Direction Sense Questions with Solutions

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Direction sense questions describe a person's movements, such as walking 5 km north and then turning right, and ask for the final direction or distance from the starting point. This topic covers the four main and four intermediate directions, left and right turns, shadow-based questions using the position of the sun, and coded direction questions. Always draw a rough diagram as you read each step. For the shortest distance between the start and end points, use the Pythagorean theorem on the net north-south and east-west distances. Remember that the sun rises in the east, so in the morning a person's shadow falls to the west, and in the evening it falls to the east. A right turn from north points east, and a left turn from north points west. Practise the direction sense questions below, each with a step-by-step diagram solution.

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Q1.
A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A. WestB. NorthC. EastD. South
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Q2.
Sachin walks 20 m towards the South from point P. He then turns left and walks 30 m, turns left again and walks 20 m, and then turns left once more and walks 40 m to reach point Q. How far and in which direction is point Q from point P?
A. 20 m EastB. 10 m WestC. 20 m WestD. 10 m North
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Q3.
A man travels $2, k m$ to the north and turns east and travels $10, k m$ , and again he turns north and travels $3, k m$ and again turns to the east and travels $2, k m$ . How far is he from the starting point?
A. $10 k m$ B. $13 k m$ C. $15 k m$ D. $17 k m$
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Q4.
Two friends A and B were standing at diagonally opposite corners of a rectangular plot whose perimeter is 100 m. A first walked x metres along the length of the plot towards the East and then y metres towards the South. B walked x metres along the breadth towards the North and then y metres towards the West. At the end of their walks, A and B were standing at diagonally opposite corners of a smaller rectangular plot whose perimeter is 40 m. How much distance did A walk?
A. 50 mB. 25 mC. 15 mD. 40 m
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Q5.
If the direction North-East becomes South-East, how will the other directions change?
A. West to NorthB. South to South-WestC. North-West to EastD. East to South-West
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Q6.
Where was the crime scene in relation to the bus stop?
A. north-east from the bus stopB. south-west from the bus stopC. west from the bus stopD. north-west from the bus stop
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Q7.
The time on the watch is a quarter to three. If the minute hand points to the North-East, in which direction does the hour hand point?
A. North-WestB. South-WestC. South-EastD. North-East
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Q8.
A person walks 8 km north, turns right, walks 4 km, turns right again and walks 6 km. Finally, he turns left and walks 3 km. How far is he from the starting point?
A. 8.92 kmB. 6.45 kmC. 5.89 kmD. 7.28 km
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