DIRECTION AND
DISTANCE
DIRECTION is a measurement of position of one
thing with respect to other thing or a reference point
DISTANCE between two points is a measurement of
the shortest distance
There are FIVE concepts:
1. CONCEPT OF DIRECTION
2. CONCEPT OF TURN
3. CONCEPT OF DEGREE
4. CONCEPT OF MINIMUM DISTANCE
5. CONCEPT OF SHADOW
1. CONCEPT OF DIRECTION:
In our day to day life, we make our concept of
direction after seeing the position of Sun. This is
the truth that Sun rises in the East and goes down
in the West.
Ex. If Ram’s house is located to the South of Krishna’s
house and Govind’s house is to the East of Krishna’s
house, in what direction is Ram’s house with respect to
Govind’s house?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South- West
1. If A is to the south of B and B is to the east of c in
what direction is A with respect to C ?
A) North-East B) North-West
C) South-East D) South-West
2. M is to the East of D, F is to the south of D and K is to
the west of F. M is in which direction with respect to K?
A. South-West
B. North-East
C. North-west
D. South- East
3. Town D is towards East of town F. Town B is towards
North of town D. Town H is towards west of town B.
Towards which directions is town H from town F? [all are
equal distance]
A. North
B. East
C. North-West
D. South-East
4. Y is to the East of ‘x’ which is to the North of Z. If P is to
the south of Z. Then P is in which direction with respect to
Y?
A. North
B. South
C. South-East
D. None of these
5. From my house I went 15m to the North, then turned
west and covered 10m then turned south and covered 5m
then turned East and covered 10m. In which direction am I
now from my house?
A. North B. South C. East D. West
6. From his house, Lokesh went 15km to the North. Then
he turned west and covered 10km. Then he turned south
and covered 20km. Finally turning to East, he covered 10
km. In which direction is he from his house?
A. East B. West C. South D. North
2. CONCEPT OF TURN:
Right turn =clockwise turn
Left turn = Anti-clockwise turn
EX. A boy walks northwards. After a while he turns
towards his right and a little further to his left.
Finally after walking a distance of one kilometer, he
turns to his left again. In which direction he is
moving now?
1. North 2. South 3. East 4.West
7. A man started walking west. He turned right, then right
again and finally turned left. Towards which direction was
he walking now?
A. North
B. South
C. West
D. East
8. ‘A’ is walking towards south, he turns right, then left
and then again right. In which direction is he facing
now?
A. South B. East C. West D. North
9. A boy starts walking towards West, he turns left and
again he turns right and then turns left at last. Towards
which direction is he walking now?
A. West
B. North
C. South
D. East
10. You go North, turn right, then right again, then turn left
and then go to the right. In which direction are you now?
A. South
B. East
C. West
D. North
11. Sumitra walked 8m towards the north. He turned to his
right and walked 16m, then he turned to his left and walked
5m and again he turned to his left and walked 16m. In
which direction is he from his starting point?
A. South
B. East
C. North
D. West
12. Going 60m to the south of his house. Kiran turn left and
goes another 20m, then turning to the North. He goes 40m
and then starting walking to his house. In which direction is
his house from there?
A. South-East
B. North
C. East
D. North-West
3. CONCEPT OF DEGREE:
ex. Raman is facing west. He turns 45o in the clockwise
direction and then another 180o in the same direction and
270o in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is he
facing now?
A. West
B. North
C. North-West
D. South-West
Ex. Somesh is facing South. He turns 135o in the anti-
clockwise direction and then 180o in the clockwise
direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
13. A man is facing South. He turns 1350 in the anticlockwise
direction and then 1800 in the clockwise direction. Which
direction is he facing now?
A. South-East
B. South-West
C. North-East
D. North-West
14. Ram is facing North-west. He turns in clockwise
direction by 900, then 1800 in the anticlockwise direction
and then another 900 in the same direction. Which direction
is he facing now?
A. South-west
B. West
C. South
D. South-east
15. I am facing West. I turn 900 in clockwise direction,
then 1350 in anticlockwise direction and finally 1800 in
clockwise direction. What direction am I facing?
A. South-east
B. North-east
C. North-west
D. South-west
16. I am facing east. I turn 100o in the clockwise
direction and then 145o in the anticlockwise
direction. Which direction am I facing now?
A. East B. North-east
C. North D. South-west
17. Karan facing towards south moved straight 2km and
from there turned to his right 900 and travelled 2km. Then
he took a 450 turn to his left and travelled 1km. where would
he be now with respect to the starting point?
A. south
B. south-east
C. north-west
D. south-west
Ex. Raju moved to his north-west side for 2 km, from there
he turned 900 clockwise and moved 2km. From there he
turned 900 clockwise and travelled 2km then he would be
in which direction from the original position?
A. south-east
B. north-east
C. south-west
D. west
4. CONCEPT OF DISTANCE & MINIMUM DISTANCE:
To find minimum of shortest distance by using
Pythagoras theorem ౖ గర ి ం ఉప ం అ
తక వ దూ ా కను న AB2+BC2=AC2
B C
ex. Ram left home and walked 5km southward, turned right
and walked 2km and turned right and walked 5km and
turned left and walked 5km. How many km will he have to
walk to reach his home starting?
A. 5
B. 7
C. 17
D. 15
18. Ram started walking towards East after 1km. He turned
south and walked 5km. Again, he turned East and walked
2km. Finally, he turned north and walked 9km. How far is
he from the starting point?
A. 7km
B. 3km
C. 4km
D. 5km
19. Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After
walking 75 meters, he turns to the left and walks 25 meters
straight. Again, he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40
meters straight, again he turns to the left and walks a
distance of 25 meters. How far is he from the straight
point?
A. 25 meters
B. 50 meters
C. 115 meters
D. 35 meters
20. Sunita rode her scotty northwards, then turned left
covers 2km and then again rode to her left 4km. She found
herself exactly 2kms west of her starting point. How far
did she ride north wards initially?
A. 4km
B. 2km
C. 5km
D. 6km
21. Shobha moves towards South-East a distance of 7km,
then she moves towards west and covers 14km. From
here, she moves towards North-West a distance of 7km
and finally she moves a distance of 4km towards East.
How far is the starting point from the final point?
A. 3km
B. 4 km
C. 10 km
D. 11km
