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# A man is facing north-west. He turns $\inline 90^{o}$ in the clockwise direction, then $\inline 180^{o}$ in the anticlockwise direction and then another $\inline 90^{o}$ in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?

 A) South B) South-west C) South-east D) East

Answer:   C) South-east

Explanation:

As shown in fig. the man initially faces in the direction OP. On moving $\inline 90^{o}$ clockwise, he faces in the direction OX. On further moving $\inline 180^{o}$ anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OY. Finally, on moving $\inline 90^{o}$ anticlockwise, he faces in the direction OZ, which is South-east

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I travel 20 miles towards north and then travel 25 miles eastward. I then travel 40 miles rightwards, then travel 30 miles towards left and then travels 12 miles to the left and finally 20 miles northwards. How far am i pproximately from my original destination and in what direction ?

 A) 20 miles towards south B) 13 miles towards south-west C) 12 miles towards east D) 13 miles towards north-east

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 13 miles towards south-west

Explanation:

Using pythagorus rule,

$\inline \fn_jvn \small x^{2}=12^{2}+5^{2}$

$\inline \fn_jvn \small \Rightarrow x=13$.

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Laxmi goes 6 km towards South-East from her office.Then she goes 15 km turning to West. After this she goes 6 km towards North-West and in the end she goes 11 km towards East. How far is she from her office ?

 A) 10 km B) 11 km C) 4 km D) 6 km

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 4 km

Explanation:

From the above fig we can observe that distance between Laxmi and her office is 15-11 = 4 kms.

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Sumanth walks 200 feet straight from his house, which is facing north and then he walks 100 feet in reverse direction.Further he takes a left turn and walks 300 yards.In Which direction is Sumanth now from his original position?

 A) South-East B) North-East C) South-West D) North-West

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North-East

Explanation:

Starting From his house, Sumanth walks 200 feet straight towards Noarth; we can write it as $\inline N_{200}$. Similarly, the other distances and directions can be considered and written as follows : (Notice that he covers 300 yards towards East; one yard = 3 feet and hence 300 yards = 900 feet)

$\inline N_{200}S_{100}E_{900}$ Adding all south and all North distances and finding the net result, and also adding all East and all West distances and finding the net result, this can further be summarized as : $\inline N_{100}E_{900}$

Thus, the direction from his original position is North-East.

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A horse is facing north. It turns 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, then 180 degrees in the anti-clockwise and then another 90 degrees in the same direction. Which direction is the horse facing now?

 A) East B) South C) Southwest D) Southeast

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) South

Explanation:

Starting from the initial point facing north, the horse turns 90 degrees clockwise, which means it turns towards East. Similarly, the other directions can be considered and written as : EWS Thus, the direction it is facing now is South.

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Arun and Amit started walking from two different points 'A' and 'B' respectively.Arun walks 2 kms North and turns to the East and walks 3 kms and again turns to North walks 4 kms and finally turns to East and Walks 5kms to reach point 'C'. Similarly, Amit walks 2 kms North and turns to west and walks 3 kms and finally turns to North, walks 4 kms and meets Arun at point 'C'. What is the distance between Arun and Amit's starting points?

 A) 5 km B) 8 km C) 11 km D) 13 km

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 11 km

Explanation:

Where A= Arun's starting point; B = Amit's starting point; C = The point where Arun and Amit meet

PQ + RC + ST = 3 + 5 + 3 = 11 kms.

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