Direction & Distance

Ladakh Police Constable · Reasoning · 91 practice questions with answers and explanations: 51 Easy, 40 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

A person walks 3 m towards South, turns left and walks 4 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?

  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 6
  4. 1
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Answer: A. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(3² + 4²) = 5 m.

Sample Easy question 2

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

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

Sample Easy question 3

A person walks 29 m towards South and then turns around and walks 29 m. In which direction is he from the starting point?

  1. He is back at the starting point
  2. 58 m South
  3. 29 m North
  4. 29 m South
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Answer: A. The two equal and opposite walks cancel out.

Sample Medium question 4

A man starts from a point and walks East 13 m, then North 16 m, then South 4 m, then West 4 m. How far is he from the starting point (straight-line distance, in m)?

  1. 16
  2. 15
  3. 3
  4. 21
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Answer: B. Net displacement is 9 m in one axis and 12 m in the other, so distance = √(9² + 12²) = 15 m.

Sample Medium question 5

A man starts from a point and walks East 8 m, then North 4 m, then West 5 m. How far is he from the starting point (straight-line distance, in m)?

  1. 5
  2. 7
  3. 1
  4. 6
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Answer: A. Net displacement is 3 m in one axis and 4 m in the other, so distance = √(3² + 4²) = 5 m.

Sample Medium question 6

A person is facing East. He turns 45° clockwise and then 135° anticlockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

  1. North
  2. East
  3. North-East
  4. South
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Answer: A. Each 45° turn moves the facing direction one step on the compass. Starting from East, turning 45° clockwise and then 135° anticlockwise gives North.

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