DIRECTION
Q] Arjun travels a distance of 10 km from a cafeteria
towards the north. He turns left and walks 6 km. Then
he turns right and walks 4 km. Finally he turns right and
walks 6 km to reach the railway station. What is the
distance between the cafeteria and railway station?
[AAI ATC 2021 SHIFT 2]
(A) 16 Km
(B) 14 Km
(C) 26 Km
(D) 20 Km
Q] Parth goes jogging 40 metres towards east from his
house. He turns left and jogs for 20 metres. He then turns
right and jogs for 30 metres and finally , turns southwards
and jogs for another 20 metres and stop jogging. What is
the shortest distance from his house to the point at which
he stopped jogging ?
[AAI ATC 2022 SHIFT 1]
(A) 60 metres
(B) 70 metres
(C) 100 metres
(D) 20 metres
Q] The front door of Mr X’s house faces East. Mr X leaves the
house, walking 50 m straight from the back door that is situated
directly opposite to the front door. He then turns to his right ,
walks for another 50m and stops. The direction of the point Mr X is
now located at with respect to the starting point is ________?
(A) North-West
(B) North-East
(C) South-East
(D) West
[GATE 2021 ME-2/MT]
Q] There are five buildings called V,W,X,Y and Z in a row (not
necessarily in that order) . V is to the West of W , Z is to the East of
X and the West of V, W is to the West of Y. Which is the building in
the middle ?
(A) V
(B) W
(C) X
(D) Y
[GATE 2017 EC-2/AE/MT/MA]
Q] Ms. X came out of a building through its front door to find her
shadow due to the morning sun falling to her right side with the
building to her back. From this, it can be inferred that building is
facing ________?
(A) North
(B) East
(C) West
(D) South
[GATE 2021 ME-1]
Q] Fatima starts from point P, goes North for 3 km and then East
for 4 km to reach point Q. She then turns to face point P and goes
15 km in that direction. She then goes North for 6 km. How far is
she from point P, and in which direction should she go to reach
point P ?
(A) 8 km , East
(B) 12 km, North
(C) 6 km, East
(D) 10 km, North
[GATE 2017 EC-2/AE/MT/MA]
Q] X is 1 km North-East of Y. Y is 1km South-East of Z. W is 1 km
West of Z . P is 1 km South of W . Q is 1 km East of P. What is the
distance between X and Q in km ?
(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 𝟑
(D) 2
[GATE 2014 CE-2/TF/MN/PI/IN]
Q] Mr Vivek walks 6 meters North-East, then turns and walks 6
meters South-East, both at 60 degrees to East. He further moves 2
meters South and 4 meters West. What is the straight distance in
meters between the point he started from and the point he finally
reached?
(A) 2 2
(B) 2
(C) 𝟐
(D) 1/ 2
[GATE 2015 CE-2]
