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Q1medium

A person starts from point P and walks 15 km towards North. Then he turns right and walks 20 km. After that, he turns right again and walks 15 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 10 km to reach point Q. What is the shortest distance between P and Q?

Q2hard

In the morning, Raj's shadow was pointing towards North-West. In which direction was Raj facing?

Q3easy

A man walks 3 km East, then 4 km North, then 3 km West, then 1 km South. How far is he from his starting point?

Q4hard

If South-East is called East, North-West is called West, South-West is called South, and so on, then what will North be called?

Q5medium

A person walks 10 km towards North-East, then 10 km towards South-East, then 10 km towards South-West, and finally 10 km towards North-West. What is his displacement from the starting point?