DIRECTIONS & DISTANCE

1. Shrikant walked 2km towards South then turned left and walked 1km, then again turned left and

walked 0.5km. He turned left and walked 1km finally. Then how far and in which direction is he

from the starting point?

a. 2 km South

b. 1.5 km South

c. 1 km South-East

d. 1.5 km South-East

2. In a Roadies stunt, Arushi and Samyukta start a race and run together for 10km towards the

South. From there, Arushi runs 5 km towards the East, and Samyukta continues running in the

South for 5km. How far are the two opponents from each other?

a. 7.06 km

b. 7.08 km

c. 7.07 km

d. 7.05 km

3. If a man facing South-East direction at the degree of 45, then rotates in a clockwise direction.

Now he is on North-West, then he rotates on anti-clockwise for further 90 degrees, what is the

direction he is facing?

a. East

b. South-West
 c. North

d. North-East

4. During a war, a soldier lost his way in the forest while returning back to the base. To get out of

the forest the soldier traveled a distance of 40m towards the South. Then he turns right and

travels 65m, then again turns Northwards and travels 40m. He further travels by turning 45

degrees anti-clockwise and sees his base flag and dashed towards it. In which direction the

soldier is running now.

a. North

b. West

c. South-West

d. North-West

5. In a game, Nisha was blindfolded by her friends and was asked to catch them. Initially, she was

facing the north. she walks 15m to her left and takes an about-turn, and walks 30m. and catches

one of her friends Sonali. How far and in which direction is Nisha from her starting point?

a. 15m West

b. 45m East

c. 15m East

d. 45m West

6. A drunkard was in no mood to return home. After leaving his drinking place he took the

following steps: 6 steps towards South, 5 steps towards East, 8 steps towards South, 5 steps

towards West, 6 steps towards North, 6 steps towards West, 2 steps towards North, and finally
 reached his home taking 6 steps towards East. What is his house location from his drinking

place?

a. 6 Steps to the East

b. 6 Steps to the North

c. 6 Steps to the West

d. 6 Steps to the South

7. In a task for MTV Stuntmania two riders Babur and Shakeel had to start from the same point.

Babur goes towards the west covering 6 km and rings a bell while Shakeel proceeds towards the

east covering 7 km and do the same. Then, Babur turns left and covers 5 km and Shakeel turns to

the right to cover 5 km. Now, they have to race to a common point what is the distance between

Babur and Shakeel?

a. 16.3 km

b. 16.4 km

c. 16.2 km

d. 16.8 km

8. Ashish went to a maze in an amusement park. In order to complete the maze he forgot his path

and stuck in it. In order to get out of the maze he travels 6 km to the east turns right and goes 6

km turns left and goes 2 km again turns left and goes 6 km. How far is he from the startingpoint?

a. 10 km East

b. 6 km West

c. 8 km East

d. 8 km West
9. A beautiful swiss time-piece "Patek Philippe" was show casing its new watch in a public event.

At the launch event the watch shows 10:10. If the minute hand points towards west, in what

direction will the hour hand point?

a. North-West

b. South-East

c. South-West

d. North

10. From "ASPIRE" soccer training academy, Raj was going back to his hostel. He went 15 km to the

south. Then he turns east and covered 20 km. Then he turned north and covered 5 km. Finally

turning to the west, he covered 25 km. In which direction is he from his academy?

a. North-East

b. South-East

c. North-West

d. South-West

11. Meghna is enjoying a beautiful sea view from her hotel balcony and is facing west. She turns 45

degrees in the clockwise direction and then another 180 degrees in the same direction and then

270 degrees in the anticlockwise direction. Find in which direction is she facing now?

a. North-West

b. South

c. South-West

d. None of these
12. Brazil's longest river the "AMAZON" river flows east to west and on the way turns left and goes

in a quarter-circle around a hillock and then turns right at a right angle. In which direction is the

"AMAZON" river finally flowing?

a. West

b. North

c. South

d. East

13. To improve his fitness and get into Armed Forces Shashank started jogging. He moves 3 km

towards the east direction and then turned right and move 9 km and again he turned right and

move 15 km straight. Find the shortest distance covered by Shashank from the starting point to

the destination and in which direction is he from the starting point?

a. 15 km South-West

b. 15 km West

c. 15 km North-West

d. None of these

14. In Thailand, an Elephant has come out of his enclosure and is running wild on a National

Highway in the East Direction while his enclosure is in the South direction. What direction the

elephant should not follow if he is made to walk towards the south?

a. Left, Left, Left, Right

b. Left, Left, Right, Right, Left

c. Left, Left, Right, Left, Left

d. Left, Right, Left

15. During world war 2 Germany had a very decisive plan for their enemies. They changed the

direction in the manner that east becomes west and vice-versa so that even enemies intercepted

their Radio calls they could never guess the plan of action. Then according to this plan of

Germany what South-east will be called?

a. South-West

b. North-West

c. South-East

d. North-East

16. Arun travels 20 km towards the north. He then turns right and travels 4 km and then turns left

and travels 8 km and finally travels 4 km towards the west. What is his position (in horizontal

and vertical directions) with reference to the starting point?

a. 20 km to the North, 14 km to the East

b. 28 km to the North, 4 km to the West

c. 28 km to the North, 4 km to the East

d. 20 km to the South, 4 km to the East

17. Niharika crawls 20 ft, turns left and crawls another 20 ft, then turns right two times and crawls

30 ft each time. If she started crawling in the eastward direction, towards which direction is she

crawling now?

a. East

b. North

c. South

d. West
18. A man traveled a distance of 40m towards the South. Then he turns right and travels 65m, then

again turns Northwards and travels 40m. He further travels by turning 45 degrees anti-clockwise.

Towards which direction is he running now?

a. North-West

b. South-West

c. South

d. North

19. If North-East becomes South and South becomes North-West and so on, then what does North

become?

a. South-West

b. South

c. South-East

d. East

20. Vaibhav walked 2km towards North then turned left and walked 1km, then again turned left and

walked 0.5km. He turned left and walked 1km finally. Then how far and in which direction is she

from the starting point?

a. 3 km West

b. 5 km East

c. 0.5 km West

d. 1.5 km North
 SOLUTIONS
SOLUTION1: B

The diagram below will give you a better understanding of the answer.

SOLUTION2: C

It is a basic Pythagoras theorem question.

In the triangle OSE. We have to find the length of the path SE. As this is a right angle triangle we will
be using the Pythagoras theorem for the same.

(5)^2 + (5)^2 = (SE)^2

25 + 25 = 50 = (SE)^2

SE = √50 = 7.07 KM
SOLUTION3: B

SOLUTION4: D
SOLUTION5: C
SOLUTION6: B
SOLUTION7: B

In the triangle OWK and triangle OFJ to find the length of OK and OJ we will use the Pythagoras
theorem.

In triangle OWK

OW^2 + WK^2 = OK^2

(6)^2 + (5)^2 = OK^2

36 + 25 = 61 = OK^2

OK = √61 = 7.8

In triangle OFJ
OF^2 + FJ^2 = OJ^2

(7)^2 + (5)^2 = OJ^2

49 + 25 = 74 = OJ^2

OJ = √74 = 8.6

Total length of KJ = OK + OJ = 7.8 + 8.6 = 16.4 Km

SOLUTION8: C

In order to find the direction you will have to understand the image given below.
SOLUTION9: B

SOLUTION10: D
SOLUTION11: C
SOLUTION12: C

SOLUTION13: A

Using Pythagoras theorem,

= (9^2 + 12^2)
= (81 + 144)

= √225

= 15 Km South-West

SOLUTION14: C

You will have to back track through options and compare on Direction Diagram.

SOLUTION15: B

SOLUTION16: B

SOLUTION17: C

SOLUTION18: A

SOLUTION19: C

SOLUTION20: D