A person moves 5 m north, turns right and moves 12 m, turns right and moves 5 m. How far from start? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A person moves 5 m north, turns right and moves 12 m, turns right and moves 5 m. How far from start?
A. 12 m
B. 13 m
C. 5 m
D. 10 m
Answer: Option A
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
North 5, right (east) 12, right (south) 5 -> net east 12 m.

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Question #1
A woman faces east, turns 90° left, then 180° right. Which direction now?
A. West
B. East
C. North
D. South

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
East (90°), left 90° -> North (0°), right 180° -> South (180°).

This question belongs to: Reasoning Direction Sense Test
Question #2
In a playground Anand, Bhaskaran, Chinni, David and Edward are facing north and are standing as given below.
I. Bhaskaran is to the right of David at a distance of 40 metres.
II. Anand is 60 meters to the south of Bhaskaran.
III. Chinni is 25 meters to the west of David.
IV. Edward is 90 meters to the north of Anand.
Who is to the North-East of the person, who is to the left of Bhaskaran?
A. Chitri
B. Edward
C. david
D. aanand

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
David is to the left of Bhaskaran. Using David as origin (0,0): Bhaskaran is at (40, 0). Anand is 60m South of Bhaskaran at (40, -60). Edward is 90m North of Anand at (40, 30). With David at (0,0) and Edward at (40, 30), Edward is directly North-East of David.

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Question #3
Shyam walks 5 km towards east, then turns left and walks another 6 km. Then turns right and walks 9 km. Finally he turns right and walks 6 km. At what distance is he now from the starting point?
A. 14 km
B. 21 km
C. 9 km
D. 26 km

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Shyam goes 5 km East, then 6 km North, then 9 km East, then 6 km South. The North and South movements cancel out. Total distance from the start = 5 km + 9 km = 14 km East.

This question belongs to: Reasoning Direction Sense Test