DIRECTION /

Direction A direction is the general line

that Someone or something is moving or point
ing in./

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or
The line showing the position of one point with respect

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to any other point is called direction./

Types of direction

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(i) North East The direction between North
(i) Standard Direction and East is called North East/

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(ii) Sub Direction
Standard Direction There are four types (ii) South East The direction between
of standard direction./
South and East is called South East/
(i) North
(ii) East
(iii) South
(iv)West
EA (iii) South West The direction between
South and West is called South West/
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(North)
(iv) North West The direction between
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North and West is called North West/

(West) (East)
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Angle between direction/ :-

Standard Direction-
(South)
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North 
East  (Right)
South 
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West  (Left)
Sub direction
90º angle is formed between the two standard di-
There are four types of Sub direction.
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rection/ 90º
Sub Direction-
(i) North East

(ii) South East

(iii) South West

(iv)North West

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 N E S W
Right 
Left 
Left  Direction  Right
West  North  East
North  East  South
90º angle is formed between the two Sub direc- East  South  West
tion/ 90º
South  West North

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

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N
NE SE SW NW

SO
Left  Direction  Right
NW  NE  SE

An angle of 45º is formed between the standard NE  SE  SW

direction and a Sub direction./ SE  SW  NW
45º
What is the Meaning of left and Right turn? EA SW  NW 
Some Rules and results that will help in solving
the question of direction/
NE
R
 Left turn Left hand 90º
 Right turn Right hand 90º  Pythagoras theorem :-
Note:- Relationship between the three sides of a right
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triangle:/ :-
 If a person turns right or left while walking one
the standard direction, then even after turning on
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the Right or left he will continue on the standard

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di- rection./ yp
ot
en
us
Altitude e
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 If a person turns right or left while walking one

the Sub direction, then even after turning on the 90º
Right or left he will continue on the Sub direction
Base
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H =A +B
2 2 2

H= A 2 + B2
Direction to the right and to the left of the any Note:- In direction related questions when the short-
direction/ :- est distance between the initial point and the final
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point is asked then when a straight line is drawn

between the final point and the initial point then a
right angled triangle is formed then the distance be-
tween the initial point and the final point is found
with the help of Pythagoras theorem.

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 North
North West North East
Triplets:-
The three sides of a right-angled triangle/ West East
:-
(I) (II) (III)
5 13
South West South South East
15
3 5 7
North
4 12 24

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(I) 3 4 5 (ii) 5 12 13 (iii) 7 24 25
6 8 10 5x 12x 13x 7x 24x 25x

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9 12 15
30 40 50
3x 4x 5x South

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(iv) 8 , 15 , 17 (v) 9, 40 , 41 (vi) 11 , 60 , 61
West East

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(vii)12 , 35 , 37 (viii) 13 , 84 , 85 (ix) 16 , 63 , 65 ...................................................................

(x) 20 , 21 , 29 (xi) 28 , 45 , 53 (xii) 33 , 56 , 65 North East

 Other Result of pythagoras theorem:-

If the measurement of perpendicular and base of
a right-angled triangle is equal, then to find the
hypotenuse multiply that value by 2.
EA South West
...................................................................
North West ( )
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value 2
R

5 2 15 2
5 15 South East
SI

5 15 Type - 01
To find the direction and distance of the end
point from starting point
4 2 10 2
AT

4 10

4 10

A person starts walking in the east direction and after

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7 2 x 2 walking 10 km, he turns left and walks 7 km. Then he

7 x
turns right and walks 5 km. He again turns right and
7 x walks 8 km. Then he turns left and walks 3 km. Then
again turns left and walks 1 km. And finally turns left
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 Opposite direction :- and walks 7 km. And stops. So how far is he from the
starting point and in which direction?

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 A person went from office to home in the evening and
walked 12 km in the direction of the sun. Then he
turned left and walked 10 km. Then again turned left
and walked 9 km. Then again turned right and walked
14 km. Then again turned right and walked 5 km. Fi-

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nally turned right and walked 9 km. And finally he
reached home after walking how far and in which di-
rection is his home from the office.

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Distance  10 km + 1 km = 11 km

N
Direction  East

SO
N E S W
7 10 8 7
1 5 12km
3
8 18 8 7 10km

0 11 East
Distance  11 km
Direction  East
EA 9km
5km 3km
10km

5km

R
14km

5km
Walk in the direction in which the person started
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walking; for example, here if he started walking in 2 2

the east, he walked 10 km in the east, then he turned H= 8  15  H= 64  225
left, i.e., on turning left from east, he walked 7 km in
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H = 289  H = 17 SW
the north. Then turned right, on turning right from
north, he walked 5 km in the east. Then again turned
right, on turning right from east, he walked 8 km in
N E S W
the south, then turned left, on turning left from south,
AT

9 10 12
he walked 3 km in the east. Then turning left from 9 14 5
east, he walked 1 km in the north. Then turning left 9 9 24 17
from north, he walked 7 km in the west. In this way,
he walked 8 km in the north, 18 km in the east, 8 15 S 8W
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km in the south and 7 km in the west. The distances

covered in opposite directions decrease, i.e., on sub- By Triplet-:- 17 SW
tracting the distance covered in opposite directions,
11 km east is left.
BH

In the evening, the person covered a distance of 12

km in the direction of the sun i.e. in the west direc-
tion. Turning left from west, he walked 10 km towards
south, then turning left from south, he walked 9 km
towards east, then turning right from east, he walked
14 km towards south, then turning right from south,
he walked 5 km towards west, then turning right from
west, he walked 9 km towards north, i.e. walked 9

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km in north, 9 km in east, 24 km in south and 17 km is 5km west of E and 15km South west of C. Check
in west. On subtracting the distances travelled in the posts B, A & E all three are in a straight line and A
opposite direction, we got 15 km south and 8 km west. is East of E. Check posts B and E are 30km away
Using Pythagoras theorem, the distance is 17 km and from each other. So if a jeep travels from E to F via
the direction between south and west is south-west. checkposts A, B, D at a speed of 35km/h, then
how much time will it take and which checkpost
is South west of D?
A, B, C, D, E, F (6) F D 15 km
B 25km
A,E 15 km C

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15 km B, A & E
A,E B, B E

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30km A, B, D
E F 35km/h
Right means backward direction
D

N
(a) 2hrs, B (b) 3hrs, A
Left means forward direction (c) 4hrs, E (d) 5hrs, C

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Sol.
Type 2
Mapping

1. A is 11 meters north of B. C is 11 meters east of B.

D is 6 meters north of C. F is 8 meters north of E.
E is 7 meters west of D. G is 4 meters west of F. So
tell how far is F from A. And how far is G from A
EA
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and in which direction.
A, B C, B
D, C F, E E
R

D G, F
F, A G, A E F km
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35km/h
(a) km North/ km E F Distance/Speed
(b) km South/ km hr
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(c) km South/ km D SW B

(d) km North/ km
Type - 3

Sol. Question based on the direction of the face

AR

Note:-
In such questions, if the direction of walking of a per-
son is given, then in which direction is the person
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facing at the end or if the direction in which the per-

son is facing at the end is told, then the direction of
walking in the beginning is asked. The direction of
facing is not affected by distance, but the direction of
facing is affected when the person turns.

2. A, B, C, D, E, F (6) are check posts. F is 15km North

of D which is 25km North East of B. Check post A

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 (d) North/

A person after walking some distance in north direc-

tion turns right and walks 45m. Then he turns left
and walks 39m and then again turns left and walks
19m, then again turns left and walks 17m and finally
turns right and walks 15m, then tell in which direc-
tion is he facing at this time.

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If the bus moves in the north direction, it will face east
45M after reaching the school. Now, if we change the east
39 M 19M direction to south-east then north becomes north-east.

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17 M 15 M

N
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Method - 2

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 R  L  R  SE
West
 R  SE
We don't know in which direction the face was initially
but in the end it became SE. So to find the initial face,

EA
If you are asked about the direction to face, ignore the
if we turn left once from SE then we will get NE.

SE
Type-4
SE
NE
R
distance and just focus on the turn./ Rotation At Same Point
R

North  R  L  L  L  R
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Left
North West (North Left  West)

Ex:-.2.
AT

Leaving Anand's house, the school bus turns right and

travels 3 km. After this it turns left and travels 2 km.
Finally it again turns right and travels 4 km to reach
the school. On reaching the school, the bus is facing
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south-east. In which direction was it facing when it Note-

left Anand's house? The gap between a standard direction and a sub di-
rection is 45°./ (Standard direction)
(Sub direction) 45º
BH

45º  1 Gap 90º  2 Gap

135º  3 Gap 180º  4 Gap
225º  5 Gap 270º  6 Gap
(a) South-West/
315º  7 Gap 360º  8 Gap
(b) South-East/
Clock Wise/Anti Clockwise:-
(c) North-East/

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 diff  135 CW  3 Gap Right hand
The face was in the North, after turning 3 gaps to the
right hand side it became in the South-East
North Face 3 Gap Right hand South-
East

A person is standing facing north. Then he turns 90° In this method, to make calculation easy, the given
in the anticlockwise direction and then he turns 135° angle is converted into Gap and C.W. is taken as +v1
clockwise. Then he turns 180° in the anticlockwise and A.C.W. is taken as -v1./ Method Calculation

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direction and finally turns 270° clockwise and stops. C. W.
So tell in which direction is he facing now? +vl A.C.W -vl

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90º 135º 180º Face - EAST, 135 ACW, 90CW, 135ACW, 45CW,
270º 90ACW, 135 CW, 225ACW, 90CW In which direction
is the face at last.

N
(a) South-East/ (b) West/

SO
In this method we create all the eight directions. Then (c) North/ (d) South/
we keep on making as many gaps as we need to move Sol.
forward or backward and finally we reach the direction
90 ACW  135 CW  108 ACW  270 CW
of the head./ Method
Gap – 2 + 3 – 4 + 6  + 3  3 Gap Right hand North

EA
Right 3 Gap  South-East
R
R
SI

South-East

In this method we make a separate column for the

angle moved in clockwise direction and a separate
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column for the degrees rotated in anticlockwise di-

rection. Then, by finding the difference between the
total degrees rotated in clockwise direction and total
degrees rotated in anticlockwise direction, we find
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out the final direction of the person.

Initially the face was in the East, after rotating 90°

CW it will become Face South./ 90°
BH

CW
Type - 5
CW A.C.W Turning

135 90 Left Right  90º Left Right

270 180 Left Right  180º Left Right
405 270
Left Right  270º Left Right

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 Left Right  360º Left Right (a) South-East/
That is, after turning left or right four times, the face (b) South-West/
rotates 360° and comes in the same direction in which (c) West/
it was earlier, that is, turning four times has no effect
(d) East/
on the face./ Left Right 360º
Sol.
*  27R  42L  13R  54L  18R  NE
*  3R  2L  1R  2L  2R  NE
4/8/12/16/20......./4x Left Right 
*  2R  NE

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No change
Initially face towards SW or which would have be-
Left Right  Left Right come NE after taking 2 right turns.

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Left Right  Left Right SW face Right NE
Left Right  Left Right
Note:-

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If a person turns left once and then turns right once,
Type - 6
he comes back to where he was i.e. Right and Left

SO
cancel each other out./ Question related to change in names of
directions

A person is standing facing east. He turned right 43

times, turned left 62 times, then right 22 times and
then left 39 times and finally stopped after turning
right 81 times. So tell in which direction is he facing
EA
If South East is called East and South West is called
South and North West is called West and this change
continues like this then what will North be called?
R
now?
R
SI

North NW
NW West North
NE
43R 62L 22R 39L 81R
West East SW NE
AT

3R 2L 2R 3L 1R 1R
SW South SE South East
1R SE
East South
First change all the given directions and write them
That means in the end the face will be towards
down like in this question East came in place of SE, SE
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south/
came in place of South, similarly what came in place
2. A person is standing facing a direction. Then he of what is asked in the question and then answer after
turned right 27 times, then turned left 42 times, seeing it, then after changing the place of North, NW
then turned right 13 times, then turned left 54 North West will come.
times and finally turned right 18 times and now
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he is facing North East. So tell me in which direc-

tion was the person facing before? SE East South SE

NW

In this type of question, see how many degrees have

been rotated to change the direction and then apply it

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to what is asked./ Minute hand North
12:00
hour hand North
45 A.C.W
SE East Minute hand North
45 A.C.W 3:00
North NW hour hand East
2. If north east is called south east. East is called
Minute hand North
south. If south east is called south west and this 6:00
sequence continues then tell me what will north hour hand South
west be called?
Minute hand North

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9:00
hour hand West

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(a) North/
(b) South-west/ Minute hand South

N
1:30
(c) North-East/ hour hand North East

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(d) East/
Minute hand North
Sol. (c) 4:00
Given:- hour hand South East
NE  SE Minute hand South
E S
SE  SW
Each direction is shifting 90° clockwise ( 2 steps)
North-West  (1 step) North  (2 step) North-East
EA 7:30

10:30
hour hand
Minute hand
hour hand
South West
South
North West
R
...................................................................
R

Type - 7
If at 3:00 the minute hand of the clock is in the north-
Question based on clock time
SI

west direction, then in which direction will the hour

hand of the clock be at 6:00?
AT

North  North West 45º ACW

North
AR

12 12
NW
45ACW

West 9 3East 9 SW NE 3
BH

SE
6 6
Time South
6:00 hr hand 6 South 45ºACW
SE

At 6:00 the hour hand of the clock is pointing towards

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North West then which direction will the minute hand When the person's face is towards south, then the
point towards at 1:30? right hand is towards west.

Before yoga, make the person stand straight be-

cause his hands are according to his straight
6 : 00  hour hand standing.
1 : 30  Minute hand

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Both are in South direction, so when South is made
Type -9
NW then at 6:00 hrs. hand will point to NW and at
Multiple Person Direction
1:30 minute hand will also point to NW.

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NW
Case - I
6:00 hr. hand NW 1:30 Minute
Two person walking from a same point
hand NW

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Type - 8
1. Rani and Sarita started from the same point. Rani

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Question based on yoga
walked in the west direction and Sarita walked in
the north direction at the same speed. After some
Yoga:- In Direction, Yoga means Shirshasana, in time both of them turned to their left and walked
which the head is on the ground and the feet are a few steps. After that, if they again turn left and
above./Direction start walking, then in which direction are both of

Note:-
Suppose if a person is standing facing North then
EA them facing now?
R
his right hand will be in East and left hand will be
in West but when he comes into yoga position then
his right and left hands remain in East and West (a) Sarita-East/
respectively like earlier his face becomes South
R

instead of North. Rani-North/

(b) Sarita-South/
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Rani-East/
(c) Sarita-East/
Rani-South/
AT

(d) Sarita-West/
1. One morning a person was doing yoga. His head
was towards the ground and his feet were upwards. Rani-North/
And his face was towards the north. So tell me in
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which direction was his right hand?

Sol.
BH

(a) North/ (b) South/

(c) East/ (d) West/
Sol. If the person's face is towards north during yoga,
then when he stands straight, his face will be to-
wards south. Sarita's mouth South/
Rani's mouth East/

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 Case - II
Two persons start their journey from 2 different
points

Ex.1 My friend and I started walking towards each other

from two places 100 m apart. After walking 30 m,
my friend turned left and walked 10 m. Then he
turned right and walked 20 m and then again
Sarita is finally walking in the South direction. turned right and came back to the road on which
he had started walking. If both of us walk at the

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same speed, then what is the distance between
Rani is finally walking in the East direction. us at this time?

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2. Two women are returning to their respective
homes from the same point. The first woman walks

N
1 km towards south. Then turning right, she walks
6 km and reaches her home. At the same time,
the second woman walks 5 km towards west. Then

SO
turning right, she walks 4 km and then turning
left, she walks 1 km and reaches her home. So, (a) 20 M (b) 40 M
what is the distance between the house of the first (c) 10 M (d) 50 M
woman and the second woman?

EA
R
It is clear from the following picture that there is
(a) 4 KM (b) 8 KM
R

currently a distance of 20M between me and my

(c) 5 KM (d) 6 KM friend./
Sol.
SI

M
AT
AR

Note that in this type of questions, both the per-

BH

sons start walking in opposite directions.

I walked 70M on the road and my friend walked

50M. Both of us together covered a distance of
120M on the road. Both of us had to walk 100M
together.

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 70M 50M
120M 100M Type - 10
The distance between us / = 120 - 100 = Symbol based
20M
Ex:-2 Q.1.
The distance between A and B is 400 m. Both start 'P$Q' means 'P is to the north of Q'.
walking towards each other. After walking 120 m, 'P&Q' means 'P is to the east of Q'.
B turns left and walks 40 m. Then turns right and
'P*Q' means 'Q is to the west of P'.
walks 80 m. Then turns right and comes back to
'P%Q' means 'Q is to the south of P'.

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the road. If A and B are walking at the same speed,
then what will be the distance between them. 'P@QR' means 'P lies exactly in the middle of the
When B comes back to the road, then? horizontal line QR'. 'P!QR' means 'P lies exactly in

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A B the middle of the vertical line QR'.
B 'P$Q' 'P,Q'
'P&Q' P,Q'

N
A B 'P*Q' Q,P'
B

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'P%Q' Q,P'
'P@QR' P' QR
(a) 40 M (b) 20 M
'P!QR' P' QR
(c) 80 M (d) 60 M
Note:-

EA 'P6m$Q' means 'P is 6m to the north of Q' and simi-

larly find the shortest distance between G and C
in the following expression:
'P6m$Q' 'PQ '6m'
R
G C
C12m$S5m*G3m&J6m%K!JT
(a) 12 m (b) 10 m
R

It is clear from the following figure that the dis-

(c) 15m (d) 13 m
tance between A and B is 80M./
Sol. 1.(d) :
SI

A B 80M
From this given condition
Alternate North B - south
AT
AR
BH

A + B together covered a distance of 480M on the

road Distance between A, B = 480 - 400 = 80
A+B 480M A, B

So the distance between C and G is

(GC)² = (12)² + (5)2
Solving we get GC = 13.

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 Type-11 III. North
Shadow Based Face East
 Due to sunlight, the shadow of any object can be
formed in only two directions, in the west in the
morning and in the east in the evening.

 But the shadow can be formed anywhere on the

right, left, front or behind the person, it will de-

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In the morning, if a person's face is towards the
pend on which direction the person is facing.
east, then the shadow will be formed behind him.

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N
CASE-I North
IV.
MORNING TIME
Face West

SO
I. North
East

R.H L.H Face

West
South
EA In the morning, if a person's face is towards the
R
Shadow west, then the shadow will be formed in front of
South
him/
In the morning, if a person's face is towards south
R

then the shadow will be formed on his right hand.

SI

CASE-II
EVENING TIME
AT

II.
I. North
AR

R.H L.H Face

South East
West
BH

South
In the morning, if a person's face is towards north, Shadow
then the shadow will be formed on his left hand
In the evening, if you face south, then the shadow
will be formed on your left hand./

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 North
II.

L.H R.H Face

North
West East
Create three columns in which

South
Shadow  First column will show the time/

G
In the evening, if the face is towards north, then For morning/  R
the shadow will be formed on your right hand.

IN
For evening/  L
 In which direction is the shadow formed in the
second column/

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III. North
 Left Right
Face East  The third column will show the person on whose

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left or right the shadow is formed./
Left Right

R L

EA R L L R
R
R R L L
In the evening, if you face east, then shadows will
be formed in front of you./
R

IV. North
SI

Face West Mohit and Sohit are standing face to face and talking
early in the morning. Mohit's shadow is formed on
Sohit's right hand, then in which direction is Sohit
facing?
AT
AR

In the evening, if you face towards west, then the

shadow will be formed behind you/
BH

Note:- When you face the direction of the sun, your

shadow is formed behind you and when you face the
opposite direction of the sun, your shadow is formed
in front of you./

Trick:- Face North South

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 Sohan's face is - North
Alternate:-
For morning/ -R
For evening / -L
In the first column, the side of the shadow is in the
second column and in the third column, the person
on whose left or right the shadow is being formed.

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When the first two columns are filled with the same
letters, then the person coming in the third column

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faces South.
The shadow will be formed in the west in the morn-

N
ing. If it is formed on Sohit's right hand, then
Sohit's right hand will be in the west, i.e. his face Type - 12
will be towards south./

SO
Train smoke/
 If a train is going in the north direction and the
wind is blowing from north to south parallel to
the train, then the smoke will go in the opposite
direction of the train.
R R Sohit  South
If the first two columns have the same letters then
Sohit will face South/
EA
R
 If a train is going in the north direction and the
2. One morning two friends Mohit and Sohit were wind is blowing perpendicular to the train from
talking facing each other. Sohit's shadow was west to east, then the smoke will go in the direc-
formed on Mohit's left hand side, so tell me in
R

tion of both of them i.e. in the south-east direc-

which direction was Mohit facing? tion.
SI

(a) North/ (b) East/ Ex-1

AT

If an electric train runs in the direction from North

(c) West/ (d) South/
to South with a speed of 150 km/hr covering 2000
km, then in which direction will the smoke of its
engine go?
AR
BH

(a) West/
(b) South/
In the morning the shadow will be formed in the West (c) CND/
and is being formed on Mohan's left hand i.e. Mohan's (d) East/
left hand is in the West and this will happen when Sol. (c)
An electric train does not emit smoke.

When Mohan's face is - South

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 left turn, drives 31 km, turns left and drives 17
km. He then takes a left turn and drives 15 km.
Therefore, no smoke will be going in any of the
He takes a final right turn, drives 18 km and stops
direction, / at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and towards
Ex-2 which direction should he drive in order to reach
A train is moving towards south to north. Air is Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees turns only
blowing towards west to east. What is the result- unless specified)
ant direction of smoke? A

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(a) West/
(b) South-West/

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P A
(c) South-East/
(d) East/
Sol. The train moves North, so smoke goes South. The

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wind blows East, so smoke goes East. The result-
ant direction is South-East. [Group-D 17/12/2025 Shift-III]

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(a) 5 km to the west/
(b) 5 km to the south/
(c) 7 km to the north/
(d) 5 km to the north/
3. Aman starts from Point M and drives 8 km towards

1.
Practice Question
Type-1
Mr. Z starts from Point A and drives 17 km to-
EA the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 5 km,
turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a right
turn and drives 5 km. He then takes a right turn
and drives 16 km. He takes a final right turn, drives
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wards the South. He then takes a left turn, drives 10 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest dis-
18 km, then turns left and drives 41 km. He then tance) and in which direction is Point P with re-
takes a left turn and drives 27 km, then turns left spect to Point M? (All turns are 90-degree turns
and drives 15 km. He then takes a right turn and only unless specified.)
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drives 7 km. He takes a final left turn, drives 9 M

km, and stops at Point P. How far (shortest dis-
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tance) and towards which direction should he drive

in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90-
degree turns only, unless specified.)
Z A P M
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(a) 6 km towards the south/
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P A (b) 9 km towards the south/

(c) 11 km towards the north/
(d) 3 km towards the north/
4. Vikas starts from Point Y and drives 81 km towards
the south. He then takes a right and drives 77
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[Group-D 08/12/2025 Shift-II] km. He then takes a right turn and drives 27 km.
(a) 17 km to the east/ He takes a right turn, drives 35 km. He then turns
(b) 16 km to the west/ right, drives 39 km, turns left and drives 42 km to
(c) 16 km to the east/ stop at Point Z. How far (shortest distance) and to-
wards which direction should he drive in order to
(d) 17 km to the west/
reach Point Y again? (All turns are 90-degree turns
2. Mr. Akai starts from Point A and drives 15 km to-
only unless specified.)
wards west. He then takes a left turn, drives 11
km, turns left and drives 50 km. He then takes a Y

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Z Y (a) 3 km to the West/
(b) 4 km to the North/
(c) 7 km to the North/
(d) 9 km to the West/
[Group-D 02/02/2026 Shift-III] 7. Mr. P starts from Point C and drives 5 km towards
(a) 93 km towards the north/ the west. He then takes a left turn, drives 6 km,
turns left and drives 8 km. He then takes a right

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(b) 89 km towards the north/
turn, drives 2 km, turns left and drives 4 km. He
(c) 97 km towards the south/
then takes left turn and drives 12 km. He takes a

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(d) 94 km towards the south/ final left turn drives 7 km and stops at Point P.
5. Zakir starts from Point A and drives 7 km towards How far (shortest distance) and towards which di-
the South. He then takes a left turn, drives 2 km, rection should he drive in order to reach Point C
turns right and drives 7 km. He then takes a left again? (All turns are 90 degree turns only unless

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turn and drives 11 km. He then takes a left turn specified.)
and drives 8 km. He then takes a left turn and
P C

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drives 2 turns. He takes a final right turn, drives
6 km and stops at Point P. How far (shortest dis-
tance) and towards which direction should he drive
in order to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90
degrees turns only unless specified.)
A

EA P C

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(a) 4 km towards the north/
P A (b) 2 km towards the east/
(c) 2 km towards the west/
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(d) 4 km towards the south/

[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 24/06/2025, Shift-3] 8. Steve starts from Point A and drives 10 km to-
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(a) 10 km to the West/ wards north. He then takes a right turn, drives 7
(b) 9 km to the West/ km, turns right and drives 3 km. He then takes a
left turn and drives 5 km. He takes a final right
(c) 11 km to the West/
turn, drives 7 km and stops at Point P. How far
(d) 13 km to the West/
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(shortest distance) and towards which direction

6. Mr. Evan starts from Point A and drives 8 km to- should he drive in order to reach Point A again?
wards the East. He then takes a right turn, drives (All turns are 90 degrees turns only unless speci-
19 km, turns right and drives 19 km. He then fied)
takes a right turn and drives 9 km. He then taken
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A
a right turn, drives 3 km, turns left and drives 6
km. He takes a final right turn, drives 8 km and
stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and
towards which direction should he drive in order P
to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degrees
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A
turns only unless specified.)
A
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 24/06/2025, Shift-2]
(a) 12 km towards west/
(b) 10 km towards south/
P (c) 12 km towards east/
A (d) 10 km towards west/

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9. Sundar starts from point A and drives 12 km to- B
wards the east. He then takes a left turn, drives 9
km, turns left and drives 13 km. He then takes a
left turn and drives 11 km. He takes a final left
turn, drives 1 km and stops at point P. How far P
(shortest distance) and towards which direction B
should he drive in order to reach point A again?
(All turns are 90 degree turns only unless speci- 90°
fied.) [RRB NTPC CBT-I, 06/06/2025, Shift-2]
A
(a) 5 km south/

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(b) 7 km south/
(c) 6 km south/
P

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(d) 4 km south/
A 12. Mr. Aman starts from Point A and drives 9 km
towards the north. He then takes a right turn,
drives 11 km, turns right and drives 17 km. He

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[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 05/06/2025, Shift-1] then takes a right turn and drives 12 km. He takes
a final right turn, drives 8 km and stops at Point
(a) 2 km to the south/

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P. How far (shortest distance) and in which direc-
(b) 1 km to the north/ tion should he drive in order to reach Point A
(c) 2 km to the north/ again? (All turns are 90-degree turns only unless
(d) 1 km to the south/ specified)
10. Mr. Aman starts from Point A and drives 23 km A
towards North. He then takes a right turn, drives
7 km, turns right and drives 9 km. He then takes
a left turn, drives 13 km, turns right and drives
22 km. He then takes a right turn and drives 24
km. He takes a final right turn, drives 8 km and
EA A
P
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stops at Point P. How far (shortest distance) and
towards which direction should he drive in order
to reach Point A again? (All turns are 90 degree
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 21/06/2025, Shift-3]
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turns only unless specified.)

(a) 5 km to the west/
A
(b) 7 km to the east/
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(c) 1 km to the east/

(d) 3 km to the west/
13. Mr. Q starts from Point Z and drives 7 km towards
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the north. He then takes a left turn, drives 9 km,

P A turns right and drives 6 km. He then takes a left
turn and drives 7 km. He takes a final left turns,
drives 13 km and stops at Point A. How far (short-
est distance) and towards which direction should
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[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 09/03/2025, Shift-2]

he drive in order to reach Point Z again? (All turns
(a) 8 km to the North/ are 90 degree turns only unless specified.)
(b) 4 km to the West/ Q Z
(c) 4 km to the East/
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(d) 8 km to the South/

11. Tanveer starts from Point B and drives 2 km to-
A Z
wards west. He then takes a right turn, drives 4
km, turns left and drives 5 km. He then takes a
right turn and drives 3 km. He takes a final right
turn, drives 7 km and stops at Point P. How far
(shortest distance) and towards which direction [RRB NTPC CBT-I, 10/06/2025, Shift-3]
should he drive in order to reach Point B again
(a) 11 km towards the south/
(all turns are 90° turns only unless specified)?

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 (b) 14 km towards the west/
(c) 16 km towards the east/ (a) 15 km North/
(d) 13 km towards the north/ (b) 12 km North/
14. Arpan starts from Point A and drives 12 km to- (c) 12 2 km North/12 2
wards East. He then takes a right turn, drives 8
km, turns right and drives 14 km. He then takes (d) None of these/
a right turn and drives 12 km. He takes a final 17. A man's house door opens to the northeast. After
right turn, drives 2 km and stops at Point P. How traveling 6 kilometers from his house, he turns
far (shortest distance) and towards which direc- right and walks 2 kilometers. Then he turns left
tion should he drive in order to reach Point A and walks 2 kilometers, then turns left again and
walks 6 kilometers, and finally, he turns left and

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again? (All turns are 90° turns only, unless speci-
fied) walks 5 kilometers. Now he wants to return home.
What distance in which direction should he travel
A

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to return home in the shortest time?

P A

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90°

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[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 14/06/2025, Shift-2]
(a) 5 km North/
(a) 4 km to the south/
(b) 5 km East/
(b) 3 km to the south/
(c) 2 km to the south/
(d) 1 km to the south/
15. A man's house door faces east. He leaves his house
to go to the market. He walks 25 meters, turns
EA (c) 5 km South/
(d) 4 km North/
18. Ravi walks 15 kilometers north. Then he turns
right and walks 20 kilometers. Then he walks 10
kilometers northeast and then turns left and walks
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left, and then walks 30 meters. He then turns left, 15 kilometers. He then turns left again and trav-
walks 35 meters, turns right, walks 15 meters, els 10 kilometers. He then turns south and trav-
and then turns right again, walks 10 meters, and els 15 kilometers. He then turns right and travels
reaches the market. How far and in which direc-
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20 kilometers before stopping. How far and in

tion is the market from his house? which direction is he from his starting point?
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(a) 40 m North/
(b) 45 m North/ (a) 15 kilometers northwest/
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(c) 30 m North/ (b) 15 kilometers northeast/

(d) 35 m North/ (c) 15 kilometers west/
16. A man walked 9 kilometers east before turning (d) 15 kilometers east/
left, then 7 kilometers before turning left again, 19. A child walked x kilometers north from home to
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then 12 kilometers before turning right, then 5 school, then turned right and walked x kilome-
kilometers before turning right again, and stopped ters. Then he walked x kilometers in the north-
after walking only 3 kilometers. How far and in
which direction is he from his house now? east direction x 2 , then turned right and walked
x kilometers to reach school. How far and in which
direction is his school from his home?
x
x x 2

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D
E
(a) 3 2 North-east/3 2
F
(b) 3 3 x East/3 3 x
(c) 3x North-east/3x
(a) West/ (b) South/
(d) Cannot be determined/
(c) East/ (d) North/
20. Mohan walks straight 4 km from his house. Then
[RRB ALP & Technician Exam, 30.08.2018 (Shift-
he turns right and walks 2 km, then turns left

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and walks 5 km. Then he turns right and walks 3
23. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres
km. He then turns right again, walks 2 km, turns
in the East before turning to his right. He went 20
left, and finally faces southwest. In which direc-

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metres before turning to his right again to look for
tion did he start walking? his father at his uncle's place 30 metres from this
point. His father was not there. From here he went
100 metres to the North before meeting his father

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in a street. How far did the son meet his father
from the starting point?

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(a) North east/
(b) South east/
(c) South west/
(d) West/
21. Starting from point O, A person walks 2 km in east

4 km to reach point B. Again turns left and reach

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direction to reach at A. Then turns right and walks (a)
(b)
80 metres/
100 metres/
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at point C walking 2 km After that turns left and
(c) 140 metres/
walks 8 km to reach point D. Again turns left and
walks 8 km to reach at point E. Again turns left (d) 260 metres/
and covering 4 km Distance reach at F. The per- [RRB Secunderabad ASM Exam]
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son faces which direction at point F. 24. Manish started from point P and walked 18 km
towards north and reached at point Q. He then took
O
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left turn and walked 5 km and reach at point R.

A B Again he took left turn and walked 5 km and
C reached at point S. Again take a left turn and
D walked 5 km and reached at point T. How far is he
from point P to point T?
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E
F P
F Q
(a) East/ (b) West/ R
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(c) North/ (d) South/ S

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22. A man starts from point 'O', travels 20 km towards (a) 5 km/ (b) 13 km/
East to reach point 'A', turns right and travels 10 (c) 18 km/ (d) 23 km/
km to reach point 'B', turns right and travels 9 km
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25. From a temple, Akshay started walking towards

to reach point 'C', turns right and travels 5 km to south. After walking 7 km, he turned left and
reach point 'D', turns left and travels 12 km to walked 10 km. after walking 10 km, he turned
reach point 'E' and then turns right and travels 6 right and walked 5 km. Akshay then turned left
km to reach point 'F'. In which direction is the again and walked 3 km. in which direction was
man facing now? he facing at the end?
O A
B

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(a) East/ (a) 4 km/ (b) 6 km/

(b) South/ (c) 8 km/ (d) 12 km/
(c) West/ 30. Rahul walks 30 meters towards south. Then turns
(d) South-West/ to his right and starts walking straight till he com-
26. After moving 6m the person turns right and walks pletes another 30 meters. Then again turning to
for 12m, then he turns to his right again and walks his left he walks for 20 meters. He then turns to
for 9m, now he is facing in the South direction. In his left and walks for 30 meters. How far is he
which direction did he start his journey facing? from his initial position?

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(a) West/ (b) North/

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(c) South/ (d) East/ (a) 50 meters/ (b) 30 meters/
27. Mukesh starts walking towards East. He goes 15 (c) 10 meters/ (d) 60 meters/

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m and takes a right turn and goes 30m to reach 31. Point P is 80m north of point Q. Point R is 100m
point A. At point A Mukesh takes a left turn and east of point Q. Point S is 120m north of point R.
goes 25m and reached point B. At point B he takes Point S is 120m east of point T. Point V is 60m
a right turn and goes 30m and reaches point C. In south of point T. Point P is how far and in which
which direction is Mukesh facing now? direction from point V?

A
B
A
B
EA P

V
Q
S R
V T
R Q
S T
P
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C (a) 20 meters, North-East/
(a) East/ (b) West/ (b) 20 m, South-West/
(c) North/ (d) South/ (c) 20 2 m, South-West/20 2
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28. Sanam runs 20 m towards East and turns to right

and runs 10 m. Then he turns to the right and (d) 20 2 m, North-East/20 2
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runs 9 m. Again he turns to right and runs 5 m. 32. Ashish cycles 11 km south, then turns west and
After this he turns to left and runs 12 m and fi- cycles 8 km, then turns north and cycles 6 km,
nally he turns to right and runs 6 m. Now to which then turns east and cycles 2 km, then turns to
direction is Sanam facing? his left and cycles 5 km. Where is he now with
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reference to his starting position?

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(a) East/ (b) West/

(c) North/ (d) South/
29. Divyam travels from a point A 8km towards B east (a) 6 km east/
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and turns right and walks 12 km to C, turns again (b) 8 km east/

right and walks 4 km to a point D, again turns (c) 8 km west/
right and travels 8 km to E. From E he turns left
(d) 6 km west/
and walks to F 4 km. Now how far is he from start-
33. Sahasra started running from her house towards
ing point? the north. After 40 meters she turned left and ran
A for 75 meters. She then turned right and ran for
C D 30 meters, and again turned right to run 75
E E meters. In which direction was she running fi-

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38. On his daily walking route, Pritam starts walking
towards the west. From a particular point, he takes
a left turn and, after walking for some time, takes
another left turn. He walks up to a particular point
and then, takes another left turn and two quick
(a) West/ (b) South/ right turns. In which direction is he walking now?
(c) North/ (d) East/
34. Rahul walks 20 km south from his office and then
turns left and walks 3 km and again turns left and
walks another 24 km. What is the shortest dis-

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tance to the office from this point?

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(a) East/ (b) South/
(c) West/ (d) North/
39. Mr. X runs a marathon starting from point A. He
runs 5 km in north direction and reaches point B,

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(a) 5 k m (b) 7 km then turns right and runs 6 km to reach point C,
(c) 3 k m (d) 12 km then turns right and runs 8 km to reach point D,

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35. Reema starts from her house and cycles 4 km to- then turn right and run 10 km to reach at point E,
wards the west and then turns right and cycles 6 then turn right and run 6 km to reach point F,
km. She again turns right and cycles for X km to then take a right turn and run 1 km to reach point
reach her school. Point A is to the south of her G, then take a right turn and run for 3 km and
school and also 2 km to the west of her house. reach at point H. If Mr. X takes a right turn from
What is the value of X?

X
EA point C, then which of the following direction will
he face at point G?
X A
B
R
A C D
X E
(a) 6 km/ (b) 8 km/ F
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(c) 2 km/ (d) 4 km/ G

36. A boy walks 2 km to the east and walks 2.5 km to H
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the north. Again he turns to the east and walks (a) North/ (b) East/
1.5 km. How far is he from the starting point? (c) South/ (d) West/

Type-2(Mapping)
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40. Town D is to the south of Town E. Town F is to the

(a) 4.3 km/ (b) 1.5 km/ east of Town D. Town G is to the north of Town F.
(c) 2.5 km/ (d) 5.5 km/ Town H is to the west of Town G. Town E is to the
north-east of Town H. What is the position of Town
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37. Two planes E and F start flying from the same point. G with respect to Town E?
E flies 7 km west, then turns to its left and flies 15 D E F D
km. Meanwhile F flies 11 km east and turns right G F H G
and flies 15 km. Where is F with respect to E? E H E G
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E F E
[Group-D 16/12/2025 Shift-III]
F (a) South-east/
E F (b) South-west/
(a) F is 18 km west of E/F E (c) North-west/
(b) F is 4 km east of E/F E (d) North-east/
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 north of Town Y. Town W is to the west of Town Z. (a) South-west/
Town V is to the south of Town W. (b) East/
Town X is to the north-west of Town V. What is the
(c) West/
position of Town X with respect to Town W?
(d) North-east/
X Y Z Y
45. Town L is to the south of Town B. Town Q is to the
W Z V W south-east of Town B. Town N is to the north of
X V W Town Q. Town M is to the west of Town B. Town N
X is to the east of Town M. Town L is to the south-
[Group-D 12/12/2025 Shift-III] west of Town N. What is the position of Town B
(a) South-west/ with respect to Town N?

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(b) North-west/ L B Q B
(c) North-east/ N Q M B

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(d) South-east/ N M
42. Town W is to the south of Town X. Town Y is to the L N B N
east of Town W. Town Z is to the north of Town Y.

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Town A is to the west of Town Z. Town X is to the [RRB RPF SI, 29/12/2024]
north-east of Town A. What is the position of Town
(a) East/
W with respect to Town A?

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(b) North/
W X Y W
(c) West/
Z Y A Z
(d) South/
X A A W
46. Consider a situation where a person is sitting in
a car and is driving at a constant velocity in a

(a) Southeast/
(b) Northeast/
(c) Northwest/
[Group-D 14/12/2025 Shift-III]
EA straight line. If the car turns sharply to the left.
the person will be pushed in which of the follow-
ing directions?
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(d) Southwest/
43. Town I is to the north of Town F. Town H is to the
east of Town I. Town J is to the east of Town H. [RRB RPF SI, 20/12/2024]
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Town G is to the north of Town J. What is the posi-

(a) Left/
tion of Town F with respect to Town G?
(b) Backward/
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I F H I
(c) Right/
J H G J G
(d) Forward/
F
47. Town J is to the north of Town K. Town K is to the
[Group-D 29/12/2025 Shift-II] east of Town L. Town L is to the west of Town M.
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(a) Southwest/ Town M is to the south of Town N. Town J is to the

(b) East/ south-west of Town N. What is the position of Town
(c) Northeast/ K with respect to Town M?
(d) North/ J K K L
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44. Town I is to the east of Town X. Town L is to the L M M N

west of Town X. Town N is to the north of Town L. J N
Town P is to the north-east of Town L. Town P is to
K M
the east of Town N. Town I is to the south-west of
Town P. What is the position of Town P with re- [RRB NTPC CBT-I, 11/06/2025, Shift-3]
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spect to Town X? (a) North/

I X L X (b) East/
N L P L (c) South/
P N P (d) West/
I P X 48. Town C is to the west of Town D. Town E is to the
east of Town C. Town F is to the north of Town D.
Town G is to the north of Town E. Town G is to the
[RRB RPF SI, 27/12/2024] north-west of Town D. What is the position of Town

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 E with respect to Town D? (c) East/
C D E C (d) South/
F D G E 52. Town P is to the east of Town Q. Town Q is to the
G D south of Town R. Town R is to the east of Town S.
Town S is to the west of Town T. Town P is to the
E D
south-west of Town T. What is the position of Town
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 11/06/2025, Shift-1] R with respect to Town T?
(a) North/ P Q Q R
(b) East / R S S T
(c) West/ P T T

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(d) South/ R
49. Town V is to the west of Town W. Town X is to the
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 11/06/2025, Shift-2]
east of Town V. Town Y is to the north of Town W.

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Town Z is to the north of Town X. Town Z is to the (a) West/
north-west of Town W. What is the position of Town (b) South/
X with respect to Town W? (c) East/

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V W X V (d) North/
Y W Z X 53. Town E is to the east of Town F. Town F is to the

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Z W south of Town G. Town G is to the east of Town H.
Town H is to the west of Town I. Town E is to the
W X
south-west of Town I. What is the position of Town
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 09/06/2025, Shift-2] G with respect to Town I?
(a) North/ E F F G
(b) East/
(c) West/
(d) South/
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50. Town M is to the north of Town N. Town N is to the
G

I
H
E I
H I

[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 09/06/2025, Shift-3]

G
R
east of Town O. Town O is to the west of Town P.
Town P is to the south of Town Q. Town M is to the (a) East/
south-west of Town Q. What is the position of Town (b) North/
N with respect to Town P? (c) South/
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M N N O (d) West/
O P P Q 54. Lila goes to the office in the morning. Her office is
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M Q 2 km away from home so she prefers to walk to

the office. She begins walking in the opposite di-
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rection of sun for 500 meters and then she turns
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 10/06/2025, Shift-3] right and walks 200 meters. Now she turns left
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(a) North/ and walks towards her office. In which direction

(b) East/ is her office from her home?
(c) South/
(d) West/
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51. Town G is to the south of Town H. Town I is to the

east of Town H. Town J is to the west of Town I.
Town K is to the north of Town J. Town G is to the
south-east of Town K. What is the position of Town
H with respect to Town J? (a) North/
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G H I H (b) South/
J I K J (c) North-East/
G K (d) North-West/
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55. Manoj participated in a marathon. He started at
[RRB NTPC CBT-I, 12/06/2025, Shift-1] the starting line and started running towards the
(a) West/ South, upon reaching 5kms, he made a left turn
(b) North/ and ran another 10kms before taking a right turn.

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 He then ran 5kms and turned towards his right. direction is the apartment from the restaurant?
After running for 15kms, he turned right and ran (All turns are 90 degree turns only)
for 5kms. After turning left and running for 5kms,
he turned left and reached the finish line after
another 10kms. What is the direction of the desti-
nation from the starting point?

(a) 397 m, South/

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(b) 397 m, North/
(c) 423 m, South/

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(d) 423 m, North/
59. Rewa runs 40 m towards East to reach a stadium.
(a) North/ (b) North-West/
She then turns right and runs 20 m. Then, she
(c) East/ (d) South-West/ turns right and runs another 18 m to reach a music

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56. Dinesh starts his journey from a point and goes store. Again, she turns right and runs 10 m. After
12 km South. Then he turns left and moves 14 this, she turns left and runs 24 m, and finally she
km. Then he turns to the right and moves 14 km.

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turns right and runs 12 m. In which direction is
Again he turns right and goes 16 km straight. Af- Rewa facing now? (All turns are 90 turns only)
ter that, he turns right and goes 16 km. Finally,
he takes a left turn and moves 2 km. Find the
distance between his starting point and his cur-
rent position?

EA
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(a) East/ (b) South/
(c) North/ (d) West/
60. Dev walks 23 m towards the west from his hostel
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gate. He takes a left turn and walks 14 m. Then

(a) 4 57 km (b) 2 29 km he takes a right turn and walks 63 m. Then he
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(c) 2 47 km (d) 6 43 km takes a left turn and walks 32 m. He takes a left

turn again and walks 86 m. Again, he takes a left
57. Point A is 60 m to the west of point C. Point B is 40
turn and walks 16 m to reach a canteen. How far
m north of point C. Point C is 50 m north of point
and in which direction is the canteen from Dev's
D. Point B is 30 m east of point E. Point F is 80 m
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hostel gate? (All turns are 90 degree turns only)

south of point E. Point A is at what distance and in
which direction from point F?
A C B C
C D B E
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F E A
F
(a) 50 m, north-west/
(b) 70 m, south-east/
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(a) 30 m, South/
(c) 70 m, north-west/
(b) 16 m, North/
(d) 50 m, southeast/
58. Amit told Shweta, "To reach our apartment, your (c) 16 m, South/
mother must walk 560 m towards the east from (d) 30 m, North/
her restaurant. She must then take a right turn 61. E is 5 feet to the south of Q. K is 5 feet to the west
and walk 543 m. She must take another right turn of Q. L is to the east of Q. V is 5 feet to the west of
and walk 560 m. Then she must take one final E. I is 15 feet to the east of E. How far and in which
right turn and walk 120 m". How far and in which direction should a person walk to reach from I to

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 V? which direction did he start his journey facing?
E, Q K, Q L, Q
V, E I, E
I V

(a) 20 feet; West/ (a) West/ (b) North/

(b) 20 feet; East/ (c) South/ (d) East/
(c) 10 feet; West/ 66. A bank is to the east of a shop. A college is to the
north-west of the Bank. A bus stop is to the north
(d) 20 feet; Southwest/
of the shop and to the west of the college. In which

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62. Rani's house faces West. On entering her home, direction is the college with respect to the shop?
you will find the kitchen to the right-hand side.
With respect to the entrance, in which direction

IN
is the kitchen?

N
(a) North-west/
(b) East/
(a) North/

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(c) North-east/
(b) South/
(d) North/
(c) South-west/
67. Pole A is to the west of pole B and north of pole D.
(d) North-west/ Pole E is to the east of pole D, and pole C is to the
63. Town A is to the northwest of Town B. Town D is to west of pole D. What is the position of pole D with
the north of Town C. Town B is to the east of Town
C. Town M is to the North of Town B. Town M is
East of Town A. What is the position of Town D
with respect to Town B?
EA respect to pole B?
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A B D C
B C M, B (a) South/
M A B D (b) North/
(c) North-East/
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(a) East/ (d) South-West/

Type-4
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(b) North/
(c) Southeast/ 68. A man is standing on the roof facing east. First,
(d) Northwest/ he turns 45 degrees clockwise, then 45 degrees
anti clockw ise. He then turns 1 80 degrees
64. Six houses, A, B, C, D, E and F, are situated in a
anticlockwise. Finally, he turns 90 degrees clock-
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colony. D is 60 m south of E. F is 40 m south of B. A

is 30 m north of E. F is 50 m east of A. C is 50 m wise. In which direction is the man facing now?
west of B. Find the location of C with reference to
A.
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A, B, C, D, E F D E
F B A E
F A C B [Group-D 04/02/2026 Shift-II]
A C (a) North/ (b) East/
(c) South/ (d) West/
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(a) 50 m north/
(b) 30 m east/ 69. A man is standing near a pond and is facing north.
First, he turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 45 de-
(c) 40 m south/
grees anticlockwise. Finally, he turns 135 degrees
(d) 40 m north/ clockwise. In which direction is the man facing
Type-3(Face) now?
65. After moving 6m the person turns right and walks
for 12m, then he turns to his right again and walks
for 9m, now he is facing in the South direction. In

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 [Group-D 24/12/2025 Shift-II] (a) Northeast/
(a) North/ (b) South/ (b) Southeast/
(c) West/ (d) East/ (c) East/
70. A man turns 90 degrees clockwise. Then he turns (d) West/
135 degrees counterclockwise. Then he turns 172 73. Sharma performs Surya Namaskar every morn-
degrees clockwise. Then he turns 23 degrees coun- ing. He starts facing east and moves 180° in clock-
terclockwise. Then he turns 53 degrees clockwise, wise direction, again he moves 45° in clock-wise
and finally he turns 67 degrees counterclockwise. direction and then he moves 270° in anticlockwise

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If he is now facing southwest, which direction was
direction. Now which direction he is facing?
he initially facing?

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° °
°

N
(a) North-West/
(b) South-West/

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(a) Northwest/ (c) West/
(b) Southwest/ (d) North-East/
74. A man is facing towards west and turns through
(c) Southeast/
45° clockwise, again 180° clockwise and then turns
(d) East/ through 270° anticlockwise. In which direction is
71. Ram walked 3 km south from his home to reach
his uncle's house. He then turned 135 degrees
right and walked 4 km. Then he turned 45 de-
grees left and walked 2 km. He then turned 45
EA he facing now?

°
°
°
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degrees right and walked 1 km. From there, he
turned back and walked 5 km. Finally, he turned (A) West/
45 degrees left and walked 2 km to reach his (B) North-west/
uncle's house. In which direction and how far is
R

(C) South/
his uncle's house from Ram's house?
(D) South-west/
(a) D (b) B
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(c) A (d) C
[(RRB NTPC CBT Stage-I Exam, 19.04.2016 Shift-I)]
75. Nagarjuna is in a shooting spot and is facing west.
First it rotates 45 degrees clockwise and then ro-
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tates 180 degrees in the same direction and then

rotates 270 degrees Anticlockwise. What direction
is he facing now?
(a) 5 km south/
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(b) 3 km north/
(c) 6 km east/
(d) 3 km south/
72. I am standing at the center of a circular field. I
(a) South/
walk south to the edge of the field. Then, turning
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left, I walk along the boundary for 3/8 of its length. (b) South-West/
Then, I turn 45° to the left and walk to a point (c) West/
directly opposite the boundary. In which direction (d) North-West/
am I facing from my starting point? [Railway Group 'D' CBT Exam, 12.11.2018 Shift-I]
76. Mukesh was facing the south. He walked 5 km
straight and from there he turned at a 90° angle
to his right and walked 5 km. Then he turned at a
°
45° angle to his left and walked 3 km. Where will

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(a) South-West/
° (b) North-West/
° (c) North-East/
(d) South-East/
(a) North-west direction/ 81. A boy is standing in a lawn facing North-West di-
(b) South-west direction/ rection. If the boy turns 65 degrees in clockwise
direction and 155 degrees in anti-clockwise direc-
(c) South direction/
tion, which direction will he face now?
(d) South-east direction/

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77. Face - East, 135 ACW, 90CW, 135ACW, 45CW,
90ACW, 135CW, 225ACW, 90CW. In which direc-
tion is the last one facing?

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135 ACW, 90CW, 135ACW, 45CW, 90ACW, (a) North-West/
135CW, 225ACW, 90CW. (b) South-East/
(a) Southeast/ (b) West/ (c) North-East/

N
(c) North/ (d) South/ (d) South-West/
78. Face SE, 133 CW, 58 ACW, 47 CW, 32 ACW, and Type-5 ( Turning)

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face which direction? 82. A man is standing facing southwest. He then turns
SE, 133 CW, 58 ACW, 47 CW, 32 ACW right 25 times. Then he turns left 37 times. Then
he turns left again 61 times. Then he turns right
9 times, and finally he stands after turning left 46
(a) North-east/
times. What direction is he facing now?
(b) South-east/
(c) North-west/
(d) South-west/
79. A person is looking east. He rotates 135 degrees
EA
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in clockwise direction. He rotates 90 degrees in
the clockwise direction. He rotates 270 degrees
in clockwise direction. He rotates 45 degrees in (a) Northwest/
clockwise direction. He rotates 135 degrees in
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(b) West/
clockwise direction. Eventually, he rotates 180 (c) Southwest/
degrees in the counterclockwise direction. In
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(d) Northeast/
which direction is he looking now?
83. Amit walked 4 km east, then turned left and
walked 2 km, then turned back and walked 3 km,
finally he turned left and walked 4 km. Then he
stood there. Then he turned right 34 times, then
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turned left 63 times, then turned right 17 times,

and finally he stood after turning left 21 times.
What direction is he facing now?
(a) South-East/
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(b) South-West/
(c) North-West/
(d) North-East/
80. A man is looking towards north. He rotates 180
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degree in clockwise direction. He rotates 270° in

anti-clockwise direction. He again turns 90 de- (a) North/ (b) South/
grees in anti-clockwise direction. Finally, he ro- (c) East/ (d) Northeast/
tates 135 degrees in the clockwise direction. 84. A person is facing South. They turn right 82 times,
In which direction is he facing now? then left 45 times. What direction are they fac-
ing?
°

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(c) North/ (d) East/ (a) North west/
85. A woman is facing East. She turns left 43 times (b) North/
and then right 15 times. Which direction is she (c) South/
facing now?
(d) North east/
Type-7
90. It's 3:30 on a clock, and the hour hand is pointing
northwest. In which direction is the minute hand
(a) West/ (b) South/ facing?
(c) North/ (d) East/

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Type-6

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86. If north-east is called south-east, south-east is (a) North/ (b) South/
called north-east, east is called west, west is called (c) East/ (d) West/
east, and southwest is called north-west, what 91. A clock is positioned so that the minute hand at

N
would north-west be called? 12:00 pm is pointing northeast. In which direc-
tion is the hour hand at 1:30?

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(a) Northeast/ (b) East/
(a) NE (b) SE (c) West/ (d) West/
(c) South/ (d) C.N.D
87. If the south-east direction moves two places and
becomes north-east and north-west moves two
places to become south-west, what would be the
direction that west would become, assuming all
EA 92. Sudha and Radha were playing chess sitting in
the standard arrangement. Sudha noticed that the
hour hand in her watch was showing the time of 6
O'clock and it was in the direction of North-East.
In which direction was the hour hand of Radha's
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other directions make similar movements? watch.
R
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RRB NTPC 08/01/2021 (Evening) (a)South-West/

(a) North-east/ (b)South/
(b) East/ (c)North-West/
(c) North-west/
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(d)West/
(d) South/ [Railway Group 'D' CBT Exam, 02.11.2018
88. If south is changed to north-west, north-west is Shift-III]
changed to east, east is changed to south-west 93. According to the time by Nihaal's watch its half
past one and the hour hand is pointing towards
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and so on, which direction is north-east changed

to? the north-east. Assuming that there is no change
in Nihaal's position, in which direction would the
minute hand point after 30 minutes?
BH

Group - D 12/09/2022 (Morning)

(a) West/
(b) South/
(c) North/ (a) South/ (b) East/
(d) East/ (c) West/ (d) North/
89. If east becomes south and south becomes west [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 21.01.2021 (Shift-II)]
and so on, what will be south west?
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94. One morning, a man was doing yoga. His head was speed. What is the distance between them?
facing the ground, his feet were facing upwards, A B
and he was facing north. In which direction was
A B
his right hand facing?

A B

(a) North/ (b) South/

(c) East/ (d) West/
(a) 20 KM (b) 10 KM
95. A person is performing yoga with their head down

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and legs up. If their face is towards the West, in (c) 15 KM (d) None of these/
which direction will their left hand be? 100. Two buses start from opposite points towards
each other on a main road, 185 km apart. The

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first bus runs for 35 km and takes a right turn
and runs for 17 km. It then turns left and runs for
(a) North/ (b) South/ another 42 km and takes the direction back to

N
(c) East/ (d) West/ reach the main road, in the meantime, due to a
96. Deepak is doing a headstand and his face is to- minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 36
wards the South. In which direction will his left km along the main road. What would the distance

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hand be? between the two buses be at this point?

(a) North/ (b) South/

(c) East/ (d) West/
97. A girl is performing yoga with her head down and
feet up. This time, she is facing West. In which
direction will her left hand be?
EA (a) 72 km/ (b) 75 km/
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(c) 80 km/ (d) 85 km/
(a) North/ (b) South/ [RRB NTPC CBT-I Exam, 28.12.2020 (Shift-1)]
Type-10
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(c) East/ (d) West/

Type-9 Directions for questions -
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98. My friend and I started walking towards each other

from two points 100 meters apart. After walking (i) P P is 1m to the right of Q.
30 meters, my friend turned left and walked 10 P P, Q Right m
meters. He then turned right and walked 20 (ii) PQ  P is 1m north of Q.
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meters, then turned right again and returned to

PQ  P, Q m
the road he started on. If we both walk at the same
(iii)P  Q  P is 1m to the left of Q.
speed, what is the distance between us now?
P  Q  P, Q m
(iv)PQ  P is 1m south of Q.
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PQ  P, Q m
(v) All the persons given below are facing south.

101. I n which direction is K with respect to

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AB  LK?
(a) 20 M (b) 40 M AB  LK K
(c) 10 M (d) 50 M (a) North/ (b) East/
99. A and B are standing 20 km apart on a straight
(c) West/ (d) South/
east-west road. A and B start walking together,
east and west, respectively, and cover a distance 102. In which direction is M with respect to
of 5 km. A then turns left and walks 100 km. B AB  LK A?
turns right and walks 10 km at the same speed. AB  LK  A M
Then both turn left and travel 5 km at the same

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 (a) North/ (b) East/ Shreya facing towards?
(c) West/ (d) Southwest/
103. RLSNF  L In which direction is N
with respect to L?
RLSNF  L N Group - D 07/10/2022 (Evening)
(a) Northwest/ (a) North/ (b) East/
(b) North/ (c) West/ (d) South/
(c) West/
(d) Northeast/
Type -12

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104. AFGTQ  In which direction is Q
with respect to A? (Train Smoke)
108. A steam engine train runs from East to West

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AFGTQ  A Q
and the wind is blowing from North to South. In
(a) Northeast/
whicl direction would the smoke blow?
(b) Northwest/

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(c) Southwest/
(d) Southeast/ (a) Northeast/

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Type-11(Shadow) (b) Northwest/
105. X and Y are standing face to face and talking. (c) Southwest/
The distance between them is negligible while
(d) Southeast/
they are talking, and the time is 2:50 pm. X's
109. An electric train is moving North at 100 mph
shadow is cast to Y's left. Both of them started walk-
ing from there to their respective homes. X walked
straight for 13 km, then turned left, walked 17 km,
and reached home. Y walked straight for 3 km,
then turned right, walked 15 km, then turned right
again, walked 3 km, then turned left, walked 2
EA and a wind is blowing to the West at 10 mph. Which
way does the smoke blow?
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km, and reached home. What is the distance be- (a) North/
tween their homes? (b) East/
X Y
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(c) West/
pm X (d) None of the above/
Y 110. A train is moving from South to North. Air is blow-
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X ing from West to East. What is the resultant direc-

Y tion of the smoke?
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(a) Northeast/
(a) 16 KM (b) 13 KM (b) Northwest/
(c) 15 KM (d) 3 KM (c) Southwest/
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106. In the morning X and Y are walking towards (d) Southeast/

each other in a park. When they meet each other,
Y's shadow falls straight in front of X. In which
direction was X facing?
X Y
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Y X
X
RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Morning)
(a) North/ (b) East/
(c) West/ (d) South/
107. One early morning, Mona and Shreya were talk-
ing while facing each other. Mona's shadow was
directly falling on Shreya. In which direction was

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1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (c) 13. (c) 14. (a) 15. (b) 16. (d) 17. (a) 18. (a) 19. (c) 20. (c)
21. (b) 22. (b) 23. (b) 24. (b) 25. (a) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (c) 29. (a) 30. (a)
31. (d) 32. (d) 33. (d) 34. (a) 35. (c) 36. (a) 37. (c) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (a)

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41. (a) 42. (a) 43. (a) 44. (d) 45. (c) 46. (c) 47. (d) 48. (c) 49. (c) 50. (d)

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51. (c) 52. (c) 53. (a) 54. (d) 55. (d) 56. (b) 57. (a) 58. (c) 59. (c) 60. (a)
61. (a) 62. (b) 63. (d) 64. (d) 65. (b) 66. (c) 67. (d) 68. (a) 69. (b) 70. (c)
71. (d) 72. (b) 73. (d) 74. (a) 75. (b) 76. (b) 77. (d) 78. (d) 79. (b) 80. (b)

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81. (d) 82. (d) 83. (a) 84. (a) 85. (d) 86. (d) 87. (d) 88. (b) 89. (a) 90. (c)

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91. (b) 92. (a) 93. (b) 94. (d) 95. (a) 96. (d) 97. (a) 98. (a) 99. (b) 100. (a)
101. (b) 102. (b) 103. (d) 104. (c) 105. (a) 106. (b) 107. (b) 108. (d) 109. (d) 110. (d)

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1. (c) 7. (d)
7
P
5

6 12

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8
2

IN
4

2. (b) 8. (a)

N
7
3

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5
10
7

P
9. (c)
3. (c)

EA 11
13

9
R
12
A

4. (a) 10. (c)

R

7
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9
13
23

22
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A
5. (c) 8
24
P
6 11. (b)
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7
2
2
8
7 11
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6. (b)

8
12. (c)
6 8 P
3 19
9

19

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P 17
A
8

12
It is clear from the following picture that the mar-
13. (c) ket is 45M North from the house.

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12KM North
6 Alternate:—
9

IN
13
7

N
A Z

14. (a)

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P Distance  12 KM
Direction  North
4 17. (a)
12
A

15. (b)
14
8

EA
R
R
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H = 16  9
Distance = H = 5Km
Direction = South
To return home, he must travel 5 km south.
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5 km south
It is clear from the following picture that the mar- Alternate:
ket is 45M North from the house. If the door opens to the Northeast, he will travel
45M North Northeast from the house.
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Alternate:— NE NE
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16. (d)
From Pythagoras  5 km N (direction between NE
& NW)
 5 km N (NE & NW)
He has reached 5 km north of home and must walk

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 5 km south to get back home.
5 km North 5
km south
18. (a)

H =
=
Distance = 3x
Direction = NE

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20. (c)
If the direction of movement is not given, then
assume that he is moving towards North:

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By

N
H=
Starting point H = 15 Direction NW

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Alternate:-
These questions are based on the main direction
+ all directions, that is, all eight directions are
used.
According to the picture, he is moving towards East

EA at the end, but according to the question, he is

moving towards SW at the end, so the direction
will have to be changed, i.e., to make East SW, he
will have to rotate 135° CW, then the initial direc-
tion North will also rotate 130° CW and become
R
SE.
A.T.Q moved in the direction in which it was run,
then the distances travelled in opposite directions SW
R

were subtracted and it remained 15km in the NW SW 135° CW

direction.
130° CW SE
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Alternate:
15km NW * R  L  R  R  L  SW
*  R  SW
19. (c) We do not know which direction he was facing ini-
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tially, but if he was facing SW at the end, then to

find the initial direction, we will turn left from SW
once. The rectangle was SE.
SW
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SW
SE
21. (b)
H =
BH

=
Distance H = 3x
Direction = NE
Alternate:-

DF =

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 = 64+16
27. (d)
= 80 = 16×5 = 4 5
22. (b)

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28. (c)
EB =
=

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= 25 + 441 = 466
23. (b)

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The man is facing north direction.

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29. (a)

EA
30. (a)
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Required distance = AF
(AF)2 = (AE)2 + (EF)2
or, (AF)2 = (60)2 + (80)2
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or, (AF)2 = 3600 + 6400

or, AE = 10000
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 AF = 100 metres
24. (b)

31. (d)
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120
T S
60 P
20 20 2 120
80
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20
25. (a) 100
Q R
32. (d)
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26. (b)

33. (d)

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Office 5

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1
3

IN
20 24

3 41. (a)

N
35. (c)

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So, x = 2 km.
EA
42. (a)
R
36. (a)
R

43. (a)
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37. (c)
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44. (d)
P
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38. (b)

L X I
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39. (d) 45. (c)

B N

L Q
46. (c)

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Pushed in the Right.

“(Newton's 3rd Law) Every/action there is equal

and opposite Reaction.

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47. (d)
N

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N
L K M So, Lila's position with respect to starting position
48. (c) is North-West.

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G F
55. (d)
E D
49. (c)
Z

X
Y

W
EA
R
50. (d)
Q
M 56. (b)
R

N P
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51. (c)
K

H I
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52. (c)
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R T Distance = (10)2  (4)2

= 100  16
Q P
= 116
53. (a)
BH

G I = 2 29
57. (a)
F E
54. (d)

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IN
65. (b)

N
59. (c)

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66. (c)

60. (a)

EA
67. (d)
R
R

61. (a) 68. (a)

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North
90 (A.C.W)
(1)
(2)
East
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(3)
62. (b) (4)
Total

Nil = 135 (CW) - 225 (A.C.W)

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= 90 (A.C.W)
69. (b)
63. (d)
BH

70. (c)
64. (d)

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71. (d) Now, he is facing South-West direction.

G
75. (b)

IN
N
It is clear from the following picture that uncle's

SO
house is 3 km south of his house.
3 km

Alternate:-

EA
R
So, Nagarjun in front of facing in South-West.

Distance  3 Km 76. (b)

Direction  South
R

72. (b)
SI
AT

77. (d)

O C NW
AR

73. (d)
BH

74. (a)

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 81. (d)

Initially the face was in East, after rotating 90°

CW it will become Face-South. 82. (d)

G
1 turn of R|L = 90° R\L
R|L = 90° R\L
2 turns of R|L = 180° R\L

IN
78. (d)
The best method for solving problems where the R|L = 180° R\L
given angle is not a multiple of 45° is Method 2. 3 turns of R|L = 270° R\L
45° R|L = 270° R\L

N
Best Method 2nd 4 turns of R|L = 360° R\L
R|L = 360° R\L

SO
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..... 4x = Face Face
 SW  25R  37L  61L  9R  46L  Face?
SW  (24R +1R)  (36L +1L)  (60L+1L)  (8R

Face SE 90° CW Face CW

EA
A face initially facing SE will rotate 90° CW to face
SW.
+R) (44L + 2L) 
SW  R  L  L  R - 2L - ?
R
PIG 11 + 18 + 20 = 49
SW 2 Left Face NE
83. (a)
R

CAB 24 + 26 + 25 = 75
SI

79. (b)
Total Right/ = 34 + 17 = 51
Total Left/ = 63 + 21 = 84
AT

So, Net left = 33 times

 4 left turn means at Same direction

AR

80. (b) 33
So, = Rem. (1)
4
Hence, He is facing North.
BH

84. (a)
82(R) - 45(L) = 37 turns
37÷4 = 9 with a remainder of 1.
1 turn to the Right (90° clockwise).
Right of South is West.
85. (d)
43(L) - 15(R) = 28 turns
28÷4 = 7 with a remainder 0.
A remainder of 0 means she has completed full

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 circles.
Final Direction: Still East.

86. (d)
Note: If all the directions are rotated at the same
angle then the answer can be given, but if the
directions are rotated at different angles then the
answer cannot be given.

G
87. (d)

IN
If East is called North, then South will be called
East.

N
Note:-
3 : 30

SO
At 3:30 the hour hand is not exactly in the East.
When it is not in the correct direction, solve the
problem by taking the nearest direction.
Every direction moves by 90° anticlockwise. So, 91. (b)
west will become South. 12:00  Mn. hand  North

88. (b)
Logic: All directions have been changed with a
EA 92. (a)
R
shifting towards 135° clockwise
i.e. East  South-west (East + 135° clockwise 
South west)
R

South  North-west
(South + 135° clockwise  North west)
Similarly,
SI

North east  (North east + 135°)  South

89. (a)
AT

So, the needles of hour hand in Radha's clock will

be south-west.
AR

Note: if sudha is sitting in the direction north-

east, in the opposite direction Radha will be sit-
ting in the south-west.
BH

From the above diagram it is clearly seen that

93. (b)
south west will become North - West.
At half past one, the hour hand is pointing towards
north-east. Therefore, the minute hand is point-
ing towards south. After 30 minutes the minute
90. (c) hand would point towards north as it would cover
180 deg in clockwise direction.

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 tance between me and my friend is currently 20m.
m
1 minute space = 6o
 30 minutes space = 6 × 30 = 180o Alternate:-
Note that in questions like this, both people start
walking in opposite directions.

70
30

G
10
20

IN
N E S W
10 30 10
94. (d) 20

N
If the person's face was facing north during yoga, 50
then when they stand upright, their face will be I walked 70M on the road and my friend 50M. To-
facing south.

SO
gether we covered a distance of 120M on the road.
When the person's face is facing south, their right Both of us had to walk 100M together.
hand is facing west.
Distance in between = 120 -100 = 20M
 Before yoga, have the person stand upright be-
cause their hands are positioned according to M M
m m
their upright position.

, ,
EA 99. (b)
= = M
R


95. (a)
R

Normal (Standing):Facing West  Left Hand is The distance between A and B is 10 km as is clear
South. from the picture.
Inverted (Yoga): Facing West  Left Hand is North. A B 10 km
SI

96. (d) Alternate:-

Normal (Standing):Facing South  Left Hand is
East.
Inverted (Yoga): Facing South  Left Hand is West.
AT

97. (a)
When standing upright and facing West, your left
hand points South. When you flip upside down Together they covered a distance of 10M. The to-
(headstand) while still facing West, your hands tal distance to be covered is 20M. So the distance
AR

swap directions.  North. between A and B is 20 - 10 = 10KM.

M M
A B KM
100. (a)
BH

98. (a)

Given:

The following picture clearly shows that the dis- AB = 185 km,

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 AF = AC + DE (DE = CF) x  North
= 35 + 42 = 77km
 Finally the distance between two buses

AB-(AF + BG)
= 185 - (77+36)
= 72km .

101. (b)
x Face  North
x 13 17

G
N E S W
y 3 3 15
2

IN
106. (b)

N
A K East
102. (b)

SO
In the morning the Sun is in the East, so the
shadow is formed in the West. The shadow of Y is
falling on X, this will happen only if X is facing

I M NE EA East.

Y X X
R
103. (d) 107. (b)
If Mona's shadow was directly falling on Shreya. It
means Shreya is facing East.
R

108. (d)
SI

Train Movement: East to West (smok tries to go

East).

L N NE
AT

Wind Force: North to South (smoke pushed South).

104. (c)

Result: South-East./
109. (d)
AR

Regardless of the speed or wind, an electric train

does not produce smoke.
BH

110.(d)
Train Movement: South to North (smoke tries to
A Q SW go South).

105. (a)
In the evening, the shadow of y will be formed on
Wind Force: West to East (smoke is pushed East).
the left side when y faces Southx faces North
y y  South
Result: South-East./

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