Direction Sense Test Questions and Answers

Q: Sachin walks 20 km towards North. He turns left and walks 40 km. He again turns left and walks 20 km. Finally he moves 20 km after turning to the left. How far is he from his starting position?

Correct answer: 20 km.The northward and southward legs cancel - 20 km north and then 20 km south - while the sideways moves come to \( 40 \) west and \( 20 \) east. He finishes 20 km from where he began.

Q: Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and then again turned right and cycled 10 km. After this he turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?

Correct answer: 15 kmThe southward and northward legs cancel - 10 south and then 10 north - leaving him \( 5 + 10 = 15 \) km west of home. So he must cycle 15 km to get back.

Q: One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?

Correct answer: NorthIn the morning the sun is in the east, so every shadow points west. Vishal’s shadow therefore ran westward, and it lay to Udai’s left - so west was on Udai’s left hand, which puts him facing north.

Q: If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

Correct answer: South-EastThe whole compass has been turned. South-east becoming north is a turn of 135° anticlockwise, and north-east becoming west confirms it - 45° less 135° leaves 270°, which is west. Applying the same turn to west: \[ 270^\circ - 135^\circ = 135^\circ \] which is south-east.

Q: Afreena walks 8 km towards East and then walks 13 km back, then she turns left and walks 4 km; then walks 5 km after turning left; she turns left again and walks 3 km. How far is she from the starting point ?

Correct answer: 1 kmTake the start as the origin with east positive. She goes 8 km east and then 13 km back, which is west, leaving her at \( (-5,0) \) and facing west. A left turn faces south, so 4 km gives \( (-5,-4) \); a left turn faces east, so 5 km gives \( (0,-4) \); a left turn faces north, so 3 km gives \( (0,-1) \). She is 1 km from where she began.

Q: Shyam walks 5 km towards East and then turns left and walks 6 km. Again he turns right and walks 9 km. Finally he turns to his right and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Correct answer: 14 kmThe northward and southward legs cancel - 6 km north and then 6 km south - leaving only the eastward moves, \( 5 + 9 = \mathbf{14} \) km.

Q: Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his house?

Correct answer: 10 km.He goes 8 km north, then turns left to go 6 km west. The shortest way home is the hypotenuse: \[ \sqrt{8^2+6^2} = \sqrt{100} = \mathbf{10}\text{ km} \]

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91.

Sachin walks 20 km towards North. He turns left and walks 40 km. He again turns left and walks 20 km. Finally he moves 20 km after turning to the left. How far is he from his starting position?

A.20 km.
B.30 km.
C.50 km.
D.60 km.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 20 km.

The northward and southward legs cancel - 20 km north and then 20 km south - while the sideways moves come to \( 40 \) west and \( 20 \) east. He finishes 20 km from where he began.

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92.

Sumanth walks 200 feet straight from his house, which is facing north and then he walks 100 feet in reverse direction.Further he takes a left turn and walks 300 yards.In Which direction is Sumanth now from his original position?

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

Answer: A

Starting From his house, Sumanth walks 200 feet straight towards North; we can write it as \(N_{200}\). Similarly, the other distances and directions can be considered and written as follows : (Notice that he covers 300 yards towards East; one yard = 3 feet and hence 300 yards = 900 feet)

\(N_{200}S_{100}E_{900}\)Adding all south and all North distances and finding the net result, and also adding all East and all West distances and finding the net result, this can further be summarized as : \(N_{100}E_{900}\)

Thus, the direction from his original position is North-East.

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93.

Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and then again turned right and cycled 10 km. After this he turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?

A.10 km
B.15 km
C.20 km
D.25 km

Answer: B

Correct answer: 15 km

The southward and northward legs cancel - 10 south and then 10 north - leaving him \( 5 + 10 = 15 \) km west of home. So he must cycle 15 km to get back.

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94.

One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?

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

Answer: C

Correct answer: North

In the morning the sun is in the east, so every shadow points west. Vishal’s shadow therefore ran westward, and it lay to Udai’s left - so west was on Udai’s left hand, which puts him facing north.

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95.

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

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

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Answer: C

Correct answer: South-East

The whole compass has been turned. South-east becoming north is a turn of 135° anticlockwise, and north-east becoming west confirms it - 45° less 135° leaves 270°, which is west. Applying the same turn to west: \[ 270^\circ - 135^\circ = 135^\circ \] which is south-east.

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96.

Afreena walks 8 km towards East and then walks 13 km back, then she turns left and walks 4 km; then walks 5 km after turning left; she turns left again and walks 3 km. How far is she from the starting point ?

A.3 km
B.2 km
C.1 km
D.6 km

Answer: C

Correct answer: 1 km

Take the start as the origin with east positive. She goes 8 km east and then 13 km back, which is west, leaving her at \( (-5,0) \) and facing west. A left turn faces south, so 4 km gives \( (-5,-4) \); a left turn faces east, so 5 km gives \( (0,-4) \); a left turn faces north, so 3 km gives \( (0,-1) \). She is 1 km from where she began.

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97.

Shyam walks 5 km towards East and then turns left and walks 6 km. Again he turns right and walks 9 km. Finally he turns to his right and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?

A.26 km
B.21 km
C.14 km
D.9 km

Answer: C

Correct answer: 14 km

The northward and southward legs cancel - 6 km north and then 6 km south - leaving only the eastward moves, \( 5 + 9 = \mathbf{14} \) km.

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98.

Early morning after sunrise, Karthik was standing infront of his house in such a way that his shadow was falling exactly behind him. He starts walking straight and walks 5 metres. He turns to his left and walks 3 metres and again turning to his left walks 2 metres. Now in which direction is he from his starting point?

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

Answer: B

Early morning suns rise at east, if his shadow falls exactly behind him that means he is facing towards east. now he walks 5mt towards east, then he turns left that means he facing towards north and walk 3mt and if he turn left then he is facing towards west and he walk only 3 kms thats why man is in north east direction from starting point.

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99.

Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his house?

A.10 km.
B.16 km.
C.14 km
D.2 km.

Answer: A

Correct answer: 10 km.

He goes 8 km north, then turns left to go 6 km west. The shortest way home is the hypotenuse: \[ \sqrt{8^2+6^2} = \sqrt{100} = \mathbf{10}\text{ km} \]

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100.

A man is facing west. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Find which direction he is facing now ?

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

Answer: A

The man firstly faces the direction OA. On moving 45 degree clockwise[Please check carefully always if clockwise or anticlockwise], he faces the direction OB.
Now again he moved 180 degree clockwise, now he will be facing OC. From here he moved 270 degree anticlockwise, Finally he is facing OD, which is South west.

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