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UPSC Prelims 2026 CSAT Paper 2 — Question 36

Question

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

(a)12 km, East
(b)6 km, East
(c)8 km, North
(d)6 km, North

UnlockIAS answer: (d)6 km, North

Solution

From the origin: 4 km E → (4, 0); right (S) 3 km → (4, −3); left (E) 2 km → (6, −3); left (N) 3 km → (6, 0). The end point is 6 km due east of the start, and the person finally faces North.

UnlockIAS expert key, prepared 24 May 2026 and cross-verified by re-deriving the answer — this is our key, not the official UPSC provisional key (awaited).

Section

Logical Reasoning

Topic Reference

Logical Reasoning — Direction sense

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