Direction and Distance: Exercise-2


  1. One evening A and B were talking to each other face to face. If shadow of B was exactly to the right of B, then which direction was A facing?

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


Answer: (b) South

Solution: A is facing towards South and B is facing towards North.

  1. One morning P and Q were talking to each other face to face. If shadow of P was exactly to right of P, then which direction was Q facing?

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


Answer: (a) North

Solution: P is facing towards South and Q is facing towards North.

  1. Vikash travels 15 km North, then he turns to his right and travels 20 km. He again turns to his right and travels 15 km. Now in which direction is he from his starting point?

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


Answer: (c) East

Solution: Now he is facing towards East.

  1. Rohit is facing North direction. He turns to \(45^{\circ}\) in clockwise direction and \(90^{\circ}\) in the anti-clockwise direction. Find in which direction is he facing now?

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


Answer: (b) North-West

Solution: Finally He turns \(45^{\circ}\) in the anti-clockwise direction and now he is facing North-West direction.

  1. One morning A and B were standing opposite to each other. The shadow of A fell exactly on his left. Towards which direction does B facing?

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


Answer: (d) South

Solution: Now he is facing towards South.

  1. A man travels 30 km in west, then he turns left and travels 25 km. He again turns right and travels 20 km. Find in which direction is he facing now?

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


Answer: (b) West

Solution: Now he is facing towards West.

  1. After walking 10 km, he turned right and covered a distance of 4 km, then turned left and covered a distance of 20 km. In the end, he was moving towards the South, from which direction did he start the journey?

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


Answer: (c) North

Solution: He started the journey from the North and moved towards South.

  1. From his house a man went 10 km to the West. Then, he turned North and covered 5 km. Then, he turned East and covered 8 km. Finally, turning to South he covered 5 km. In which direction is he from his house?

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


Answer: (b) West

Solution: Clearly, his final position is to the West from his house.

  1. A girl is facing North. She turns \(45^{\circ}\) in the anti-clockwise direction and \(90^{\circ}\) in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

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


Answer: (d) North-East

Solution: Finally He turns \(45^{\circ}\) in the clockwise direction and now he is facing North-East direction.

  1. A man walks 4 metres towards South. He then turns left and walks 6 metres. He again turns left and walks 4 metres. Further, he moves 8 metres after turning to the right. How far is he from his original position?

    1. 12 metres
    2. 14 metres
    3. 15 metres
    4. 16 metres


Answer: (b) 14 metres

Solution: He is 14 metres from his original position.