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1. A boy goes 60km south from A to B then goes 20km east to C and 20km north to D. Another girl starts from E and goes to F where the distance between E and F is equal to the length of A and B and parallel to each other, then goes 20km west to G and then 20km north to H. What is the distance between D and H if the distance between A and E is 60km and A is to the west of E.
    A. 20 km B. 21 km C. 30 km D. 0 km E. 50 km

2. It is 10:30 by the clock. If the minute hand points towards the south direction, then which direction will the hour hand point to?
    A. Southwest B. Northwest C. Northeast D. Southeast E. South

3. A is to the southeast of B. In which direction is B with respect to A?
    A. Southwest B. Northwest C. Northeast D. Southeast E. South

4. A boy travels 4 km towards south and then takes a right turn travels another 3 km in that direction. How far and in which direction is he now from his-original position?
    A. 6 km, south B. 5 km, southwest C. 4 km, north D. 5 km, northwest E. 8 km, northwest

5. From her house Rimi went 20 km to the north. Then she turned west and covered 15 km. Then she turned south and covered 10 Km. Finally turning to east, she covered 15 km. In which direction is she from her house?
    A. East B. West C. North D. South E. None

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
Symbols represent boy and girl. Because both had already walked 20km towards each other so 60-40= 20km remaining, both of them are walking towards each other after D and H repectively.

Hence, option A is the correct response.
2. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
Hence, the correct option is B
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -

4. Answer - Option B
Explanation -

5. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
From the information given in the question,

She is in north direction from her house.
Hence, option C is the correct response.
Direction[1-2]: Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Point P is 9 m towards the East of point Q. Point R is 5 m towards the South of point P. Point S is 3 m towards the West of point R. Point T is 5 m towards the North of point S. Point V is 7 m towards the South of point S.
1. If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards West from point R, which of the following points would he cross the first?
    A. V B. Q C. T D. S E. None of these

2. Which of the following points are in a straight line?
    A. P, R, V B. S, T, Q C. P, T, V D. V, T, R E. S, V, T

Direction[3-5]: Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Ram starts from point R, which is 6m to the west of point S. From point R, he walks 10m to the south, takes a left turn and then walks for 3 m. He then takes a right turn, walk for 4 m and stops at point T. Mohan starts from point M, which is 5 m to the north of S. He walks to the east of M for 3 m. He then turns right and walks 15 m to reach point N then he turns towards the right and walks 3 m to reach finally at point A.
3. What is the distance between S and A?
    A. 15 m B. 5 m C. 3 m D. 10 m E. 4 m

4. Mohan is in which direction of its nal destination with respect to Ram's nal destination?
    A. North-West B. South- East C. North- East D. South- West E. North

5. Point N is in which direction with respect to R?
    A. South- East B. East C. South- West D. North- East E. North- West

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option D
Explanation [1-2]-

If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards West from point R, it will cross first S (see figure)
Therefore, the Correct Answer is Option D.
2. Answer - Option E
Explanation -

We can clearly observe that points S, V and T are in a straight line.
Therefore, the Correct Answer is Option E.
3. Answer - Option D
Explanation [3-5]-

The total distance between S & A is 10 m
4. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
Mohan is in North- East direction of its final destination with respect to Ram's final destination.
5. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
Point N is in South direction with respect to R
Direction[1-2]: Study the following information to answer the given questions:
Point A is 8m to the west of Point B. Point C is 4m to the south of Point B. Point D is 4m to the east of Point C. Point F is 6m to the north of Point D. Point E is 8m to the west of Point F. Point G is 2m to the south of Point E.
1. How far and in which direction is Point G from Point A?
    A. 4m to the east B. 8m to the west C. 4m to the west D. 8m to the east E. 6m to the south

2. If point G is 4m to the north of Point H, then what is the distance between H and D?
    A. 11m B. 8m C. 6m D. 4m E. None of these

Direction[3-4]: Study the following information to answer the given questions:
A man walks 20m towards east to point P then he turns to his left and walks 15m to point Q. Again he turns to his right and walks 12m to point R, again he turns to his right and walks 15m to point S and stops.
3. What is the distance between the starting point and point S?
    A. 32m B. 40m C. 35m D. 50m E. None of these

4. What is the shortest distance between point Q and the starting position?
    A. 25m B. 20m C. 35m D. 40m E. None of these

5. Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 meters, he turns to the left and walks 25 meters straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 meters straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
    A. 25 metres B. 50 metres C. 115 metres D. 140 metres E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option A
Explanation [1-2]-

Point G is 4m to the east from Point A
2. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
If point G is 4m to the north of Point H, then the distance between H and D will be 8m
3. Answer - Option A
Explanation [3-4]-

The distance between the starting point and point S is - 20 + 12 = 32m
4. Answer - Option A
Explanation -
The distance between point Q and the starting position is 15m.
5. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
The movements is shown in figure— Clearly, EB = DC = 40 m.
So, distance from the starting point A = (AB – EB) = (75 – 40) m = 35 m.

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