Direction (SSC REASONING) Part-2

Total Questions: 38

1. Manohar cycles X km towards west and then turns right and cycles Y km to reach his office. Now, the shortest distance between the starting point and his office is 13 km. What can be the value of X and Y, respectively, (in km)?

Correct Answer: (a) 12 and 5
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2. X, from his house, ran 200 steps towards the east and then ran 30 steps after turning to his right to reach a monastery. He then ran 30 steps towards his right and reached a point W. He then turned again towards his right and ran 30 steps. From there, turning towards his right he ran 130 steps. He then turned towards his left and ran 10 steps to reach a bakery. In which direction is the bakery with respect to X's house?

Correct Answer: (b) North-East
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3. Pooja drives 4 km towards east from point A. She takes a right turn and drives 2 km. Then she takes a left turn and drives 3 km. Again, she takes a left turn and drives 2 km to reach point B. How far and towards which direction should she drive now in order to reach point A again?

Correct Answer: (a) 7 km towards west
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4. P is to the north of Q. T is to the east of Q and S is to the east of P. S is to the north-east of T and south-west of R. What is the position of R with respect to Q? (All positions are arranged in GRID pattern)

Correct Answer: (d) North-east
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5. Param drives 8 km towards north from point A. He takes a right turn and drives 8 km. Again he takes a right turn and drives 4 km. Finally, he takes a right turn and drives 8 km to reach point B. How far and towards which direction should he drive in order to reach point A again?

Correct Answer: (a) 4 km towards south
Solution:


In order to reach point A again he should walk 4 km towards the south direction.

6. Stanley starts cycling from Point A. He cycles X km towards the west and then turns right and cycles 3 km. Hе again turns right and cycles for X+1 km. He again turns right and cycles for 2X+1 km. He takes a final right turn and cycles for 1 km to stop at Point B. Point B is 6 km south of Point A. What is the value of X?

Correct Answer: (d) 4
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7. Q is to the east of S. E is to the south of S. P is to the north-east of Q and north of T. If T is to the south-east of Q. what is the position of S with respect to T? (All positions are arranged in GRID pattern)

Correct Answer: (d) North-west
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8. Neha departs from her home and walks 51 m towards the south and then turns left and walks 44m. Now she turns left again and walks 83m.How far is she from a pole that is exactly 32 m north from her home now? (Assuming that all turns are 90 degree turns only)

Correct Answer: (b) 44m
Solution:


Hence, we can see in the above figure that her final destination is 44 m away from the pole.

9. Ahmet's house faces north. Не came out of his house and walked straight for 40 m, turned left and walked for 30 m. He then turned right and walked for 35 m. Finally, he took another two successive right turns and covered 30 m and 25 m, respectively, to reach his final destination. How far and in which direction is he from his house now?

Correct Answer: (b) 50 m due north
Solution:


We can see from the above figure that ahmet is 50 m far and north of his house.

10. Pratima departs from her house and walks 29 m towards the north and then turns right and walks 16 m. Now she turns right again and walks 17 m. She again takes a right turn and stops after walking for 21 m. What is the shortest distance between Pratima and her house now? (Assuming that all turns are 90 degree turns only)

Correct Answer: (c) 13 m
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