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Direction Problems

The document contains a series of questions and answers related to distance and direction calculations. It includes scenarios of individuals walking in various directions and the resulting distances from their starting points, as well as questions about turning directions. Each question is followed by multiple-choice answers with the correct answer indicated.

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Direction Problems

The document contains a series of questions and answers related to distance and direction calculations. It includes scenarios of individuals walking in various directions and the resulting distances from their starting points, as well as questions about turning directions. Each question is followed by multiple-choice answers with the correct answer indicated.

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1.

Ravi walks 10 m North, then 15 m East, then 10 m South. How far is he from
the starting point?

A) 10 m

B) 15 m

C) 20 m

D) 25 m

Answer: B) 15 m

2.

A person walks 8 km East, then 6 km North. How far is he from the starting
point?

A) 10 km

B) 12 km

C) 14 km

D) 8 km

Answer: A) 10 km (Using Pythagoras: √(8² + 6²) = 10)

3.

Meena faces South. She turns 90° clockwise. Which direction is she facing
now?

A) East

B) West

C) North

D) South

Answer: B) West

4.

A boy walks 12 m West, then 5 m North. In which direction is he from the


starting point?
A) North-East

B) South-West

C) North-West

D) South-East

Answer: C) North-West

5.

A man faces East. He turns 180°, then 90° anticlockwise. Which direction is
he facing?

A) North

B) South

C) East

D) West

Answer: A) North

6.

Rita walks 5 km South, then 5 km East, then 5 km North. How far is she from
the starting point?

A) 5 km

B) 10 km

C) 15 km

D) 0 km

Answer: A) 5 km

7.

If today the sun rises in the East, in which direction will your shadow fall in
the morning?

A) East

B) West

C) North

D) South
Answer: B) West

8.

A person walks 4 km North, 3 km East, 4 km South, and 3 km West. Where is


he now?

A) 3 km East of start

B) 4 km North of start

C) Starting point

D) 7 km away

Answer: C) Starting point

9.

A man walks 7 m North, then 24 m East. What is the shortest distance from
the starting point?

A) 25 m

B) 31 m

C) 17 m

D) 24 m

Answer: A) 25 m

10.

A person is facing North. He turns right, then right, then left. Which direction
is he facing?

A) North

B) East

C) South

D) West

Answer: B) East

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