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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:   B) 13 miles towards south-west

Explanation:

Using pythagorus rule,

$x2=122+52$

--> x = 13

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Two siblings start from home to go to schools. The brother goes 2 km North, then turns right and goes 1 km and reaches his school. The sister goes 3 km West, then 5 km South, then turns left and goes 4 km and reaches her school. Where is the sister's school with respect to the brother's school?

 A) 3 km South B) 7 km South C) 7 km North D) 3 km North

Explanation:

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Shivani started running from her office, she first ran for 16 km towards north, then she turned towards east and ran √68 km in that direction. How far (in km) and which direction is Shivani from her office?

 A) 18, North-East B) 13, North-East C) 18, South-East D) 11, North-West

Explanation:

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Vaishali is having dinner at 9:00 p.m. On her watch, she observes that the minutes hand is pointing towards the north direction. In which direction would the hours hand be facing at that time?

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

Explanation:

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A villager walks 3 km East, then turns South and walks 1.5 km, then turns East and walks 2 km, then turns to his left and walks 1.5 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?

 A) 5 km East B) 1 km East C) 5 km West D) 1 km West

Explanation:

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Two cargo ships A and B start from the same port. Ship A sails 35 miles West, then it turns right and sails 75 miles. In the meanwhile Ship B sails 105 miles North, then
it turns left and sails 35 miles, then it turns North and sails 45 miles. Where is ship A with respect to ship B?

 A) 225 miles South B) 75 miles North C) 75 miles South D) 225 miles North

Explanation:

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Leela starts for work in the morning. Her office is 2 kms from home so she prefers to walk. She stalls walking in the opposite direction of the sun from home, walks for 500 m and then takes a right turn and walks for 200 m. Then again. she takes a left and walks towards her office. In which direction from her home is her office?

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

Explanation:

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Q:

The Godavari, Krishna, Kaveri and Vaigai are .......... flowing rivers.

 A) north B) east C) west D) south

Explanation:

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A battery-operated toy turns clockwise 45° every 30 seconds. The toy is kept facing West and switched on. At the end of 60 seconds, which direction will it face?

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