MPSC Group C · Intelligence Test and Reasoning

Directions and Distances

Direction sense, shortest distance, displacement.

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  • Q1 · Directions and Distances · EASY

    A man walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km. He then turns right again and walks 5 km. In which direction is he now from his starting point?

  • Q2 · Directions and Distances · EASY

    Ramesh starts from his house and walks 40 m towards South. He then turns left and walks 30 m, then turns left again and walks 40 m. How far is he from his house and in which direction?

  • Q3 · Directions and Distances · MEDIUM

    A person walks 10 m towards North, then 10 m towards East, then 10 m towards South, and finally 10 m towards West. What is the shortest distance between his starting point and final position?

  • Q4 · Directions and Distances · MEDIUM

    From point P, Suresh walks 6 m towards East to reach point Q, then turns left and walks 8 m to reach point R. What is the shortest distance between P and R?

  • Q5 · Directions and Distances · HARD

    A man starts from point A and walks 3 km towards North-East, then 4 km towards South-East, then 3 km towards South-West, and finally 4 km towards North-West. What is his final position relative to the starting point?

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