Direction Sense Test Questions and Answers

Q: A dog runs 20 metre towards East and turns Right, runs 10 metre and turns to right, runs 9 metre and again turns to left, runs 5 metre and then turns to left, runs 12 metre and finally turns to left and runs 6 metre. Now which direction dog is facing ?

Correct answer: NorthStarting eastward, the two right turns bring him first to south and then to west; the two left turns that follow bring him to south again and then to east - and the last left turn leaves him facing north.

Q: After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey?

Correct answer: SouthA right turn followed by a left turn leaves a walker facing the way he began, so his final direction is his first: north. Setting out northward means he started from the south.

Q: A person travels 6 km towards the north and then 8 km towards the east. What is the shortest distance from his starting point ?

Correct answer: 10 kmThe two legs are at right angles, so the shortest distance is the hypotenuse.\[d = \sqrt{6^2 + 8^2} = \sqrt{36 + 64} = \sqrt{100} = 10 \text{ km}\]He has walked 14 km but ends only 10 km from the start.

Q: Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?

Correct answer: North or SouthWith his back to the sun he is walking away from it, but we are not told whether it is morning or evening, so he may be heading west or east. A left turn, a right turn and a left turn amount to a quarter turn to the left, which brings him to face north or south according to which way he began.

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 \[ \sqrt{4^2+3^2} = 5\ \mathrm{km}. \]

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A dog runs 20 metre towards East and turns Right, runs 10 metre and turns to right, runs 9 metre and again turns to left, runs 5 metre and then turns to left, runs 12 metre and finally turns to left and runs 6 metre. Now which direction dog is facing ?

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

Answer: B

Correct answer: North

Starting eastward, the two right turns bring him first to south and then to west; the two left turns that follow bring him to south again and then to east - and the last left turn leaves him facing north.

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142.

After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey?

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

Answer: B

Correct answer: South

A right turn followed by a left turn leaves a walker facing the way he began, so his final direction is his first: north. Setting out northward means he started from the south.

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143.

A person travels 6 km towards the north and then 8 km towards the east. What is the shortest distance from his starting point ?

A.8 km
B.10 km
C.12 km
D.14 km

Answer: D

Correct answer: 10 km

The two legs are at right angles, so the shortest distance is the hypotenuse.

\[d = \sqrt{6^2 + 8^2} = \sqrt{36 + 64} = \sqrt{100} = 10 \text{ km}\]

He has walked 14 km but ends only 10 km from the start.

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144.

Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?

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

Answer: A

Correct answer: North or South

With his back to the sun he is walking away from it, but we are not told whether it is morning or evening, so he may be heading west or east. A left turn, a right turn and a left turn amount to a quarter turn to the left, which brings him to face north or south according to which way he began.

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145.

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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146.

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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147.

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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148.

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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149.

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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150.

'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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