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RRB NTPC Cardinal Direction — practice questions — page 2

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On a map the scale is one inch to two miles. Two villages are two inches apart. How far apart are they?Read the answer and worked solution →A map scale is 1 cm to 5 km. Two towns are 6 cm apart. What is the real distance?Read the answer and worked solution →On a 1:50,000 map two points are 4 cm apart. What is the ground distance?Read the answer and worked solution →Two cities are 15 km apart. On a map at 1 cm to 3 km, how far apart are they drawn?Read the answer and worked solution →One centimetre to one hundred metres equals which ratio scale?Read the answer and worked solution →What term designates a navigational bearing that lies in the exact opposite direction?Read the answer and worked solution →In nautical navigation, what is the absolute bearing of an object situated due East?Read the answer and worked solution →

Worked practice questions

On a map the scale is one inch to two miles. Two villages are two inches apart. How far apart are they?

  1. 4 miles
  2. 2 miles
  3. 6 miles
  4. 8 miles
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Correct answer: A. 4 miles

Two inches at two miles per inch gives four miles on the ground.

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A map scale is 1 cm to 5 km. Two towns are 6 cm apart. What is the real distance?

  1. 25 km
  2. 30 km
  3. 35 km
  4. 6 km
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Correct answer: B. 30 km

Multiplying 6 cm by 5 km per centimetre gives 30 km.

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On a 1:50,000 map two points are 4 cm apart. What is the ground distance?

  1. 200 m
  2. 20 km
  3. 2 km
  4. 500 m
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Correct answer: C. 2 km

4 cm times 50,000 is 200,000 cm, which is 2 km.

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