Question 1

Amit starts at point X facing East. He walks 12 km, turns left and walks 9 km, then turns left again and walks 12 km. How far is Amit from point X?

Accepted Answer

Tests distance calculation after completing a partial rectangular path with two left turns.

Question 2

Neha starts at point Q facing West. She walks 10 km, turns right and walks 4 km, then turns right again and walks 10 km. What is her final position relative to point Q?

Accepted Answer

Tests displacement calculation when starting from West with two right turns that create a rectangular path.

Question 3

Sanjay starts at point M facing North. He walks 6 km, turns right and walks 8 km, then turns right again and walks 6 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is Sanjay facing now?

Accepted Answer

Tests directional tracking through multiple consecutive turns without requiring distance calculation.

Question 4

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. In which direction is Rajesh now facing, and how far is he from point A?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track direction changes and calculate final displacement using the Pythagorean theorem.

Question 5

Vikram starts facing West. He walks 10 km forward, turns right, walks 6 km, turns right again, walks 10 km, and finally turns left and walks 4 km. In which direction is he facing at the end?

Accepted Answer

Tests direction tracking starting from a non-cardinal direction (West) with multiple turns.

Question 6

Starting from point P, Neha walks 7 km North, then turns right and walks 5 km. She then turns right again and walks 7 km. Finally, she turns left and walks 3 km. What is her final position relative to point P?

Accepted Answer

Tests coordinate tracking through four turns with varying distances.

Question 7

Amit walks 12 km towards the East from point A. He then turns left and walks 9 km. After that, he turns left again and walks 12 km. How far is he now from point A?

Accepted Answer

Tests displacement calculation after multiple turns forming a rectangular path.

Question 8

Priya starts at a point facing South. She walks 5 km forward, turns right, walks 3 km, then turns right again and walks 5 km. Which direction is she facing now?

Accepted Answer

Tests ability to track direction after consecutive right turns without distance complexity.

Question 9

Priya starts at point P facing South. She walks 5 km, turns left and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 7 km. What is her final position relative to point P?

Accepted Answer

Tests sequential direction tracking with left/right turns from a South-facing starting position.

Question 10

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 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?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to track position changes through multiple directional turns and distances.

Question 11

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 directional turns and calculate final displacement using coordinate geometry.

Question 12

Priya starts from point P facing South. She walks 10 km, then turns left and walks 7 km. Next, she turns right and walks 5 km. Finally, she turns left and walks 3 km to reach point Q. What is the shortest distance between P and Q?

Accepted Answer

This question tests displacement calculation after multiple turns, requiring students to compute the net vector distance.

Question 13

Meera starts from point M facing West. She walks 5 km, then turns right and walks 12 km. She then turns left and walks 8 km. Finally, she turns right and walks 6 km to reach point N. What is the shortest distance between point M and point N?

Accepted Answer

This question tests coordinate tracking with West as the starting direction and requires careful attention to left/right turns relative to the current facing direction.

Question 14

Vikram starts from point V facing North. He walks 9 km, then turns right and walks 12 km. He then turns left and walks 5 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 7 km to reach point W. If Vikram wants to return directly to point V from point W, in which direction should he walk?

Accepted Answer

This question tests the ability to determine the return direction (opposite of final displacement direction) after tracking multiple movements.

Question 15

Amit starts at point X facing North. He walks 15 km North, then turns right and walks 8 km. He then turns left and walks 6 km. Next, he turns right and walks 9 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 4 km to reach point Y. What is the straight-line distance between X and Y?

Accepted Answer

This question tests cumulative displacement calculation across multiple turns, requiring careful tracking of net East-West and North-South components.

Question 16

Rajesh starts at point A facing North. He walks 8 km, then turns right and walks 6 km. Next, 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 (straight-line distance)?

Accepted Answer

This question tests multi-turn direction tracking and displacement calculation using the Pythagorean theorem.

Question 17

Vikram starts at point O facing South. He walks 9 km, then turns left and walks 12 km. Next, he turns right and walks 7 km. Then he turns left and walks 5 km. Finally, he turns right and walks 3 km to reach point P. What is the straight-line distance between O and P?

Accepted Answer

This question tests displacement calculation with multiple left/right turns from a South-facing start, requiring careful tracking of West-East and South-North components.

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