DIRECTIONS
1. John left for his office in his car. He drove 15km towards north and then 10km towards west.
He then turns to the south and covered 5km. Further, he turned to the east and moved 8km.
Finally, he turned right and drove 10km. How far and in which direction is he with reference
to the starting point?
1) 2 km, South 2) 3 km, North 3) 5 km, East 4) 2 km, West
2. A man walks 6 km to the east and then turns to the south and walks 5 km. Again he turns to
the east and walks 6 km. Next he turns northwards and walks 10 km. How far is he now from
his starting point and in which direction he is now?
1) 5 km, North-east 2) 13 km, North 3) 11 km, South-east 4) None of these
3. Divya moved a distance of 75 m towards the North. She then turned to the left and walking
for about 25 m, turned left again and walked 80 m. Finally she turned to the right at an angle
of 450. In which direction was she moving finally?
1) North-east 2) North-west 3) South-east 4) South-west
4. Arjun walked 2 km west of his house and then turned south covering 4 km. Finally, he moved
3 km towards east and then again 1 km west. How far is he from his initial position?
1) 2 km 2) 4 km 3) 9 km 4) 10 km
5. The door of Arjun house faces the east, from the back side of the house, he walks straight 50
m, then turns to the right and walks 50 m again. Finally, he turns towards left and stops after
walking 25 m. Now, Arjun is in which direction from the starting point?
1) South-east 2) South-west 3) North-west 4) North-east
6. A watch reads 4:30. If the minute hand points east, in what direction will the hour hand
points?
1) North 2) North-west 3) South-east 4) North-east
7. Manisha wants to go the University. She starts from her home which is in the east and
comes to a crossing. The road to her left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In
which direction is the University?
1) East 2) West 3) North 4) South
8. Lokesh school bus is facing North when it reaches his school. After starting from Lokesh’s
house, it turns right twice and then left before reaching the school. What direction was the
bus facing when it left the bus stop in front of Lokesh’s house?
1) South 2) North 3) East 4) West
9. I start from my home and go 2 km straight. Then, I turn towards my right and go 1 km. I turn
again towards my right and go 1 km again. If I am North-west from my house, then in which
direction did I go in the beginning?
1) North 2) South 3) East 4) West
10. P, Q, R and S are playing cards. P and Q are partners. S faces towards North. If P faces
towards west, then who faces towards South?
1) R 2) Q 3) S 4) Data inadequate
Directions (Questions 11 and 12): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
Kiran started from point P at 12 noon and went 2 km east, he turn right and covered 3 km. At the
end of 3 km, his bicycle got punctured. He left it and turned right and went 1 km. Then, he turned
left and went 1 km and finally he turned right and after walking 1 km, reached his destination at 1:30
pm.
11. How far is Kiran’s destination from P (shortest distance)?
1) 3 km 2) 4 km 3) 5 km 4) 6 km
12. What is Kiran’s average speed?
1) 16/3 kmph 2) 5/3 kmph 3) 11/3 kmph 4) 7/2 kmph
Directions (Questions 13 and 14): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
On a stage Suman, Neeraj, Pankaj, Vinay and Vikram are standing as described below facing the
North.
(a) Neeraj is south of Vinay.
(b) Suman is south of Neeraj.
(c) Pankaj is west of Vinay.
(d) Vikram is north of Suman.
13. Who is to the North-west of person, who is to the left of Neeraj?
1) Suman 2) Pankaj 3) Vinay 4) Data inadequate
14. Who is in the extreme west?
1) Vikram 2) Pankaj 3) Vinay 4) Suman
15. One morning after sun rise, Gangadhar was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole
fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing?
1) East 2) South 3) West 4) North
16. I walked 20 m towards east from a point ‘S’ and then turned right and walked another 20 m.
Now I turned to my left and walked 10 m and turning to my right and walked another 10 m.
Finally I turned to my right and walked 30 m to reach a point ‘F’. What is the shortest
straight distance between points ‘S’ and ‘F’?
1) 20 m 2) 25 m 3) 30 m 4) 40 m
17. A post man was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When
the post office was 100 m away from him, he turned to the left and walked 50 m to deliver
the last letter at Murugan complex and moved another 50 m to meet his friend. Then he
turned towards north and walked 100 m. How far is he from the post office?
1) 150 m 2) 100 m 3) 50 m 4) 75 m
18. There are four towns A, B, C and D. B is to the south-west of A, C is to the east of B and
south-east of A and D is to the north of C in line with BA. In which direction of A is D located?
1) South-east 2) North 3) North-east 4) East
19. If South-east becomes north, North-east becomes west and so on, what will West become?
1) North-east 2) North-west 3) South-east 4) South-west
20. On a playground Dev, Nilesh, Ankur, Kumar and Pintu are standing facing the North. Kumar
is 40 m to the right of Ankur. Dev is 30 m to the south of Kumar. Nilesh is 25 m to the west of
Ankur. Pintu is 90 m to the north of Dev. Who is the North-east of the person, who is to the
left of Kumar?
1) Nilesh 2) Ankur 3) Dev 4) None of these
Directions (Questions 21 to23): Read the given information carefully and answer the questions
that follow.
All the roads of a City are either perpendicular or parallel to one another. The roads are straight all
through. Roads A, B, C, D and E are parallel to one another. Roads G, H, I, J, K, L and M are parallel to
one another.
(a) Road A is 1 km east of road C.
(b) Road B is 1/2 km west of road C.
(c) Road D is 1 km west of road E.
(d) Road G is 1/2 km south of road H.
(e) Road I is 1 km north of road J.
(f) Road K is 1/2 km north of road L.
(g) Road K is 1 km south of road M.
21. Which of the following is definitely true?
1) E and B intersect
2) D is 2 km west of B
3) D is 2 km west of A
4) M is 1.5 km north of L
22. If E is between B and C, which of the following is true?
1) D is 2 km west of A
2) C is less than 1 km from D
3) Distance from E to B added to distance of E to C is 1/2 km
4) None of these
23. If E is between B and C, the distance between A and D is?
1) 1/2 km – 1 km 2) 2 km – 2.5 km 3) 1.5 km – 2 km 4) None of these
24. Lakshman went 15 km to the west from his house, then turned left and walked 20 km. He
again turned east and walked 25 km and finally turned left and covered 20 km, How far is he
now from his house?
1) 15 km 2) 20 km 3) 25 km 4) 10 km
25. A man started walking from his house towards south after walking 6 km, he turned to his left
and walked 5 km. Then, he walked further 3 km after turning left. He then turned to his left
and continued his walk for 9 km. How far is he away from his house?
1) 3 km 2) 4 km 3) 5 km 4) 6 km