Direction and Distance Part-2 for IBPS/RBI/RRB/DSSSB/SSC/CLAT
15We all know that there are four main directions – East, West, North and South. Also, we are well aware of the four cardinal directions – South East, South West, North East, and North West. We are going to use all these eight directions to solve our direction reasoning problem.
Left Right Movement
A person facing north, on taking left will face towards west and on taking the right turn towards east.
A person facing west, on taking left will face towards south and on taking right turn towards north.
A person facing east, on taking left will face towards north and on taking the right turn towards south.
A person facing south, on taking left will face towards east and on taking the right turn towards west.
Hence, we can sum up the above points as:
Whenever a person moves to his left side, he will move towards anti- clockwise direction.
Whenever a person moves to his right side, he will move towards clockwise direction.
Note: When a question says moved towards left or right side, we assume that the movement is at an angle of 90 degrees.
Shadow Case
In morning/ Sunrise time
a) If a person facing towards Sun, the shadow will be towards his back or in west.
b) If a person facing towards South, the shadow will be towards his right.
c) If a person facing towards West, the shadow will be towards his front.
d) If a person facing towards North, the shadow will be towards his left.
In evening/ Sunset time
a) If a person facing towards Sun, the shadow will be towards his back or in East.
b) If a person facing towards North, the shadow will be towards his right.
c) If a person facing towards East, the shadow will be towards his front.
d) If a person facing towards South, the shadow will be towards his left.
Note- At 12:00 noon is no shadow because the rays of the Sun are vertically downward.
15. A travelled westward 8km, turned left and travelled 3 km, turned right and travelled 9 km. He then travelled north 3 km. How far is he from the starting point?
a. 15 km b. 17 km c. 19 km
d. 11 km e. None of these
16. Deepa starts walking north-wards and after a while, she turns to her right. After walking some distance, she turns to her left and walks a distance of one kilometre. She then turns to her left again in which direction is she moving now?
a. North b. West c. East
d. South e. None of these
17. ‘A’ starts walking towards North, turns left, again turns left, turns right, again turns right, once again turns left. In which direction is ‘A’ walking now?
a. East b. South c. West d. South-East e. None of these
18. Ram walked 4 km West of his house and then turned to South covering 8 km. Finally he moves 6 km towards East and then again 2 km West. How far is he from his initial position?
a. 4 km b. 8 km c. 10km d. 12 km e. None of these
19. Vishal walks 2 kms towards South. He then turns right and walks 3 kms. He now turns left and walks 5 kms. Further, he moves 2 kms after turning to the left. In which direction is he facing?
a. West b. East c. North d. South e. None of these
20. Kannan walked 10 kms towards North. From there the he turned back and walked 6 kms towards South. Then he walked 3 km towards East. How far was he from the starting point?
a. 3 km b. 6 km c. 7 km d. 5 km e. None of these
21. A man from a point, walks 4 miles North, turns to his right and walks 2 miles, again turns to his right and walks 2 miles, again turns to his right and walks 2 miles. In which direction would he be now?
a. North b. South c. East d. West e. None of these
22. A taxi driver commenced his journey from a point and drove 10 km towards north and turned to his left and drove another 5 km. After waiting to meet a friend here, he turned to his right and continued to drive another 10 km. He has covered a distance of 25 km so far, but in which direction would he be now?
a. South b. North c. East d. South-East e. None of these
23. ‘A’ man starts from a point walks 2 km towards North, turns towards his right and walks 2 km turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?
a. South b. South-East c. North d. West e. None of these
24. Q walked 20 metres towards West, took a left turn and walked 20 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 20 metres and again took a right turn and walked 20 metres. How far is Q now from the starting point?
a. 40 metres b. 50 metres c. 80 metres d. Data inadequate
e. None of these
25. Raman starts from point P and walks toward South and stops at point Q. He now takes a right turn followed by a left turn and stops at point R. He finally takes a left turn and stops at point S. If he walks 5 kms. before taking each turn, towards which direction will Raman have to walk from point S to reach point Q?
a. North b. South c. West d. East e. North-West
26. Naveen walks 20 m towards east. He then turns left and walks 10 metres. He again turns left and walks 20 metres. How far is he from his starting point?