Direction Sense Test Questions and Answers

Answer: C

Correct answer: 15 m east

The 10 m north and the 10 m south cancel exactly, leaving only the eastward leg.

\[\text{Net displacement} = 15 \text{ m towards the east}\]

The total distance walked is 35 m, but displacement counts only the straight line from start to finish.

Answer: D

Correct answer: None of these

Put X at the origin. Y lies east of X, Z lies south of X, and P lies south of Z - so P is directly south of X and Y is to its east. P therefore lies to the south-west of Y, which is not among the choices offered.

Answer: D

Correct answer: South-West

He goes 5 km south, turns right to face west and goes 3 km, then turns left to face south again and goes 5 km. Altogether he is 10 km south and 3 km west of where he began - that is, to the south-west.

Answer: D

Correct answer: West

At six o’clock the hour hand stands at the 6 on the dial, and that direction is north. At a quarter past nine the minute hand stands at the 3. Going round the dial from 6 to 3 is nine hour-marks, or \( 9 \times 30^\circ = 270^\circ \), which from north brings us to the west.

Answer: D

Correct answer: 45 m East

Adding the legs: north 20, then east 30, then south 35, then east 15, then north 15. The northward moves come to \( 20 - 35 + 15 = 0 \) and the eastward to \( 30 + 15 = 45 \). So he finishes 45 m east of his starting point.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 65 km

The two cars start 150 km apart and move towards each other. The first covers 25 km along the road, steps 15 km aside and back again after another 25 km, so it has advanced 50 km along the road; the second’s progress leaves the gap between them at 65 km.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 32 m, South

Adding the legs: west 15, then south 20, then east 15, then south 12. The east and west cancel, leaving \( 20 + 12 = 32 \) metres. So Jayant is 32 m south of X.

Answer: B

In the evening sun sets in West. Hence then any shadow falls in the East. Since Hema's shadow was to the right of Hema. Hence Rekha was facing towards South.

Answer: B

Correct answer: 2 km

After riding north he turns left to go 1 km west, then left again to go 2 km south. He ends 1 km west of the start, which is right - and for him to be level with it north to south, the 2 km south must exactly cancel the first leg. So he rode 2 km northward.

Answer: A

Correct answer: East

Take L at the centre. K lies 40 m to the south-west and M 40 m to the south-east, so both are the same distance south of L but on opposite sides. M is therefore due east of K.