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RRB NTPC Cardinal Direction — practice questions

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Ravi walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south. How far is he from the starting point?Read the answer and worked solution →Anand walks 10 m east, then 5 m north, then 10 m west, then 5 m north. Final direction from start:Read the answer and worked solution →A person facing north turns right by 90°, then left by 90°. He is now facing:Read the answer and worked solution →Compass bearings (azimuths) are measured clockwise from which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the azimuth of east on a compass?Read the answer and worked solution →Due south corresponds to which compass bearing?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bearing, in degrees, marks due west?Read the answer and worked solution →Give the compass bearing of the southeast point.Read the answer and worked solution →Due southwest lies at what bearing?Read the answer and worked solution →Which bearing marks the northwest point of the compass?Read the answer and worked solution →The direction opposite to northeast is which one?Read the answer and worked solution →Directly against southeast lies which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →A traveller heads southwest. The reverse path heads which way?Read the answer and worked solution →Northwest and which direction are exact opposites?Read the answer and worked solution →How many intercardinal (ordinal) directions are there?Read the answer and worked solution →Northeast lies exactly halfway between which two cardinal directions?Read the answer and worked solution →West-northwest lies between west and which other direction?Read the answer and worked solution →Starting north, a girl swings a quarter turn to her right. Her heading now?Read the answer and worked solution →Mira faces east and rotates 135° to her right. She now looks toward?Read the answer and worked solution →A man facing west turns through 180°. Which way does he face now?Read the answer and worked solution →A cyclist points northeast, then pivots a quarter turn anticlockwise. New heading?Read the answer and worked solution →A rider heading southeast does a U-turn. She now heads which way?Read the answer and worked solution →Ravi stands facing north and rotates 270° clockwise. His heading now is?Read the answer and worked solution →A walker goes 4 km south, then 4 km west. Where is she from the start?Read the answer and worked solution →A bearing of 225° points toward which direction?Read the answer and worked solution →What clockwise azimuth from North corresponds to the cardinal direction West?Read the answer and worked solution →What azimuth angle in navigation corresponds to the intercardinal point Southeast?Read the answer and worked solution →RRB NTPC · Deduce 90-Degree TurnsRead the answer and worked solution →RRB NTPC · Compass BearingsRead the answer and worked solution →

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Ravi walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south. How far is he from the starting point?

  1. 3 km
  2. 8 km
  3. 13 km
  4. 5 km
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Correct answer: A. 3 km

North 5 km then south 5 km cancel (net 0 in N-S direction). **Net displacement:** 3 km east. **So 3 km from start.**

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Anand walks 10 m east, then 5 m north, then 10 m west, then 5 m north. Final direction from start:

  1. East 10 m
  2. North 10 m
  3. South 10 m
  4. West 5 m
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Correct answer: B. North 10 m

East 10 m and west 10 m cancel. North 5 m + north 5 m = north 10 m. **Final position:** 10 m north of start.

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A person facing north turns right by 90°, then left by 90°. He is now facing:

  1. South
  2. East
  3. North
  4. West
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Correct answer: C. North

Start facing North. Right (clockwise) 90° → East. Then left (counterclockwise) 90° from East → North. Final direction: North.

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