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

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Question - 1

Irfan faces East. Turning to his right he walks 50 metres and then turning to his left, he walks 50 metres. After this he turns to his right and walks 50 metres. Again he turns to his right and walks 100 metres. Finally he turns to his right and walks 100 metres. Now in what direction is he from his starting point?

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

Question - 2

One morning after sun rise, Girish was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole is exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing?

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

Question - 3

Vishnu went 15 km to the West from his house, then turned left and walked 20 km. He then turned East and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20 km. How far is he now from his house?

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

Question - 4

Ravi started walking towards South. After walking 15 metres he turned to the left and walked 15 metres. He again turned to his left and walked 15 metres. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

  • A 15 metres, North
  • B 15 metres, South
  • C 15 metres, East
  • D 15 metres, West

Question - 5

One day, Zaheer left home and cycled 10 km southwards, turned right and cycled 5 km again turned right and cycled 10 km the turned left and cycled 10 kms. How many kilometres will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?

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

Question - 6

Starting from a point, Imran walked 12 m North, he turned right and walked 10m, he again turned right and walked 12 rn, then he turned left and walked 5 m. How far is he now and in which direction from the starting point?

  • A 27 m towards East
  • B 5 m towards East
  • C 10 m towards West
  • D 15 m towards East

Question - 7

A man isfacing South. He turns 1350 in the anti clockwise direction and then 1800 in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

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

Question - 8

Rohan starts walking towards South. After walking 15 m he turns towards North. After walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10m. He then turns towards South and walks 5 m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

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

Question - 9

If Anil moves 20 metres in East direction then turns to his left and moves 15 metres and again turns to his right and moves 25 metres. After this he turns to his right and moves 15 metres. Now how far is he from his starting point?

  • A Zero metre
  • B 40 metres
  • C 50 metres
  • D 45 metres

Question - 10

A person walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?

  • A 15 m
  • B 5 m
  • C 20 m
  • D 10 m