Practice Questions: Distance & Direction- 2 | Logical Reasoning for CLAT PDF Download

Q1: Raju walks 80 meters towards south. Then, he turns to his right and starts walking straight till he completes another 80 meters. Again turning to his left, he walks for 60 meters. Finally, he turns to his left and walks for 80 meters. How far is he from his initial position?
(a) 100 meters
(b) 60 meters
(c) 20 meters
(d) 140 meters
Ans: (d)

AB = 80 + 60 = 140

Q2: Ajay drives 3 kilometres North. Then he turns right and drives 4 kilometres. Now he turns right and drives 5 kilometres. Turning left, he drives 2 kilometres. Again, he turns left and moves 2 kilometres. Finally, turning left, he again walks 2 kilometres. In which direction and how far is he from his starting position?
(a) 1.5 kilometres East
(b) 4 kilometres East
(c) 1.5 kilometres West
(d) 4.5 metres West
Ans: (b)

Ajay is 4 kilometres East.

Q3: Sandeep walks 60 meters to the east, then he turns left and walks for 50 meters, then turns right and goes 70 meters, and then turns right again and goes 50 meters. How far was Sandeep from the starting point?
(a) 50 meters
(b) 130 meters
(c) 100 meters
(d) 80 meters
Ans: (d)

AB = 60 + 70 = 130.

Q4: Ajay walks 24 km towards East and turns to the right-hand side, taking a drive of another 10 km. He then turns to his right (drives towards West) for another 10 km. After that, he turns to his left and walks another 8 km. Finally, he turns to his right and travels 14 km. How far is he from his initial point, and in which direction?
(a) 20 km East
(b) 18 km South
(c) 16 km West
(d) 10 km South
Ans: (b)

AB = 10 + 8 = 18 South

Q5: One morning after sunrise, Amrit was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole was forming on the left side. Which direction was Amrit facing?
(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) South
Ans: (c)

Sun always rises in the east. So in the morning, the shadow falls towards the west. Now the pole's shadow falls to the left of Amrit. So, he is standing facing North.

Q6: In the evening, Ashmita started walking positioning her back towards the sun. After some time, she turned left, then turned right, and then towards the left again. In which direction is she going now?
(a) North
(b) East
(c) West
(d) South
Ans: (a)

Clearly, there are two possible movements of Ashmita as shown. Thus, Ashmita is finally moving towards North.

Q7: Varun drove his car for 80 kms due North. Then he turned left and drove for 100 kms. Again, he turned left and drove yet another 80 kms. Once more, he turned left and drove his car 120 kms. How far did he actually drive his car from the initial position?
(a) 20 kms
(b) 100 kms
(c) 60 kms
(d) None of these
Ans: (a)

Distance from the initial position = 120 – 100 = 20.

Q8: I drove 50 km towards the east from a city ‘S’ and then turned right and drove another 30 km. Now I turned to my left and drove another 30 km. Finally, I turned right and drove 30 km to reach a city ‘F’. Find the shortest straight distance between cities S and F.
(a) 20 km
(b) 25 km
(c) 30 km
(d) 100 km
Ans: (d)

Clearly, by the Pythagorean theorem, SF = 100 km.

Q9: One evening just before sunset, two friends Sanju and Manju were talking to each other face to face. If Manju’s shadow was exactly to her left side, which direction was Sanju facing?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) West
(d) Data inadequate
Ans: (a)
In the evening, as the sun is in the west, the shadows fall towards the east. Now, since Manju's shadow fell towards the right, therefore, Manju is facing south. So, Sanju standing face to face with Manju was facing north.

Q10: Ahmedabad is to the southwest of Bangalore, Chennai is to the east of Ahmedabad and southeast of Bangalore, and Delhi is to the north of Chennai in line with Ahmedabad-Bangalore. In which direction of Bangalore is Delhi located?
(a) South
(b) Southwest
(c) North
(d) Northeast
(e) East
Ans: (d)

Delhi is located in the Northeast of Bangalore.