Directions and relations

2011 · Q51

The houses of A and B face each other on a road going north-south, A's being on the western side. A comes out of his house, turns left, travels 5 km, turns right, travels 5 km to the front of D's house. B does exactly the same and reaches the front of C's house. In this context, which one of the following statements is correct?

1. (a)C and D live on the same street.
2. (b)C's house faces south.
3. (c)The houses of C and D are less than 20 km apart.UPSC key
4. (d)None of the above

2011 · Q57

How is D related to E?

1. (a)HusbandUPSC key
2. (b)Son
3. (c)Father
4. (d)Wife

2011 · Q58

Who are the females in the group?

1. (a)C and E
2. (b)C and D
3. (c)E and AUPSC key
4. (d)D and E

2011 · Q59

Whose wife is the teacher?

1. (a)C
2. (b)D
3. (c)A
4. (d)BUPSC key

2012 · Q26

Given that,

1.A is the brother of B.

2.C is the father of A.

3.D is the brother of E.

4.E is the daughter of B.

Then, the uncle of D is

1. (a)AUPSC key
2. (b)B
3. (c)C
4. (d)E

2014 · Q10

Consider the following statements:

There are six villages A, B, C, D, E and F.

F is 1 km to the west of D.

B is 1 km to the east of E.

A is 2 km to the north of E.

C is 1 km to the east of A.

D is 1 km to the south of A.

Which three villages are in a line?

1. (a)A, C, B
2. (b)A, D, EUPSC key
3. (c)C, B, F
4. (d)E, B, D

2014 · Q68

Location of B is north of A and location of C is east of A. The distances AB and AC are 5 km and 12 km respectively. The shortest distance (in km) between the locations B and C is

1. (a)60
2. (b)13UPSC key
3. (c)17
4. (d)7

2014 · Q78

What is the profession of B?

1. (a)JudgeUPSC key
2. (b)Lawyer
3. (c)Draughtsman
4. (d)Cannot be determined

2014 · Q79

Which of the following is/are a couple/couples?

1. (a)AD only
2. (b)BC only
3. (c)Both AD and BCUPSC key
4. (d)Both AC and BD

2014 · Q80

What is the profession of D?

1. (a)Judge
2. (b)StenographerUPSC key
3. (c)Doctor
4. (d)Cannot be determined

2015 · Q33

Shahid and Rohit start from the same point in opposite directions. After each 1 km, Shahid always turns left and Rohit always turns right. Which of the following statements is correct?

1. (a)After both have travelled 2 km, the distance between them is 4 km.
2. (b)They meet after each has travelled 3 km.UPSC key
3. (c)They meet for the first time after each has travelled 4 km.
4. (d)They go on without ever meeting again.

2016 · Q9

A person X was driving in a place where all roads ran either north-south or east-west, forming a grid. Roads are at a distance of 1 km from each other in a parallel. He started at the intersection of two roads, drove 3 km north, 3 km west and 4 km south. Which further route could bring him back to his starting point, if the same route is not repeated?

1. (a)3 km east, then 2 km south
2. (b)3 km east, then 1 km northUPSC key
3. (c)1 km north, then 2 km west
4. (d)3 km south, then 1 km north

2016 · Q49

A person climbs a hill in a straight path from point 'O' on the ground in the direction of north-east and reaches a point 'A' after travelling a distance of 5 km. Then, from the point 'A' he moves to point 'B' in the direction of north-west. Let the distance AB be 12 km. Now, how far is the person away from the starting point 'O'?

1. (a)7 km
2. (b)13 kmUPSC key
3. (c)17 km
4. (d)11 km

2016 · Q58

A person walks 12 km due north, then 15 km due east, after that 19 km due west and then 15 km due south. How far is he from the starting point?

1. (a)5 kmUPSC key
2. (b)9 km
3. (c)37 km
4. (d)61 km

2017 · Q19

Consider the following:

A + B means A is the son of B.

A − B means A is the wife of B.

What does the expression P + R − Q mean?

1. (a)Q is the son of P.
2. (b)Q is the wife of P.
3. (c)Q is the father of P.UPSC key
4. (d)None of the above

2017 · Q55

Consider the following relationships among members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F:

1.The number of males equals that of females.

2.A and E are sons of F.

3.D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl.

4.B is the son of A.

5.There is only one married couple in the family at present.

Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?

1. (a)A, B and C are all females.
2. (b)A is the husband of D.UPSC key
3. (c)E and F are children of D.
4. (d)D is the daughter of F.

2019 · Q30

P, Q and R are three towns. The distance between P and Q is 60 km, whereas the distance between P and R is 80 km. Q is in the West of P and R is in the South of P. What is the distance between Q and R?

1. (a)140 km
2. (b)130 km
3. (c)110 km
4. (d)100 kmUPSC key

2019 · Q57

'A' started from his house and walked 20 m towards East, where his friend 'B' joined him. They together walked 10 m in the same direction. Then 'A' turned left while 'B' turned right and travelled 2 m and 8 m respectively. Again 'B' turned left to travel 4 m followed by 5 m to his right to reach his office. 'A' turned right and travelled 12 m to reach his office. What is the shortest distance between the two offices?

1. (a)15 m
2. (b)17 mUPSC key
3. (c)19 m
4. (d)20 m

2019 · Q71

A joint family consists of seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G with three females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father F. B and D are siblings and A is daughter of B. C is cousin of B. Who is E?

1.Wife of F

2.Grandmother of A

3.Aunt of C

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. (a)1 and 2 only
2. (b)2 and 3 only
3. (c)1 and 3 only
4. (d)1, 2 and 3UPSC key

2020 · Q19

A family of two generations consisting of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U has three males and three females. There are two married couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’s mother-in-law. T is an unmarried male and S is a male. Which one of the following is correct?

1. (a)R is U’s husband.
2. (b)R is S’s wife.UPSC key
3. (c)S is unmarried.
4. (d)None of the above

2020 · Q31

A man walks down the backside of his house straight 25 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again; then he turns towards left and again walks 25 metres. If his house faces to the East, what is his direction from the starting point?

1. (a)South-East
2. (b)South-West
3. (c)North-East
4. (d)North-WestUPSC key

2021 · Q18

A bank employee drives 10 km towards South from her house and turns to her left and drives another 20 km. She again turns left and drives 40 km, then she turns to her right and drives for another 5 km. She again turns to her right and drives another 30 km to reach her bank where she works. What is the shortest distance between her bank and her house?

1. (a)20 km
2. (b)25 kmUPSC key
3. (c)30 km
4. (d)35 km

2021 · Q20

A woman runs 12 km towards her North, then 6 km towards her South and then 8 km towards her East. In which direction is she from her starting point?

1. (a)An angle less than 45° South of East
2. (b)An angle less than 45° North of EastUPSC key
3. (c)An angle more than 45° South of East
4. (d)An angle more than 45° North of East

2022 · Q6

Two friends X and Y start running and they run together for 50 m in the same direction and reach a point. X turns right and runs 60 m, while Y turns left and runs 40 m. Then X turns left and runs 50 m and stops, while Y turns right and runs 50 m and then stops. How far are the two friends from each other now?

1. (a)100 mUPSC key
2. (b)90 m
3. (c)60 m
4. (d)50 m

2022 · Q36

P, Q, R, S, T and U are six members of a family. R is the spouse of Q. U is the mother of T and S is the daughter of U. P’s daughter is T and R’s son is P. There are two couples in the family. Which one of the following is correct?

1. (a)Q is the grandfather of T
2. (b)Q is the grandmother of T
3. (c)R is the mother of P
4. (d)T is the granddaughter of Q

2024 · Q56

A person walks 100 m straight from his house, turns left and walks 100 m, again turns left and walks 300 m, then turns right and walks 100 m to reach his office. In which direction does he walk initially from his house if his office is exactly in the North-East direction?

1. (a)North-West
2. (b)West
3. (c)SouthUPSC key
4. (d)South-West

2024 · Q57

A person walks 100 m Westward, then turns left and walks 100 m. He then takes 225° turn clockwise. In which direction is he walking now?

1. (a)South-West
2. (b)South-East
3. (c)North-West
4. (d)North-EastUPSC key

2025 · Q55

P is the brother of Q and R. S is R’s mother. T is P’s father. How many of the following statements are definitely true?

I.S and T are a couple.

II.Q is T’s son.

III.T is Q’s father.

IV.S is P’s mother.

V.R is T’s daughter.

VI.P is S’s son.

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. (a)Only two
2. (b)Only three
3. (c)Only fourUPSC key
4. (d)Only five

2025 · Q65

There are 7 places A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a city connected by various roads AB, AC, CD, DE, BF, EG and FG. A is 6 km south of B. A is 10 km west of C. D is 5 km east of E. C is 6 km north of D. F is 9 km west of B. F is 12 km north of G. A person travels from D to F through these roads. What is the distance covered by the person?

1. (a)20 km
2. (b)25 km
3. (c)31 kmUPSC key
4. (d)37 km

2026 · Q44

P has a son and a daughter. S is the mother of T. S is R’s spouse. Q and R are children of P. Then how is Q related to S?

1. (a)Q is a sister of S
2. (b)Q is a daughter of S
3. (c)Q is the mother of S
4. (d)Q is a sister of the husband of SUPSC key

2026 · Q56

A person facing the East travels 4 km straight and then turns right and travels 3 km, then further turns left and travels 2 km and finally turns left and travels 3 km. The minimum distance between the final point and the initial point, and the direction in which the person is facing at the final point are, respectively

1. (a)12 km, East
2. (b)6 km, East
3. (c)8 km, North
4. (d)6 km, NorthUPSC key