Direction Sense Test Questions and Answers

Q: A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?

Correct answer: South-WestHe 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.

Q: A is to the north of B, and C is to the east of B. In which direction is C from A ?

Correct answer: South-EastPlace B at the origin, so A lies directly above it and C directly to its right. Seen from A, the point C is both to the right and lower down.That combination of east and south gives the south-east direction.

Q: Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of P while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?

Correct answer: South-EastAll three rows face north, so a person’s right hand points east. P is therefore east of A, and Q, being just behind P, is south of P. R stands north of A. Q is thus both east of and south of R - that is, to R’s south-east.

Q: Umesh directly went from P, to Q which is 9 feet distant. Then he turns to the right and walked 4 feet. After this he turned to the right and walked a distance which is equal from P to Q. Finally he turned to the right and walked 3 feet. How far is he now from P?

Correct answer: 1 feetP to Q is 9 feet; he then goes 4 feet at right angles, 9 feet back the way he came, and finally turns right for the last leg. The two 9-foot legs cancel, so what remains is the difference between the 4-foot leg and the last one - 1 foot.

Q: One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?

Correct answer: SouthAfter sunrise the sun is in the east, so every shadow points west. The pole’s shadow fell to Suresh’s right, so west was on his right hand - which puts him facing south.

Q: 'P' walked 1 km towards south direction and turned 90ºACW and walked 2 km. Then he turned his left and walked 1 km and then he turned his right and walked 2 km. After that he turned 90º ACW and walked 3 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

Correct answer: 5 kmAnticlockwise from south is east, not west - that is the step this item turns on. From the origin: 1 km south gives \( (0,-1) \); turning 90 degrees anticlockwise to face east, 2 km gives \( (2,-1) \); a left turn faces north, so 1 km gives \( (2,0) \); a right turn faces east, so 2 km gives \( (4,0) \); and a final anticlockwise turn faces north, so 3 km gives \( (4,3) \). The distance is \[ \sqrt{4^2+3^2} = 5\ \mathrm{km}. \]

Q: P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this he is to turn right at 135o and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?

Correct answer: South-WestHe walks west, turns right to face north, then right again to face east. Turning right through 135° from east swings him past south to the south-west, which is the direction of his last leg.

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A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?

A.West
B.South
C.North-East
D.South-West

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.

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132.

A is to the north of B, and C is to the east of B. In which direction is C from A ?

A.North-East
B.South-East
C.North-West
D.South-West

Answer: A

Correct answer: South-East

Place B at the origin, so A lies directly above it and C directly to its right. Seen from A, the point C is both to the right and lower down.

That combination of east and south gives the south-east direction.

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133.

Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of P while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?

A.South
B.South-West
C.North-East
D.South-East

Answer: D

Correct answer: South-East

All three rows face north, so a person’s right hand points east. P is therefore east of A, and Q, being just behind P, is south of P. R stands north of A. Q is thus both east of and south of R - that is, to R’s south-east.

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134.

Umesh directly went from P, to Q which is 9 feet distant. Then he turns to the right and walked 4 feet. After this he turned to the right and walked a distance which is equal from P to Q. Finally he turned to the right and walked 3 feet. How far is he now from P?

A.6 feet
B.5 feet
C.1 feet
D.0 feet

Answer: C

Correct answer: 1 feet

P to Q is 9 feet; he then goes 4 feet at right angles, 9 feet back the way he came, and finally turns right for the last leg. The two 9-foot legs cancel, so what remains is the difference between the 4-foot leg and the last one - 1 foot.

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135.

One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?

A.East
B.West
C.South
D.North

Answer: C

Correct answer: South

After sunrise the sun is in the east, so every shadow points west. The pole’s shadow fell to Suresh’s right, so west was on his right hand - which puts him facing south.

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136.

'P' walked 1 km towards south direction and turned 90ºACW and walked 2 km. Then he turned his left and walked 1 km and then he turned his right and walked 2 km. After that he turned 90º ACW and walked 3 km. How far is he from the starting point ?

A.5 km
B.4 km
C.2 km
D.0 km

Answer: A

Correct answer: 5 km

Anticlockwise from south is east, not west - that is the step this item turns on. From the origin: 1 km south gives \( (0,-1) \); turning 90 degrees anticlockwise to face east, 2 km gives \( (2,-1) \); a left turn faces north, so 1 km gives \( (2,0) \); a right turn faces east, so 2 km gives \( (4,0) \); and a final anticlockwise turn faces north, so 3 km gives \( (4,3) \). The distance is \[ \sqrt{4^2+3^2} = 5\ \mathrm{km}. \]

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137.

P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this he is to turn right at 135o and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?

A.West
B.South
C.South-West
D.South-East

Answer: C

Correct answer: South-West

He walks west, turns right to face north, then right again to face east. Turning right through 135° from east swings him past south to the south-west, which is the direction of his last leg.

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