TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Direction Sense Test
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
Two buses start the opposite points of a main road, 150 kms apart. the first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and than 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 maintime, 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)
8 kms
- (d)
85 kms
Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km.He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point, he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many kilometres is her from the starting point?
- (a)
1 km
- (b)
2 km
- (c)
3 km
- (d)
5 km
A rat runs 20' towards East and turns to right, runs 10' and turns to right, runs 9' and again turns to left, runs 5' and then turns to left, runs 12' and finally turns to left and runs 6'. Now, which direction is the rat facing ?
- (a)
East
- (b)
West
- (c)
North
- (d)
South
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 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
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
I am facing South.I turn right and walk 20 m.Then I turn right again and walk 10 m.Then I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20m.Then I turn right again and walk 60 m.In which direction am I from the starting point?
- (a)
North
- (b)
North-west
- (c)
East
- (d)
Nort-east
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
Laxman went 15 kms to the west from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms.He then turned East and walked 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20 kms.How far was he from his house?
- (a)
5 kms
- (b)
10 kms
- (c)
40 kms
- (d)
80 kms
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
The door of Aditya's house faces the East.From the back side of his house, he walks straight 50 metres, then turns to the right and walks 50 metres again.Finally, he turns towards left and stops after walking 25 metres.Now, Aditya is in which direction from the starting point?
- (a)
South-east
- (b)
North-east
- (c)
South-west
- (d)
North-west
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
After walking 6 km, I turned right and covered a distance of 2 km, then turned left and covered a distance of 10 km.In the end, I was moving towards the north.From which direction did I start my journey?
- (a)
North
- (b)
South
- (c)
East
- (d)
West
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
A watch reads 4.30.If the minute hand points East, in which direction will the hour hand point?
- (a)
North
- (b)
North-west
- (c)
South-east
- (d)
North-east
- (e)
None of these
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
(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
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