A soldier walks 2 km towards north, then he turns left and walks 3 km, again he turns left and walks continuously. In which direction is he walking now? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A soldier walks 2 km towards north, then he turns left and walks 3 km, again he turns left and walks continuously. In which direction is he walking now?
A. East
B. South
C. West
D. North
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
North 2, left (west) 3, left (south). He is walking south.

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Question #1
A person walks 1 km east, 1 km south, 1 km west. How far from start?
A. 1 km
B. 2 km
C. 0 km
D. 1 km south

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
East-west cancel, 1 km south.

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Question #2
Sundar walks 4 km towards east. Then he turns right and walks 3 km. Again he turns to the right and continues walking. Which direction is he going now?
A. East
B. North
C. West
D. South

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
East 4, right (south) 3, right (west). He is now walking west.

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Question #3
A man starts walking towards South and after taking a left turn he walks 30 metres. If he was then at a distance of 50 meters from the starting point, how much distance had he covered before turning to the left?
A. 30 meters
B. 50 meters
C. 40 meters
D. 60 meters

Correct Answer: Option C


Explanation:
This forms a right triangle where the final hypotenuse distance is 50m, and one leg (the horizontal walk) is 30m. The vertical walk (y) is found using Pythagoras: y² + 30² = 50² -> y² + 900 = 2500 -> y² = 1600 -> y = 40m.

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