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CSAT - Direction Sense — UPSC Questions & Practice

Practise 75 CSAT - Direction Sense questions from UPSC for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. A person walks 18 km towards North, then turns and walks 10 km towards East. What is the shortest (straight-line) distance from the starting point?

  1. A22.59
  2. B24.59
  3. C20.59
  4. D19.59
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Answer: C

Using the Pythagorean theorem: Distance = sqrt(18^2 + 10^2) = sqrt(324 + 100) = sqrt(424) = 20.59 km.

2. A person walks 8 km towards North, then turns and walks 12 km towards East. What is the shortest (straight-line) distance from the starting point?

  1. A14.42
  2. B10.42
  3. C12.42
  4. D17.42
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Answer: A

Using the Pythagorean theorem: Distance = sqrt(8^2 + 12^2) = sqrt(64 + 144) = sqrt(208) = 14.42 km.

3. A person walks 2 km towards North, then turns and walks 6 km towards East. What is the shortest (straight-line) distance from the starting point?

  1. A7.32
  2. B5.32
  3. C4.32
  4. D6.32
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Answer: D

Using the Pythagorean theorem: Distance = sqrt(2^2 + 6^2) = sqrt(4 + 36) = sqrt(40) = 6.32 km.

4. A person walks 18 km towards North, then turns and walks 6 km towards East. What is the shortest (straight-line) distance from the starting point?

  1. A18.97
  2. B17.97
  3. C22.97
  4. D20.97
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Answer: A

Using the Pythagorean theorem: Distance = sqrt(18^2 + 6^2) = sqrt(324 + 36) = sqrt(360) = 18.97 km.

5. A person walks 8 km towards North, then turns and walks 18 km towards East. What is the shortest (straight-line) distance from the starting point?

  1. A23.7
  2. B18.7
  3. C19.7
  4. D20.7
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Answer: C

Using the Pythagorean theorem: Distance = sqrt(8^2 + 18^2) = sqrt(64 + 324) = sqrt(388) = 19.7 km.

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