Five workers — Ravi, Sohan, Meena, Iqbal, and Priya — are stationed at different locations on a factory floor and facing the main assembly line (North).
Sohan is 50 meters to the right of Meena.
Ravi is standing 70 meters south of Sohan.
Iqbal is located 30 meters to the west of Meena.
Priya is standing 100 meters north of Ravi.

If a supervisor walks in a straight path starting from Iqbal, then to Meena, then to Sohan, then to Ravi, and finally to Priya, how much total distance will the supervisor cover?
(a) 245 meters
(b) 165 meters
(c) 210 meters
(d) 250 meters

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Five workers &mdash; Ravi, Sohan, Meena, Iqbal, and Priya &mdash; are stationed at different locations on a factory floor and facing the main assembly line (North).
Sohan is 50 meters to the right of Meena.
Ravi is standing 70 meters south of Sohan.
Iqbal is located 30 meters to the west of Meena.
Priya is standing 100 meters north of Ravi.

If a supervisor walks in a straight path starting from Iqbal, then to Meena, then to Sohan, then to Ravi, and finally to Priya, how much total distance will the supervisor cover?
(a) 245 meters
(b) 165 meters
(c) 210 meters
(d) 250 meters

ONLiNE UPSC · Accepted Answer

The dashed line shows the supervisor&rsquo;s walking path:
Iqbal &rarr; Meena &rarr; Sohan &rarr; Ravi &rarr; Priya
Total Distance = 30 + 50 + 70 + 100 = 250 meters.

Hence, option d is correct.

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Five workers — Ravi, Sohan, Meena, Iqbal, and Priya — are stationed at different locations on a factory floor and facing the main assembly line (North). Sohan is 50 meters to the right of Meena. Ravi is standing 70 meters south of Sohan. Iqbal is located 30 meters to the west of Meena. Priya is standing 100 meters north of Ravi. If a supervisor walks in a straight path starting from Iqbal, then to Meena, then to Sohan, then to Ravi, and finally to Priya, how much total distance will the supervisor cover? (a) 245 meters (b) 165 meters (c) 210 meters (d) 250 meters