DIRECTION SENSE TEST
This particular test in reasoning ability is designed to test one’s ability to sense direction. So it will be easy to understand the direction from the below image:
North
West
East
South
Questions
1. 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 turning to his left he walks 30 metres. How far is he from his starting position?
a. 30 metres b. 40 metres c. 50 metres d. 60 metres
2. (1) N is to the West of M
(2) P is to the East of N
(3) R is to the North of P
What is R’s position with respect to M?
a. To the North West b. To the North East c. To the North d. Cannot be decided
3. Navin walked 20 metres towards the East, took a left turn and walked 10 metres and again took a left turn and walked 20 metres. How far is he from his starting position?
a. 10 metres b. 30 metres c. 40 metres d. 50 metres
4. An Elephant runs 20’ towards East and turns to right, runs 10’ and turns to right run 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 Elephant facing?
a. East b. West c. South d. North e. North-East
5. Basu walks 9 km East, turns South – West and walks another 8 km. He again takes a turn towards North – West and walks another 8 km. In which direction from his starting point is he standing now?
a. East b. West c. North- East d. South-East
6. A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
a. South – East b. North – East c. North – West d. North
7. A man starts from his house and walks 10 km. in south direction, then he turns right and goes 6 km, again he turns right and goes 10 km. and finally turns right and goes 6 km. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?
a. 2 km. North b. At starting point c. 3 km. South d. 4 km. East
8. Starting from a point, a person walked 12 metres North, he turned right and walked 10 metres, he again turned right and walked 12 metres, then he turned left and walked 5 metres. How far is he now and in which direction from the starting point?
a. 5 metres towards West c. 15 metres towards East
b. 10 metres towards East d. 10 metres towards West
9. Mr. A wants to go to the market. She starts from her home which is in North and comes to the crossing. The road to her left ends in a park and straight ahead is the office complex. In which direction is the market?
a. East b. West c. North d. South
10. A is to the South-East of C, B is to the East of C and North-East of A. If D is to the North of A and North-West of B, in which direction of C is D located?
a. North-West b. South- West c. North-East d. South-East
Answers:
1. 50 metres
2. Cannot be decided
3. 10 metres
4. North
5. South – East
6. North – East
7. At starting point
8. 15 metres towards East
9. West
10. North -East
