A person walks 5 m towards north. He turns left and walks 10 m. Then turns right and walks 20 m. Then turns right and walks 10 m. At what distance is he from the starting point? MCQ with Answer and Explanation

A person walks 5 m towards north. He turns left and walks 10 m. Then turns right and walks 20 m. Then turns right and walks 10 m. At what distance is he from the starting point?
A. 30 m
B. 15 m
C. 10 m
D. 25 m
Answer: Option D
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
He goes 5 m North, 10 m West, 20 m North, and 10 m East. His East-West movements cancel out. Total North distance = 5 m + 20 m = 25 m.

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Question #1
I am standing in the middle of a park. I am facing east. My friend Sohan is looking towards south-west. Mohan is facing north-west and Raju is facing north-east. Now each of us turns 90° clockwise. Where is Mohan looking?
A. East
B. south-east
C. North
D. north-east

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Mohan is initially facing North-West. A 90° clockwise turn shifts his direction to North-East.

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Question #2
Sam walks 10 m towards west from his house and turns left and walks 5 m. After this he turns left and walks 10 m and finally turns left and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from the starting point now?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West

Correct Answer: Option A


Explanation:
Sam walks 10 m West, then turns left (South) for 5 m, turns left (East) for 10 m (aligning horizontally with his house), and turns left (North) for 10 m. He ends up 5 m North of his starting point.

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Question #3
A man travels 7 km north, then 7 km east, then 7 km south. How far from start?
A. 0 km
B. 14 km
C. 7√2 km
D. 7 km

Correct Answer: Option D


Explanation:
Net 7 km east.

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