Olympiad – Class IX – Reasoning ( Verbal ) - Direction Sense

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Question - 1

As shown in the figure, a bank is 400m Eastwards to my house and a school is 300m Northwards. A theatre is exactly in the middle of the school and the bank. Find the distance between the school and the theatre.

  • A 500 m
  • B 250 m
  • C 200 m
  • D 150 m

Question - 2

In search of Jadoo, Krishh walked 25 m towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked 20m. He then turned to his left and walked 25m. Again he turned to his right walked 15m and finally he got Jadoo. At what distance and direction is he from the starting' point?

  • A 35 m, North
  • B 30 m, East
  • C 30 m, North
  • D 35 m, East

Question - 3

A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns South and walks 5 km. Again he turns East and walks 2 km, after this he turns North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?

  • A 3 km
  • B 4 km
  • C 5 km
  • D 7 km

Question - 4

A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres towards East before turning to his right. He went 20 metres before turning to his right again to look for his father at his uncle's place 30 metres from his point. His father was not there. From there he went 100 metres North before meeting his father in a street. At what distance did the son meet his father from the starting point?

  • A 80 metres 
  • B 100 metres
  • C 140 metres
  • D 260 metres

Question - 5

Sonia travels a distance of 4 m northwards, then travels 3 m westwards, then travels 12 metres leftwards and finally travels 15 metres rightwards. What is the approximate distance of the place he reached from his original place?

  • A 20 m
  • B 40 m
  • C 50 m
  • D 60 m

Question - 6

Zaheer travels one km. due east; then 5 km due south, then 2 km. due east and finally 9 km due north. How far is he from the starting point?

  • A 16 km
  • B 8 km
  • C 6 km
  • D 5 km

Question - 7

Khan starts from his office and goes towards his house. To reach his house, he has to follow the following directions: Travel 5 km towards northeast from the office followed by 5 km towards southeast; then travel Skrn towards southwest followed by 5 km towards northwest. Approximately how far is the office from his house?

  • A 1 km
  • B 0 km
  • C 3 km
  • D 5 km

Question - 8

A man goes towards east Skrn, then he takes a turn south-west and goes Skrn, He again takes a turn north-west and goes Skrn with respect to the point from where he started, where is he now?

  • A At the starting point
  • B 15m, South
  • C In the East
  • D In the North-East

Question - 9

Furqan starting from his house, travels 5 km west, then travels 7 km to the right and then travels 4 km to the left after which he travels 2 km southwards and finally travels 3 km westwards. How far has he travelled from his house ?

  • A 12km
  • B 20km
  • C 15km
  • D 13km

Question - 10

Ashraf starts walking towards north. After walking 15 m he turns south. After walking 20 m, he turns east and walks 10m. He then turns north and walks 5 m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

  • A 10m, North
  • B 10m, South
  • C 10m, East
  • D 10m, West