Verbal Reasoning - Direction Sense Test
Exam Duration: 60 Mins Total Questions : 30
A man is facing towards west and turns through 45o clockwise, again 180o clockwise and then turns through 270o anti-clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
- (a)
West
- (b)
North-west
- (c)
South
- (d)
South-west
I am facing east.I turn 100o in the clockwise direction and then 145o in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?
- (a)
East
- (b)
North-east
- (c)
North
- (d)
South-west
You go North, turn right, the right again and then go to the left.In which direction are you now ?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
A man leaves for his office from his house.He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns South and walks 10 m.Then he walks 35 m towards the west and further 5 m towards the North.He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance (in metres) between his initial and final positions?
- (a)
0
- (b)
5
- (c)
10
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Maya starts at points T, walks straight to point U which is 4 ft away.She turns left at 90o and walks to W which is 4 ft away, turns 90o right and goes 3 ft to P, turns 90o right and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 90o and goes to V, which is 1 ft away and once again turns 90o right and goes to R, 3 ft away.What is the distance between T and R?
- (a)
4 ft
- (b)
5 ft
- (c)
7 ft
- (d)
8 ft
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
A girl leaves her home.She first walks 30 metres in North-west direction and then 30 metres in South-west direction.Next, she walks 30 metres in South-east direction.Finally, she turns towards her house.In which direction is she moving?
- (a)
North-east
- (b)
North-west
- (c)
South-east
- (d)
South-west
- (e)
None of these
Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South.Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right.After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres.Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres.How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
- (a)
10 metres North
- (b)
20 metres South
- (c)
20 metres North
- (d)
10 metres South
- (e)
None of these
Kashish goes 30 metres North, then turns right and walks 40 metres, then again turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 40 metres.How many metres is he from his original position?
- (a)
0
- (b)
10
- (c)
20
- (d)
40
- (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
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
A child is looking for his father. He went 90 metres in the 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 this point.His father was not there.From here he went 100 metres to the North before meeting his father in a street.How far did the son meet his father from the starting point?
- (a)
80 metres
- (b)
100 metres
- (c)
140 metres
- (d)
260 metres
Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 kms apart.The first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms.It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point?
- (a)
65 kms
- (b)
75 kms
- (c)
80 kms
- (d)
85 kms
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
A is 40 m South-west of B, C is 40 m South-east of B.Then, C is in which direction of A ?
- (a)
East
- (b)
West
- (c)
North-east
- (d)
South
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
A, B, C and D are playing cards.A and B are partners.D faces towards North.If A faces towards West, then who faces towards South?
- (a)
B
- (b)
C
- (c)
D
- (d)
Data inadequate
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
Five boys are standing in a row facing East.Deepak is to the left of Sameer, Tushar and Shailendra.Sameer, Tushar and Shailendra are to the left of Sushil.Shailendra is between Sameer and Tushar.If Tushar is from the left, how far is Sameer from the right?
- (a)
First
- (b)
Second
- (c)
Third
- (d)
Fourth
- (e)
Fifth
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 I is
- (a)
1 km
- (b)
2 km
- (c)
3 km
- (d)
4 km
Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F and G and situated as follows:
E is 2 km to the west of B. F is 2 km to the north of A.
C is 1 km to the west of A. D is 2 km to the south of G.
G is 2 km to the east of C. D is exactly in the middle of B and E.
A is in the middle of
- (a)
E and C
- (b)
E and G
- (c)
F and G
- (d)
G and C
I start from my home and go 2 km straight.Then, I turn towards my right and go 1 km I turn again towards my right and go 1 km again.If I am north-west from my house, then in which direction did I go in the beginning?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
- (e)
South-east
A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km.He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point.How far did he ride northwards initially?
- (a)
1 km
- (b)
2 km
- (c)
3 km
- (d)
5 km
A direction pole was situated on the crossing.Due to an accident the pole turned in such a manner that the pointer which was showing East, started showing South.One traveller went to the wrong direction thinking it to be West.In what direction actually he was travelling?
- (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?
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 ?
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, Gopal was standing facing a pole.The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right.Which direction was he facing?
- (a)
South
- (b)
East
- (c)
West
- (d)
Data inadequate
- (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