240 Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical Reasoning

Ex 10 A watch shows 6 pm where the hour hand points Solution (c) From given information, direction diagram
is as follows
East. In which direction is the minute hand facing when the
time is 9:15 pm? RRB ALP 2018 B N
N
(a) West (b) East (c) South (d) North
Solution (d) At 6 pm, hour hand points East. W E
At 9:15 pm
West
12 W S
11 1 M
10 2 12 Hence, it is clear from diagram that N is in the North-East of M.
South 9 3 North S 9 3 N
8 4 Ex 12 If Kamla is 50 m South-West of Neeta and Rita is
6
7 5 50 m South-East of Neeta, then Rita is in which direction
6 E with respect to Kamla? RRB ALP 2018
East
(a) East (b) West
At 9 : 15 pm, minute hand is in North direction.
(c) North-West (d) North-East
G. Finding Relative Directions Solution (a) According to the question,
Neeta
In these questions, relative positions of two or more N
objects/persons are given and based on this information, NW NE
the candidate is required to find out the direction as 50m W E
50m
asked in the question.
SW SE
Ex 11 If M is in the South of B and B is in the West of N, Kamla Rita S
then in which direction is N from M? MP Police SI 2017 (S-W) (S-E)
(a) South-East (b) North (c) North-East (d) East Rita is in East direction with respect to Kamla.

Practice CORNER 7.1

1. John, in the morning, started walking towards North 6. Manoj walks a distance of 5 m towards North, then he
and then turn towards opposite side of the Sun. He turns to East and walks a distance of 10 m. Then he
then turn left again and stop. Which direction is he turns to his right and covers a distance of 15 m. He
facing now? SSC CGL 2016 then turns to his left and covers a distance of 15 m .
(a) North (b) West (c) South (d) East Which direction is he facing now? CLAT 2019
(a) North (b) East
2. Sunita goes towards the South, turns left, then turns
right and then goes to the left. Which direction is (c) West (d) South
Sunita facing now? UP Police Constable 2018 7. Neeraj wants to go to school from his house. First of all
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South he goes to the crossing, from here he turns to right and
reaches the bus stand. Bus stand is opposite to the
3. A man goes 5 km East, then he turns right and goes
library. In which direction is school locate?
4 km, then he turns left and goes 5 km. Which direction
is he facing now? SSC CGL 2015 (a) North (b) East
(c) Cannot be determined (d) West
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
8. A person starts towards South direction. Which of the
4. A man starts for his office in the North direction. He following orders of directions will lead him to East
turns to his left, and then to his right and again to his direction?
right. In which direction will he be facing?
(a) Right, Right, Right (b) Left, Left, Left
SSC CPO 2016
(c) Left, Right, Right (d) Right, Left, Right
(a) South (b) West (c) East (d) North
9. A man starts from his house and walked straight for
5. A man walks 5 km toward South and then turns to the 10 m towards North and turned left and walked 25 m.
right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks He then turned right and walked 5 m and again turned
5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting right and walked 25 m. Which direction is he facing
place? Delhi Police MTS 2018 now? SSC CGL 2012
(a) West (b) South (a) North (b) East
(c) North-East (d) South-West (c) South (d) West
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10. Kunal travels 10 m from his shop and turns to his left. meets her friend coming from the opposite direction
After that he turns to right from the crossing. After and they both stop here. Which direction would she be
moving certain yards, he turns to left and again turns facing?
to left after moving some distance. Finally, he turns to (a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
right. If at final position he is facing North direction,
19. A boy was misdirected from his way while returning to
then which direction he was facing while coming out of
his home from his school. In order to reach his home, he
his shop?
first moved 3 km in South direction and then turned to
(a) South (b) West (c) East (d) North his left and moved 2 km in straight direction on the
11. A policeman left his police post and proceeded South road leading to the East. From there he moved to his
4 km on hearing a loud sound from point A. On left and walked 3 km. After this, he again turned to his
reaching the place, he heard another sound and left and moved 1 km. Finally he reached his home. The
proceeded 4 km to his left to the point B. From B he home of the boy was in which direction from his school?
proceeded left to reach another place C, 4 km away. In (a) South (b) West (c) North (d) East
which direction, he has to go to reach his police post?
20. Rani and Sarita started from a place X. Rani went West
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West and Sarita went North, both travelling with the same
12. There are four roads. I have come from the South and speed. After sometime, both turned their left and
want to go to the temple. The road to the right leads me walked a few steps, if they again turned to their left, in
away from the coffee house while straight road leads which directions' the faces of Rani and Sarita will be
only to a college. In which direction is the temple? with respect to X?
(a) North (b) East (c) South (d) West (a) North and East (b) North and West
13. Sachin Tendulkar hits a ball towards North in a one (c) West and North (d) East and South
day international cricket match between India and 21. Mohan started from point A and proceeded 7 km
Pakistan. A Pakistani fielder, Shahid Afridi comes straight towards East, then he turned left and
straight from East to field the ball. Which direction proceeded straight for a distance of 10 km. He then
does Shahid Afridi come from to field the ball? turned left again and proceeded straight for a distance
(a) South (b) North (c) West (d) East of 6 km and then turned left again and proceeded
14. A train runs 120 km in West direction, 30 km in South straight for another 10 km. In which direction is
direction and then 80 km in East direction before Mohan from his starting point? MP Patwari 2017
reaching the station. In which direction is the station (a) East (b) West
from the train's starting point? (c) North (d) South
(a) South-West (b) North-West 22. A girls leaves from her home. She first walks 30 m in
(c) South-East (d) South North-West direction and then 30 m in South-West
15. Amutha's college bus is facing North when it reaches direction. Next, she walks 30 m in South-East
her college. After starting from Amutha's house, it direction. Finally, she turns towards her home. In
turned right twice and then left before reaching the which direction is she moving? CG PSC Pre 2018
college. What direction was the bus facing when it left (a) North-West (b) North-East
the bus stop in front of Amutha's house? (c) South-East (d) South-West
UPSSSC Junior Assist. 2017 (e) None of these
(a) East (b) West (c) South (d) North 23. If East is replaced by South-East, then West will be
replaced by which of the following directions?
16. A man walks down the backside of his house straight
25m, then turns to the right and walks 50m again, then (a) North-East (b) North
he turns towards left and again walks 25m. If his house (c) East (d) North-West
faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting 24. If South-East becomes North and North-East becomes
point? UPSC CSAT 2020 West and all the rest directions are changed in the
(a) South-East (b) South-West same manner, what will be the direction for the West?
(c) North-East (d) North-West (a) North-East (b) South
17. Raj is standing in the middle of a square field. He starts (c) South-East (d) South-West
walking diagonally to North-East. Then, he turns right 25. If North-West becomes West and South-East becomes
and reaches the far end of the field. Then, he turns East. North-East becomes North and all other
right and starts walking. In the midway, he again directions are changed in a similar manner, then what
turns right and starts walking. In halfway, he turns to will be the direction of South?
his left and reaches a new far end. In what direction is (a) South-West (b) South-East
Raj now? (c) North-East (d) None of these
(a) North (b) South 26. In a military secret service map, South-East is shown
(c) North-West (d) South-West as North, North-East as West and so on. What will
18. Kate walks 4 km towards South. She, then turns West become? CLAT 2017
towards her left and walks 8 km more. After that she (a) South-West (b) North-West
turns left again and walks another 8 km. Here, she (c) North-East (d) South-East
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27. One evening before sunset, two friends Raman and 37. Sandhya and Ramani were facing East direction.
Arjun were talking to each other face to face. If Sandhya turns 45° anti-clockwise and then 135°
Raman's Shadow was exactly to his left side, which clockwise direction. How much turns Ramani would
direction was Arjun facing? have to take to face opposite to Sandhya?
RRB Group D 2018
(a) West (b) East
(c) North (d) South (a) 180° anti-clockwise (b) 90° anti-clockwise
(c) 180° clockwise (d) 135° anti-clockwise
28. In the morning X and Y walk towards each other in a
park. When they meet, Y's shadow falls towards the 38. Manika moves around the boundary of her rectangular
right side of X. In which direction was X facing? field with same speed. She started moving towards
West and then turns 45° towards her right and then
(a) South (b) East (c) West (d) North moves 500m. Which direction is she facing now?
29. Roshan, Vaibhav, Vinay and Sumit are playing cards. RRB Group D 2018
Roshan and Vaibhav are partners. Sumit faces towards (a) North-West (b) North-East
North. If Roshan faces towards West, then who faces (c) South-East (d) South-West
towards South?
39. A watch reads 4:30. If the minute hand points East, in
(a) Vinay (b) Vaibhav what direction will the hour hand point?
(c) Sumit (d) Data is inadequate
UKPSC Asst. Conservator of Forest 2019
30. Sangitha was facing North-West direction. If she was (a) South-East (b) North-East
playing carom with Sudha in the Standard seating (c) South-West (d) North-West
pattern, in which direction was Sudha facing
RRB Group D 2018 40. The time in a clock is quarter past twelve. If the hour
(a) North-West (b) North-East
hand points to the East, which is the direction opposite
(c) South-West (d) South-East to the minute hand? UP PSC 2013
(a) South-West (b) South (c) West (d) North
31. Kamal is facing South. He turns 135° in the
anti-clockwise direction and then 180° in the clockwise 41. One morning at 7 O’clock, Naresh started walking with
direction. What direction is he facing now? his back towards the Sun. Then, he turned towards
(a) North (b) South-West (c) East (d) North-West left, walked straight and then turned towards right
and walked straight. Then, he again turned towards
32. Surbhi is facing East. She turns 100° in the clockwise left. Now, in which direction is he facing?
direction and then 145° in the anti-clockwise direction. SSC 10+2 2013
Which direction is she facing now? (a) North (b) East (c) West (d) South
(a) West (b) North-East
(c) North (d) South-West
42. Ramraj is wearing a watch. At 6:00 for instance, if the
hour needle points towards West, then in which
33. A girl is facing North. She turns 180° in the direction minutes hand was pointing out?
anti-clockwise direction and then 225° in the clockwise RRB NTPC 2016
direction. Which direction is she facing now? (a) South (b) West (c) North (d) East
(a) West (b) North-East
(c) South-West (d) East
43. City C is to the South of City B and City A is to the
(e) North-West North of City C. In which direction City A is located
with respect to City B? Canara Bank PO 2010
34. While facing East you turn to your left and walk
(a) North (b) South (c) East
10 yard. Then, turn to your left and walk 10 yard and
(d) Cannot be determined (e) West
now turn 45° to your right and go straight to cover
50 yard. Now, in what direction are you with respect to 44. City D is to the West of City M. City R is to the South of
the starting point? City D. If City K is to the East of City R, then in which
(a) North-East (b) North direction is City K located with respect to City D?
(c) South-East (d) North-West (a) North (b) East
35. A man is facing West. He turns 45° in the clockwise (c) North-East (d) South-East
direction and then another 180° in the same direction (e) None of these
and then 270° in the anti-clockwise direction. Which 45. Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in
direction is he facing now? the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P?
(a) South (b) North-West Delhi Police MTS 2018
(c) West (d) South-West (a) North (b) South
36. Sumi ran a distance of 40m towards the South. She (c) South-East (d) None of these
then turned to the right and ran for about 15m, turned 46. If Ram’s house is located to the South of Krishna’s
right again and ran 50m. Turning to right, then ran for house and Govinda’s house is to the East of Krishna’s
15m. Finally she turned to the left an angle of 45° and house, in what direction is Ram’s house situated with
ran. In which direction was she running finally? respect to Govinda’s house?
(a) South-East (b) South-West (a) North-East (b) North-West
(c) North-East (d) North-West (c) South-East (d) South-West
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47. Town D is towards East of Town F. Town B is towards 51. Who among the following is towards South of W and
North of Town D. Town H is towards South of Town B. North of Q?
Towards which direction is town H from Town F? (a) P (b) T (c) S (d) Q
(a) East (b) South-East (e) None of these
(c) North-East (d) Data inadequate 52. W is in which direction with respect to T?
(e) None of these (a) North (b) North-East
48. B is to the South-West of A, C is to the East of B and (c) South-West (d) West
South-East of A and D is to the North of C in line with B (e) None of these
and A. In which direction of A is D located?
IBPS Clerk 2015 DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 53-55) Study the following
(a) North (b) East information carefully and answer the questions given
(c) South-East (d) North-East below . RBI (Office Assistant 2020)
(e) None of these Ramesh goes to his office from point M. He walks 8 m in
49. C is to the West of B and South-West of A.D is to the East and reaches at point N. Then, he turns his left and
North-West of A and North to C and is in line with AB. walk 4 m to reach at point O. Now, he turns to his right
In which direction from the point of A, B is located? and walk 5 m to reach at point P. Again, he turns to his
(a) North-East (b) South-East right and walk 8 m to reach at point Q. Again, he turns to
his right and walk 5 m to reach at point R. Then, he turns
(c) North-West (d) South-West
to his left and walk 5 m to reach at point S. Finally, he
50. A direction pole was situated on the road crossing. Due turns to his right and walk 8 m to reach his office.
to an accident, the pole turned in such a manner that
53. What is the direction of point P with respect to point S?
the pointer which was showing East, started showing
South. Sita, a traveller went to the wrong direction (a) South-East (b) North-East (c) North
thinking it to be West. In what direction actually she (d) South (e) None of these
was travelling? 54. Which of the following points are in stright line?
(a) North (b) West (a) P, O, S (b) N, O, S (c) P, N, Q (d) M, N, S
(c) East (d) South (e) None of these
55. Ramesh’s office is in which direction with respect to
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 51 and 52) Study the following point M?
information carefully and answer the quetions given
(a) North (b) North-West
below.
(c) South-East (d) South
P is to the North of Q and S is to the East of P who is to the
South of W. T is to the West of P. SBI Clerical Cadre 2016 (e) None of these

Answers WITH EXPLANATIONS

1. (c) Walking diagram of John is as follows 4. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
N follows

W E End
Point N
S
End point Starting point W E
It is clear from diagram that John is in facing South direction now.
S
2. (a) According to the question,
Starting point Starting Point

N Clearly, the man will be facing East.

W E 5. (d) From the given information,
S Starting
End point point
Clearly, now Sunita is facing towards East direction.
5 km
3. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as N
3 km NW NE
follows
P 5 km Q W E
N 5 km
Starting SW SE
position W E S
4 km
End point
S
R S
5 km Final position Clearly, he is in South-West direction from his starting point.
Clearly, man is facing East.
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6. (b) According to the question, 12. (b) If I come from the South, then my left hand denotes West
10 m and right hand denotes East and straight is North.
College
N N
5m
15 m W E Coffee Temple W E
Starting house
point S S
End
15 m Starting point
point
Hence, only the remaining direction on the road i.e. the East
Hence, finally Manoj is facing East direction. leads towards the temple.
7. (c) Neither initial nor final direction is given. Hence, the 13. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
direction cannot be determined. follows
Sahid Afridi
8. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as Ball O N
follows
O W E
Starting
East position Sachin S
N So, from the above diagram, it is clear that Shahid Afridi came
W E from East.

S
14. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows
120 km Starting
point
Clearly, right, right and right turns lead towards East. N
9. (b) According to the question, the diagram will be as follows 30 km W E
25 m E
D Final S
position 80 km
5m N
B Clearly, station is in South-West direction from the train’s
C W E starting point.
25 m
S 15. (b) Amutha’s College
10 m N
W E
House A
Clearly, he is facing East. S
10. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows Amutha's house
Final Clearly, bus is facing West when it left the bus stop.
position 16. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows
North D 25 m N
N–W
N W E

W E S
50 m
S
20 m
House
A
Shop
10 m A = Starting point, D = End point
Clearly, Kunal is facing East while coming out of his shop. Hence, now the man is facing North-West direction.
11. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as 17. (d) Path of Raj is as follows
follows
Police post D C N
4 km N NW NE
NW NE
W E
4 km 4 km W E
SW SE
SW SE S
A 4 km B S

Clearly, from point C the policeman will have to go towards

It is clear from the above figure that now Raj is in South-West
West to reach police post at point D.
direction.
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18. (a) According to the question, we have the following direction 24. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
diagram follows
N SW
Starting NW NE S W
N
point W E SE NW
W E
8 km SW SE E N
4 km S S NE
Original directions After changing directions
8 km
Now, from the above diagrams, it is clear that South-East will
So, Kate is facing towards North. be the direction for West.
19. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram is as
follows 25. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows
School Home N NW
NW NE W N
1 km N
W E SW NE
3 km 3 km W E
SW SE S E
S S SE
Original directions New directions
2 km
Now, from the above diagram, it is clear that the direction for
The home of boy was in East direction from his school.
South is South-East.
20. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows
26. (d) According to the question,
N(SW)
N NW
Sarita NE(W)
(S)
Rani X W E
W E (NW)
(SE)
S
SW SE (N)
(E) S (NE)
So, Rani is facing towards East and Sarita is facing towards
South. Hence, West will become South-East.
21. (a) From given information, walking diagram is as follows 27. (c) According to the question,
Raman Raman's Shadow
N (left side)
6 km N
10 km 10 km W E W E
6 km S
A S (Sun towards West) Arjun
7 km
So, Arjun was facing North.
It is clear from diagram, he is in East with respect to starting 28. (a) In the morning Sun is in the East direction. According to
point. the question, Y' s shadow falls towards the right side of X i.e.
22. (b) From given information direction diagram of girl is as given West direction on the right side of X. Hence, X is facing
below towards South direction.
29. (d) According to the question, we have the following direction
30m 30m N diagram
NW NE Vinay/Vaibhav
Starting N
W E
point
30m SW SE Vinay/Vaibhav W E Roshan
S
S
Hence, It is clear from diagram that the girl is moving in Sumit
North-East direction.
Here, it is not clear that the partners Roshan and Vaibhav sit
23. (d) According to the question, the diagram will be as follows opposite to each other or next to each other.
N 30. (d) According to the question,
NW N
NW NE Sangita
N NE
45° NW
Sudha
W E W E
45° W E
SW SE Sangita SW SE
SE S S Sudha
S
As per the standard seating pattern, they should face each
Clearly, West will be replaced by North-West.
other, So, Sudha will face South-East direction.
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31. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows 36. (c) According to the question,the direction diagram is as follows
B 45°

O N 15 m
NW NE N
South-West 5° NW NE
13

180° W E Starting Point

W E

50 m
SW SE 40 m SW SE
C S S
A
Clearly, Kamal is facing South-West. 15 m
So, she is running in the North-East direction.
32. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows 37. (b) According to the question,
C N
North-East Ramani
N N
NW NE NW NE
O A 45°
W E W E
W E
0°
10

SW SE 135° SW SE
145° S S
Sandhya
B S

Clearly, Surbhi is facing North-East. From the diagram Ramani have to turn 90° anti-clockwise to
face opposite to Sandhya.
33. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows 38. (a) According to the question,
225° clockwise A N
direction C 500 m NW NE
N
5° NW NE 45° W E
22
W E SW SE
180°

180° anti-
clockwise O Starting point S
SW SE
S Clearly, she is facing North-West direction.
39. (b) According to the question, the diagrams will be as follows
B 3
Clearly, the girl is facing North-East.
N
34. (d) Let A be the initial position of the man. He initially faced N-E
East and then turned his left in the direction of North and 12 6 W E
walked 10 yard.
D S
45°
50 yard 10 yard N NE 9
NW
C
B ∴The hour hand points towards North-East direction.
W E
10 yard SE
40. (d) Time quarter past twelve means that the time is 12:15.
SW
S Original position After shifting
(Starting point) 12 9 N
A 11 1 8 10
10 2 7 11
Then, turned his left in the direction of West and walked 9 3 6 12 W E
10 yard. Now, he turned 45° to his right and walked 50 yard 8 4 5 1

straight in the same direction.

7 6 5 4 3 2 S
Now, the direction of the man with respect to his starting point
Hence, when hour hand is pointing towards East, then the
is North-West.
minute hand is pointing towards South.
35. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram can be So, the direction opposite to minute hand is North.
drawn as
N 41. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows
N NE Naresh
180° NW
270° Starting
45° W E point N
W E
SW SE
S W E

(South) S
S
Finally, man is facing the South-West direction. So, Naresh is facing towards South.
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42. (d) According to the question, Now, H may lie anywhere on the dotted line. Hence, direction
of H with respect to F cannot be determined definitely as data
(E)
given is inadequate.
12
N 48. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
follows
t D
(N) 9 3 (S) W E as
-E
th
or
S N N
A S NW NE
6 t o North W E
es ut
h-
(W) -W Ea
uth st SW SE
At 6:00 if the hour needle points towards West, then minute So S
hand was pointing out towards East direction. C
B
43. (d) According to the question, the diagram will be as follows East
Clearly, D is to the North-East of A.
City B City A
49. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
South North N follows
Or D
City A City B W E North-West N
South NW NE
North S A
North W E
City C City C South-West
SW SE
S
Therefore, the direction of City A with respect to City B
cannot be determined. C West B

44. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows Clearly, the point B is located in the South-East direction from
point A.
West
City D 50. (a) According to the question,
City M
N N W
NW NE
South-East E
South W W E S N
SW SE
S
S E
City R City K
East The, pointer which was showing West started showing South.
Hence, city K is located in the South- East direction. Hence, the pointer turned 90° clockwise.
45. (d) From the given information, Now, Sita went to the direction thinking it as West. The
original direction will be +90° clockwise i.e. North direction.
X Y
N Solutions (Q. Nos. 51 and 52) Direction diagram is as follows
NW NE W W
E N NE
Z W NW
SW SE P
T S W E
S
P SW SE
S
Clearly, P is in the South-West of Y. Q
46. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as 51. (a) It is clear from diagram that P is towards South of W and
follows North of Q.
Krishna’s house East Govinda’s 52. (b) W is an North-East direction with respect to T.
house Solutions (Q. Nos. 53-55) According to the given information,
N
NW NE
O P
South W E 5m
South-West 4m
SW SE 8m N 8m N
S M
Ram’s house 5m W E
R Q
Clearly, Ram’s house is to the South-West of Govinda’s house. S
5m
47. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows 8m
Town B Office S
N
53. (b) Point P is in North-East direction with respect to Point S.
W E 54. (b) Points N, O and S are in straight line.
Town F Town D
S 55. (d) Ramesh’s office is in South direction with respect to
point M.
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According to this theorem,

TYPE 02 ‘‘In a right angled triangle, square of the hypotenuse (h)
Finding the Distance Only is equal to the sum of the squares of its base (b) and
perpendicular (p).
In this type of questions, the candidate is asked to find
out the distance between initial position and final h2 = p2 + b2
position as per the information given in the question. where, h = AB = Hypotenuse, b = BC = Base,
There are two types of questions based on finding the p = AC = Perpendicular
distance that are asked in various competitive AB or BA is the minimum or shortest distance to reach A
examinations from B or to reach B from A.

A. Finding the Total Distance Ex 14 Kavi walks Northward upto 10 m. He turns left and
walks 30 m. Finally, he turns left and walks 50 m. At what
In this type of questions, the candidate is asked to distance Kavi is now from his starting position?
determine the total distance covered by a particular (a) 50 m (b) 10 m (c) 20 m (d) 90 m
person or object.
Solution (a) According to the question, the direction
Ex 13 Vipul goes Northward 10 m. He turns left and walks diagram is drawn as shown in adjacent figure
30 m, then again turns left and walks 50 m. How much 30 m
P O
distance Vipul travelled? N
(a) 60 m (b) 20 m 10 m
W E
(c) 10 m (d) 90 m 50 m
Q I
Solution (d) According to the question, the direction Initial
S
diagram is drawn as 40 m position
30 m Q
O F Final position
10 m N
IO = 10 m, OP = 30 m, PF = 50 m,
50 m P Initial W E QI = OP = 30 m, PQ = IO = 10 m
position
S QF = PF − PQ = 50 − 10 = 40 m
F represents the final position.
R Final position
∴Required distance, IF = (QI) 2 + (QF) 2
Total distance = PQ + QO + OR
= (30) 2 + (40) 2
= 10 + 30 + 50 = 90 m
= 900 + 1600
B. Finding the Minimum (Shortest) Distance = 2500 = 50 m
The shortest distance between two points may be
Ex 15 Prachi starting from place A towards East upto place
different from the total distance covered in going from
B covered a distance of 10 ft, then she turned right and
one point to the other. moved 3 ft, again she turned right and moved 14 ft. At how
In this type of questions, minimum distance between much distance from place A is she? CGPSC Pre 2018
initial and final points is to be determined. (a) 4 ft (b) 5 ft (c) 27 ft (d) 24 ft
To find the minimum distance between the starting and (e) None of the above
end point, there are two cases Solution (b) According to the question,
Case A When right angled triangle is formed A 10 ft B
N
When a right angled triangle is formed, we use the
Pythagoras theorem to find the minimum distance 3 ft W E
between the initial and final points.
D S
A E C
14 ft
In ∆ ADE, AE = BC = 3 ft
h p DE = CD − CE = CD − AB = 14 − 10 = 4
∴ AD 2 = AE 2 + DE 2 = 3 2 + 4 2 = 9 + 16 = 25
90°
∴ AD = 25 = 5 ft
B C
b Hence, Prachi is 5 ft from place A.
Chapter 07 Direction and Distance 249

Case B When right angled triangle is not formed Solution (d) According to the question,
In this type of questions, we find the minimum distance B 5 km A
Starting point
by comparing the line opposite to the line that joins C 10 km
N
initial and final point. 10 km 10 km
W E
Ex 16 Rema walked 10 km South and turned right and walked S
5km. Then again, she turned right and walked 10 km. Then E 5 km D
she turned left and walked 10 km. How many kilometer will Rema walk to reach the starting point (CA)
Rema have to walk to reach the starting point? RRB JE 2019 = CB + BA = CB + ED
(a) 25 km (b) 20 km (c) 5 km (d) 15 km = 10 + 5 = 15 km

Practice CORNER 7.2

1. Pihu walks 2 km towards North. Then she turns to 8. Molly travelled from point A to point B which is 5 ft.
East and walks 10 km. After this she turns to North He, then travelled 6 ft to his right and then turned to
and walks 3 km. Again she turns towards East and left and went 4 ft. Finally, he again went 6 ft to his left.
walks 2 km. Total distance covered by Pihu is How far is he from the point B now? SSC CGL 2012
(a) 10 km (b) 17 km (c) 12 km (d) 14 km (a) 10 ft (b) 6 ft (c) 5 ft (d) 4 ft
2. The length and breadth of a room are 8m and 6m 9. W walked 40 m towards West, took a left turn and
respectively, A cat runs along all the four walls to catch walked 30 m. He, then took a right turn and walked
a rat. How much total distance is covered by the cat? 20 m. He again took a right turn and walked 30 m. How
(a) 28 m (b) 20 m (c) 30 m (d) 25 m far was he from the starting point?
3. I walk 12 km to the North, then 10 km East and then Allahabad Bank PO 2010
12 km South. How far am I from the starting point? (a) 70 m (b) 60 m
SSC CPO 2016 (c) 90 m (d) Cannot be determined
(a) 34 km (b) 22 km (c) 24 km (d) 10 km (e) None of these

4. From her house, Rani first walks 15m straight in front 10. Sheela walks 2 km from A to B. She turns right at 90°
and then 15 m to the right. Then, every time turning to and goes 3 km upto C. She, then again turns right at
her left, she walks 10 m, 25 and 25 m respectively. How 90° and goes 8 km upto D. Again she takes right turn at
far is she now from her house? 90° and goes 3 km upto K. From K she takes right turn
UPSSSC Junior Assist. 2017 at 90° again and reaches at F after covering 4 km. Find
(a) 25 m (b) 20 m
the distance between A and F. MAT 2011
(c) 15 m (d) 10 m (a) 2 km (b) 4 km
(c) 6 km (d) 8 km
5. Anita started from a place A and walked 2m towards
West. She then took a right turn and walked 3m before 11. A man goes 5 km East from his office. He then takes left
turning to left and walked 5m. Now, she took a left turn turn and walks 3 km. He again takes left turn and
and walked again 3m to stop at place B. How far is the walks 5 km. How far is he from starting point?
RRB TC/CC 2010
place A from B? UKPSC Asst. Conservator of Forest 2019
(a) 3 km (b) 4 km (c) 6 km (d) 7 km
(a) 2 m (b) 6 m (c) 7 m (d) 8 m
12. Rohit drives a car from Bengaluru to Mysore. After
6. Suman is fond of driving. One day, she left her home 80 km he turns right and goes 50 km. After that he
early and drove towards East for 8 km and then turned again turns to his right and moves on 70 km. Finally,
90° anti-clockwise and drove for 15 km to reach a lake. he turns to his right and stops after moving a distance
What is the shortest distance of the lake from her of 50 km. At what distance is Rohit now from
home? UPSSSC VDO 2018 Bengaluru? MAT 2014
(a) 15 km (b) 16 km (a) 10 km (b) 40 km
(c) 17 km (d) 18 km (c) 20 km (d) 30 km
7. A and B start walking from the same point A goes 13. A man starts from his home and walks 10 km towards
North and covers 3 km, then turns right and covers South. Then, he turns right and walks 6 km, again he
4 km. B goes West and covers 5 km, then turns right turns right and goes 10 km. Finally, he turns right and
and covers 3 km. How far apart are they from each walks 5 km. At what distance is he from his straight
other? SSC CPO 2012 point? UPPSC 2012
(a) 10 km (b) 9 km (a) 3 km (b) 2 km
(c) 8 km (d) 5 km (c) 1 km (d) 5 km
250 Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical Reasoning

14. A house faces North. A man coming out of his house 23. Mohan walked 30 m towards South, took a left turn
walked straight for 10 m, turned left and walked 25 m. and walked 15 m. He, then took a right turn and walked
He then turned right and walked 5 m and again turned 20 m. He again took a right turn and walked 15 m. How
right and walked 25 m. How far is he from his house? far is he from the starting point?
(a)15 m (b) 55 m (c) 60 m (d) 65 m (a) 95 m (b) 50 m (c) 70 m
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
15. John’s house is 100 m North of his uncle’s office. His
uncle’s house is located 200 m West of his uncle’s office. 24. Ankit started walking towards North. After walking
Kabir is the friend of John and he stays 100 m East of 30 m, he turned towards left and walked 40 m. He,
John’s house. The office of Kabir is located 100 m South then turned left and walked 30 m. He again turned left
of his house. Then, how far is his uncle’s house from and walked 50 m. How far is he from his original
Kabir’s office? position?
(a) 200 m (b) 300 m (a) 50 m (b) 40 m (c) 30 m (d) None of these
(c) 400 m (d) 500 m
25. Laxman went 15 km to the West from house, then
16. Rachel starts walking towards North. After walking turned left and walked 20 km. He, then turned East
15 m, she turns towards South and walks 20 m. She and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered
then turns towards East and walks 10 m. Then, again 20 km. How far is he now from his house?
she walks 5 m towards North. How far is she from her (a) 15 km (b) 20 km (c) 25 km (d) 10 km
starting point and in which direction?
26. Madhuri travels 14 km Westwards and then turns left
(a) 10 m, West (b) 5 m, East
(c) 5 m, North (d) 10 m, East
and travels 6 km and further turns left and travels
26 km. How far is Madhuri now from the starting
17. Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then point?
turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left
(a) 180 km (b) 80 km
and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left (c) 100 km (d) None of these
and walks for 3 km. How many kilometres is he from
the starting point? 27. Shyam walks 6 m towards East, then turns right and
(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 3 km (d) 4 km walks 9 m. Again, he turns to his left and walks 6 m. At
what distance is he now from his original point?
18. Seema walks 30 m North. Then, she turns right and
(a) 15 m (b) 21 m (c) 18 m
walks 30 m then she turns right and walks 55 m. Then,
(d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
she turns left and walks 20 m. Then, she again turn left
and walks 25 m. How many metres away is she from 28. Ram and Shyam start walking towards North and
her original position? cover 20 m. Ram turns to his left and Shyam to his
(a) 45 m (b) 50 m (c) 66 m (d) 55 m right. After sometime, Ram walks to 10 m in the same
direction in which he turned. On the other hand,
19. A man walks Southwards and covers 10 km distance.
He, then turns to his right and walks 15 km, after Shyam walks only 7 m. Later, Ram turns towards his
which he turns to his right again and walks 10 km. left and Shyam to his right. Both walk 25 m forward.
What is the shortest distance from his start to end How far is Ram from Shyam now? SSC CGL 2015
point? (a) 10 m (b) 20 m (c) 17 m (d) 5 m
(a) 35 km (b) 10 2 km
(c) 10 km (d) 15 km
DIRECTIONS ~(Q. Nos. 29 and 30) Read the following
information carefully and answer the questions that
20. One day, Ravi left home and cycled 10 km Southwards, follow. IBPS PO 2012, NIACL AO 2015
turned right and cycled 5 km and turned right and
Point H is 6 m towards the East of Point G, Point R is 8 m North
cycled 10 km and turned left and cycled 10 km. How
of Point G. Point Q is exactly midway between point R and
many kilometres will he now have to cycle in straight
line to reach his home? Point G. Point K is 10 m to the South of point Q. Point L is 3 m
towards the East of Point Q. Point S is exactly midway between
(a) 10 km (b) 15 km (c) 20 km (d) 25 km
Point G and Point H.
21. A man walks 7 km Eastwards, turns right and walks
3 km and further turns right and walks 11 km. How far
29. If a persons walks 4 m towards the South from point L,
takes a right turn and walks for another 3 m, then
is he from the starting point? CGPSC Pre 2017
which of the following points would he reach?
(a) 8 km (b) 3 km (c) 6 km (d) 5 km
(a) Q (b) G (c) K (d) H
(e) None of these
(e) None of these
22. A man travels 4 km due North, then travels 6 km due
East and further travels 4 km due North. How far he is 30. If a person walks 8 m towards North from Point S, then
from the starting point? IBPS RRB Officer grade B 2015 which of the following points would he cross and how
far will he be from point R?
(a) 6 km (b) 14 km
(c) 8 km (d) 10 km (a) G, 4 m (b) H, 3 m (c) L, 6 m (d) L, 3 m
(e) Other than those given as options (e) G, 8 m
Chapter 07 Direction and Distance 251

31. A person starts from his home for collecting money 34. Shahid and Rohit start from the same point in opposite
from various shops A, B, C, D and E. After collecting directions. After each 1 km, Shahid always turns left
money from shop A, he reaches shop B which is 12 m to and Rohit always turns right. Which of the following
the West of shop A. Then he took a left turn to reach statements is correct? CSAT 2015
shop C, which is 5 m from shop B. Again he took two (a) After both have travelled 2 km, the distance between
consecutive left turns, where he gets to go through the them is 4 km
mid-point of shop A and shop B. Finally he reaches the (b) They meet after each has travelled 3 km
shop E which is 3 m North from the mid-point of shop A (c) They meet for first time after each has travelled 4 km
and shop B. What is the distance between shop C and (d) They go on without ever meeting again
shop E? UP Police SI 2017 35. A boy starts from home in early morning and walks
(a) 8 m (b) 11 m (c) 10 m (d) 14 m straight for 8 km facing the Sun. Then, he takes a right
turn and walks for 3 km. Then, he turns right again
32. A man starts from a point and moves 9 km South and
then turns to East and goes 3 km. He turns South and and walks for 2 km and then turns left and walks for
walks 3 km and then moves 8 km towards West. How 1 km. Again he turned right and walked 1 km. Then, he
far is he from the starting point? SSC CPO 2016 turns right and travels for 4 km straight. How far is he
from the starting point? SSC CGL 2013
(a) 13 km (b) 15 km
(c) 12 km (d) 11 km (a) 5 km (b) 6 km
(c) 2 km (d) 4 km
33. In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 m towards North,
turns left and goes 40 m. He turns to his left again to 36. A and B both are walking away from point ‘X’. A walked
walk 50 m. How far is he from starting point? 3 m and B walked 4 m from it, then A walked 4 m North
MP PCS 2015 of X and B walked 5 m South of A. What is the distance
(a) 110 m (b) 70 m between them now? SSC CGL 2013
(c) 50 m (d) 40 m (a) 9.5 m (b) 9 m (c) 16 m (d) 11. 40 m

Answers WITH EXPLANATIONS

1. (b) According to the given information, 4. (d) According to the given information,
2 km
D E 25 m
End Point 10 m
3 km N
10 km B
10 m C 15 m
B C W E
2 km 25 m 15 m
S
A Starting Point
Rani’s house
∴Total distance covered by Pihu = AB + BC + CD + DE A O
= 2 + 10 + 3 + 2 = 17 km ∴Required distance = AO = BC = 10 m.
2. (a) According to the given information, 5. (c) According to the given information,
8m 5m N

6m 6m 3m 3m W E
2m
B A S
8m End point Starting
point
∴Total distance covered by the Cat = 6 + 8 + 6 + 8 = 28 m
∴ Distance between A and B = 2 + 5 = 7m
3. (d) According to the given information,
10 km 6. (c) According to the question,
Lake
N N
12 km 12 km W E 15 km W E
S 90º S
Suman’s
Home 8 km
Starting Final Shortest distance of lake from her home,
10 km
point point
= (15 )2 + (8 )2
It is clear from the direction graph that the distance between
starting and final point is 10 km. = (225 + 64 ) = 289 = 17 km
252 Verbal, Non-Verbal & Analytical Reasoning

7. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram is as 11. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram is as
follows follows
5 km O 4 km Finishing
B A point
N 5 km
D C
3 km W E N
3 km
North
S 3 km 3 km W E
Starting point of A and B S
C 5 km West D
O B
D = Starting point for A and B Office 5 km
CD = BO = 5 km OB = CD = 5 km
BC = OD = 3 km BC = OD = 3 km
∴ Required distance, AB = BO + OA ∴ Required distance, OD = 3 km
= 5 + 4 = 9 km 12. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram is as
8. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows
follows 80 km
5 ft B E (Finishing point)
Starting point A F C
B
(Bengaluru) N
6 ft 6 ft 50 km 50 km W E
S
C D E 70 km D
4 ft
A = Initial point, E = Finishing point AB = 5 ft BC = 80 km, CD = FE = 50
BC = DE = 6 ft, BE = CD = 4 ft DE = FC = 70 km
∴ Required distance, BE = 4 ft ∴ Required distance, BF = BC − FC
9. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as = 80 − 70 = 10 km
follows 13. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
Finishing follows
point 20 m B 40 m West A End
E Point Starting point
Starting D A
point of W 5 km E
N
30 m 30 m N 10 km 10 km W E
W E S
D C S C B
20 m 6 km
AB = 40 m Now, CD = AB = 10 km,
CD = BE = 20 m
BC = AD = 6 km,
∴ Required distance,
ED = 5 km
AE = AB + BE = 40 + 20 = 60 m
∴ Required distance, AE = AD − ED
10. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as = 6 − 5 = 1 km
follows
14. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
K 4 km F A 2 km follow
B
25 m
D E
3 km 3 km 5m N
C B W E
25 m
D C S
8 km 10 m
BC = KD = 3 km A
CD = 8 km, AB = 2 km, KF = 4 km House
∴Required distance, AF = BK − (KF + AB) DC = EB = 5m
= 8 − (4 + 2 ) ∴ Required distance, AE = AB + BE
= 8 − 6 = 2 km = (10 + 5 ) m = 15 m
Chapter 07 Direction and Distance 253

15. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as 19. (d) Let A be the starting point.
follow D A
John’s Kabir’s Final Starting
house house point N
point
100 m W E
B C 10 km 10 km
N
S
100 m 100 m W E
C B
D S 15 km
E 200 m A
∴ Shortest distance between the points A and D,
John’s uncle’s John’s Kabir’s
house uncle’s office = AD = BC = 15 km.
office
20. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
BC = AD follows
Starting point
∴ Required distance, DE = EA + AD
= 200 m +100 m E 10 km D A
Final N
= 300 m position
10 km 10 km W E
16. (d) Let the initial point of Rachel be ‘A’. According to the
question, the direction diagram will be as follow S
5 km
B
C B
Now, AB = DC = 10 km
15 m BC = DA = 5 km
20 m Starting A ED = 10 km
E
point N ∴ Required distance, EA = ED + DA = 10 + 5 = 15 km
5m W E 21. (d) From given information, direction diagram of man is as
follows.
S
C D Here, AB = CE = 7 km and BC = AE = 3 km
10 m
A 7 km B
∴Required distance, AE = CD =10 m
So, Rachel is 10 m towards East from the starting point. N
17. (a) According to the question, we have the following direction 3 km 3 km W E
diagram
D 2 km E S
4 km 7 km
D
N E C
11 km
3 km 3 km W E
Starting Point ∴ DE = 11 − 7 = 4 km
S
Finishing point
C A B ∴ AD = (DE)2 + (AE)2 [Pythagoras Theorem]
3 km
2 2
AD = (4 ) + (3 ) = 16 + 9 = 25
DE = AC = 2
AD = 5 km
∴ Required distance, AB = BC − AC
Hence, man is 5 km far away from his starting point.
= 3 − 2 ⇒ 1 km
18. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as 22. (d) According to the question,
follow D End point
B 30 m C N
N
W E 4 km
8 km
30 m 55 m B 6 km W E
S
A D G 4 km 4 km S
End point
Starting
25 m Starting point A 6 km E
point
E F Distance between the starting point and end point is AD.
20 m
By Pythagoras theorem, in ∆ADE
BC = AD = 30 m
Now, AD2 = AE2 + DE2
EF = DG = 20 m
∴ Required distance, AG = AD + DG AD2 = (6)2 + (8)2
= 30 m + 20 m AD = 36 + 64
= 50m = 100 = 10 km
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23. (b) According to the question, direction diagram will be as 27. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows
follows 6 m East
Starting A B
P Starting N point
position N
W E
30 m O W E
S
9m S
15 m
Q R

20 m C 6m D
20 m
AB = 6 m, BC = 9 m, CD = 6 m
T S O is the mid-point of BC and AD.
15 m 9
Final point OB = OC = = 4.5 m
2
PQ = 30 m
OA = ( AB )2 + (OB )2 = (6 ) 2 + (4 .5 ) 2
QR = TS = 15 m
QT = RS = 20 m = 36 + 20 .25 = 56 .25 = 7.5 m
∴ Required distance, PT = PQ + QT = 30 + 20 = 50 m OD = OA = 7.5 m

24. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as ∴Required distance, AD = AO + OD = 7.5 + 7.5 = 15 m
follows 28. (c) According to the question, figure is drawn as
P = Starting point, T = Finishing point, PQ = RS = 30 m Ram Shyam
R 40 m Q N 10 m 7m

W E
20 m N
30 m 30 m
S
Starting point 25 m 25 m W E
S T S
40 m P 10 m
Starting point
50 m
QR = SP = 40 m, ST = 50 m
∴ Required distance, PT = ST − SP = 50 − 40 = 10 m ∴ The distance between Ram and Shyam at the end
25. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as = 10 + 7 = 17 m
follows Solutions (Q. Nos. 29 and 30)
(Starting point) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as follows
House Finishing R
Q 15 km P point
T
N 3m N
8m Q L
20 km 20 km W E W E
S
S G H S
6m
R S 10 m
25 km
PQ = 15 km, QR = TS = 20 km
RS = QT = 25 km
∴ Required distance, PT = QT − QP = 25 − 15 = 10 km K
8
26. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as RQ = QG = = 4 m as Q is the mid-point between R and G.
follows 2
6
B 14 km A Starting point GS = SH = = 3 m as S is the mid-point between G and H.
2
RG = 8 m, QK =10 m, GH = 6 m, QL = 3 m.
6 km 6 km 29. (b) L Starting point
E N
C D
26 km
4m W E
Now, AB = CE = 14 km, BC = AE = 6 km, CD = 26 km S
ED = CD − CE = 26 − 14 = 12 km G
3m
∴ Required distance, AD = ( AE )2 + (ED )2
Clearly, the person starts from Point L goes 4 m Southward
(by Pythagoras theorem) and reaches Point S from where he takes right turn and walks
3 m to reach Point G.
= 62 + 122 = 180 km
Chapter 07 Direction and Distance 255

30. (d) Here, PQ = RT = 20 m, QR = TP = 40 m

3 m Final point
R and RS = 50 m
N Now, TS = RS − RT = 50 − 20 = 30 m

8mQ L8 m W E ∴ Required distance, PS = (TP)2 + (TS)2

S = (40 ) 2 + (30 ) 2
G S = 1600 + 900
3m Starting point
= 2500
Clearly, man will cross point L and at the final point, he will
be at a distance of 3 m from point R. = 50 m

31. (c) Direction diagram is as given below 34. (b) According to the information in the question, we can make
E a direction diagram. Given, after each 1 km, Shahid always
turns left and Rohit always turns right
3m
B 6m 6m D 1 km E 1 km C
A Starting point
12 m
N N
5m 5m 1 km 1 km
W E
W E Starting
R point S S
C 6m D S
B 1 km O 1 km A
Here, CE = ? , CD = 6 m, DE = 5 + 3 = 8 m
So, according to the diagram, they meet after each has
Now, in ∆ CDE, (CE )2 = (CD )2 + (DE )2
travelled 3 km.
⇒ (CE )2 = (6 )2 + (8 )2
35. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
⇒ (CE )2 = 36 + 64 ⇒ CE = 100 ⇒ CE = 10 m follow
Hence, distance between shop C and shop E is 10 m. 8 km
32. (a) According to the information given in question, A G 3 km B
Starting
A point Final N
Starting point
point 3 km W E
4 km
2 km S
9km N D C
1 km
W E F E
H
1 km 2 km
S
Let point A is the starting point and G is the final point of
D E the boy.
3 km
Final 3 km Now, distance between starting point and final point
point F (AG) = AB − BG
C 5 km B 3 km
8 km = (8 − 3 ) km = 5 km
EF = DB = DE = BF = 3 km 36. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
AC = ? follow A
Now, AC2 = AB2 + BC2 = 122 + 52 = 144 + 25
AC2 = 169 ⇒ AC = 13
So, distance between starting point A and final point C is 4m
13 km. 4m 3m
33. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram is as follows N
X
R 40 m Q
5m 5m W E
20 m N
20 m S
North W E
T P
50 m Starting S B 7m
point
30 m
∴Required distance, AB = 72 + 92
S = 130 = 11.40 m
Finishing point
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TYPE 03 Solution (a) According to the question,

17 m
B
Finding Both the Distance N
and Direction Starting
A
24 m
O W E
point
In this type of questions, the information related to both 18 m
S
distance and direction is given and based on this
information, the candidate is asked to determine both 25 m
distance and direction. From the figure,
Ex 17 Mayank’s house faces South. He leaves from the OA = 25 − 17 = 8 m
back gate of his house and walks 18 m. Then he turns right OB = 24 − 18 = 6 m
and walks 28 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then AB 2 = OA 2 + OB 2
he turns left and walks 12 m. He then turns left and walks AB = 8 2 + 62
17 m. In which direction and how many metres away is he
from the original position? SSC CPO 2018 = 64 + 36 = 100 = 10 m
(a) 20 m, North (b) 17 m, South ∴ B is 10 m North-East from A.
(c) 30 m, West (d) 40 m, East
Ex 20 Point A is 30 m to the South of Point B. Point C is
Solution (d) According to the question, 20 m to the East of Point A. Point D is 15 m to the South
B 28 m C of Point C. Point D is exactly midway between Points E
N and F in such a manner that Point E, D and F form a
18 m
horizontal straight line of 40 m. Point E is to West of
35 m F
Mayank’s house A W E Point D. How far and in which direction is Point E from
O
17 m Point B? SBI PO 2015
S
D 12 m E (a) 45 m towards South
Required distance, (b) 25 m towards South
(c) 30 m towards West
AF = AO + OF = 28 + 12 [QAO = BC, DE = OF] (d) 35 m towards North
= 40 m (e) 45 m towards North
Hence, Mayank is 40 m, East from his original position. Solution (a) According to the question,
B
Ex 18 A postman starts from the post office and cycles
13 km South, then turns West and cycles 10 km, then turns N
30 m
North and cycles 8 km, then turns East and cycles 2 km and
then turns to his left and cycles 5 km. Where is he now with W E
A C
reference to his starting position? RRB ALP 2019 20 m
S
(a) 8 km, East (b) 12 km, West 15 m
(c) 8 km, West (d) 12 km, East
E D F
20 m 20 m
Solution (c) According to the question,
Thus, point E is (30 + 15)
8 km
A O Starting Point (Post office) Q CD = AE = 15m i.e., 45 m away in the South of B.
5 km N
13 km DIRECTIONS ~ (Example Nos. 21-23) Study the following
C information carefully and answer the questions given below
B D W E
2 km 8 km SBI Clerk 2020
8 km S
A is 14 m West of B.C is 17 m South of A. D is 16 m West of
E 10 km F C. E is 30 m North of D. G is 23 m South of B. F is 30 m
Required distance, OA = BD − BC = 10 − 2 = 8 km East of E.
Hence, postman is 8 km, West to his starting position. Ex 21 If H is 16 m West of A, then what is the shortest
distance between H and E?
Ex 19 From a place A, Rahul walked 18 m to South, then (a) 11 m (b) 12 m
turned left and walked 25 m, again turned to left and (c) 13 m (d) 14 m
walked 24 m and then turning to left reached at B after (e) None of these
walking 17 m.
How far away he is from place A and in which direction? Ex 22 What is the shortest distance between F and G?
UKPSC Asst. Conservator of Forest 2019 (a) 25 m (b) 27 m
(a) 10 m, North-East (b) 10 m, East (c) 36 m (d) 28 m
(c) 10 m, South-East (d) 10 m, South-West (e) None of these
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Ex 23 Four of the following five are alike in certain way Ex 24 If B@#C#D*A is related to each other, point B is to
and hence form a group, find the one which does not belong the East of point A and the distance between them is 8 m
to that group? and B is to the North-East of D, then find out the how far
(a) A-F (b) B-E and in which direction is B with respect to C?
(c) D-A (d) C-B (a) 2 5 m, South
(e) None of these
(b) 3 5 m, North-East
Solutions (Example Nos. 21-23) (c) 35 m, West
E 30 m F (d) 5 m, South-East
N (e) None of the above
30 m
14 m Solution (b)
H A B W E
8m
A B
17 m S N
NW NE
23 m
16 m W E
D C 6m 6m
SW SE
G S
D
5m C 3m
21. (c) Required distance, HE = 30 − 17 = 13 m
22. (c) Required distance, FG = (30 − 17) + 23 The distance between B and C = BX 2 + CX 2
= 13 + 23 = 36 m
= 62 + 3 2
23. (b) Except B-E in all other pairs second point is in
North-East direction of the first point. = 45 m = 3 5 m
Thus, point B is 3 5m away in North-East of C.
DIRECTIONS (Example Nos. 24 and 25) In the following
questions, the symbols #, *, @ and $ are used with the Ex 25 If B@$C#D* A is related to each other, point A, D
following meanings as illustrated below. Study the and B are inline and point B is the mid-point of AD and C is
following information and answer the given questions not in the North-West of A, then find out the probable
distance between point B and C?
Note The directions which are given indicated exact
(a) 35 m (b) 39 m
directions.
(c) 5 2 m (d) 34 m
P*Q Q or P is in the South direction of P or Q at
(e) None of these
distance of 6 m.
Solution (d)
P@Q Q or P is in the North direction of P or Q at A
distance of 3 m
3m
P#Q Q or P is in the East direction of P or Q at distance
of 5 m. B
P$Q Q or P is in the West direction of P or Q at distance 3m
of 4 m. C
D
P*#Q Q or P is in the South-East direction of P or Q. 5m

P*$Q Q or P is in the South-West direction of P or Q. The distance between point B and C

P@#Q Q or P is in the North-East direction of P or Q. = BD 2 + DC2
P@$Q Q or P is in the North-West direction of P or Q. = 32 + 52 = 34 m
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Practice CORNER 7.3

1. Sharada started to move in the direction of South. After towards East from the school. How far and in which
moving 15 m, she turned to her left twice and moved 15 direction is the multiplex hall from the office of his
m each time. Now, how far is she and in which direction father?
from her starting point? SSC CGL 2014 (a) 10 2 km, North-East (b) 20 km, North-East
(a) 20 m, West (b) 15 m, East (c) Cannot be determined (d) 10 km, South-East
(c) 15 m, South (d) 30 m, East
9. Pankaj travels 10 m in North direction, he turns right
2. Priya cycles 5 km North, then turns East and cycles 4 and travels 20 m. Again he turns towards right and
km, then turns South and cycles 5 km, then turns to travels 25 m. Then, he turns towards left and travels
her right and cycles 6 km. Where is she now with 15 m. In which direction and how far is Pankaj from his
reference to her starting position? SSC CGL 2017 original position?
(a) 2 km, East (b) 2 km, West (a) 35 m, East (b) 10 m, West
(c) 10 km, West (d) 10 km, East (c) 25 m, East (d) None of these
3. Anil walks 4 m towards the East, takes a right turn and 10. Starting from a point, Raju walked 12 m North, he
walks 3 m. He then takes a left turn and walks 5 m turned right and walked 10 m, he again turned right
before taking a final left turn and walking 3 m. and walked 12 m, then he turned left and walked 5 m.
Towards which direction and how far should Anil walk How far is he now and in which direction from the
to reach the point from where he initially started starting point?
walking? SBI Clerk 2016 (a) 27 m towards East (b) 5 m towards East
(a) 8 m towards West (b) 8 m towards East (c) 10 m towards West (d) 15 m towards East
(c) 7 m towards West (d) 9 m towards West
(e) 9 m towards East
11. Rachel starts walking towards North. After walking
15 m, she turns towards South and walks 20 m. She
4. A man walks 15 m towards South from a fixed point. then turns towards East and walks 10 m. Then, again
From there he goes 12 m towards North and then 4 m she walks 5 m towards North. How far is she from her
towards West. How far and in which direction is he starting point and in which direction?
from the fixed point? UKPSC Pre 2017 (a) 10 m, West (b) 5 m, East
(a) 3 m, South (b) 7 m, South-West (c) 5 m, North (d) 10 m, East
(c) 5 m, South-West (d) 5 m, South-East
12. A school bus driver starts from the school, drives 2 km
5. A, E, L, B, I and T are 6 points marked on a map. A is towards North, takes a left turn and drives for 5 km.
10 km to the East of P, which is 10 km to the North of E, He, then takes a left turn and drives for 8 km before
which is 10 km to the East of T, which is 10 km to the taking a left turn again and driving for further 5 km.
North of L, which is 10 km to the North of B, which is The driver finally takes a left turn and drives 1 km
20 km to the West of I. Where is A with respect to I? before stopping. How far and towards which direction
UPSSSC Mandi Parishad, 2019 should the driver drive to reach the school again?
(a) 30 km to the North of I (b) 20 km to the North of I (a) 3 km towards North (b) 7 km towards East
(c) 30 km to the South of I (d) 20 km to the South of I (c) 6 km towards South (d) 6 km towards West
(e) 5 km towards North
6. Vinod starts from his house and travels 4 km in East
direction, after that he turns towards left and moves 4 13. Rajnikanth left his home for office in car. He drove 15
km. Finally, he turns towards left and moves 4 km. At km straight towards North and then turned Eastwards
what distance and in which direction he finally stands and covered 8 km. He, then turned to left and covered 1
from his starting point? km. He again turned left and drove for 20 km and
(a) North, 4 km (b) North-East, 4 km reached office. How far and in what direction is his
(c) South, 12 km (d) West, 4 km office from the home?
(a) 21 km, West (b) 15 km, North-East
7. A person moves 15 km in East direction, then turns (c) 20 km, North-West (d) 26 km, North-West
towards North and moves 4 km. From here he turns
towards West and travels 12 km. How far and in which 14. In an exercise, Krishnan walked 25 m towards South
direction is he from his starting point? and then he turned to his left and moved for 20 m. He
(a) 31 km, South-West (b) 5 km, North-East
again turned to his left and walked 25 m. Thereafter,
(c) 19 km, North-East (d) 27 km, South-West he turned to his right and walked 15 m. What is the
distance and direction of his present location with
8. Sanjay’s school is 10 2 km in North-West direction from reference to the starting point?
his house. The office of his father is 10 km in South (a) 74 m, North-East (b) 60 m, North
direction from the school. The multiplex hall is 10 km (c) 35 m, East (d) 40 m, South-East
Chapter 07 Direction and Distance 259

15. Amit starts from a point A and walks 5 m towards 20. If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards
North-East direction and reaches point B. From here, West from point R, which of the following points would
he travels 8 m in East direction and reaches point C. he cross the first?
From C, he travels towards South-West direction and (a) V (b) Q
reaches point D after travelling a distance equal to AB. (c) T (d) S
At last, he turns towards West direction and reaches (e) Cannot be determined
point A. How much distance has been covered by Amit
21. Which of the following points are in a straight line?
and which geometrical figure has been formed by the
path travelled by him? (a) P, R, V (b) S, T, Q
(c) P, T, V (d) V, T, R
(a) 26 m, square (b) 26 m, parallelogram
(e) S, V, T
(c) 26 m, trapezium (d) 16 m, parallelogram
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 22 and 23) Study the following
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 16 and 17) Study the given information carefully to answer the given questions.
information carefully and answer the given questions.
IBPS RRB office Asst. 2020 Point B is 12 m South of point A. Point C is 24 m East of
● Point D is 10 m North of point P. point B. Point D is 8 m South of point C. Point D is 12 m
● Point Y is 14 m East of point D. East of point E and point F is 8 m North of point E.
● Point Q is 8 m North of point Y. 22. If a man has to travel to point E from point A (through
● Point S is 20 m West of point Q. these points by the shortest distance), which of the
● Point H is 8 m South of point S. following points will he pass through first?
16. What is the shortest distance between point H and (a) Point C (b) Point D
point D? (c) Point F (d) Point B
(e) None of these
(a) 8 m (b) 6 m
(c) 4 m (d) 10 m 23. If a man is standing facing North at point C, how far
(e) None of these and in which direction is point F?
17. In which direction is point P with respect to point Q? (a) 12 m, West (b) 24 m, East
(a) South-East (b) North-West (c) 12 m, East (d) 24 m, West
(c) South-West (d) North-East (e) None of these
(e) None of these
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 24-26) Study the following
information and answer the questions given below.
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 18 and 19) Study the given
information carefully to answer the given questions. There are AB axis in such a way that A is in North and B is
LIC AAO 2016 in South direction. There is XY axis in such a way that X is
Meenal starts from point A, walks 15 m to the East and in West direction and Y is in East direction. AB axis and
reaches point B. She then takes a left turn and walks 4 m. XY axis intersect at a point Q in such a way that AQ is
She finally takes a right turn and walks 5 m and steps at 15 m, QB is 17 m, QX is 12 m, QY is 24 m.
point D. Reena who is standing at point Z which is 7 m to Pratyaksha starts from Point X and walks 20 m in South
the South of point B walks 9 m towards West, takes right direction and then she turns her left and walks 32 m. Pihu
turn and walks for 11 m and steps at point Y. starts from Point A and walks 20 m in East direction.
18. How far and in which direction is point Y with respect Astha starts from Point Y and walks 5 m in North
to point D? direction and then she turns her left and walk 4 m and
(a) 14 m towards, West (b) 9 m towards, East again she turns her left and walks 22 m.
(c) 13 m towards, East (d) 9 m towards, West IBPS Clerk Mains 2017
(e) 14 m towards, East 24. Point Y is in which direction with respect to
19. If Meenal walks 11 m towards South from point D, in Pratyaksha’s current position?
which direction will she have to walk in order to reach (a) North (b) East
point Z? (c) North-East (d) North-West
(a) North (b) South-East (e) South
(c) West (d) North-West 25. Point B is in which direction with respect to Pihu’s
(e) East current position?
(a) South (b) South-East
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 20 and 21) Study the following (c) South-West (d) West
information carefully to answer the given questions. (e) North-West
Point P is 9 m towards the East of point Q. Point R is 5 m 26. What is distance between Astha’s current position and
towards the South of point P. Point S is 3 m towards the Pratyaksha’s current position?
West of point R. Point T is 5 m towards the North of point S. (a) 3 m (b) 5 m (c) 13 m (d) 22 m
Point V is 7 m towards the South of point S. (e) 27 m
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DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 27-31) In the following questions, DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 32 and 33) Read the following
the symbols #, &, @ and $ are used with the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow.
meanings as illustrated below. Study the following The questions are based on following coding formats
information and answer the given questions. P1Q means – P is in North of Q
IBPS PO Mains 2017
P2Q – P is in South of Q
Note The directions which are given indicates exact directions.
P3Q – P is in East of Q
P#Q Q is in the South direction of P.
P4Q – P is in West of Q
P@Q Q is in the North direction of P.
@ means – Either 2 or 7 m
P&Q Q is in the East direction of P at distance of either
# – Either 5 or 10 m
12 m or 6 m.
& – Either 8 or 13 m
P$Q Q is in the West direction of P at distance of either
15 m or 3 m. Conditions given are as
P#&Q Q or P is in the South-East direction of P or Q. I. A @ 1 B II. A &3 D III. F #3 E
P@&Q P or Q is in the North-East direction of Q or P. IV. G @4 F V. E #1 D

27. K#&T$M#&S&K&Z are related to each other such that 32. In which direction is point G with respect to D?
K is in North of M, then what is the probable direction (a) South-West (b) North-West
of Z with respect to M? (c) North (d) North-East
(e) Can’t be determined
(a) North-East (b) West
(c) South-West (d) East 33. What could be the shortest distance between E and B
(e) Can’t be determined considering the smallest among the given two-possible
28. K#&T$M#&S&K&Z are related to each other such that distances?
K is in North of M. M and K are inline vertically when (a) 113 (b) 111
MT > SK, then what is the sum of SK and MT? (c) 115 (d) 117
(a) 27 m (b) 21 m
(e) None of these
(c) 15 m (d) Either (a) or (b)
(e) Either (b) or (c)
DIRECTIONS ~ (Q. Nos. 34-36) Study the following
29. K#&T$M#&S&K&Z are related to each other such that information carefully and answer the questions given
K is in North of M. M and K are inline vertically when below IBPS Clerk 2018
MT > SK, then what is the distance between S and Z
A%B(7) A is 12 m in North of B.
when KZ = 12 m?
A$B(12) A is 17 m in South of B.
(a) 24 m (b) 18 m
(c) 15 m (d) Either (a) or (b) A#B(32) A is 37 m in East of B.
(e) None of these A&B(14) A is 19 m in West of B.
30. If A&B#&C$D&E@F are related to each other such Statement M%K(33), J#K(9), G%J(19), H&G(23), N$H(25)
that F is placed exactly between A and B on line AB. 34. K is in which direction with respect to G?
Similarly D and A are vertically inline then what is the
(a) North (b) West
possible shortest distance between F and B when DE
(c) North-West (d) East
(length of segment DE) < DC/2 and EC < 10 m?
(e) South-West
(a) 12 m (b) 5 m
(c) 4 m (d) 6 m 35. If Z is the mid-point of the line formed between H and
(e) None of these G, then what is the distance between H and Z?
(a) 12 m (b) 14 m
31. If A&B#&C$D&E@F are related to each other such
(c) 16 m (d) 17 m
that D, A are inline, DE = 6 m and a perpendicular
(e) 30 m
drawn from E on AB divides AB in two equal parts and
D@&B, then what is the probable direction of A with 36. If X is in West of J and lies on the line formed by H and
respect to F? N, then what is the distance between X and N?
(a) North-West (b) West (a) 10 m (b) 24 m
(c) South-West (d) East (c) 6 m (d) 16 m
(e) Can’t be determined (e) 14 m
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Answers WITH EXPLANATIONS

1. (b) Let Sharada starts from point A and passing through B and 5. (a) According to the given information,
C, she reaches D. 10 km
Starting point A D Ending point P A
N
10 km
15 m 15 m W E N

S T E W E
10 km
B C 10 km
15 m S
L
Clearly, she is in East and at a distance of 15 m from her 10 km
original position.
B 20 km I
2. (b) According to the question,
4 km Distance, AI = PE + TL + LB
A B
= 10 + 10 + 10
N = 30 km
5 km 5 km W E Hence, A is 30 km North to the I.

Starting S 6. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram is as

point follows
4 km
D O C Finishing
6 km point 4 km
D C
Required distance OD = DC − OC = 6 − 4 = 2 km
∴ Hence, Priya is 2 km, West with reference to her starting N
position.
4 km 4 km W E
3. (d) According to the question,
Starting S
4m Anil N
point
3m 3m W E (Vinod's house) A B
4 km
Starting
5m S point
So, to reach at the initial point, Anil should go (4 + 5 ) = 9 m Clearly, at finishing point, he is 4 km, North from the starting
towards West. point.
4. (c) Walking diagram of a man is as follows 7. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram is as
follows
Starting point
A Finishing
point
5m D 12 km
N C
3m
D C 15 m W E 5 km N
4m North-East 4 km NW NE
S
12m

W E
A B
B Starting E SW SE
point S
Let A is the fixed point and D is the last point where man has
reached. 3 km
15 km
Now, AB = 15 m, BC = 12 m
∴ AC = AB − BC AB = 15 m
BC = DE = 4 km
= 15 − 12 = 3 m
CD = EB = 12 km
∴ AD = (CD)2 + (AC)2
AE = AB − CD = 15 − 12 = 3 km
2 2
= (4 ) + (3 ) ∴ Required distance, AD = (DE)2 + (AE)2
= 16 + 9
= 42 + 32
= 25 = 5 m
= 16 + 9 = 25 = 5 km
Hence, man is 5 m far away from fixed point and from
South-West direction. Hence, D is 5 km North-East from the starting point A.
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8. (a) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as 11. (d) Let the initial point of Rachel be ‘A’.
follows B
School 10 km East Multiplex
S M 15 m
10

N
N
√2

km
NW NE
km

10 km √2 W E
10
W E 20 m Starting A
E
South point S
N-W SW SE
N-E S 5m 5m
O H
Office 10 km House C D
10 m
As in a square, diagonals are equal. ∴ Required distance, AE = 10 m
∴ SH = OM = 10 2 km So, Rachel is 10 m towards East from the starting point.
∴ Required distance, OM 12. (e) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
= Distance between office and multiplex follows
= 10 2 km 5 km
C B
Also, it is clear from diagram that multiplex (M) is to the
North-East of O (office). 2 km
So, the multiplex is10 2 km North-East from office. A School (Starting point)
9. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
8 km
follows
20 m
B C
N
10 m NW NE
F Final position
North W E
Starting A 25 m SW SE 1 km
point S
D E
15 m 5 km
E Now, BC = DE = 5 km, CD = BE = 8 km
F AB = 2 km, EF = 1 km
D 15 m Finishing ∴ Required distance, AF = BE − (AB + EF)
point = 8 − (2 + 1) = 8 − 3 = 5 km
A = Starting point, E = Finishing point From the direction diagram, it is clear that the bus is present
DE = 15 m , BC = FD = 20 m finally in the South direction of school. So, the driver needs
to drive 5 km towards North direction to reach the school.
FE = FD + DE = 20 + 15 = 35 m
AF = BF − AB = 25 − 10 = 15 m 13. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as
2 2 2 2 follows
∴ Required distance, AE = (AF) + (FE) = (15) + (35)
Office
= 225 + 1225 = 1450 = 38.078 (Final position)
= 38.08m 20 km
F D
So, Pankaj is 38.08m towards South-East from starting point. E
1 km 1 km
10. (d) According to the question, the direction diagram is B
as follows 8 km C N
NW NE
B 10 m C
W E
N
15 km SW SE
S
W E
12 m 12 m S A
Finishing Home (Starting point)
point Now, AB = 15 km, CD = BF = 1 km
A E AF = AB + BF = 15 + 1 = 16 km
Starting 10 m D
5m DE = 20 km, DF = BC = 8 km
point
EF = DE − DF = 20 − 8 = 12 km
AB = CD = 12 m ∴ Required distance, AE = (AF)2 + (EF)2
BC = AD = 10 m, DE = 5 m = (16 )2 + (12 )2
∴ Required distance, AE = AD + DE = 10 + 5 = 15 m
= 256 + 144 = 400 = 20 km
Hence, at finishing point E, Raju is 15 m East from starting
So, his office is 20 km North-West From his home.
point A.
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14. (c) According to the question, the direction diagram will be as 19. (c) If Meenal walks 11 m towards South from point D, then
follows C 5m D
Starting 4m
point Finishing N
B
A D 15 m point

11 m
E W E
7m
N S
25 m 25 m
W E Z
S She will have to walk in West direction to reach point Z.
B 20 m C
Solutions (Q. Nos. 20 and 21) According to the question,
Now, AB = CD = 25 m, BC = AD = 20 m, DE = 15 m 9m
∴ Required distance, AE = AD + DE,
Q T P
AE = 20 + 15 = 35 m
Also, E is to the East of A. N
5m 5m
15. (b) According to the question, the direction diagram is as W E
follows S
S R
8 m East 3m
B C
N 7m
5m NW NE
5m
North-East E
South-West W
SW SE V
S
A
8 m West D 20. (d) If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards West
BC = AD = 8 m, AB = CD = 5 m from point R, then he would cross S.
∴ Required distance = AB + BC + CD + DA 21. (e) S, V, T are in straight line.
= 5 + 8 + 5 + 8 = 26 m Solutions (Q. Nos. 22 and 23) According to the question,
and the geometrical figure formed is parallelogram.
Solutions (Q. Nos. 16 and 17) According to the question, A N
20 m W E
S Q N
12 m
S
8m 8m W E 12 m 12 m
B F C
H D Y S
4m
10 m 8m
8m
P
16. (b) The shortest distance between H and D E D
12 m
= SQ − DY = 20 − 14 = 6 m
22. (d) To reach point E from point A he will cross point B first.
17. (c) Point P is in South-West direction with respect to Q.
23. (a) The point F is 12 m, West of point C.
Solutions (Q. Nos. 18 and 19) According to the given information,
the direction diagram is as follows Solutions (Q. Nos. 24-26) According to the question,
Pihu’s A 20 m Pihu’s current
Y C 5m starting position
D point
4m 4m
15 m
15 m 5m
A B 12 m N
Pratyaksha’s X NW NE
Starting starting Q 24 m Y Astha’s
starting
11m

point E
22 m W
point point
of Meenal 7m 17 m
SW SE
20 m B Astha’s current S
9m Reena position
O Z standing Pratyaksha’s
32 m current position
18. (a) In the above diagram, it is clearly shown that
OZ = YC = 9 m and CD = 5 cm 24. (c) Point Y is in North-East direction with respect to
Therefore, YD = DC + YC, Pratyaksha’s current position.
YD = 5 + 9 = 14 m 25. (c) Point B is in South-West direction with respect to Pihu’s
and point Y is in West of D. current position.
So, point Y is 14 m toward West of D. 26. (a) Required distance = 20 − (22 − 5 ) = 20 − 17 = 3 m
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27. (a) The direction of F with respect to E is given but the exact
S 12/6m K 12/6m Z distance from E is not given, so we can’t find out the exact
position of F hence the direction of F with respect to A can’t be
determined.
Solutions (Q. Nos. 32 and 33) According to the question,
5/10 m
G E G F
2/7 m 2/7 m
5/10 m
M 15/3m T
D A
8/13 m
It is clear that Z is in North-East from M.
2/7 m
28. (d) S 12/6m K 12/6m Z B

32. (e) Can not be determined.

33. (a)
E

5m

M 15m T D A
8m
It is given that MT > SK, so MT = 15 m and SK = 12 m or 6 m
2m
SK + MT = (12 + 15 ) or (15 + 6 ) = 27 m or 21 m
29. (d) S 12/6m K 12m Z
O B

Required distance EB = EO2 + OB2

= 72 + 82 [QEO = 5 + 2 = 7 m, OB = DA = 8 m ]
= 49 + 64 = 113
Solutions (Q. Nos. 34-36) According to the given information,

15m Given statements,

M T
M%K (33) means - M is 30 m North of K. [Q33 + 5 = 38 m]
It is given that MT > SK, so MT = 15 m, KZ = 12 m
J#K (9) means - J is 14 m East of K. [Q9 + 5 = 14 m]
and SK = 12 m or 6 m, so that value of SZ
G%J (19) means - G is 24 m North of J.
= (12 + 12 ) or (12 + 6 ) = 24 m or 18 m
H&G (23) means - H is 28 m West of B.
30. (d) 6m N$H (25) means - N is 30 m South of B.
F 6m B
A
M

38 m
Z
H G
28 m
N
D NW NE
6m E 6m 3m C
24 m W E
It is given that DE < DC/2, so that value of DC = 15 m and
30 m SW SE
AB = 12 m or 6 m, D and A are inline, so DE = AF, S
X J
If DE = 6 m, EC = 15 – 6=9 m K 14 m
If DE = 3 m, EC = 15 − 3 = 12 m
It is given that EC < 10, so DE = 6 m and AB = 12 m N
Hence, FB = 6 m 34. (e) K is South-West with respect to G.
31. (e) 35. (b) Distance between HG = 28 m
F
Mid-point = Z
6m F 6m Hence, distance between H and Z
A B
28
= = 14 m
F' 2
36. (c) Distance between X and N
= HN − HX
D C
6m E 6m 3m = 30 − 24 = 6 m