Question 1.
One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a
crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Question 2.Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in
which direction of Y, is P?
A. North
B. South
C. South-East
D. None of these
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
P is in South-West of Y.
Question [Link] South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will
West become?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
It is clear from the diagrams that new name of West will become South-East.
Question 4.A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km
he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?
A. West
B. South
C. North-East
D. South-West
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Hence required direction is South-West.
Question 5.
Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to North.
In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M. ?
A. South-East
B. South
C. North
D. West
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
At 9.15 P.M., the minute hand will point towards west.
Rasik 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
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25
km and takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another
25 km and then takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the mean time, due to
minor break down the other car has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the
distance between two cars at this point?
A. 65 km
B. 75 km
C. 80 km
D. 85 km
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
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
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face to face. If
Hema's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
In the evening sun sets in West. Hence then any shadow falls in the East. Since Hema's
shadow was to the right of Hema. Hence Rekha was facing towards South.
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
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The boy rode 2 km. Northward.
K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?
A. East
B. West
C. North-East
D. South
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Hence M is in the East of K.
A man walks 2 km towards North. Then he turns to East and walks 10 km. After this he
turns to North and walks 3 km. Again he turns towards East and walks 2 km. How far is he
from the starting point?
A. 10 km
B. 13 km
C. 15 km
D. None of these
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
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?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 38
D. 48
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Hence finally Sujata will face towards North.
15. Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the middle row. P
is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of P while R is in the North
of A. In which direction of R is Q?
A. South
B. South-West
C. North-East
D. South-East
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Q is in South-East of R.
16. One morning after sunrise, Vimal started to walk. During this walking he met Stephen
who was coming from opposite direction. Vimal watch that the shadow of Stephen to
the right of him (Vimal). To Which direction Vimal was facing?
A. East
B. West
C. South
D. Data inadequate
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Sun rises in the east. So the shadow of a man will always falls towards the west. Since
the shadow of Stephen is to the right of Vimal. Hence Vimal is facing towards South.
Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned
towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his
house?
A. 10 km.
B. 16 km.
C. 14 km
D. 2 km.
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to
the right and walked 10 m. He then 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?
A. West
B. South
C. South-West
D. South-East
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Hence he should go in the South-West direction.
X started to walk straight towards south. After walking 5 m he turned to the left and
walked 3 m. After this he turned to the right and walked 5 m Now to which direction X is
facing?
A. North-East
B. South
C. North
D. South-West
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Hence X will face in the end towards South.
20. Hemant in order to go to university started from his house in the east and came to a
crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In
which direction is the university?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Therefore university is in North.
21. After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the
left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which
direction did I start my journey?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The journey was started from the South.
22. Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and
then again turned right and 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
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
[Link] walked from A to B in the East 10 feet. Then she turned to the right and
walked 3 feet. Again she turned to the right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from A?
A. 4 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 24 feet
D. 27 feet
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
[Link] morning after sunrise Nivedita and Niharika were talking to each other face to
face at Dalphin crossing. If Niharika's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita,
Which direction Niharika was facing?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
In the morning sun rises in the East. Hence then any shadow falls in the West. Since
Nikharia's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita. Hence Nikharia is facing towards
North.
[Link] 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?
A. South-West
B. South-East
C. North-East
D. North-West
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
According to P % Q + R - S
S is in the South-East of Q.
[Link] morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the
pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?
A. East
B. South
C. West
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Sun rises in the east in the morning. Since the shadow of Suresh falls to his right. So he
is facing South.
27.
27. A child went 90 m in the East to look for his father, then he turned right and went 20 m.
After this he turned right and after going 30 m he reached to his uncle's house. His
father was not there. From there he went 100 m to his north and met his father. How far
did he meet his father from the starting point?
A. 80 m
B. 100 m
C. 140 m
D. 260 m
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
28.
28. Four friends A, B, C and D live in a same locality. The house of B is in the east of A's
house but in the north of C's house. The house of C is in the west of D's house. D's
house is in which direction of A's house?
A. South-East
B. North-East
C. East
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Therefore, D's house is in the South-East direction of A.
29.
29. Umesh directly went from P, to Q which is 9 feet distant. Then he turns to the right and
walked 4 feet. After this he turned to the right and walked a distance which is equal
from P to Q. Finally he turned to the right and walked 3 feet. How far is he now from P?
A. 6 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 1 feet
D. 0 feet
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
30.
30. Shyam walks 5 km towards East and then turns left and walks 6 km. Again he turns
right and walks 9 km. Finally he turns to his right and walks 6 km. How far is he from the
starting point?
A. 26 km
B. 21 km
C. 14 km
D. 9 km
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
31.
1. Which one is in the North-East of the person who is to the left of Kumar?
A. Dev
B. Nilesh
C. Ankur
D. Pintu
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ankur is in the left of Kumar. Hence Pintu is in North-East of Ankur.
32.
2. If a boy starting from Nilesh, met to Ankur and then to Kumar and after this he to Dev
and then to Pintu and whole the time he walked in a straight line, then how much total
distance did he cover?
A. 215 m
B. 155 m
C. 245 m
D. 185 m
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Required distance = 25 m + 40 m + 60 m + 90 m
Required distance = 215 m
Directions to Solve
Each of the following questions is based on the following information:
1. Six flats on a floor in two rows facing North and South are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U.
2. Q gets a North facing flat and is not next to S.
3. S and U get diagonally opposite flats.
4. R next to U, gets a south facing flat and T gets North facing flat.
1. If the flats of P and T are interchanged then whose flat will be next to that of U?
A. P
B. Q
C. R
D. T
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Hence flat R will be next to U.
2. Which of the following combination get south facing flats?
A. QTS
B. UPT
C. URP
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Hence URP flat combination get south facing flats.
3. The flats of which of the other pair than SU, is diagonally opposite to each other?
A. QP
B. QR
C. PT
D. TS
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Hence QP is diagonally opposite to each other.
4. Whose flat is between Q and S?
A. T
B. U
C. R
D. P
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Hence flat T is between Q and S.
Directions to Solve
Each of the following questions is based on the following information:
1. 8-trees → mango, guava, papaya, pomegranate, lemon, banana, raspberry and apple are in
two rows 4 in each facing North and South.
2. Lemon is between mango and apple but just opposite to guava.
3. Banana is at one end of a line and is just next in the right of guava or either banana tree is
just after guava tree.
4. Raspberry tree which at one end of a line, is just diagonally opposite to mango tree.
1. Which of the following statements is definitely true?
A. Papaya tree is just near to apple tree.
B. Apple tree is just next to lemon tree.
C. Raspberry tree is either left to Pomegranate or after.
D. Pomegranate tree is diagonally opposite to banana tree.
Answer: Option B
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2. Which tree is just opposite to raspberry tree?
A. Papaya
B. Pomegranate
C. Papaya or Pomegranate
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
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3. Which tree is just opposite to banana tree?
A. Mango
B. Pomegranate
C. Papaya
D. Data is inadequate
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Directions to Solve
Each of the following questions is based on the following information:
1. A # B means B is at 1 metre to the right of A.
2. A $ B means B is at 1 metre to the North of A.
3. A * B means B is at 1 metre to the left of A.
4. A @ B means B is at 1 metre to the south of A.
5. In each question first person from the left is facing North.
1. According to X @ B * P, P is in which direction with respect to X?
A. North
B. South
C. North-East
D. South-West
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
According to X @ B * P
Hence P is in South-West of X.
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2. According to M # N $ T, T is in which direction with respect to M?
A. North-West
B. North-East
C. South-West
D. South-East
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
According to M # N $ T
Hence T is in the North-East of M.
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3. According to P # R $ A * U, in which direction is U with respect to P?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
According to P # R $ A * U
Hence U is in North direction with respect to P.