DIRECTION AND DISTANCE (General Mental Ability) UPSC EPFO

Total Questions: 30

21. I am facing East. I go 20 metres, then turning to the left I go 20 metres, then after turning to the right I go 40 metres and then I go 40 metres to the right. Now in which direction am I from my original position?

Correct Answer: (c) South-East
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22. Rahul travelled from a point and goes straight to point ‘Y’ at a distance of 90 metres. He turned right and walked 40 metres, then again right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 40 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

Correct Answer: (c) 20 metres
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23. A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then he turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?

Correct Answer: (b) 2 km
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24. Y is in east to X which is north to Z. If P is in west to Z, then P is in which directions of Y ?

Correct Answer: (d) South-West
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25. A boy walks from a certain point to Priya, meets Riya and then Siya and after this he meets Jiya and then Diya. Find the total distance cover by the boy if the distance between boy and Priya is 30 m, distance between priya and Siya is 85 m, Riya and Jiya is 75 m and Siya and Diya is 65m and all girls are standing in a straight line.

Correct Answer: (a) 180 m
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26. Ramesh walked 20 metres towards east, then turned left and walked 15 metres, turned right and walked 25 metres and again walked 15 metres after turning right. At what distance is now Ramesh from the starting point ?

Correct Answer: (d) 45 m
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27. A is East of B and West of C. H is South-West of C and B is South-East of X. Who is the farthest West?

Correct Answer: (c) X
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28. A man is facing South. He turns 135° in the anti-clockwise direction and then 180° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

Correct Answer: (d) South-West
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29. Jatin starting from a fixed point, goes 15 m towards North and then after turning to his right, he goes 15 m. Then, he goes 10 m, 15 m and 15 m after turning to his left each time. How far is he from his starting point ?

Correct Answer: (c) 10 m
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30. A man walks 1 km towards East then turns to South and walks 5 kms. Again he turns to East and walks 2 kms. Then he turns North and walks 9 kms. How far is he from the starting point?

Correct Answer: (c) 5 kms
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