A girl walks 6 km west, turns right and walks 8 km, turns right and walks 6 km. Shortest distance from start? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A girl walks 6 km west, turns right and walks 8 km, turns right and walks 6 km. Shortest distance from start?
A. 10 km
B. 8 km
C. 14 km
D. 6 km
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
West 6, right (north) 8, right (east) 6 -> net north 8 km.

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Question #1
A man is facing south. He turns 90° left, then 45° left. Which direction?
A. North-west
B. South-east
C. South-west
D. North-east

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
South left 90° = East. East left 45° = North-east.

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Question #2
Manik walks 4 m towards east. Then he turns right and stops after walking 4 m. What is the shortest distance between the starting point and the ending point?
A. 4√2 m
B. 8 m
C. 10 m
D. 9 m

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Manik forms a right-angled triangle with sides 4 m East and 4 m South. The shortest distance (hypotenuse) = √(4² + 4²) = √(16 + 16) = √32 = 4√2 m.

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Question #3
A and B are standing at a distance of 20 km from each other on a straight road running East-West. From there they start moving towards east and west at the same time. After covering a distance of 5 km, A turns to his left and walks 10 km, while B after covering a distance of 5 km turns to his right and walks 10 km at the same speed. After that both turn to their left and cover a distance of 5 km at the same speed. What is the distance between them now?
A. 5 km
B. 25 km
C. 10 km
D. 20 km

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Assuming they start at x=0 and x=20 facing inwards. A goes 5 East (x=5), turns left (North) 10 (y=10), turns left (West) 5 (x=0, y=10). B goes 5 West (x=15), turns right (North) 10 (y=10), turns left (West) 5 (x=10, y=10). A is at (0, 10), B is at (10, 10). The distance is 10 km.

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