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1. A car starts from point P and travels 5 km East. Then it turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise and travels 5 km. In which direction is the car from point P?
A) North-East
B) North-West
C) South-East
D) South-West
2. If a person facing South turns 45 degrees counter-clockwise, in which direction will they be facing?
A) South-East
B) South-West
C) North-East
D) North-West
3. A man walks 10 meters towards North, then turns 45 degrees to his right and walks 10 meters. What is his displacement from the starting point?
A) 10 meters
B) 10√2 meters
C) 20 meters
D) 10√3 meters
4. A person walks 2 km East, then 3 km North, then 2 km West. What is the total distance traveled?
A) 2 km
B) 3 km
C) 5 km
D) 7 km
5. A person walks 2 km East, then 3 km North, then 2 km West. What is his displacement?
A) 3 km North
B) 3 km South
C) 2 km East
D) 2 km West
6. If 7 AM is towards West, then 10 AM will be towards which direction?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
7. If 1 PM is towards North, then 4 PM will be towards which direction?
A) East
B) West
C) South
D) North-East
8. A train travels 30 km North, then 40 km East. What is the distance from the starting point?
A) 50 km
B) 70 km
C) 10 km
D) 20 km
9. A person walks 8 km South, then turns 45 degrees East. What is the direction he is facing?
A) South-East
B) South
C) East
D) South-West
10. Sita is facing West. She turns 90 degrees clockwise and then 180 degrees clockwise. In which direction is she facing now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
11. A man walks 3 km North, then turns East and walks 4 km. How far is he from his starting point?
A) 5 km
B) 7 km
C) 12 km
D) 25 km
12. If a car travels 10 km East and then 10 km North, what is its displacement?
A) 10 km
B) 20 km
C) 10√2 km
D) 10√3 km
13. A person starts at point A. He moves 5 km North, then 10 km East, then 5 km South, then 10 km West. What is his final position?
A) At point A
B) 5 km North of A
C) 10 km East of A
D) 5 km South of A
14. A cyclist travels 20 km North, then turns East and travels 15 km. He then turns South and travels 20 km. What is his final position relative to the starting point?
A) 15 km East
B) 15 km West
C) 20 km East
D) 20 km West
15. If a person is facing North-East and turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise, in which direction will he be facing?
A) North-West
B) North
C) East
D) South-East
16. A person walks 7 km towards East. He then turns left and walks 7 km. He then turns left again and walks 7 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A) East
B) West
C) North
D) South
17. Ramesh is facing South. He turns 45 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
A) South-East
B) South-West
C) North-East
D) North-West
18. A man travels 15 km East, then turns South and travels 8 km. What is his displacement?
A) 17 km
B) 23 km
C) 25 km
D) 30 km
19. Arun starts from a point, walks 5 km North, then turns West and walks 12 km. How far is he from the starting point?
A) 13 km
B) 17 km
C) 24 km
D) 60 km
20. A woman walks 3 km North. She then turns 90 degrees clockwise and walks 4 km. What is her displacement from the starting point?
A) 5 km
B) 7 km
C) 12 km
D) 25 km
21. Suresh starts walking from his house. He walks 100 meters towards East, then turns North and walks 50 meters. He then turns West and walks 100 meters. Finally, he turns South and walks 50 meters. Where is he now with respect to his house?
A) At his house
B) 50 meters East
C) 50 meters South
D) 100 meters North
22. A person walks 1 km East, then 1 km South, then 1 km West, then 1 km North. What is the total distance traveled?
A) 0 km
B) 1 km
C) 2 km
D) 4 km
23. A person walks 1 km East, then 1 km South, then 1 km West, then 1 km North. What is his displacement?
A) 0 km
B) 1 km
C) 2 km
D) 4 km
24. Mohan travels 8 km South. He then turns East and travels 6 km. What is his displacement from the starting point?
A) 10 km
B) 12 km
C) 14 km
D) 16 km
25. A person starts from point X and walks 6 km East. He then turns North and walks 8 km. What is the shortest distance from X to his current position?
A) 10 km
B) 12 km
C) 14 km
D) 16 km
26. Ram is facing West. He turns 270 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
27. A man walks 5 km towards North, then turns 45 degrees to his right and walks 3 km. In which direction is he finally heading?
A) North-East
B) East
C) South-East
D) North
28. If a person is facing South and turns 180 degrees, he will be facing which direction?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
29. If a person is facing North and turns 90 degrees clockwise, he will be facing which direction?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
30. A person starts from point A, walks 10 km towards East. He then turns South and walks 5 km. He then turns West and walks 10 km. Finally, he turns North and walks 5 km. He reaches point B. What is the distance between A and B?
A) 0 km
B) 5 km
C) 10 km
D) 15 km
31. Raj walks 20 meters towards North. He then turns right and walks 15 meters. He again turns right and walks 20 meters. How far is he from his starting point?
A) 15 meters
B) 20 meters
C) 25 meters
D) 30 meters
32. A person travels 5 km North, then 3 km East, then 5 km South, then 3 km West. What is the displacement?
A) 0 km
B) 3 km
C) 5 km
D) 8 km
33. A person travels 5 km North, then 3 km East, then 5 km South, then 3 km West. What is the total distance traveled?
A) 10 km
B) 13 km
C) 16 km
D) 18 km
34. Sunita starts from her home and walks 1 km South. She then turns East and walks 2 km. She then turns North and walks 3 km. Finally, she turns West and walks 2 km. How far is she from her home?
A) 1 km
B) 2 km
C) 3 km
D) 4 km
35. A man walks 3 km towards East, then turns 45 degrees North-East and walks 5 km. What is the final displacement?
A) 8 km
B) 9 km
C) 10 km
D) 12 km
36. If I walk 5 km towards North, then 4 km towards East, then 10 km towards South and 12 km towards West. How far am I from my starting point?
A) 10 km
B) 12 km
C) 15 km
D) 17 km
37. A car starts from point A, travels 10 km North, then 5 km East, then 10 km South, and finally 5 km West. What is the displacement of the car?
A) 0 km
B) 5 km
C) 10 km
D) 15 km
38. Rahul is standing at a point. He walks 2 km East, then turns South and walks 3 km. He then turns West and walks 2 km. Finally, he turns North and walks 3 km. Where is he now with respect to his starting point?
A) At the starting point
B) 2 km East
C) 3 km South
D) 2 km West
39. A person starts from point P, walks 4 km towards North, then turns East and walks 6 km. He then turns North and walks 8 km. Finally, he turns West and walks 6 km. In which direction and how far is he from point P?
A) 12 km North
B) 12 km South
C) 12 km East
D) 12 km West
40. A clock shows 12:00. If the hour hand points towards North, in which direction does the minute hand point?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
41. A clock shows 6:00. If the minute hand points towards South, in which direction does the hour hand point?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
42. A clock shows 9:00 AM. If the hour hand points towards West, in which direction does the minute hand point?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
43. A clock shows 3:00 PM. If the hour hand points towards East, in which direction does the minute hand point?
A) North
B) South
C) West
D) East
44. If South becomes North, East becomes West, and so on. What will West become?
A) East
B) North
C) South
D) North-East
45. In the evening, a man is walking towards the Sun. After some time, he turns right and walks. In which direction is he walking now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
46. One morning, a man is walking towards the Sun. After some time, he turns left and walks. In which direction is he walking now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
47. A man is facing West. He turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees clockwise, and then 270 degrees counter-clockwise. Which direction is he facing now?
A) North
B) South
C) East
D) West
48. Amit is facing South. He turns 135 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
A) North-West
B) North-East
C) South-West
D) South-East
49. Seema is facing North. She turns 45 degrees clockwise. Then she turns 90 degrees counter-clockwise. In which direction is she facing now?
A) North-East
B) North-West
C) South-East
D) South-West
50. Ravi walks 10 meters towards East, then turns North and walks 5 meters. He then turns West and walks 10 meters. He again turns South and walks 5 meters. How far is he from his starting point?
A) 0 meters
B) 5 meters
C) 10 meters
D) 15 meters