Direction & Distance
J&K Bank Banking Associate · Reasoning Ability · 91 practice questions with answers and explanations: 51 Easy, 40 Medium, 0 Hard.
Sample questions
Sample Easy question 1
A person is facing East. He turns left, then turns left, then turns left, then turns left. Which direction is he facing now?
- West
- North
- East
- South
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Answer: C. Starting from East, each right turn is a quarter-turn clockwise and each left turn a quarter-turn anticlockwise; the final direction is East.
Sample Easy question 2
A person walks 10 m towards South and then turns around and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from the starting point?
- 10 m North
- 20 m South
- 10 m South
- He is back at the starting point
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Answer: D. The two equal and opposite walks cancel out.
Sample Easy question 3
A person walks 27 m towards East, turns right and walks 36 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?
- 48
- 63
- 9
- 45
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Answer: D. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(27² + 36²) = 45 m.
Sample Medium question 4
A man starts from a point and walks North 11 m, then South 3 m, then East 6 m. How far is he from the starting point (straight-line distance, in m)?
- 11
- 10
- 2
- 14
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Answer: B. Net displacement is 6 m in one axis and 8 m in the other, so distance = √(6² + 8²) = 10 m.
Sample Medium question 5
A person walks East 3 m, then North 3 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?
- South-East
- North-East
- South-West
- North-West
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Answer: B. He has moved 3 m East and 3 m North, equal distances, so he is exactly North-East of the start.
Sample Medium question 6
A man starts from a point and walks North 16 m, then West 6 m, then East 18 m. How far is he from the starting point (straight-line distance, in m)?
- 4
- 28
- 21
- 20
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Answer: D. Net displacement is 12 m in one axis and 16 m in the other, so distance = √(12² + 16²) = 20 m.