LOGICAL

REASONING
DIRECTION

ROHIT MISHRA
 PART 1
1. Point N is 12m to the south of point B. Point T is 18m to the west of point N. Robert
who is standing 5m East to point B, walks 4m towards south, takes a right turn and
walks 23m. He takes a right turn, walks for 10m and stop at point G.

Q1. In which direction is point N with respect to Robert’s starting point?

a) North East b) South West c) East West
d) North South e) None of these.

Q2. How far and in which direction is point T with respect to point G?
a) 18m,South b) 8m,South c) 4m,West
d) 5m,West e) None of these
2. A vehicle starts from point P and runs 10km towards North. It takes a right turn
and runs 15km. Now it runs 6m after taking a left turn. Finally, it takes a left turn,
runs 15km and stops at point Q.

Q1. How far is point Q with respect to point P?

a) 6km b) 16km c) 15km
d) 10km e) None of these

Q2. Towards which direction was the vehicle moving before it stopped at point Q?
a) East b) South c) West
d) North e) None of these
3. Point S is 7m to the north of point T. Point U is 5m to the east of point T. Point U is 4m
to the north of point V. Point W is 10m to the west of point V. Point Z is 11m to the
north of the point W.

Q1. How far and in which direction is the point S with respect to Point Z?
a) 5m, East b) 4m, east c)7m, west
d) 10m, west e) None of these

Q2. Point U is in which direction with respect to the Point W?

a) North-East b) East-west
c) North-south d) None of these.
4. Point B is 4m towards the north of Point A. Point E is 8m towards the east of Point B.
Point C is 5m towards the east of Point A. Point D is 9m towards the west of Point C.

Q1. How far should one walk from Point A in order to reach Point D?
a) 6m b)3m c) 4m
d) 5m e) None of these.

Q2. If a person walks 4m towards the south from Point E and then walks after taking a
right turn, which of the following Point would he reach first?
a) Point A b) Point B c) Point D
d) Point C e) None of these.
5. Point P is 11km towards the east of the Point Q. A man starts from Point Q and
travels 9km towards the west. He then takes a left turn and travel 4km. He finally
takes a left turn and travels 20km before stopping.

Q1. How far and toward which direction must he travel in order to reach point P?
a) 11km, east b) 4km, North
c) 9km, North d) 11km, West e)None of these.
6. A person walks 7m towards south. After taking a left turn he walks 12m. Again, he
takes a left turn and walks 2m. What is the distance between the starting point and
final point?

a) 13 b) 12 c) 11
d) 10 e) None of these
7. A person walks 14m towards the east takes a right turn and walks for 9m. He then
takes a left turn and walks for 8m. He finally takes a left turn, walks 9m and stops.

Q1. How far and towards which direction is he with respect to the starting point?
a) 12m, East b) 8m, west c) 22m, east
d) 9m, west e) None of these.
8. Point N is 6m to the south of Point M. Point O is 4m to the east of the Point N.
Point P is 3m to the north of the Point O. Point Q is 6m to the west of the Point P.
Point R is 3m to the south at Point Q.

Q1. How far is Point M from Point P?

a) 5m b)3m c)4m
d)2m e) None of these

Q2. In which direction is Point Q with respect to Point N?

a) East-west b) North-south
c) North-west d)North-east e) None of these.
9. Town D is 12km towards the north of Town A. Town C is 15km towards the
west of Town D. Town B is 15km towards the west of Town A.

Q1. How far and in which direction is Town B from Town C?

a) 12km, South b) 15km, east
c) 10km, North d) 12km, north e) None of these.

Q2. What is the shortest distance between Town C and Town A?

a) √186 b) √184 c) √185
d) √183 e) None of these.
10. K walked 5m towards north, took a left turn and walked for 10m. He then took a
right turn and walked 20m and again took right turn and walked 10m. How far he is
from the starting point?

a) 13m b)25m c) 15m

d) 16m e) None of these.
11. Roshan walks a distance of 10km towards North, then turn to his left and walks
20km. He again turns left and walks 10km and then, he takes a right turn and walks
5km. How far he is from starting point?

a) 25km b) 10km c) 26km

d) 5km e) None of these.
12. Rahul started from Point A and walked 4m towards the west. He then took a left
turn, walked 12m and stopped at Point B. At the Point B he took turn in a certain
direction and after walking, he reached a point from where the starting point i.e., Point
A was exactly 12m towards the North.

Q1. Towards which direction did Rahul turn at point B?

a) North b) East c) South
d) West e) None of these.
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13. In a city there are various road crossings namely A, B, C, P, Q, R, etc. Distance
between two crossings is a road. B is 10 km east of A while P is 12 km south of A.
C is 4 km south of B and 6 km east of D. Q is 8 km north of R. Road QD is 12 km in
length. T is 8 km south of C. R, P and T are on same road such that P is
somewhere between R and T. D is towards East of Q.
a) 12 km b) 18 km c) 16 km
[Link] of the road TPR?
d) 20 km e) None of these
Q2. A is in what direction from T?
a)North-west b)North-east c) South-east

d)South e)West
Q3. Sum of length of roads RP, CD, and CB?
a)12 km b) 14 km c) 18 km
d) 22 km
e) None of these
14. Some chairs were placed in a park as per the manner described here. Chair B was
24m to the west of Chair A, which is 12m to the south of Chair E. Chair D was 10m to
the east of Chair H. Chair C was 7m to the north of Chair H. Chair L was 15m to the
north of Chair B, which is towards the south of Chair D. Chair F was 7m to the north of
Chair E. Chair D and Chair E were placed in a straight horizontal line.

Q1. Chair C is how much far (shortest) and in which direction from Chair F?
a) 30m, North-West b) 27m, East c) 34m, West
d) 24m, East e) None of these

Q2. What is the position of Chair L with respect to Chair C?

a) North-west b) South-east c) South-west
d) South e) Can't be determined
CONTINUE……
Q3. Find the odd one out?
a) A-E b) B-D c) D-L d) H-C e) F-B

Q4. What is the shortest distance between Chairs F and D?

a) 22m b) 25 m c) 28 m d) Can't be determined e) None of these

Q5. Which of the following chair/s is/are placed towards the north-east of Chair H?
a) L b) E c) F d) Both L and F e)All the above
15. 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.

Q1. 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
16. Point M is 5 meters towards the North of Point L. Point P is 10 meters towards
the East of point M. Point N is 6 meters towards the East of point L. Point O is 11
meters towards the West of point N.

Q1. If a person walks 5 m towards the South from point P and then after taking a right
turn, which of the following points would he reach first?
A. L B. M C. N D. O E. None of these

Q2. Point A is 6m north of point B. Point C is 9m west of point B. Point R is 7m east of

point S which is 12m south of point M. Point N is 2m north of point M. If point S is 1m
east of point B then, what is the distance between Point A and Point R?
A. 6 m B. 8 m C. 10 m D. 12 m E. None of these
17. 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.

Q1. 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

Q2. Park is in which direction with respect to Lihaan's Home?

A. South-West B. South C. North-West D. North E. East

Q3. 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
18. Rahul walked 30 m towards North and then he took a left turn and walked 10 m
then he again took a left turn and walked 6 m. Find the shortest distance and in which
direction is he from the starting point?

A. 25m,Northeast B. 26m,Northwest C. 25m,Northwest

D.26m,Northeast E. None of these
19. Sumit started walking in east direction from point A. After walking 15 m he reached
point B, from there he takes a left turn and walk 10 m to reach point C. From C, he turns
left and walk 7 m and reaches point D. Then, he turns left and walks 34 m to reach point
E. From point E he turns right and walks 28 m. Now he reached point F and from there
he turns right and walks 40 m to reach point G. From point G he turns right and walks
32 m to reach point H.

Q1. What is the direction of G with respect to A?

A. North B. East C. Northwest
D. West E. Southwest

CONTINUE…..
Q2. If point J is the point of intersection of points A, B, D and E then which of the
following is/are true about J?
A. Point H is to the north of J. B. JE + JD = GF - 6 C. J is to the north of D.
D. All are true E. None is true

Q3. What is the total distance travelled by Sumit in west direction?

A. 35 m B. 64 m C. 56 m D. 43 m E. None of these

Q4. What is the direction of point C with respect to point H?

A. South B. Southwest C. Southeast D. Northwest E. North
20. Anaya is 15m to the west of Rithika. Rithika is 20m to the north of Genelia. Genelia
is 12m to the east of Diksha. Faizah is 16m to the north of Diksha. If Anaya has to meet
Faizah through the shortest distance and then has to meet Genelia from Faizah’s point
through the shortest distance, then what is the total distance travelled by Anaya?

A. 25m B. 20m C. 35m D. 30m

E. Cannot be determined
21. Ajay, who is facing exactly in south-east direction, turns 45 degree in anti clock-
wise direction, then 135 degree clockwise direction and then 90 degree in anti clock
wise direction. In which direction Ajay is facing now?

A. North-West B. East C. South-East D. West

E. None of these
22. Point L is 2m towards north of point C. Point N is 7m towards east of point L. Point
O is 8m towards south of point N. Point T is 12m towards west of point O. What is the
direction of point C with respect to point T?

A. Northeast B. Southwest C. North

D. Southeast E. South
[Link] walked 25 meters towards South. Then he turned to his left and walked
20 meters. He then turned to his left and walked 25 meters. He again turned to his
right and walked 15 meters. At what distance is he from the starting point and in
which direction?

A. 60m,East B. 35m,East C. 35m,North

D. 40,mEast E. None of these
24. Ramlin and Divya are two friends. They start walking from same point but in
opposite direction. Ramlin walks towards north. After walking 10km Ramlin takes a
right turn and walks for 5km then turns 90 degree in clockwise direction and walks
20km to reach his office and then takes a left turn and walks 5km to reach canteen.
Divya also follows the same condition as Ramlin.

Q1. What is the direction of Divya’s office with respect to the starting point?
A. North-west B. North C. South
D. South-east E. East

Q2. If Ramlin takes another left turn from canteen and walks 20km to reach his home.
Then find the shortest distance between Ramlin’s homes to Ramlin’s office?
A. 9√12 km B. 4√37 km C. 5√17 km
D. 17√9 km E. None of these
25. Arjun is standing at Central Park and now he wants to go to India Gate. So, he
started walking in the north direction for 6 km then took a left turn and walked for
4 km before taking another left turn. Then he moved 3 km and reached Cannaught
place(CP) and took a right turn from there and walked for 8 km. After walking 12
km in south direction he reached his destination.

Q1. What is the shortest distance between India Gate and Central Park?
A. 12 km B. 15 km C. 21 km D. 14 km E. None of these

[Link] Park is in which direction from CP?

A. West B. South-west C. South-east
D. North-west E. South
26. Car X starts from point A and travels in a straight line towards north for 8 km and
takes a right turn and travels for 12 km then turns towards left and travels for 6 km
before taking a right turn it travels for 10 km and takes a right turn and travels for 15
km and reaches a point B which is 8 km towards west of the point C where car Y
stands.

Q1. What is the position of Car Y with respect to initial position of car X?
A. East B. Northwest C. Southeast
D. Southwest E. West

Q2. What is total distance travelled by car X in east direction?

A. 18 km B. 22 km C. 29 km
D. 30 km E. None of these
27. Point B is 25 m south of point A. Point C is 30 m east of point B. Point D is 15 m
north of point C. Point E is 10 m west of point D.

Q1. If point X is 30 m east of Point A, then Point D is how far and in which direction
from point X?
A. 10 m, North B. 5 m, North C. 15 m, South
D. 10 m, South E. 15 m, South

Q2. What is the direction of point A with respect to point E?

A. North B. Northwest C. Southeast
D. Southwest E. West
28. Aman started from his school, walks 11 m towards the north then takes a right
turn and walks 9 m after that he takes right turn again, walks 17 m and stops at his
house. Rajat also starts from the same School, walks 14 m towards the south, then
takes a left turn and walks 15 m before stopping at his house.

Q1. What is the direction of school with and Aman’s house?

A. Southwest B. Northwest C. North
D. Southeast E. East

Q2. What is the shortest distance between Rajat’s house and Aman’s house?
A. 12 m B. 15 m C. 8 m
D. 10 m E. 11 m
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29. 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) East (b) North

(c) West (d) South
30. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction, then 180° in


the anticlockwise direction and then another 90° in the same direction. Which
direction is he facing now?

(a) South (b) West

(c) South-west (d) South-east
31. I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the
anticlockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

(a) East (b) North

(c) North-East (d)South-West
32. A man is facing west direction. He turns twice in clockwise direction 45° and 180°
respectively. He then turns 270° in the anticlockwise direction. which direction is facing
now?

(a) South (b) West

(c) North-West (d) South-West
33. A watch reads 9:00. If the minute hand points 'North’ then minute hand
turned 135° clockwise. Then what is the time shown by the watch and in which
direction will the minute hand points?

(a) South-East, 9:22:5 (b)West-North, 9:10

(c) South, 9:30 (d) South-West, 9:40
34. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then
135° in anti clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

(a)East (b) North

(c) West (d) South
35. A man is facing towards west and turns through 45° clockwise, again 180°
clockwise and then turns through 270° anti clockwise. In which direction is he
facing now?

(a)West (b) South

(c) North-east (d)South-west
36. I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the anti
clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

(a) East (b) North

(c) North-east (d)South-west
37. One moving after Sunrise. Mohan and Gaurav were standing back to each other.
Mohan's shadow fell exactly on his left. Toward which direction does Gaurav face?

(1) South (2) North (3) West

(4) Can't be determined (5) None of these
38. If south-east becomes north, north-east becomes west and direction changes
similarly. What east becomes?

(1) South (2) South-East (3) North-East

(4) North-West (5) None of these
39. In one morning, Two friends Rani and Bani we're taking to each other face to
face. If at this time the Shadow of Bani fell exactly to the left of Rani then in which
direction Bani was facing.

(a) East (b) West

(c) North (d) South
40. In a evening, two friends Ranjit and Hrithik were taking to each other face to
face. If at this time the Shadow of Ranjit fell exactly to the right of Hrithik then, in
which direction think Hrithik was facing?

(a) North (b) East

(c) West (d) South
41. In one evening, two friends ‘mrx’ and ‘mry’ we're taking to each other face to
face. If at this time the shadow of ‘mrx’ fell his right, then in which direction ‘mry’ is
facing now?

(a) North (b) East

(c) West (d) South
43. A man now facing north direction. He turns 90° clockwise direction. Again he
turns 45° same direction. Now he turns 225° anti-clockwise direction. Same thing he
repeats 33 times. Then man is facing in which direction?

(a) West (b) East

(c) South (d) North
 PART 3
44. J@K means J is north of K
J%K means J is south of K
J#K means J is east of K
J$K means J is west of K
J@#K means J is north-east of K

A. The Distance between two point is either 8m or 11m

B. @means the distance between the two points is 8m
C. % means the distance between the two points is 11m
D. JK >LM means the distance between point J and K is greater than that of point L
and M

Example :- J@K means J is north of K and distance between it. 8m

CONTINUE……
Conditions:- A#B, C%B, D@E, F#E, DSC, F@G, H#G, BC = GH, EF >FG, DC < AB=GH.

A. In which direction Point A with respect to Point G?

a) North-West(@#) b) East-West (C#) c) West-South(@$)
d) North-South(@) e) None of these.

B. What is the shortest distance between Point D and Point F?

a) √186 b) √184 c) √185
d) √183 e) None of these

C. If I is 11m east of Point D then I is in which direction Point F?

a) North(#) b) North(@) c) South(@)
d) West($) e) None of these.
45. P%R (10)-P is 12m in South of R
P$R (15) - P is 17m in North of R
P#R (22)-P is 24m in West of R
P&R (14) - P is 16m in East of R

Conditions:- P%Q (22), P#S (5), Q&U (15), USW (28), Y&P (15)

A. Point Q is in which direction with respect to Point Y?

a) South-East b)North-West c)East-west
d)North-east e) None of these.

B. What is the distance between Point Q and Point S?

a) 25 b) 27 c) 26 d) 28 e) None of these.

C. What is the direction of Point with respect to Point S?

a) South-West b) West-east c) North-south d)East-west e) None of these.
46. &5-North (10m)
@3-South (6m)
*4-East (8m)
%2 - West (4m)

Example :- A@3B means A is 6m south of B.

A &%6B means A is 12m Northwest of B.
A@*B means A is 8m South-East of B.

Conditions Given:-
(i) S%6V (ii) V@%2K (iii) R@3V (iv) B&%5T
(v) R@%Y (vi) T*4K (vii) V%1Y

CONTINUE…..
A. Point B is in which direction with respect to Point V?
a) East-west b) North-south c) North-east
d) South-west e) None of these.

B. Point R is in which direction of Point T?

a)North-west b)South-west c)East-west
d) North-south e)None of these.

C. Point Y is which with respect to Point S and what is the distance between Point S and
Point Y is?
a) West,14m b)West,11m c)East,14m
d) West,11m e) None of these.