Direction & Distance

JKSSB Junior Engineer (Mechanical) · Reasoning · 91 practice questions with answers and explanations: 51 Easy, 40 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

A person walks 27 m towards East, turns right and walks 36 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?

  1. 48
  2. 63
  3. 9
  4. 45
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Answer: D. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(27² + 36²) = 45 m.

Sample Easy question 2

A person is facing South. He turns around (180°), then turns around (180°), then turns around (180°). Which direction is he facing now?

  1. East
  2. West
  3. South
  4. North
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Answer: D. Starting from South, each right turn is a quarter-turn clockwise and each left turn a quarter-turn anticlockwise; the final direction is North.

Sample Easy question 3

A person walks 25 m towards South and then turns around and walks 25 m. In which direction is he from the starting point?

  1. He is back at the starting point
  2. 25 m South
  3. 25 m North
  4. 50 m South
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Answer: A. The two equal and opposite walks cancel out.

Sample Medium question 4

A person walks West 3 m, then North 3 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?

  1. North-West
  2. South-West
  3. North-East
  4. South-East
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Answer: A. He has moved 3 m West and 3 m North, equal distances, so he is exactly North-West of the start.

Sample Medium question 5

A person is facing East. He turns right, then turns left. Which direction is he facing now?

  1. North
  2. South
  3. West
  4. East
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Answer: D. 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 Medium question 6

A person walks 5 m towards North, turns right and walks 12 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?

  1. 17
  2. 7
  3. 14
  4. 13
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Answer: D. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(5² + 12²) = 13 m.

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