Direction & Distance

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

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

A man starts from a point and walks North 15 m, then East 8 m. How far is he from the starting point (straight-line distance, in m)?

  1. 17
  2. 7
  3. 18
  4. 23
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Answer: A. Net displacement is 8 m in one axis and 15 m in the other, so distance = √(8² + 15²) = 17 m.

Sample Easy question 2

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

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

Sample Easy question 3

A person walks 6 m towards West, turns right and walks 8 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?

  1. 10
  2. 12
  3. 2
  4. 14
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Answer: A. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(6² + 8²) = 10 m.

Sample Medium question 4

A person is facing South-West. He turns 45° clockwise and then 45° clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

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

Sample Medium question 5

A person is facing South-East. He turns 180° clockwise and then 135° anticlockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

  1. West
  2. South-West
  3. North
  4. South
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Answer: D. Each 45° turn moves the facing direction one step on the compass. Starting from South-East, turning 180° clockwise and then 135° anticlockwise gives South.

Sample Medium question 6

A person walks 6 km east, then 8 km north, then 6 km west. How far is he from the starting point?

  1. 8 km
  2. 6 km
  3. 7 km
  4. 9 km
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Answer: A. The east-west movement cancels out (6 - 6 = 0), leaving only the 8 km north.

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