Direction and Distance


Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Sam walked 5m towards north from point A and reached point B. He took a right turn from point B and walked 7m and reached point C. He took a right turn from point and walked 10m to reach point D. He took another right turn from point D and walked 6m to reach point E. Sam took a right turn from point E and walked 5m to reach point F.

  1. If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards west from point R, which of the following points would he cross first?











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    Draw figure of movement with the help of given direction figure.


    Correct Option: D

    figure has been drawn from the given direction.



  1. Which of the following points are in a straight line?











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    Draw a figure with the help of given direction figure.


    Correct Option: E

    Figure has been drawn from the given direction with the help of direction picture.




Direction: Study the following information to answer the given questions.
Point P is 9m towards the East of Point Q. Point R is 5m towards the South of point P. Point S is 3m towards the West of point R. Point T is 5m towards the north of point S. Point V is 7m towards the South of Point S.

  1. What was the total distance that Sam walked?











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    Draw a figure with the help of given direction image.


    Correct Option: A

    Draw a figure as directed in given instruction.
    calculate the distance as below,
    AB + BC + CD + DE + EF = 5 + 7 + 10 + 6 + 5 = 33 m



  1. How far and in which direction is point F from point A?











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    Draw a figure with the help of given direction image.


    Correct Option: E

    Figure has been drawn from the given direction with the help of given direction image.




  1. Amar on his new car 1st drives towards North 4 Kms and turns right and drives 5 Kms. Then he turns towards South and drives 2 Kms, then he takes a right turn and drives 6 Kms. What is the distance of Amar from his starting point?











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    Draw a figure according to question with the help of direction image.


    Correct Option: E

    Draw a figure according to question with the help of direction image.