Direction Sense

Asad Aziz

1. If Southeast becomes North, Northeast becomes West and so on, what will West become?

Ans: Southeast

2. K is 40 m Southwest of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, M is in which direction of K?

Ans: East

3. A man is facing northwest. He turns 90º in the clockwise direction, then 180º in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90º in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?

Ans: Southeast

4. P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25 m, he turned to the right and walked 10 m. He again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this, he is to turn right at 135º and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?

Ans: South-West

5. The length and breadth of a room are 8 m and 6 m respectively. A cat runs along all the four walls and finally along a diagonal order to catch a rat. How much total distance is covered by the cat?

Ans: 38 metres

6. If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A – B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R – S, S is in which direction with respect to Q?

Ans: South-East

7. A horse is facing north. It turns 90 degrees in the clockwise direction, then 180 degrees in the anti-clockwise and then another 90 degrees in the same direction. Which direction is the horse facing now?

Ans: South

8. A girl facing north rotates 100(degree) clockwise then 190(degree) anticlockwise. What is new direction of the girl?

Ans: West

9. Majid starts cycling early in the morning, facing the Sun. After some time, he takes a 45° turn to his left and then again turns 80° towards his left. In which direction is he now with respect to his initial position?

Ans: North-West

10. 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?

Ans: North

11. A person started walking towards West, After covering a distance of 15m, he turned right and walked 10m. Again, he turned right and walked 5m and in the end he turned left and walked 15m. Which direction is this person facing now?

Ans: North

12. The distance between two cities is 30 km. A man goes at a speed of 30 km per hour and returns at 20 km per hour. What is his average speed?

Ans: 24 Km/hr

13. A girl walks 30m towards south. Then, turning to her right, she walks 30m. Then turning to her left, she walks 20m. She again turns to her left and walks 30m. How far is she from her initial position?

Ans: 50 m

14. Two trucks start from the same warehouse. Truck A goes 6 km North, then turns to its right and goes 4 km. In the mean while truck B goes 9 km East, then turns North and goes 6 km, then turns to its right and goes 4 km. Where is truck B with respect to truck A?

Ans: 9 km East

15. A man moves towards the east and then takes a left turn. After covering some distance in that direction, he takes a right turn and finally, takes another right turn. Which direction is the man facing now?

Ans: South

16. A man walked 9 km towards East and then 12 km towards South. How far is he from the starting point?

Ans: 15 km

17. If South-East is changed to North and North-East to West and so on, then what will come in place of South?

Ans: North-East

18. After their day’s work two village women are returning home. The first woman walks 1.5 km West, then turns to her right and walks 3 km to reach her house. In the mean while the second woman walks 1 km North, then she turns East and walks 3.5 km, then she turns to her left and walks 2 km to reach her house. Where is the first woman’s house with respect to the second woman’s house?

Ans: 5 km East

19. Starting from his home, a boy rides on his bike for 8 km towards west, takes a left turn and travels 10 km more. From there, he turns 180° in the clockwise direction and travels another 16 km. Finally, he takes a right turn and travels 8 km more. How far and in what direction is he now from his original position?

Ans: 6 km, North

20. Two village women are returning home starting from the same point. The first woman walks 1 km South, the turns to her right and walks 6 km to reach her house. In the mean while the second woman walks 5 km West, then she turns North and walks 4 km, then she turns to her left and walks 1 km to reach her house. Where is the second woman’s house with respect to the first woman’s house?

Ans: 5 km North