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. 5 m
B. 13 m
C. 12 m
D. 10 m
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
North 5, right (east) 12, right (south) 5 -> net east 12 m.

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Question #1
A person faces north. He turns 45° left, then 90° right, then 45° left. Which direction is he facing?
A. West
B. East
C. North
D. South

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
North (0°) -45° (left) = 315° (NW). +90° (right) = 45° (NE). -45° (left) = 0° (North). So back to north.

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Question #2
Kalpana starts walking towards South and after a while turns to her left. After walking some distance, she turns to her right and walks 5 km. determines the distance. She again turns to her right and continues walking. In which direction is she going now?
A. north - east
B. South - west
C. West
D. South

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
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Meena walks 50m from her house towards South and then takes a left turn and walks 20m. It moves Then turning towards north she walks 30 meters and then starts walking towards her house. Which direction is Meena facing now?
A. Southeast
B. North West
C. South
D. North

Correct Answer: Option B


Explanation:
From house (0,0), she goes 50m South to (0,-50), left (East) 20m to (20,-50), North 30m to (20,-20). To walk back to her house at (0,0) from (20,-20), she must travel horizontally West and vertically North, resulting in a North-West direction.

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