RRB ALP · General Intelligence and Reasoning
Directions
Compass-based movement, shortest distance and final direction.
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A man walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 7 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?
Q2 · Directions · MEDIUM
A person starts from point P and walks 8 km towards East to reach point Q. From Q, he turns left and walks 6 km to reach point R. From R, he turns left again and walks 12 km to reach point S. What is the shortest distance between point P and point S?
Q3 · Directions · HARD
Ramesh starts walking from his house towards North and covers 12 km, then he turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right and walks 18 km, then turns right again and walks 8 km, and finally turns left and walks 6 km to reach his office. How far is his office from his house in a straight line?
Q4 · Directions · EASY
Rahul walks 8 km towards the East, then turns left and walks 6 km, then turns right and walks 4 km. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
Q5 · Directions · MEDIUM
A man walks 5 km South, then turns right and walks 12 km, then turns right again and walks 9 km. How far is he from the starting point?