Reasoning and General

Intelligence -
DIRECTION &
DISTANCE

Direction & Distance Right Right Left

Concept of Direction Left
In our day to day life, we make our concept turn turn ture
of direction after seeing the position of sun. In fact, true
this is a truth that sun rises in the East and goes
Right Left
down in the west. Thus when we stand facing
turn turn
sunrise, then our front is called East while our hack
is called West-At this position our left hand is in the Right turn Left turn
Northward and the right hand is in the Southward.
Let us see the following direction map that will
make your concept more clear:
Direction Map: Important Point Regarding Direction
(1) If our face is towards North, than after left
than our face will be it towards West while
after right turn it will be towards East.
(2) If our face is towards South, then after left
turn our face will be towards East and after
right turn it will be towards West.
Note: (3) If our face is towards East, then after left
On paper North is always on top be while South is turn our face will be to North and after right
always in bottom. turn it will be towards South.
Concept of Degree (4) If our face is towards West, then after left
Let us see the following picture: turn our face will be towards South and after
right turn it will be towards North.
(5) If our face is towards North-West, then after
left turn our face will be towards South-
West and after right turn it will be towards
North-East.
(6) If our face is towards South-West, then after
left turn our face will be towards South-East
Concept of Turn
and after right turn it will be towards North-
Left turn = clockwise turn
West.
Right turn = Anti-clockwise turn.
(7) If our face is towards South-East, then after
Let us understand it through pictorial
left turn our face will be towards North-East
representation:
and after right turn it will be towards South-
Right turn Left turn
West.
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DIRECTION &
DISTANCE
(8) If our face is towards North-East, then after
left turn our face will be towards North-East 1 km
and after right-turn it will be towards South- D
East.
C 2 km E
Concept of Minimum Distance
Minimum distance between initial and last point EXAMPLE2. Rashmi walks 10 km towards North.
h2= b2 + p2, where She walks 6 km towards South then. From here she
h = Hypotenuse b = Base P = Perpendicular moves 3 km towards East. How far and in which
Remember this important rule is known as direction is she with reference to her starting point?
‘Pythogoras Theorem' (a) 6 km West (b) 7 km East
A (c) 8 km North (d) 5 km North-East
Sol. (d) It is clear, Rashmi moves from A 10 km
Northwards upon B, then moves 6 km
p Southwards upto C, then turns towards East
h and walks 3 km upto D.
Then, AC = (AB – BC) = 10 – 6 =4km
CD = 3km
B b C
EXAMPLE 1. Raman walked 2km West from his B
office and then turned South covering 4km. 6 km
Finally, he waked 3 km towards East and 3 km
again move I km West. How far is Raman D
from his initial position? C
(a) 4 km (b) 8 km
10 km
(c) 10 km (d) 7 km
Sol. (a) Raman starts from his office A, moves 2
km West upto B, then 4 km to the South
upto C, 3 km East upto D and finally 1 km
West upto E. Thus his distance from the A
initial position A = AE = BC = 4 km. Rashmi’s distance from starting point A
Hence option (a) is the correct answer. = AD = AC2 + CD2 = 42 + 32 =
16 + 9
B 2 km A = 25 =5 km.
From figure, D is to the North-East of A.
Hence (d) is the correct option

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