Question 1

Raj starts from his home facing North. He walks 8 km straight, then turns right and walks 6 km. After that, he turns left and walks 4 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 5 km. In which direction is Raj now facing, and how far is he from his starting point in the East-West direction?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track direction changes and calculate displacement along one axis after multiple turns and walks.

Question 2

Vikram starts at point R facing East. He walks 9 km, then turns left and walks 7 km. He turns right and walks 6 km. He turns left and walks 4 km. What is Vikram's position relative to point R?

Accepted Answer

This question tests complete 2D position tracking through multiple turns and walks, requiring both coordinates.

Question 3

Rajesh starts from his home facing North. He walks 8 km straight ahead, then turns right and walks 6 km. After that, he turns left and walks 4 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 5 km. In which direction is Rajesh now facing, and how far is he from his starting point?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track directional changes and calculate final displacement using coordinate geometry.

Question 4

Meera starts at point Q facing North. She walks 6 km, then turns right and walks 4 km. She turns left and walks 5 km. How far is Meera from point Q in the North-South direction?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to calculate displacement along a single axis (North-South) after multiple turns.

Question 5

Arun starts from point P facing South. He walks 10 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. He turns right and walks 8 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 3 km. In which direction is Arun now facing?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track direction changes through multiple left and right turns without calculating displacement.

Question 6

Meera starts at point M facing North. She walks 9 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. She then turns left and walks 7 km. After that, she turns right and walks 3 km. Finally, she turns left and walks 2 km to reach point N. What is the straight-line distance between M and N?

Accepted Answer

This question tests systematic tracking of position through alternating left and right turns with varying distances.

Question 7

Rajesh starts from point A facing North. He walks 8 km, then turns right and walks 6 km. After that, he turns left and walks 4 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 5 km to reach point B. In which direction is point B with respect to point A, and what is the straight-line distance between them?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track position changes through multiple turns and calculate final displacement using coordinate geometry.

Question 8

Vikram starts at point V facing North-East. He walks 6√2 km in that direction, then turns 90° clockwise and walks 8 km. Next, he turns 45° counter-clockwise and walks 4√2 km. What is his final position relative to point V in terms of North and East displacement?

Accepted Answer

This question tests understanding of diagonal directions combined with non-standard angle turns and vector decomposition.

Question 9

Arun starts at point X facing East. He walks 12 km, then turns 45° left and walks 8 km. After that, he turns 45° right and walks 6 km. Finally, he turns 90° left and walks 4 km to reach point Y. How far is point Y from point X?

Accepted Answer

This question tests ability to handle non-standard angle turns (45°) and calculate cumulative displacement in a coordinate system.

Question 10

Vikram starts at point Q facing South. He walks 9 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. He then turns left and walks 11 km. After this, he turns right and walks 3 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 6 km to reach point R. What is the straight-line distance between Q and R?

Accepted Answer

This question tests systematic coordinate tracking through five directional changes and final displacement calculation using the distance formula.

Question 11

Rajesh starts from point A facing North. He walks 8 km, then turns right and walks 6 km. After this, he turns left and walks 12 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 4 km to reach point B. What is his final direction and how far is he from point A (in straight line)?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track multiple directional changes and calculate final displacement using coordinate geometry.

Question 12

Amit starts at point X facing East. He walks 5 km, turns left and walks 3 km. He then turns right and walks 7 km. After this, he turns left and walks 4 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 2 km to reach point Y. What is the shortest distance between X and Y?

Accepted Answer

This question tests cumulative displacement calculation through multiple turns, requiring careful coordinate tracking and final distance computation.

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