The document contains a series of directional reasoning problems and questions regarding distances and locations among various points and individuals. It involves scenarios of movements in specified directions and distances, along with assessments of relative positions among different objects and people. Each question presents multiple-choice answers that examine understanding of navigation and spatial relationships.

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3. I. SIMPLE FORM
II. ANGLE FORM
III. SHADOW FORM

4. 1 Nikhil walked 30 m towards East took a left
turn and walked 20 m. He again took a left
turn and walked 30 m. How far and in which
direction is he from his starting point?
(a) 20 m, North (b) 80 m, North
(c) 20 m, South (d) 80 m, South

5. 2 Dhiraj walks 50 m towards East. He turns right and
walks 30 m. He again turns right and walks 50 m
Further, he moves 20 m, after turning to the right
How far is he from his original position?
(a) 50 m (b) 30 m
(c) 20 m (d) 10 m

6. 3 Location of B is North of A and location of C is East
of A The distances AB and AC are 5 km and 12 km
respectively. The shortest distance (in km)
between the locations B and C
[UPSC CSAT Paper
2014]
(a) 60 (b) 13 (c) 17 (d) 7

7. 4
Directions (Questions 4 to 6): Study the information given below carefully and
answer the questions that follow: (M.A.T. 2003)
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are nine houses. C is 2km east
of B. A is 1 km north of B and H is 2 km south of A. G is 1
km west of H while D is 3 km east of G and F is 2 km north
of G. I is situated just in middle of B and C while E is just
in middle of H and D.
Distance between E and G is
(a) 1 km (b) 1.5 km
(c) 2 km (d) 5 km

8. 5 Distance between E and I is
(a) 1 km (b) 2 km
(c) 3 km (d) 4 km
6 Distance between A and F is
(a)1 km (b) 1.41 km
(c) 2 km (d) 3 km

9. 7
Directions (Questions 7 to 8):
On a playing ground, Dinesh, Kunal, Nitin, Atul and Prashant are
standing as described below facing the North.
(i) Kunal is 40 metres to the right of Atul.
(ii) Dinesh is 60 metres to the south of Kunal.
(iii) Nitin is 25 metres to the west of Atul.
(iv) Prashant is 90 metres to the north of Dinesh.
Who is to the north-east of the person who is to the
left of Kunal?
(a)Dinesh (b) Nitin
(c) Atul (d) Either Nitin or Dinesh

10. 8 If a boy walks from Nitin, meets Atul followed by
Kunal, Dinesh and then Prashant, how many metres
has he walked if he has travelled the straight
distance all through?
(a)155 metres (b) 185 metres
(c) 215 metres (d) 245 metres
(e) None of these.

11. (Q Nos. 9-11) Study the information given below carefully and answer the
questions that follow
Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F and G are situated as follows
(i) E is 2 km to the West of B.
(ii) F is 2 km to the North of A.
(iii)C is 1 km to the West of A.
(iv)D is 2 km to the South of G.
(v) G is 2 km to the East of C.
(vi)D is exactly in the middle of B and E.
A is in the middle of ?
(a) B and C (b) E and C (c) E and G (d) G and C
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12. 10
11
Which two villages are the farthest from
one another?
(a) D and C (b) F and E
(c) F and B (d) G and E
How far is E from F (in km) as the crow
flies?
(a) 4 (b) √20
(c) 5 (d) √26

13. 12
Directions (Questions 12 to 15): The following questions are based on the diagram
given below showing four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of
plot as shown.
A starts crossing the field diagonally. After walking half
the distance, he turns right, walks some distance and
turns left. Which direction is A facing now?
(a)North-east (b) North-west (c) North
(d) South-east (e) South-west

14. 13 From the original position given in the above figure, A
and B move one arm length clockwise and then cross over
to the corner diagonally opposite; C and D move one arm
length anti-clockwise and cross over the corner
diagonally opposite. The original configuration ADBC has
now changed to
(a) CBDA (d) ACBD (c) DACB
(b) BDAC (e) BCAD

15. 14 From the positions in original figure, C and A move diagonally
to opposite corners and then one side each clockwise and anti-
clockwise respectively. B and D move two sides each clockwise
and anti-clockwise respectively. Where is A now?
(a)At the north-west corner
(b) At the north-east corner
(c) At the south-east corner
(d) At the south-west corner
(e) Midway between original positions of B and D

16. 15 After the movements given in Q. 14 above, who
is at the north-west corner?
(a)A (b) B (c) C
(d) D (e) None of these

17. 16 At 9:30 Pm, if the minute hand of a
clock is in west direction then in which
direction is the hour hand present ?
(a) North (b) East
(c) North – East (d) South- east

18. A is facing North She turns 180 in the anti-
clockwise direction and then 225 in the
clockwise direction Which direction is she
facing now
(a)West (b) South West
(c) North-East (d) East
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19. 2
(Q2-3) A man started walking towards north for 5m,
then he turn 90 cw and walked for 8m, then he took a
turn of 45 anti-cw & walked for 3m , finally he turned
to his left at an angle of 45 & walked for 3m.
In which direction is he from his starting point?
(a) North (b) North-west
(c) South (d) North-east

20. Q3 Now in which direction is he facing
towards?
(a)North (b) North-west
(c) South (d) North-east

21. 1. At the time of morning sun rises at east so
shadow will be at west always
2. At the time of evening sun sets at west so
the shadow will be at east always.
3. At the time of noon the rays of sun comes
vertically downward so there will be no
shadow.

22. At dusk, Rohit started walking facing the Sun. After a while, he
met his friend and both turned to their left. They halted for a
while and started moving by turning again to their right. Finally
Rohit waved good bye' to his friend and took a left turn at a
corner. Which direction is Rohit moving now?
(a) South (b) West (c) North (d) East
Q1

23. In an evening , A boy started cycling goes straight for 5m
then turned left and goes for 3m then he took a right turn
and goes 4m to reach his destination. At that tym his shadow
was at exactly towards his right. Then from which direction
he started cycling ?
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
Q2