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Sumanth walks 200 feet straight from his house, which is facing north and then he walks 100 feet in reverse direction.Further he takes a left turn and walks 300 yards.In Which direction is Sumanth now from his original position?

A) South-East	B) North-East
C) South-West	D) North-West

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North-East

Explanation:

Starting From his house, Sumanth walks 200 feet straight towards North; we can write it as $N_{200}$ . Similarly, the other distances and directions can be considered and written as follows : (Notice that he covers 300 yards towards East; one yard = 3 feet and hence 300 yards = 900 feet)

$N_{200} S_{100} E_{900}$ Adding all south and all North distances and finding the net result, and also adding all East and all West distances and finding the net result, this can further be summarized as : $N_{100} E_{900}$

Thus, the direction from his original position is North-East.

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If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q ?

A) South-East	B) North-West
C) East	D) West

Answer & Explanation Answer: A) South-East

Explanation:

P % Q + R - S
=> P is to the East of Q, who is to the North of R, who is to the West of S.
=> Q.....P
R.....S
=> With respect to Q, S is to the South-East of Q.

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A man is facing towards the east. He turns 270 degrees clockwise and then takes a right turn. Finally, he turns 90 degrees anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now?

A) West	B) South
C) North	D) East

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) North

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Priya cycles 5 km North, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns South and cycles 5 km, then turns to her right and cycles 6 km. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?

A) 2 km East	B) 2 km West
C) 10 km West	D) 10 km East

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2 km West

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A man walks 20 m towards north, then he turns right and walks 3 m, then turns left and walks 4 m and from there he walks 4 m towards east. How far and in which direction is he from his initial position?

A) 25 m east	B) 25 m north-east
C) 20 m north	D) 24 m north

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 25 m north-east

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Ravi's house is to the west of Ankit's house. Lavi's house is to the north of Ankit's house. In which direction is Lavi's house with respect to Ravi's house?

A) South-West	B) North-East
C) North-West	D) South-East

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) North-East

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Meet starts cycling early in the morning, facing the Sun. After some time, he takes a 45° turn to his leftand then again turns 80° towards his left. In which direction is he now with respect to his initialposition?

A) South-East	B) South-West
C) North-West	D) North-East

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) North-West

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Starting from his home, a boy rides on his bike for 8 km towards west, takes a left turn and travels 10 km more. From there, he turns 180° in the clockwise direction and travels another 16 km. Finally, he takes a right turn and travels 8 km more. How far and in what direction is he now from his original position?

A) 6 km, North	B) 10 km, South
C) 12 km, West	D) 6 km, East

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