DIRECTION SENSE-PRACTICE
1. Rohan walks a distance of 3
km towards North, then turns
to his left and walks for 2 km.
He again turns to his left and
walks for 3 km. At this point he
turns to his left and walks for 3
km. Now, how far is he from his
starting point?
a. 1 km b. 2 km c. 3 km
d. 5 km e. None of these
Directions (2-3): Study the
following information carefully
and answer the questions given
below:
A man goes to a mall to buy some
shoes. He enters the mall and
turns to his left and walks 18m,
then he turns to his right and walks
for 10m, again he turns to his right
and walks for 8m and he buys the
shoes, again he for walks 10m in
the same direction to exit the mall.
2) What is the distance
between the entry gate and
the exit of the mall?
a) 10m b) 18m c) 12m d) 8m e)
None of these
3) What is the total distance
covered by the man from entry
gate to the place where he
bought the shoes?
a) 28m b) 30m c) 36m d) 26m
e) None of these
4) 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 towards right
and travelled 5 km up to B.
What is the distance between
point B and X ?
a) 1 km b) 2 km c) 3 km d) 4 km
e) None of these
5)A man goes 5 km East, then
he turns right and goes 4 km,
then he turns left and goes 5
km. Which direction is he
facing now?
a) North b) South c) East
d) West e) None of these
6) City C is to the South of city
B and city A is to the North of
city C. In which direction city A
is located in respect o city B?
a) North b) South c)
d) Cannot be determined
e) West
7)I was facing East from where
I turned to my left and walked
12 ft, then I turned towards
right and walked 6 ft. After that
I walked 6 ft in South direction
and at last I walked 6 ft in the
West. Then, in which direction
am I standing from the original
point?
a) West b) East c) South
d) North e) None of these
8). One morning sujata started
to walk towards the Sun. After
covering some distance she
turned to right then again to
the right and after covering
some distance she again turns
to the right. Now in
which direction is she facing?
a) North b) South c) North-East
d) South-West e) None
9). Ravi left home and cycled
10 km towards South, then
turned right and cycled 5 km
and then again turned right and
East cycled 10 km. After this he
turned left and cycled 10 km.
How many kilometers will he
have to cycle to reach his home
straight?
a) 10 km b) 15 km c) 20 km d) 25
km e) 30 km
10) A school bus driver starts
from the school, drives 2 km
towards North, takes a left turn
and drives for 5 km. He then
takes a left turn and drives for
8 km before taking a left turn
again and driving for 5 km. The
driver finally takes a left turn
and drives 1 km before
stopping. How far and towards
which direction should the
driver drive to reach the
school again?
a) 3 km towards North b) 7 km
towards East c) 6 km towards
South
d) 6 km towards West e) 5 km
towards North