in the direction North-east.

S
AO = 20 (4 + 6) = 10 m
34.

(d)

3 km

B
1 km

5 km
O

A
100
145

F
2m
EN
6m D

4
O

House

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37.

(d)

E
9 km

1 km

OC =

5 km

42 + 32 = 16 + 9 = 25 = 5 km
2 km

35.

Starting

5 km

(b)

W
5 km

5 km

S
Required distance =

25 metres

(d)

Starting 20 metres
Point

39.

15 metres

38.

42 + 32 = 5 km.
15 metres

2 km

E Finishing Point

towards South is same, i.e., 15 metres. So, Shobha is

20 + 25 metres = 45 metres away from her starting point.
(c) (12 km + 5 km = 17 km)
N

S
12km

Required distance = 5 + 2 = 7 km

12km

12km

36.

(d)

Kirans House
A
North West

40.

(d) The movements of Deepak are as shown in fig.

41.

C
25m

B
75 m
Clearly, FB = DC = 40 m .
\ Deepak's distance from the starting point A
= (AB EB) = (75 40) m = 35m.
(b) The directions to be followed will be :
E

left

40 m

25m
A

20 m

Finishing
Point

5km

Home

40 m

12km

60 m

left

E
S

S
right

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42.

(d) Clearly, to show 4.30, the position of the minute and

hour hands of the clock will be as shown. So, again as
shown, if the minute hand points East, the hour hand
will point in the North-east.

48.

(c) Given information diagrammatically can be shown as

follows:

11 12

SW

5km

10
9

3
8

N
A

4
7

NE

SE

5km

43.
44.

5km

NW

(c)
(a)

5km

N
15 km
Q

P
E 12km

From the above diagram, it is clear that the houses of C

and D are less than 20 km apart.
18 km

49.

R
S

Let O be the starting point and P, Q and R the positions

after every movement. Hence, Distance from the starting
point =Distance of final position R from O = OR = 18 12
= 6 km.
45. (d)

(d)

P
50.

51.

E
S

N is between M and P. Hence only (ii) statement is correct.

(b) The position of all the five persons is as follows:
A
B
C
D
E
Hence AB is smaller than BE
(c) The positions of school, house, post office and market
are as follows:
N

Market

Hence, Priya is moving in the South direction.

School

46. (c)

Post office

House

Hence, Asha is 3km from starting point and in the east

direction.
47.

(a) Clearly, PQ = OP2 + OQ2 = (300) 2 + (400) 2

=

90000 + 160000 = 500 km

1
2

Since, R is the midpoint of PQ, so QR = PQ = 250 km.

E
S

52.

Hence the market is in the North-east of my house.

(c)

53.

(c)

8m

B
6m

D
Required distance = 8 + 6 + 8 + 6 +
= 28 + 100 = 28 + 10 = 38 m

C
82 + 6 2

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(c) The positions of the ladies and the men are shown in
the diagram given below

58.

(a) As clear from the adjoining diagram, C lies to the

east of A.

M1
M2

L2

40 m

(b)

1 km

SE

(b) The movements for Gaurav are as shown in figure.

Clearly, Gauravs distance from his initial position
P = PX= (PS + SX) = (QR + SX) = (40 + 20) m = 60 m.

1 km
1 km

40 m

E
SW

S
59.

55.

NE

L1

NW

40 m

R
E

Q
20m

54.

20m

1 km
S

1 km
E
56.

60.

Hence, A, D, E in a line.
(a) Original directions

20m S

P (Gaurav)

(a)

North

North-East

North-West

70 m
100 m
B'

50 m
My self

A'

B
30 My friend
10

10
20

West

East

When my friend reaches on the previous track (i.e. on

B') again, he had travelled a distance of (30 + 10 + 20
+ 10) = 70 m. As I walk with the same speed as that of
my friend I have walked 70m, but on the straight track.
Now, he is just [100 (30 + 20)] = 50m from my starting
point.
Hence, the distance between us = (70 50) = 20m

South-East

South-West
South

Changed directions
West

61.

South-West

90 m

North-East

South-East
East

South

West

D
90 m

90 m
Rahul 10 km/h
C

2n
d

90 m

8 km/h Rohan
B

m
ee
ti
10 ng
m

(b)

North

30
1s m
tm
ee
tin

South

57.

(d)

North-West

East

North

From the figure, it is clear that S becomes North-east in

the new figure (dotted line)

62.

Speeds of Rohan and Rahul are in the ratio 4 : 5.

(c) If South East becomes North then south west becomes
east as shown in direction chart.

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Distance travelled by them = Relative speed Time
SW
N

S NW

10415
15
= 26km
distance = 104km / hr hr =
60
60

NE W

67.

(b)
N

S
68.

E
NW

SE W

North west

North

P East Q
South

69.

(b)

East

North
Starting
point

20 km

1 km
1 km

1 km

64.

right

(d)

Left

right

Distance from starting point = AC BC = 30 20 = 10 km

70.

(b)

B
(South-West)
20 m

Starting point of A

20 m (North-West)

>

Left

Right Right

About turn
Left

E
B

Destination point
of cyclist
A
Starting point
of cyclist

S
North (B)

Starting point of B.

30 km
North

20 km

Left

South (A)
About turn

>

(a)

40km

C
63.

R
Hence, Q is in North west disection of S.

SE
N

S
NE

SW
E

(c)

20 m
(South-East)

About turn-turning in reverse direction.

(Boys Starting Point)

North-East

(Boys Destination Point)

65. (d)

71.

(b)

72.

(d)

A pesson observes his shadow to his right. The sun

is to his left. He is walking towards the south.

As East started showing south then west was actually

north.
66.

The shortest distance

(c)

= AB2 + BC2

Relative speed of Dinesh and Ramesh's motorcycles

= (60 + 44) = 104 km/hr

= 92 + 122

= 225 = 15 nautical miles