Directions – Railway Reasoning part – 5

Total Questions: 63

1. Read the paragraph and answer the questions below. A bangle seller goes to village A from his home every day to sell bangles; the distance between village A and his home is 5.5 km. From village A, he goes to village B; the distance between village A and B is 4.5 km. From village B, he goes to the market; the distance between village B and the market is 3.5 km. From the market, he directly goes home; the distance between the market and his home is 3 km. Which of the given options is the shortest distance between his home and village B? (in Km)  [RRB NTPC 12/03/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 6.5
Solution:

The shortest distance between his home and village B = 3.5 km + 3 km = 6.5 km

2. Kabir singh walked from his house 30 metres towards the north , 40 meters towards the east , 25 meters towards the north and 40 metres towards the west . He stopped at this point to buy some flowers at a flower shop.Then , he again walked towards the north. How far and in which direction is kabir singh’s house from the flower shop? [RRB NTPC 12/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) 55 metres, South
Solution:

Distance between kabir singh’s house from the flower shop = 55 meter Direction = South

3. Sachin daily goes to school on his bicycle and the distance between his home and the school is 7 km. After school time, he directly goes to a gym from the school. The distance from the school to the gym is 3 km. From gym, he goes to a market. The distance between the gym and the market is 2 km. The distance between the market and his home is 2.5 km. What is the distance between his home and the gym through the shortest route? [RRB NTPC 13/03/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 4.5 km
Solution:

Shortest distance between home and gym = Distance between home and market + Distance between market and gym = 2.5 + 2 = 4.5 km

4. Kavita goes for yoga practice daily to the Rock Garden. The garden is towards the east from her house. From the garden, she goes to her friend Rekha’s house, which is towards the east of the garden. In what direction is Kavita’s house from Rekha’s house? [RRB NTPC 13/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) West
Solution:

West direction is Kavita’s house from Rekha’s house.

5. Yash faced towards the west and moved 9 meters. Then he turned right and moved 10 meters. He took a left turn and ran 2 meters. Once again he turned left and moved 10 meters. Now in which direction is Yash facing? [RRB NTPC 15/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (c) South
Solution:

6. One evening, Prateek and Pranil were talking to each other face to face on a terrace. If Prateek’s shadow was exactly on the body of Pranil, in which direction was Pranil facing? [RRB NTPC 27/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) West
Solution:

In the evening the Sun is in the west , so the shadow will be in the east. Pranil is facing in the west direction because Prateek’s shadow was exactly on the body of Pranil.

7. If West is called South. South is called East, East is called North and North is called West, then from which direction does the sun rise? [RRB NTPC 27/03/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) North
Solution:

West = south South = east East = north North = west
So , the sun rises in the north direction.

8. M starts from his home. Walks 300 m south, turn right and walks 800 m. turns right and walks 450 m, turns right and walks 250m, turns left and walks 150m and then turns right and walks 550 m. How much distance and in which direction should she walk back to reach his home by the shortest roots? [RRB NTPC 23/07/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 300 m southwards
Solution:Shortest distance to reach to reach his home 150 + (450 300) = 300 m , southwards

9. During his morning walk, Vidhyanshu faced towards the sun and walked a few kilometres. After some time, he turned to his right and walked 5 km. Then, he again turned to his right and continued walking . Finally, in which direction was Vidhyanshu moving? [RRB NTPC 23/07/2021 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (b) West
Solution:

10. P drives 6 km towards east from his office. He then drives 1 km south to reach the library, turns left and drives 2 km to reach the clinic, turns left and drives 2 km to reach the market, turns right and drives 1 km to reach his father -in-law’s house and picks up his wife. Then, turning right, they drive 5 km to a restaurant for dinner. From the information given above, which of the following options is CORRECT? [RRB NTPC 24/07/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) If P drives 1 km west from the restaurant, takes a right turn and drives 3 km, he will reach the clinic.
Solution:

If P drives 1 km west from the restaurant, takes a right turn and drives 3 km, he will reach the clinic.