A man walks 10 m towards east, then turns right and walks 20 m, then turns right and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from his starting point? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A man walks 10 m towards east, then turns right and walks 20 m, then turns right and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A. South
B. West
C. North
D. East
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
East 10, right (south) 20, right (west) 10. Net: east-west cancel, 20 m south. So he is south of start.

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Question #1
A man is facing north-east. He turns 45° left, then 90° right. Which direction is he facing now?
A. South
B. North
C. South-east
D. East

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
NE (45°) -45° = North (0°), +90° = East (90°).

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Question #2
A person walks 20 m in the east. Walked and turned 90° clockwise and walked 20 m. walked. From there he again turns to his left and walks 10 m. Then he turned 90° anticlockwise and walked 20 m. walked. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
A. 25 m. East
B. 30 m. North
C. 30 m. East
D. 30 m. South

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
Walks 20 m East. Turns 90° CW (South) for 20 m. Turns left (East) for 10 m. Turns 90° CCW (North) for 20 m. The 20 m South and 20 m North cancel each other. Total horizontal distance = 20 m East + 10 m East = 30 m East.

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Question #3
Renuka starts walking from her home and first walks 3 km towards west, then she turns towards north and walks 4 km in the same direction, then at what distance is Renuka from her home?
A. 3 km south
B. 5 km north-west
C. 5 km west
D. 3 km north

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
She walks 3 km West and 4 km North. Using the Pythagorean theorem, the distance is √(3² + 4²) = 5 km. The direction from her home is North-West.

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