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Q75·CSAT · Prelims 2025

Seven places connected by roads - distance D to F

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Question

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?

Options

a

20 km

b

25 km

c

31 km

Answer
d

37 km

Explanation

We must trace a continuous path from D to F using only the explicitly listed valid roads: AB, AC, CD, DE, BF, EG, FG. Start at D. The only road connecting to D that progresses toward the rest of the map is CD. Path step 1: D \rightarrow C (Road CD). Distance = 6 km (since C is 6 km north of D). Path step 2: C \rightarrow A (Road AC). Distance = 10 km (A is 10 km west of C). Path step 3: A \rightarrow B (Road AB). Distance = 6 km (A is 6 km south of B). Path step 4: B \rightarrow F (Road BF). Distance = 9 km (F is 9 km west of B). Total distance = ⟨MATH⟩6 + 10 + 6 + 9 = 31⟨/MATH⟩ km.

When finding path distances, strictly use only the segments explicitly listed as "roads" in the prompt, ignoring direct geometric straight lines unless instructed to find displacement.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2025

Paper

CSAT

Question

Q75

Section

Logical & Analytical Reasoning

Sub-topic

Direction & Distance

Type

Direction & spatial

Difficulty

Hard

Source hint

Spatial reasoning

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