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Reasoning Aptitude Direction Sense

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Author Team B4S

2015

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DIRECTION
In almost all the Objective Type Multiple Choices
Examinations a few questions on Distance and
Direction are asked regularly.
In this type of questions a successive follow-up of
directions and/or distance is formulated and on the

Now try to comprehend the following deductions:

(i) A person facing towards North, on taking left turn
will face towards West and on taking the right turn
towards East.

basis of given information you are required to

ascertain the final direction with respect to the
starting point or the shortest distance between the
starting point and the final point. Sometimes both the

final direction and the distance covered are asked.

Thus, in this test, the questions consist of a sort of
direction and/or distance puzzle. Obviously, such
questions are meant to judge the candidate's ability to

trace, follow and perceive the direction, described in

somewhat complicated language, correctly. In order to
solve such questions correctly you must have the
knowledge of directions on the plane of a paper. At the
same time, it is neces sary to sketch out the directions
as per the information provided in the question in
proper sequence. An error at any point would alter
your answer c h o i c e .
The diagram given below shows the four main
d i r e c tions (cardinals) and the four subsidiary
directions on a plane of p a p e r :

Left turn means anticlockwise rotation and right

turn means clockwise rotation. Thus,

(ii) A person facing towards South, on taking left

turn will face' towards East and on taking right turn
towards West.

(iii) A person facing towards East, on taking left turn

will face towards North and on taking right turn
towards South.
(iv) A person facing towards West, on taking left
turn will face towards South and on taking right turn
towards North.
(v) A person facing towards North-West, on taking
left turn will face towards South-West and on taking
right turnwill face towards North-East.

(vi) A person facing towards South-West on taking

left turn will face towards South-East and on taking
right turntowards North-West.
(vii) A person facing towards South-East, on taking
left turn will face towards North-East and on taking
right turntowards South-West.

Generally right and left turns are frequently

employed in the questions in order to confuse the
candidates. Remember that examiner does possess the
uncanny knack and he/she may confuse you by making
verbose statements also. But, there is nothing to panic.
You may note that on the surface of paper, the direction
of right turn is always clockwise and that of left turn is
anticlockwise. Thus,

(viii) A person facing towards North-East, on taking

left turn will face towards North-West and on taking
right turntowards South-East.

In order to determine the distance travelled or the

shortest straight distance between the two given
points, the Pythagoras formula
h = b2 + p2 proves to be helpful.
2

Here,

h = Hypotenuse
p
=
Perpendicular b
= Base

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Now consider the following examples to understand

the nature and pattern of the questions on Distance and
Direction Test:
Ex.1. Early morning after sunrise, Rajesh was standing

in front of his house in such a way that his

shadow was falling exacUy behind him. He
starts walking straight and walks 5 metres. He
turns to his left and walks 3 metres and again
turning to his left walks 2 metres. Now in which
direction is he from his starting point?
Answer : The shadow of Rajesh was falling exactly behind
him. It implies that he was facing towards East.

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Now consider some more examples on Distance

and Direction

1. Sheela walks from A to B which is 2 km. away,

turns right at 90 and walks for 3 km. to point C,
turns right at 90 and walks to D which is 8 km.
away, turns 90 right and goes 3 km. to point K.
Then, once again she turns right, 90 and walks 4
km. to point F. How far is it from A to F ?
(1) 2 km.
(2) 4 km.
(3) 6 km.
(4) 8 km.
2. Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards

south, turns left and walks 1 km. Then he

turns left again and walks 1 km. Now he is facing
(l)East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South-west
3. Sohan started from point X and travelled forward
8 km up to point Y, then turned towards right and

travelled 5 km up to point Z. then turned right

and travelled 7 km up to point A and then turned
to wards right and travelled 5 km up to B. What
is thedistance between point B and X ?
(1) 1 km

(2) 2 km

(3) 3 km

(4) 4 km

4. 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 his
north before meeting his father in a street. How
far did the son meet his father from the starting
point?

(1) 90 m
(3) 260 m

(2) 100 m
(4) 140 m

5. K is a place which is located 2 km away in the north

west direction from the capital P. R is another

place that is located 2 km away in the south-west
direc tion from K. M is another place and that is
located 2 km away in the north-west direction
from R. T is yet another place that is located 2 km
away in the south west direction from M. In

8. Leela starts from a point and walks 1 km east

and then turns left and walks 2 km and turns
right and walks 2 km again. She starts towards a
point 2 km towards her right, from where again
she walks 1 km left. How far is she from the

starting point?
(1) 3 km

(2) 4 km

(3) 5 km
(4) 2 km
9. Karan facing towards south moved s t r a i g h t 2
Ion and from there turned to his right 90 and
travelled 2 km. Then he took a 45 turn to his
left and travelled 1 km. Where would he be now
with respect tothe starting point?
(1) South region

(2) South-east region

(3) North-west region

(4) South-west region
10. Raju is Ramu's neighbour and he stays 100
metres away towards southeast. Venu is Raju's
neighbour and he stays 100 metres away towards
southwest. Khader is Venu's neighbour and he
stays 100 metres away towards northwest. Then
where is the position of Khader's home in relation
to Ramu's ?

(1) South-East
(3) North-West

(2) South-West
(4) North

11. Sanmitra walks 4 kms. Towards north, turns

right and walks 5 k.m. Then he turns towards
south and walks 2 k.m. Again he takes a turn

towards west walks 3 km and stops for a

while. Then he further walks 2 km. What is the
distance of Sanmitra from starting point ?

(1) 16 k.m.
(3) 4 k.m.

(2) 2 k.m.
(4) 3 k.m.

EXPLANATIONS

which direction is T located in relation to P ?

(1) South-west
(3) West

(2) North-west
(4) North

6. Vijit walks 10 metres westward, then turns left

and walks 10 metres. He then again turns left and
walks 10 metres. He takes a 45 degree turn
rightwards and walks straight. In which direction
is he walking now?
(1) South
(2) West
(3) South-East
(4) South-West
7. Sanmitra walked 8 m towards the north. He
turned to his right and walked 16m, then turned

to his left and walked 5 m and again he turned to

his left and walked 16m. Now how far is he from
his starting point ?
(1) 32 m
(3) 13 m

(2) 23 m
(4) 16 m

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Direction Sense Test

NW

In this test, the questions consist of a sort of di-

NE

rection puzzle. A successive follow-up of direction

is formulated and the candidate is required to ascertain the final direction or the distance between two

points. The test is meant to judge the candidates

ability to trace, follow and sense the direction correctly.

SW

SE

The figure shows the four main directions (North N,

South S, East E, West W) and the four cardinals (North
east NE, North west NW, South east SE, South west SW)
to help the candidates know the directions.

Speed Developing Practice Test No. 8

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After

walking 75 m he turns to the left and walks 25 m straight.
Again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 40m
straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 m. How far is he from the starting point?
(1) 140 m
(2) 35 m
(3) 115 m
(4) 25 m
(5) None of these
Arun started walking towards North. After walking
30 m, he turned left and walked 40 m. He then turned
left and walked 30 m. He again turned left and walked
50 m. How far is he from his original position?
(1) 50 m
(2) 40 m
(3) 30 m
(4) 20 m
(5) None of these
Ramu went 15 km. to the west from his house, then he
turned left and walked 20 km. He then turned east and
walked 25 km. and finally turning left covered 20 km.
How far is he from his house?
(1) 5 km.
(2) 10 km.
(3) 40 km.
(4) 80 km.
(5) None of these
Rekha who is facing south turns to her left and walks
15 m, then she turns to her left and walks 7 metres,
then facing west she walks 15m. How far is she from
her original position?
(1) 22 m
(2) 37 m
(3) 44 m
(4) 7 m
(5) None of these
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 starts walking to her house.
In which direction is she walking now?
(1) North-west (2) North
(3) South-east
(4) East
(5) None of these

6.

7.

8.

9.

Shailesh and Mohan start from a fixed point. Shailesh

moves 3 km. northward, turns right and then covers 4
km. Mohan moves 5 km westwards, turns right and
walks 3 km. The distance between Shailesh and
Mohan now is
(1) 10 km
(2) 9 km
(3) 8 km
(4) 6 km
(5) 4 km
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?
(1) 30 metres
(2) 20 metres
(3) 80 metres
(4) 60 metres
(5) None of these
Suresh starts from his house towards west. After
walking a distance of 30 m, he turned towards right
and walked 20 metres. He then turned left and moving
a distance of 10 metres, turned to his left again and
walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks
5 metres. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?
(1) North
(2) South
(3) East
(4) South-West (5) West
Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance
of 80 m. He turned right and walked 50 m, then again
turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally he turned
right and walked 50 m. How far is he from the starting
point?
(1) 20 metres
(2) 50 metres
(3) 70 metres
(4) 10 metres
(5) None of these

10. A man walks 10 km towards north. From there he

walks 6 km towards south. Then he walks 3 km towards east. How far and in which direction is he with
reference to his starting point?
(1) 7 km east
(2) 5 km west
(3) 5 km north-east
(4) 7 km west
(5) None of these
11. One morning after sunrise, Sumesh and Ratheesh were
standing on a lawn with their backs towards each
other. Sumeshs shadow fell exactly towards his left
hand side. Which direction was Ratheesh facing?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South
(5) North-east
12. A watch reads 4.30 if the minute hand points east, in
what direction does the hour hand point?
(1) North
(2) North-west (3) South-east
(4) North-east
(5) None of these

13. Five students A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row, D is

on the right of E. B is on the left of E but is on the right
of A. D is on the left of C. Who is sitting on the
extreme left?
(1) A
(2) B
(3) C
(4) D
(5) E
14. Five persons were playing card game sitting in a circle
all facing the centre. Ashish was to the left of Milan
Nitin was to the right of Anupam and between
Anupam and Mukesh. Who was to the right of
Mukesh?
(1) Nitin
(2) Milan
(3) Mukesh
(4) Ashish
(5) Cannot be determined
15. Facing the east, Rajesh turned left and walked 10 metres,
then he turned to his left again and walked 10 m. He
then turned 45o towards his right and went straight to
cover 25 metres. In which direction from his starting
point is he?
(1) South-west (2) South-east (3) North-west
(4) North-east
(5) East

Answers: Speed Developing Practice Test No. 8

1. (2) 2.(5) 3. (2) 4. (4) 5. (1) 6. (2)

7. (5)

8. (1)

9. (4) 10. (3) 11. (4) 12. (4) 13. (1) 14. (4) 15. (3)

Explanatory Answers:
Speed Developing Practice Test No. 8
1.

25m

2.

3.

4.

25 m

... Deepaks distance from

E
A
75m
B
the starting point
A = (AB - EB) = (75 - 40) = 35 metres
(5) The movements of Arun are as shown in figure
40m B
from A to E, clearly Aruns C
distance from his original 30m
30m
position = AE = (DE - DA)
= (DE - BC) = 10 m.
D
50m A
E
(2) The movements of Ramu are as shown in figure.
B
15m A
------- E

5.

20km
25km

... Ramus distance from his house at A = AE

= (BE - AB) = (CD - AB) = (25 - 15)km = 10 km

15m
C
... Rekhas distance from D
7m
the starting point A
= AD = BC = 7 m.
A
15m
B
(1) The movements of Radhika are as shown in the
figure. Thus she is now moving in the direction
DA i.e. North-west.
A
D
50m
30m
B

6.
20km

(4) The movements of Rekha are as shown in figure

-----

(2) The movements of Deepak are as shown in the

figure
D
40m
C
Clearly, EB = DC = 40 m

20m

(2) Clearly, after travelling their total distances,

Shailesh and Mohan are in the same horizontal
line at E & C respectively. So distance between
them is EC = EB + BC = DA + BC = 5 + 4 = 9 km.

7.

(5) The movements of the man are as shown in the

figure.
.

. . The mans distance from the initial position

= AE = (AB + BE) = (AB + CD) = (30 + 20) m = 50 m.

12. (4) Clearly to show 4.30, the position of the minute

and hour hands of the clock will be as shown, if
the minute hand points east, the hour hand will
point to the North-east direction.

A
30m
30m

20m
D

8.

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30m

S
E

(1) The movements of Suresh are as shown in figure

from A to G. Clearly, Suresh is walking in the
direction FB, ie, North. D 10m C
20m
B

40m

30m

9.

5m

(4) The movements of Raj are as shown in figure. (X

to Y, Y to A, A to B and B to C)
... Rajs distance from the starting point
= XC = (XY - YC) = (XY - BA) = (80 - 70) m = 10 m.
X

80m

50m

70m

10. (3) The movements of the man are as shown in the

B
figure. (P to B, B to C, C to D)
PC = (PB - BC) = (10 - 6) = 4 km. 6km
3km
Clearly D is to North-east of P.
C
D
... The mans distance from the
2

4km

13. (1) D is to the right of E means the order is ED. B is

on the left of E but right of A means ABE. D is to
the left of C means DC. Combining the
arrangements, we have ABEDC. So, A is to the
extreme left.
A
14. (4) Ashish (A) is to the left of
Milind (M) means that the order
Mu
M
is A, M. Nithin N is to the right
of Anupam (An) means An, N.
N
An
So Nithin is between Anupam
and Mukesh (Mu) means An, N, Mu. So the two
possible arrangements are A, M, An, N, Mu and
An, N, Mu, A, M. But in a cyclic arrangement
both will be considered the same. So Ashish will
be to the right of Mukesh.
15. (3) Clearly the route followed by Rajesh is as shown
in figure. So matching his final direction with the
direction diagram, he will be in North-west
direction from the starting point.
25m

starting point PD = PC + CD
P
= 42 + 32 = 16 + 9 = 5 km.
11. (4) Since Sumeshs shadow fell towards left, Sumesh
is facing north. As, Ratheesh is standing with his
back towards Sumesh, he will be facing south.

450

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10m
10m
E