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1. I walk towards south on an evening when the sun shines brightly. To which side of me will my shadow fall?
A. To my right
B. To my left
C. In front of me
D. Behind me
Answer
Explanation:
In the evening, the shadow falls towards the East. Since I'm walking towards the South, East is to my left.
2. A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?
A. 1 km
B. 2 km
C. 3 km
D. 5 km
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3. I am facing south. I turn right and walk 20 m . Then i turn right again and walk 10 m. Then i turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m . Then i turn right again and walk 60 m. In which direction am I from the starting point?
A. North
B. North-west
C. East
D. North-east
Answer
Explanation:
No explanation.
4. Point P is 8m to the West of Point Q. Point S is 2m to the South of Point P. Point R is 6m to the East of Point S. Point T is 2m to the North of Point R. Which of the following three points fall in a straight line?
A. P,Q,R
B. P,T,S
C. Q,R,T
D. P,T,Q
Answer
Explanation:
P, T and Q are in a straight line.
5. One morning after sunrise, Sushila and Rojina were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Sushila's shadow was exactly to the right of Rojina , which direction was Rojina facing?
A. North
B. South
C. West
D. East
Answer
Explanation:
In the morning, Shadows falls in the West. West is to the right of Rojina. So she must be facing South.
6. Nikita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance between her starting point and the present position?
A. 10
B. 24
C. 28
D. 38
Answer
Explanation:
No explanation.
7. Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of P while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?
A. South
B. South-West
C. North-East
D. South-East
Answer
8. Aakash runs 20 m towards East and turns to right and runs 10 m. Then he turns to the right and runs 9 m. Again he turns to right and runs 5 m. After this he turns to left and runs 12 m and finally he turns to right and 6 m. Now to which direction is Aakash facing?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
Answer
9. If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
Answer
10. A person traveled 20 km in the northward direction, then traveled 4 km in eastward direction, then traveled 10 km in the northward direction again, then traveled 3 km in the eastward direction and finally traveled 6 km in the southward direction. How far is he from the starting point?
A. 17 km
B. 37 km
C. 31 km
D. 25 km
Answer
Explanation:
AB = 20+4 = 24 km
BC = 4+3 = 7 km
AC =?(24²+7²) = 25 km
11. Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P?
A. North
B. South
C. South-East
D. None of these
Answer
12. You go North, turn right, then right again and then go the left. In which direction are you now?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer
Explanation:
No explanation.
13. Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and then again turned right and cycled 10 km. After this he turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?
A. 10 km
B. 15 km
C. 20 km
D. 25 km
Answer
14. Rabindra put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M.?
A. South-East
B. South
C. North
D. West
Answer
15. Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 kms apart. The first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point?
A. 55 kms
B. 65 kms
C. 75 kms
D. 85 kms
Answer
Explanation:
The first bus starts from A and the second starts from D.
AD = 150 25+25+BC+35 = 150
BC = 150-85 = 65 kms