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Verbal Reasoning - Direction Sense Test

Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30

1 )

A man is facing south.He turns 135^oin the anti-clockwise direction and then 180^o in the clockwise direction.Which direction is he facing now ?

(a)
North-east
(b)
North-west
(c)
South-east
(d)
South-west

2 )

A man is facing towards west and turns through 45^o clockwise, again 180^o clockwise and then turns through 270^o anti-clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

(a)
West
(b)
North-west
(c)
South
(d)
South-west

3 )

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

4 )

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

5 )

Amit walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres.Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres.In which direction is he now from the starting point?

(a)
North-east
(b)
East
(c)
South-east
(d)
South
(e)
None of these

6 )

Maya starts at points T, walks straight to point U which is 4 ft away.She turns left at 90^o and walks to W which is 4 ft away, turns 90^o right and goes 3 ft to P, turns 90^o right and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 90^o and goes to V, which is 1 ft away and once again turns 90^o 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

7 )

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

8 )

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

9 )

A man walks 30 metres towards South.Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres.Then, turning to his left, he walks 20 metres.Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 metres.How far is he from his initial position?

(a)
20 metres
(b)
30 metres
(c)
60 metres
(d)
80 metres
(e)
None of these

10 )

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

11 )

Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South.He turned left and walked 30 metres.He then turned left and walked 20 metres.He again turned left and walked 40 metres and reached a point Q.How far and in which direction is the point Q from the point P?

(a)
20 metres West
(b)
10 metres East
(c)
10 metres West
(d)
10 metres North
(e)
None of these

12 )

Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 metres.He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres.Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres.How far is he from the starting point?

(a)
10 metres
(b)
20 metres
(c)
50 metres
(d)
70 metres
(e)
None of these

13 )

There are four towns P, Q, R and T, Q is to the South-west of P, R is to the east of Q and South-east of P, and T is to the north of R in line with QP.In which direction of P is T located?

(a)
South-east
(b)
North
(c)
North-east
(d)
East

14 )

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

15 )

Ravi wants to go to the university.He starts from his home which is in the East and comes to a crossing.The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital.In which direction is the university ?

(a)
North
(b)
South
(c)
East
(d)
West

16 )

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

17 )

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

18 )

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

19 )

Two ladies and two men are playing cards and are seated at North, East, South and West of a table.No lady is facing East.Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex.One man is facing South.Which directions are the ladies facing?

(a)
East and West
(b)
South and East
(c)
North and East
(d)
North and West
(e)
None of these

20 )

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

21 )

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.
Who is to the north-east of the person who is to the left of Kunal?

(a)
Dinesh
(b)
Nitin
(c)
Atul
(d)
Either Nitin or Dinesh
(e)
None of these

22 )

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

23 )

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.
Which two villages are the farthest from one another?

(a)
D and C
(b)
F and E
(c)
F and B
(d)
G and E

24 )

Lokesh's school bus is facing North when it reaches his school.After starting from Lokesh's house, it turns right twice and then left before reaching the school.What direction was the bus facing when it left the bus stop in front of Lokesh's house?

(a)
North
(b)
South
(c)
East
(d)
West
(e)
None of these

25 )

A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north.When the post office was 100 metres away from him, he turned to the left and moved 50 metres to deliver the last letter at Shantivilla.He then moved in the same direction for 40 metres, turned to his right and moved 100 metres.How many was he away from the post office?

(a)
0
(b)
90
(c)
150
(d)
100
(e)
None of these

26 )

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

27 )

(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

28 )

A man is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west.In which direction will his left hand be?

(a)
North
(b)
South
(c)
East
(d)
West

29 )

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

30 )

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?