Directions – Railway Reasoning part – 1

Total Questions: 50

21. A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When the post office was 100 m away from him, he turned left and moved 50 m to deliver the last letter at the Shanti villa. He, then moved in the same direction for 40 m, turned to his right and moved 100 m. How many metres is he away from the post office? [RRB JE 22/05/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 90 m
Solution:From the above diagram we can clearly see that the postman was 90 m away from the post office.

22. Mani is facing east. He looks time in his watch , it shows as 3 O'clock. Which direction do hour and minute hands point respectively? [RRB JE 27/05/2019 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) South and east
Solution:

From the above diagram it is clearly seen that hour and minute hands point in South and East direction respectively.

23. On a playing ground, Dev, Kumar, Nithish, Arun and Dinesh are standing as described below facing the North. [RRB JE 26/06/2019 (Evening)]

(i) Kumar is 40 meters to the right of Arun.
(ii) Dev is 60 meters to the South of Kumar.
(iii) Nithish is 25 meters to the West of Arun.
(iv) Dinesh is 90 meters to the North of Dev.
Who is to the north east of the person who is to the left of Kumar?

Correct Answer: (d) Dinesh
Solution:

From the above diagram it is clearly seen that Dinesh is to the north east of the person who is to the left of Kumar .

24. In the morning X and Y are walking towards 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? [RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) East
Solution:

As it is morning, the sun will be in the east. The shadow will be on the west.
It is given that X and Y walk towards each other, and the shadow of Y falls in front of X, X is towards the west of Y and is facing Y. So, X is facing the east direction.

25. A man walks 10 kms towards east, then takes a right turn and walks 8 km and again takes a left and walks 6 km. In which direction is the man with respect to his starting position? [RRB ALP 10/08/2018 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) South east
Solution:

26. Facing North, Aishwarya turns 45° clockwise, then 135° anticlockwise and then 180° clockwise. Which direction is she is facing now? [RRB ALP 14/08/2018 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) East
Solution:

27. Rajan started from a point and walked a distance of 200 m towards the north, he then turned left and walked 300 m, turned right and walked 400 m, and then turned left and walked 1 km. In which direction is Rajan facing now? [Group - D 17/08/2022 (Morning)]

(All turns are 90 degree turns only)

Correct Answer: (b) West
Solution:

It is clear from the above figure that Rajan is facing west now.

28. Suneet walked 10 m towards the north, then he turned left and walked 11 m, then from there he turned right and walked 13 m, and then he turned right again and walked 25 m. In which direction is Suneet facing now? [Group - D 17/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

(All turns are 90 degree turns only)

Correct Answer: (a) East
Solution:

Suneet is facing towards East direction now.

29. From point X, a girl walks 70 m towards the north. Then, she takes a left turn and walks 150 m. Then, she takes a left turn and walks 70 m. Then, she takes another left turn and walks 90 m. She then takes a right turn and walks 100 m. Finally, she takes a left turn and walks 60 m to reach point Z. How far and in which direction is point Z from point X? [Group - D 17/08/2022 (Evening)]

(All turns are 90 degree turns only)

Correct Answer: (d) 100 m, South
Solution:

We can clearly see in the above diagram that point Z is 100 meters south from point X.

30. Janhvi starts walking from her home and goes 45 m towards the west. She then turns right and walks 32 m. Then, she turns right and walks 88 m. After that, she turns right and walks 50 m. Finally, she turns right again and walks 43 m. How far and in which direction is she now from her home? [Group - D 18/08/2022 (Morning)]

(All turns are 90 degree turns only)

Correct Answer: (a) 18 m, South
Solution:

We can clearly see that she is 18m south from her home.