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BASICS
1. Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He turned left and
walked 20 m. He then turned left and walked 15 m. After this he turned to his
right and walked 12 m. How far and in which directions is now Jayant from X?
a) 32 m, South b) 47 m, East c) 42 m, North d) 27 m, South
e) None of these
2. A tourist drives 10 km towards east and turns to the right-hand drives 3 Km.
Then he drives towards west (turning to his right) 3 km. He then turns to his left
and drive 2 km. Finally, he turns to his right and travel’s 7 km. how far is he from his starting point and in
which direction would he be?
a) 10 km, East b) 9 km, North c) 8 km, West d) 5 km, West e) None of these
3. A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He
found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?
a) 1 km b) 2 km c) 3 km d) 5 km e) None of these
4. A, B, C and D are playing cards. A and B are partners. D faces towards North. If A faces towards West, then
who faces towards south?
a) C b) B c) D d) E e) None of these
5. An elephant runs 20 mt towards East and turns right. Then runs 10 mt and turns to right. Runs 9 mt and
again turns to left. Runs 5 mt and then turns to left. Runs 12 mt and finally turns to left and runs 6 mt. Now
which direction the elephant is facing?
(a) South (b) East (c) North (d) North-West (e) West
6. Kabita started walking towards North for 25 mt. She then turned left and moved 30 mt. Then she again
turned left and moved 40 mt. After taking right turn she moved for 15 mt. Finally, she turned to her right
and moved for 15 mt. Now she is in which direction with respect to starting point and of how much
distance?
(a) 25 mt, East (b) 35 mt, West (c) 45 mt, East (d) 45 mt, West
(e) 35 mt, East
7. Seema started walking positioning her back towards the sun. After some time, she turned left, then turned
right and towards the left again. In which direction is she going now?
(a) North (b) South (c) either East or West
(d) either North of South (e) None of these
8. At 9.30 if the minute hand shows North-West direction, then which direction it’s hour hand shows?
(a) East (b) North-East (c) South-West (d) South-East
(e) North-West

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9. Aathi goes towards East 5 km, then he takes a turn to South-West and goes 5 km. He again takes a turn
towards North-West and goes 5 km with respect to the point from where he started, where is he now?
a) At the starting point b) In the West c) In the East d) In the North-East
e) In the South-East
10. Razak walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35
m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally, he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how
many metres is he from the starting position?
a) 15 m West b) 30 m East c) 30 m West d) 45 m East
e) None of these
Direction (Q. 11 – 12): Read the question carefully and answer the questions.
• P # Q – P is 3 km South of Q P & Q – P is 5 km East of Q
• P % Q – P is 2 km North of Q P $ Q – P is 4 km West of Q
11. From the given expression what is the direction of A with respect to E? [ A & B % C & D # E]
(a) East (b) South (c) South-East (d) North-West (e) West
12. If the direction of M with respect to P is North-East then what should come at the place of ‘?’ mark in
following expression? [ M $ N % O ? P ]
(a) & (b) # (c) % (d) $ (e) None of these

ADVANCED LEVEL
Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given beside: (A set of 2
questions)
Five friends Teenu, Bani, Chandni, Dev and Joy are playing Hide and Seek and standing
randomly. Bani is to the northeast of Joy. Dev is 20 m to the east of Joy, who is 60 m to the west of Teenu.
Chandni is to the northwest of Dev and in the line of Joy and Bani. Dev is 40 m to the south of Bani.
13. If Bani is to look for Teenu in the game, what distance she saves if she goes to Teenu straight instead of
first going to Dev and then reaching Teenu?
A. 42.47 m B. 56.60 m C. 27.34 m D. 23.44 m E. None of these
14. What angle does Bani make at the point where Teenu is standing while Joy, Dev and Teenu are in the same
line?
A. 135° B. 45° C. 90° D. 60° E. None of these

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Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the questions given beside: (A set of 3
questions)
Lihaan walks 8m towards south from his office to reach park. Then take left and walks 15m to
reach traffic signal. Then he turns 90 degree anti-clock wise direction and walks 8m to reach coffee shop.
From the coffee shop he takes left and walks 8m to reach home.
15. What is the shortest distance between Lihaan's office and Traffic signal?
A. 30 m B. 25 m C. 17 m D. 15 m
E. None of these
16. Park is in which direction with respect to Lihaan's Home?
A. South-West B. South C. North-West D. North E. East
17. What is the horizontal distance between Lihaan’s office and Coffee shop and in which direction is Coffee
shop from Lihaan’s Office?
A. 15m, East B. 15 m, West C. 12m, East D. 12m, West
E. None of these

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