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.

  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Q3.

    Vikram starts from a point and walks 18 metres towards the West. He then turns left and walks 14 metres. After that, he turns right and walks 11 metres. He again turns right and walks 7 metres. Then he turns left and walks 16 metres. Finally, he turns right and walks 9 metres. In which direction is he facing at the end?

    A. NorthB. SouthC. EastD. West
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  4. Q4.

    A man travels to the north and turns east and travels , and again he turns north and travels and again turns to the east and travels . How far is he from the starting point?

    A. B. C. D.
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  5. Q5.

    A man travels to the north and turns east and travels , and again he turns north and travels and again turns to the east and travels . How far is he from the starting point?

    A. B. C. D.
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  6. Q6.

    Gaeta walks 20 m towards north, then she walks 12 m towards the South. Now, she walks 6 m towards east. How far and in which direction is she from the starting point?

    A. 10 m North-EastB. 10 m NorthC. 6 m EastD. 6 m South-West
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  7. Q7.

    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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  8. Q8.

    Deepa walked 75 metres towards the North. She then turned left and walked about 25 metres, turned left again and walked 80 metres. Finally, she turned to the right through an angle of 45°. In which direction was she moving finally?

    A. North-WestB. North-EastC. South-WestD. South-East
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  9. Q9.

    Dhoni starts from his office at 8 A.M. on a Sunday morning, travels 10 km towards West and then turns to his left and walks 8 km. Then he again turns to his left and walks 4 km and then stops. What is the shortest distance to his office from the point where he stopped?

    A. 18 kmB. 8 kmC. 10 kmD. None of these
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  10. Q10.

    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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  11. Q11.

    A man starts walking towards the south. After walking 5 km he turns left at right angles. In what direction is he finally walking?

    A. NorthB. SouthC. EastD. West
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  12. Q12.

    A cyclist goes 30 km North and then, turning East, he goes 40 km. Again he turns right and goes 20 km. After this he turns to his right and goes 40 km. How far is he from his starting point?

    A. 0 kmB. 10 kmC. 25 kmD. 40 km
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  13. Q13.

    Aman is facing south. He turns left, walks 5 m, then turns right and walks 10 m. What direction is he facing now?

    A. EastB. WestC. NorthD. South
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  14. Q14.

    If Point W is 3 m to the north of A and Point B is 25 m to the south of A, what is the distance between B and W?

    A. 28 mB. 15 mC. 21 mD. 17 m
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  15. Q15.

    If Point M is 20 m to the north of Point A, and Point B is 25 m to the south of Point A, what is the shortest distance between B and M?

    A. 45 mB. 5 mC. 40 mD. 13 m
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  16. Q16.

    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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  17. Q17.

    Rishabh stops after going 10 Km towards west from his office. Then he goes 8 Km turning to his left. After this he goes 4 Km turning to his left. How far is he from the fixed point?

    A. 18 KmB. 8 KmC. 10 KmD. None of these
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  18. Q18.

    A road network has parallel roads, which are equidistant from each other and running North-South or East-West only. The road junctions A, B, C, H and X are such that A is East of B and West of C. H is South-West of C and South-East of B. B is South-East of X. Which of the junctions are the farthest South and the farthest East?

    A. H, BB. H, CC. C, HD. B, H
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  19. Q19.

    Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 30 metres, he turned towards right and walked 20 metres. He turned left and after moving a distance of 10 metres, turned to his left again and walked 40 metres. He then turned left and walked 5 metres. Finally, he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?

    A. NorthB. SouthC. EastD. South West
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  20. Q20.

    Raghav left his home for office in car. He drove 15 km straight towards North and then turned eastwards and covered 8 km. He then turned to left and covered 1 km. He again turned left and drove for 20 km and reached office. How far and in which direction is his office from the home?

    A. 20 km North-WestB. 15 km North-WestC. 30 km North-WestD. 25 km North-West
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