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Calculating Distance

Directional Questions - Concepts

Identifying Left Direction

Identifying Right Direction

Calculating Distance

Analysing Directional Diagram

Problems Involving Left Turning

Problems Involving Right Turning

Problems Involving Angles

Problems Involving All Directions Turning

Identifying Direction of Shadow

Problems Involving Shadows

Directions Sense Using Wrong Map

Direction Sense Coded Form

Directional Sense

Class - CLAT Subjects

Concept Explanation

Calculating Distance

This section of verbal reasoning revolves around the various directions. It consist of questions involving all sort of direction puzzle. Candidate is required to make a successive follow-up of directions and ascertain the final direction or the distance between two points. The test is meant to judge the candidate,s ability to trace and follow correctly and sense the directions correctly.

Directions: There are four basic directions North N, South S, East E, West W and four cardinal directions North East NE, North West NW, South East SE, South West SW to help the candidates know the directions. The figure shows all the directions

These type of questions are solved taking The right and left movement of a person is always with reference to the body moving in the scenario. It is not with respect to the person who is solving the questions.

Illustration 1 : What is the distance between F and G?

(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 3 km (d) 4 km

Answer : B

Solution : "In the above figure, it is easily visible that the distance between F and G is 2 km.

Illustration 2 : What is the distance between A and H?

(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 3 km (d) 4 km

Answer : B

Solution : "In the above figure, it is easily visible that the distance between A and H is 2 km.

Illustration 3 : What is the distance between G and D ?

(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 3 km (d) 4 km

Answer : C

Solution : "In the above figure, it is easily visible that the distance between G and D is 3 km.

Illustration 4 : What is the distance between B and I ?

(a) 1 km (b) 2 km (c) 3 km (d) 4 km

Answer : A

Solution : "In the above figure, it is easily visible that the distance between B and I is 1 km.

Illustration 5 : What is the minimum distance between A and C ?

(a) 1 km (b) $sqrt{1}$ km (c) $sqrt{5}$ km (d) $sqrt{2}$ km

Answer : B

Solution : "In the above figure, it is easily visible that the distance between A and C is $sqrt{5}$ km.

According to the phythagorors theorem,

AB = 1km

BC = 2 km

AC = ?

$AC^{2} = AB^{2} + BC^{2}$

$AC^{2} = 1^{2} + 2^{2}$

$AC^{2} = 1 + 4$

$AC^{2} = 5$

$AC = {sqrt{5}}$

Hence the correct option is C.

Some Important Phythagorean triods are as follows :

3,4,5

5,12,13

7,24,25

8,15,17

9,40,41

Sample Questions

(More Questions for each concept available in Login)

Question : 1

If Geeta walked toward north east direction and covers a distance of 5 km, then turned toward south and covers a distance of 4 km, then what is than what is the distance between the starting point and the end point?
A. 3 km	B. 4 km	C. 5 km	D. 6 km
Right Option : A
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Question : 2

Rahul is moving in East direction, and covers a distance of 100 m, than he turns toward left and covers a distance of 25 m, and turns toward left and covers a distance of 40 m, and reach to the Point D, and turns toward right and covers a distance of 25 m. What is the distance between Point A and Point E?
A. 50 m	B. 60 m	C. 70 m	D. 80 m
Right Option : B
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Question : 3

Seema walked in north direction from Point A and covers a distance of 3 km and reach to a Point B, than she turn back and covers a distance of 8 km and reach to Point C. What is the minimum distance between Point A and Point B?
A. 3 km	B. 5 km	C. 7 km	D. 8 km
Right Option : A
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