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IBPS PO Mains 12 Oct 2025 Shift 1 Paper

Question Numbers: 6-9

Directions: Read the information and answer the given questions.

There are four people, Kevin, Martin, Oliver, and Patrick, who start travelling from point Q in alphabetical order according to their names. Each person travels once in the given order and then the sequence repeats again in the same alphabetical order.

Example: If four persons, Allen, Bruce, Carter, and David, start travelling from point Z, then

♥5A, ♣7D, ♦4F, ♠6K, ♥3P, ♠8R, ♣2T, ♦9M

Here, Allen travels first, then Bruce, then Carter, and finally David. After one complete cycle, they again move in the same order.

Note 1:

♠ → East

♣ → West

♥ → North

♦ → South

Note 2: Symbol represents direction, digit represents distance travelled, and letter represents the point reached.

Note 3: Instructions are followed from left to right.

Now study the following information carefully and answer the questions:

♠6A, ♥4D, ♣9F, ♦5H

♥7J, ♠3K, ♦6L, ♣8M

♣5N, ♦3P, ♠7R, ♥2S

♦3T, ♣6U, ♥5V, ♠4W

Question : 7 of 145

Marks: +1, -0

What is the shortest distance between point A and point T?

8
10
12
√41
6√10

Validate

Solution:

Concept:

Track the coordinates of the points reached by Kevin and then use the Euclidean distance formula to find the distance between A and T.

Explanation:

Take the starting point Q as the origin

(0,0)

From the given instructions, Kevin moves 6 units East, so point

A = (6,0)

From A, he moves 7 units North to reach J, so

J = (6,7)

From J, he moves 5 units West to reach N, so

N = (1,7)

Finally, from N he moves 3 units South to reach T, so

T = (1,4)

Now, the shortest distance between A and T is calculated using the distance formula:

AT = \sqrt{(x_2 - x_1)^2 + (y_2 - y_1)^2}

AT = \sqrt{(6-1)^2 + (0-4)^2} = \sqrt{5^2 + (-4)^2}

AT = \sqrt{25 + 16} = \sqrt{41}

units.

Answer:

\sqrt{41}

units, i.e., Option D.

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