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1. Daily in the morning the shadow of Gol Gumbaz falls on Bara Kaman and in the evening the shadow of Bara Kaman falls on Gol Gumbaz exactly. So in which direction is Gol Gumbaz to Bara Kaman?
2. Govind starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 25 metres he turned towards right and walked 10 metres. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 metres - turned to his left again and walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now ?
3. A man drives his car 50 km towards eastward direction. He turned right went for 30 km - then he turned west and drive for 10km. How far is he from the starting .point ?
4. A man starts walking from a point and walks 12 kms towards north. He turns 90degree left and walks a distance and stopped. If the distance between initial point and final positions is 13 kms - how much distance he travelled after turning from the North?
5. A man starts from a point - walks 8 km towards North - turns right and walks 12 km - turns left and walks 7 km - turns and walks 24 km towards South - turns right and walks 12 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
6. A man travels 4 km due north - then travels 6 km due east and further travels 4 km due north. How far he is from the starting point?
7. Five boys A - B - C - D - E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing South-West - D is facing South-East - B and E are right opposite A and D respectively and C is equidistant between D and B. Which direction is C facing?
8. A man starts from his office and goes 5 km East. Then - he turns to the left and again walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks 5 km. At what distance is he from the starting point ?
9. A man is facing East - then he turns left and goes 10 m - then turns right and goes 5 m - then goes 5 m to the South and from there 5 m to West. In which direction is he from his original place?
10. Shyam was facing East. He walked 5 km forward and thenafter turning to his right walked 3 km. Again he turned to his right and walked 4 kms. After this he turned back. Which direction was he facing at that time?
11. A Driver left his village and drove North for 20 kms - after which he stopped for breakfast. The he turned left and drove another 30 kms - when he stopped for lunch. After some rest - he again turned left and drove 20 kms before stopping for evening tea. Once more he turned left and drove 30 kms to reach the town where he had supper. After evening tea in which direction did he drive?
12. Sitara walked 45 metres in North- West from her uncle's house. There she met her friend and they walked 45 metres in-South-West direction. Then they walked 45 metres in South-East direction and turned to uncle-™s house. Now in which direction they are going?
13. Peter walked 8 kms. west and turned right and walked 3 kms. The again he turned right and walked 12 Ions. How far is he from the starting point?
14. A man goes 5 km East - then he turns right and goes 4 km - then he turns left and goes 5 km. Which direction is he facing now?
15. A travelled westward 8km - turned left and travelled 3 km - turned right and travelled 9 km. He then travelled north 3 km. How far is he from the starting point?
16. Rahim travelled straight from point E to F at a distance of 5 km. From F he turned left and travelled 6 km and reached point G - there he took a left turn and travelled 5 km to reach point H. He took another left turn and travelled 2 km and reached point I. How far is he from the starting point?
17. From her home Prerna wishes to go to school. From home she goes toward North and then turns left and then turns right - and finally she turns left and reaches school. In which direction her school is situated with respect to her home?
18. Amit travelled 15 kms. Eastward - then turned left and travelled 5 kms - then turned left and travelled 15 kms. How far was Amit from the starting point?
19. Rohit drives his car from Bangalore towards Mysore. At a distance of 80 km - he turns right and proceeds for 50 km. Again he turns right and travels for 70 km. Finally he turns again towards right and travels for 50 km and stops there. How far is Rohit from Bangalore?
20. Shiela and Belah start from their office and walk in opposite direction each travelling 10 kms. Shiela then turns left and walks 10 kms.Belah turns right and walks 10 km. How far are they now from each other?
21. A - B - C - D and E are standing in a line facing North. E is standing 40 metres left to B. A is standing 20 metres left to C. D is standing 20 metres right to E and 50 metres right to C. What is the distance between A and B ?
22. A boy was misdirected from his way while returning to his home from his school. In order to reach his home - he first moved 3 km in south direction and then turned to his left and moved 2 km in straight direction on the road leading to the east. From there - he moved to his left and walked 3 km. After this - he again turned to his left and moved 1 km. Finally he reached his home. The home of the boy was in which direction from his school ?
23. One morning after sunrise - Gangadhar was walking facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right - which direction was he facing ?
24. At dusk - Rohit started walking facing the sun. After a while - he met his friend and both turned to their left. They halted for a while and started moving by turning again to their right. Finally Rohit waved -˜good bye-™ to his friend and took a left turn at a corner. At which direction is Rohit moving now ?
25. Sita cycled 8 km southward from her home turned right and cycled 5 km - turned right and cycled 8 km - turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kms will she have cycle to reach straight home?