Direction Sense Test Reasoning MCQs for Competitive Examination
Study the following questions and choose the right answer from the given alternatives.
Q. 21
Amar moved 20km towards the east in a car from his home to reach the hospital. From there he turned left and moved 30km and again move 20km left to reach his school. How far is his school from the hospital?
(A) 25 km
(B) 30 km
(C) 27 km
(D) 35 km
Answer: (B) 30 km
Explanation: N/A
Q. 22
A man moves 24 metres in south direction and turns 90 degrees anticlockwise and moves another 7 metres and takes a right turn and moves 3 metres and then moves 3 metres in the north direction. Find the distance between his initial and his final position.
(A) 25 metre
(B) 30 metre
(C) 27 metre
(D) 35 metre
Answer: (A) 25 metre
Explanation: N/A
Q. 23
Amit is facing north. He turns 90° right and walks for 50 m, then turns towards the south and walks 50 m, then turns right to walk for another 50 m and from there, he walks 50 m towards north. In which direction/position is he from his original position?
(A) South-west
(B) At the original position
(C) North-east
(D) North-west
Answer: (B) At the original position
Explanation: N/A
Q. 24
Rahul leaves his home and walks 5 km towards east, turns in the south-east direction and walks for 10 km, then he turns north-east and moves 10 km. Again, he moves towards the north for 10 km. In which direction is he now from starting point?
(A) West
(B) East
(C) North-east
(D) North-west
Answer: (C) North-east
Explanation: N/A
Q. 25
A man is facing west and he turns anti-clockwise by 90 degrees and moves 10 m straight, then he again turns 90 degrees anti-clockwise. Which direction is the man facing now?
(A) North
(B) West
(C) South
(D) East
Answer: (D) East
Explanation: N/A
Q. 26
Karan travels 20 km towards the south, and then takes a left, and travels 35 km further. Again, he takes a left and travels 20 km further. How far is he from his original position?
(A) 35 km
(B) 25 km
(C) 30 km
(D) 40 km
Answer: (A) 35 km
Explanation: N/A
Q. 27
Starting from his house, Manish moves 25 km towards south-east and then turns to the west and covers another 7 km. How far (in kilometres) is he now from his house?
(A) 21
(B) 23
(C) 24
(D) 28
Answer: (C) 24
Explanation: N/A
Q. 28
I am facing north. I turn left and walk 30 m. Then I turn right and walk 20 m, then I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right and walk 50 m. Then I turn left and walk 50 m. In which direction am I from the starting point?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) North-west
(D) North-east
Answer: (C) North-west
Explanation: N/A
Q. 29
Rahul travels 8 km towards east, turns right and travels another 6 km, and then takes two successive left turns covering 21 km and 6 km in each turn respectively. Finally, he takes a right turn and travels 8 km further. How far is he now from his original position?
(A) 35 km
(B) 25 km
(C) 37 km
(D) 40 km
Answer: (C) 37 km
Explanation: N/A
Q. 30
A boy leaves his home. He walks 45 m in south-west direction and then 145 m in north-east direction. Then, he moves 60 m in south direction. How far is he now from his initial position?
(A) 100 m
(B) 80 m
(C) 40 m
(D) 60 m
Answer: (B) 80 m
Explanation: N/A
Q. 31
A man is facing towards the east. He turns 270 degrees clockwise and then takes a right turn. Finally, he turns 90 degrees anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now?
(A) West
(B) South
(C) North
(D) East
Answer: (C) North
Explanation: N/A
Q. 32
Farhan travels 4 km in the north-east direction and then turns towards the south-east to travel another 3 km. How far is he now from his original position?
(A) 4 km
(B) 6 km
(C) 7 km
(D) 5 km
Answer: (D) 5 km
Explanation: N/A
Q. 33
A man is facing east. He turns 60 degrees in the anticlockwise direction and then again turns another 120 degrees in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(A) East
(B) North-west
(C) South-east
(D) West
Answer: (D) West
Explanation: N/A
Q. 34
A boy travels 4 km towards south and then takes a right turn travels another 3 km in that direction. How far and in which direction is he now from his original position?
(A) 6 km, south
(B) 5 km, south-east
(C) 4 km, north
(D) 5 km, north-west
Answer: (B) 5 km, south-east
Explanation: N/A
Q. 35
In a compass, west direction is shown as south. As per the compass, which direction should a man go to, if he wishes to move towards the east?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
Answer: (A) North
Explanation: N/A
Q. 36
Ram travels towards east covering 5 km. He takes a left turn and travels 10 km more. Then, he takes a right turn and travels another 5 km and finally takes a right turn to cover 10 km. How far is he from his original position?
(A) 10 km
(B) 20 km
(C) 15 km
(D) 25 km
Answer: (A) 10 Km
Explanation: N/A
Q. 37
A compass is incorrectly aligned. For the direction of west, it is showing south-west. Which direction will it show for north?
(A) East
(B) North-west
(C) North-east
(D) South-east
Answer: (B) North-west
Explanation: N/A
Q. 38
If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?
(A) North-east
(B) North-west
(C) South-east
(D) South-west
Answer: (C) South-east
Explanation: N/A
Q. 39
A girl is standing facing towards the south. She turns 135 degree in the anticlockwise direction and then again takes a 180 degree turn in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now ?
(A) South-west
(B) South
(C) South-east
(D) West
Answer: (A) South-west
Explanation: N/A
Q. 40
Ankita travels 35 km towards the west, takes a right turn and travels 50 km more. Next, she takes another right turn and travels 35 km in that direction. How far is she now from her original position?
(A) 75 km
(B) 25 km
(C) 50 km
(D) 20 km
Answer: (B) North-west
Explanation: