Direction & Distance
J&K Bank PO · Reasoning Ability · 91 practice questions with answers and explanations: 51 Easy, 40 Medium, 0 Hard.
Sample questions
Sample Easy question 1
A person walks 6 m towards West, turns right and walks 8 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?
- 10
- 12
- 2
- 14
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Answer: A. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(6² + 8²) = 10 m.
Sample Easy question 2
A person walks South 6 m, then West 6 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?
- North-West
- South-West
- North-East
- South-East
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Answer: B. He has moved 6 m West and 6 m South, equal distances, so he is exactly South-West of the start.
Sample Easy question 3
A person walks 10 m towards South, turns left and walks 24 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?
- 26
- 28
- 34
- 14
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Answer: A. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(10² + 24²) = 26 m.
Sample Medium question 4
A man walks 10 m north, turns right and walks 10 m, turns right again and walks 10 m, then turns left and walks 5 m. How far and in which direction is he from the start?
- 15 m North
- 20 m East
- 15 m East
- 10 m East
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Answer: C. Tracking each turn, his final position is 15 m east of the start.
Sample Medium question 5
A man walks 8 km south, then turns left and walks 6 km. How far is he from his starting point?
- 12 km
- 10 km
- 8 km
- 9 km
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Answer: B. Turning left while facing south means facing east; distance = √(8² + 6²) = 10 km.
Sample Medium question 6
Raj walks 4 km east, then 4 km north, then 4 km west. How far and in which direction is he from the start?
- 4 km, East
- 4 km, South
- 8 km, North
- 4 km, North
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Answer: D. The east and west legs cancel out, leaving him 4 km north of the start.