PREPARATORY QUESTIONS

DISTANCE

PREPARATORY SET-17

Direction (Qs.1-2): Refer to the data below and answer the questions that follow.

 

From point A, Rohan walks 10 m towards east and then takes a right turn and walks for 5 m to reach point B. Then he turns 45° towards right and stops.

 

Question No : 1

In which direction Rohan is facing now?

(1) South-West

(2) North-East

(3) North-West

(4) South-East

(5) Can’t say

Question No : 2

Find the distance between A and B

(1) 55 m

(2) 25 m

(3) 55 m

(4) 125 m

(5) 35 m

Direction (Qs.3-5): In the following questions, the symbols, #, &, @ and $ are used with the following meanings as illustrated below. Study the following information and answer the given questions:

 

Note: The directions which are given indicates exact directions,

P # Q – P is in the south direction of Q

P @ Q – P is in the north direction of Q

P & Q – P is in the east direction of Q

P $ Q – P is in the west direction of Q

P£QS – P is the mid-point of QS vertically

Note: For southeast direction it used to be written as P#&Q and so on.

 

Point D is & 7m of point C. Point H is @8 m of point F. Point E is # 18 m of point G. Point A is @ 10 m of point D. Point E is $15 m of point F. Point G£AB. Point B is & 12 m of point A.

Question No : 3

What is the direction of point F with respect to point A?

(1) South

(2) West

(3) North-West

(4) South-East

(5) None of these

Question No : 4

What is direction and distance between point C with respect to point H?

(1) Point C is $ 22 m of Point H

(2) Point C is #28 m of point H

(3) Point C is $28 m of point of H

(4) Point C is @30 m of point H

(5) None of these

Question No : 5

What is the shortest distance between point H and point E?

(1) 20 m

(2) 17 m

(3) 15 m

(4) 10 m

(5) None of these