Direction & Distance

Ladakh Police Sub-Inspector · Reasoning · 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?

  1. West
  2. North
  3. East
  4. 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?

  1. 10 m North
  2. 20 m South
  3. 10 m South
  4. 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)?

  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 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)?

  1. 11
  2. 10
  3. 2
  4. 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?

  1. South-East
  2. North-East
  3. South-West
  4. 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)?

  1. 4
  2. 28
  3. 21
  4. 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.

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