Direction and Distance – SSC CGL Tier 1 previous year questions

Here is the compilation of all previous year question of Direction and Distance with answers.

Question:1) From a point, Lokesh starts walking towards south and after walking 30 metres he turns to his right and walks 20 metres, then he turns right again and walks 30 metres. He finally turns to his left and walk 40 metres. In which direction is he with reference to the starting point?[09-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) North-West
2) East
3) West
4) South

Correct Answer: West

Question:2) Kamal starts walking from his home facing west direction. After walking 10 km he takes a right turn and walks another 10 km. He takes another right turn and walks 10 km to reach his school. How far (in km) and in which direction is he from his home?[10-AUG-2017 Shift-2]

Options:
1) 10, North
2) 10, South
3) 20, North-East
4) 20, South-West

Correct Answer: 10, North

Question:3) Abhinav travels 10 km north then turns left. Then he travels 6 km and turns right and cover another 7 km. He finally turns to right and travels another 6 km. How far (in km) is he from the point of starting his journey?[11-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) 14
2) 16
3) 15
4) 17 

Correct Answer: 17

Question:4)Punit starting from point R walked straight 10 km west, then turned right and walked 12 km and again turned right and walked straight 7 km. In which direction is he from point R?[12-AUG-2017 Shift-1]

Options:
1) North-East
2) North-West
3) South-East
4) South-West

Correct Answer: North-West

Question:5)A and B are standing at place “P”. They start moving in the opposite directions at the speed of 5 Kmph and 4 Kmph respectively. What will be the distance between them after 3 hours? [2 September 2016- Morning Shift]

Options:
1) 3 kms
2) 21 kms
3) 18 kms
4) 27 kms

Correct Answer: 27 kms

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