Verbal Reasoning - Direction Sense Test
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
A man is facing north-west.He turns 90o in the clockwise direction and then 135o in the anti-clockwise direction.Which direction is he facing now ?
- (a)
East
- (b)
West
- (c)
North
- (d)
South
A river flows west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock, and then turns left at right angles.In which direction is the river finally flowing ?
- (a)
West
- (b)
East
- (c)
North
- (d)
South
Kunal walks 10 kilometres towards North.From there, he walks 6 kilometres towards South.Then, he walks 3 kilometres towards East.How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
- (a)
5 kilometres west
- (b)
5 kilometres North-east
- (c)
7 kilometres East
- (d)
7 kilometres West
A villager went to meet his uncle in another village situated 5 km away in the North-east direction of his own village.From there he came to meet his father-in-law living in a village situated 4 km in the south of his uncle's village.How far away and in what direction is he now ?
- (a)
3 km in the North
- (b)
3 km in the East
- (c)
4 km in the East
- (d)
4 km in the West
A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C.He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D.The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is
- (a)
12 km
- (b)
15 km
- (c)
16 km
- (d)
18 km
Rahit walked 25 metres towards South.Then he turned to his left and walked 20 metres.He then turned to his left and walked 25 metres.He again turned to his right and walked 15 metres. At what distacne is he from the starting point and in which direction?
- (a)
35 metres East
- (b)
35 metres North
- (c)
40 ,metres East
- (d)
60 meet East
- (e)
None of these
Ramakant walks northwards. After a white, he turns to his right and a little further to his left.Finally, after walking a distance of one kilometre, he turns to his left again.In which direction is he moving now?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North.Then he turned West and covered 10 kms.Then, he turned South and covered 5 kms.Finally, turning to East, he covered 10 kms.In which direction is he from his house?
- (a)
East
- (b)
West
- (c)
North
- (d)
South
Going 50 m to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m.Then turning to the North, she goes 30 m and then stars to her house.In which direction is she walking now?
- (a)
North-west
- (b)
North
- (c)
South-east
- (d)
East
If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B, in what direction is A with respect to C?
- (a)
North-east
- (b)
North-west
- (c)
South-east
- (d)
South-west
Of the five villages P, Q, R, S and T situated close to each other, P is to the west of Q, R is to the south of P, T is to the north of Q and S is to the east of T.Then, R is in which direction with respect to S?
- (a)
North-west
- (b)
South-east
- (c)
South-west
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W are sitting around a round table in the same order, for group discussion at equal distances.Their positions are clockwise.If V sits in the north, then what will be the position of S?
- (a)
East
- (b)
South-east
- (c)
South
- (d)
South-west
Of the six members of a panel sitting in a row, A is to the left of D, but on the right of E.C is on the right of X, but is on the left of B who is to left of F.Which two members are sitting right in the middle?
- (a)
A and C
- (b)
C and B
- (c)
D and B
- (d)
D and C
P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom.P, R and S, Q are partners.S is to the right of R who is facing west.Then, Q is facing
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
The town of Paranda is located on Green Lake.The town of Akram is west of Paranda.Tokhada is east of Akram but west of Paranda.Kakran is east of Bopri but west of Tokhada and Akram.If they are all in the same district, which town is the farthest west?
- (a)
Paranda
- (b)
Kakran
- (c)
Akram
- (d)
Bopri
The post office is to the east of the school while my house is to the south of the school.The market is to the north of the post office.If the distance of the market from the post office is equal to the distance of my house from the school, in which direction is the market with respect to my school?
- (a)
North
- (b)
East
- (c)
North-east
- (d)
South-west
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are nine houses.C is 2 km east of B. A is 1 km north of B and H is 2 km south of A.G is 1 km west of H while D is 3 km east of G and F is 2 km north of G.I is situated just in middle of B and C while E is just in middle of H and D.
Distance between E and G is
- (a)
1 km
- (b)
1.5 km
- (c)
2 km
- (d)
5 km
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are nine houses.C is 2 km east of B. A is 1 km north of B and H is 2 km south of A.G is 1 km west of H while D is 3 km east of G and F is 2 km north of G.I is situated just in middle of B and C while E is just in middle of H and D.
Distance between A and F is
- (a)
1 km
- (b)
1.41 km
- (c)
2 km
- (d)
3 km
On a playing ground, Dinesh, Kunal, Nitin, Atul and Prashant are standing as described below facing the North.
(i) Kunal is 40 metres to the right of Atul.
(ii) Dinesh is 60 meters to the south of Kunal.
(iii) Nitin is 25 metres to the west of Atul.
(iv) Prashant is 90 metres to the north of Dinesh.
If a boy walks from Nitin, meets Atul followed by Kunal, Dinesh and then Prashant, how many metres has he walked if he has travelled the straight distance all through?
- (a)
155 metres
- (b)
185 metres
- (c)
215 metres
- (d)
245 metres
- (e)
None of these
If 'South-east' is called 'East', 'North-west' is called 'West', 'South-west' is called 'South' and so on, what will 'North' be called ?
- (a)
East
- (b)
North-east
- (c)
North-west
- (d)
South
- (e)
None of these
It is 30 o'clock in a watch.If the minute hand points towards the North-east, then the hour hand will point towards the
- (a)
South
- (b)
South -west
- (c)
North-west
- (d)
South-east
A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east.In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m.?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
If the above clock is turned through an angle of 135o in an anti-clock wise direction, in which direction will its minute hand point at 8.45 p.m.?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) R, next to following combinations get South facing flats?
Whose flat is between Q and S?
- (a)
T
- (b)
U
- (c)
R
- (d)
P
- (e)
Data inadequate
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) R, next to following combinations get South facing flats?
If the flats of T and P are interchanged, whose flat will be next to that of U?
- (a)
P
- (b)
Q
- (c)
R
- (d)
T
- (e)
None of these
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) R, next to following combinations get South facing flats?
The flats of which of the other pairs than SU, are diagonally opposite to each other?
- (a)
QP
- (b)
QR
- (c)
PT
- (d)
TS
- (e)
None of these
(i) Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
(ii) Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
(iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
(iv) R, next to following combinations get South facing flats ?
To arrive at the answers to the above questions, which of the following statements can be dispensed with ?
- (a)
None
- (b)
(i) only
- (c)
(ii) only
- (d)
(iii) only
- (e)
None of these
One morning after sunrise, Vikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their backs towards each other. Vikram's shadow fell exactly towards left-hand side.Which direction was Shailesh facing?
- (a)
East
- (b)
West
- (c)
North
- (d)
South
One evening before sunset two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking to each other face to face.If Mohit's shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Sumit facing?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
West
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (e)
None of these
A square field ABCD of side 90 m is so located that its diagonal AC is from north to south and the corner B is to the west of D.Rohan and Rahul start walking along the sides from B and C respectively in the clockwise and anti-clockwise directions with speeds of 8km/hr and 10 km/hr.Where shall they cross each other the second time?
- (a)
On AD at distance of 30 m from A
- (b)
On BC at distance of 10 m from B
- (c)
On AD at distance of 30 m from D
- (d)
On BC at distance of 10 m from C