Direction and Movement Puzzles
Direction and Movement Puzzles
A car traveling from south covers a distance of 8 k m , then turns right and runs another 9 k m and again turns to
the right and stops. Which direction does it face now?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) West
(D) East
2. Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards south, turns left and walks 1 km. Then he turns left again and
walks 1 km. Now he is facing ________ direction.
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South-West
3. A person started walking from South direction, took Left, then Left and Then Left. Which direction is he headed
to?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) North-East
(D) West
4. A man is facing West. He turns 45 o in the clockwise direction and then another 180o in the same direction and
then 270o in the anticlockwise direction. Find which direction he is facing now?
(A) South-East
(B) South-West
(C) North-East
(D) West
5. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carom. P, R and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of R. If R is facing West,
then Q is facing which direction?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) East
(D) West
6. A tourist drives 10 km towards west and turns to left and takes a drive of another 4 km. He then drives towards
east another 4 km and then turns to his right and drives 5 km. Afterwards he turns to his left and travels 6 km. In
which direction is he from the starting point?
(A) North
(B) East
(C) West
(D) South
7. If South-West becomes North, then what will North-East be?
(A) North
(B) South-East
(C) South
(D) East
8. A hiker starts at point A and moves 5 km towards the North-East. Then, the hiker turns and moves 10 km directly
towards the West. Next, the hiker moves 15 km towards the South-West. Finally, the hiker turns and moves 5 km
directly towards the East to reach point B. In which direction is point B from point A?
(A) North-East
(B) North-West
(C) South-West
(D) South-East
9. One day Ram left home and bi-cycled 10 km southwards, turned right and travelled 5 km and turned right and
went 10 km he turned left and went 10 km. How many kilometers does he has to cycle to reach his home straight?
(A) 10
(B) 15
(C) 20
(D) 25
10. Laxman went 15 km to North then he turned West and covered 10 km. Then he turned South and covered 5 km.
Finally turning to East, he covered 10 km. In which direction is he moving now ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
11. A rat runs 20 km towards East and turns to right runs 10 km and turns to right runs 9 km and again turns to left
runs 5 km and then turns to left runs 12 km and finally turns to left and runs 6 km. Now what direction is the rat
facing?
(A) East
(B) North
(C) West
(D) South
12. A person is facing towards the North. He moves ° clockwise direction. Again he is moving ° clockwise direction.
Now, in which direction is he presently facing?
(A) North-West
(B) South-East
(C) North-East
(D) South-West
13. I stand with my right hand extended side-ways towards South. Towards which direction will my back be?
(A) East
(B) South
(C) North
(D) West
14. Rahim faces towards the north direction and then turning to his right, he walks 25 m. He then turns to his left and
walks 30 m. Next he moves 25 m to his right he then turns to his right again and walks 55 m. Finally he turns to
the right and moves 40 m. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
(A) South - West
(B) South
(C) North - West
(D) South - East
15. A man started walking West. He turned right. Then again right and finally turned left. Towards which direction
was he walking now ?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) West
(D) East
16. Sunita walks northwards. After a while, he turns to his right and a little furthur to his left. Finally, after walking
500 m, he turns to his left again. In which direction is he moving now?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
17. One morning, after sunrise, Vikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their backs towards each other.
Vikram's shadow fell exactly towards left hand side. Which direction was Shailesh facing?
(A) South - West
(B) West
(C) South
(D) East - South
18. If Shyam sees the rising sun behind the tower and setting sun behind the Railway station from his house. What is
the direction of the tower from the Railway station ?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) West
(D) East
19. Anita started walking from her office towards her house. She walks 30 meters and turned to her right and walks
50 meters. Then she turns to her left and walks another 30 meters and reachs to her house which is in South-East
direction from her office. Find out in which direction did she start walking initially from her office.
(A) South
(B) North
(C) West
(D) East
20. Study the following information carefully and answer the given question.
P, Q, R, S, T, V, X and Y are seated in a straight line facing north. P sits fourth to the left of V. V sits either sixth
from the left end of the line or fourth from the right end of the line. S sits second to the right of R. R is not an
immediate neighbour of V. T and Q are immediate neighbours of each other but neither T nor Q sits at extreme
ends of the line. Only one person sits between T and X. X does not sit at the extreme end of the line.
Who amongst the following sits exactly in the middle of the person who sits second from the left and the person
who sits fifth from the right?
(A) V
(B) Q
(C) T
(D) S
21. A boy starts a ride from a point and runs 10 km towards North, turns right and run 15 km, turns right again and
runs. What is the direction now it is facing?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) West
(D) East
22. A and B start moving towards each other from two places 200 m apart. After walking 60 m , B turns left and goes
20 m then he turns right and goes 40 m. He then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had
started walking. If A and B walk with the same speed, what is the distance between them now?
(A) 80 m
(B) 70 m
(C) 40 m
(D) 60 m
23. If Mohan travels towards North from his house them turn to left, then to South covering equal distance. In each
direction to reach Sohan’s house. In which direction Mohan’s house is from Sohan’s house now ?
(A) East
(B) South
(C) North
(D) West
24. Six people - C, D, E, F, G and H are standing in a straight line facing north not necessarily in the same order. D is
standing second to the right of F. C is standing fourth to the left of H and H is not standing on the extreme end of
the line. E is standing second to the right of D.
Who is standing second to the right of C?
(A) F
(B) D
(C) G
(D) E
25. K is a place which is located 2 km away in the North-West direction from the capital P. R is another place that is
located 2 km away in the South-West direction from K. M is another place and that is located 2 km away in the
North-West direction from R. T is yet another place that is located 2 km away in the South-West direction from
M. In which direction is T located in relation to P?
(A) South-West
(B) North-West
(C) West
(D) North
26. If Mohan travels towards north from his house them turn to left, then to south covering equal distance. In each
direction to reach Sohan’s house. In which direction Mohan’s house is from Sohan’s house now ?
(A) East
(B) South
(C) North
(D) West
27. There are five boys A, B, C, D and E who stays in the same locality. A's house is to the west of B's house and B's
house is to the north of C's house. If D's house is to the east of C's house, then with respect to A, D's house is in
_______ direction.
(A) North - West
(B) South - East
(C) North - East
(D) South
28. If A stands on his head with his face towards north. In which direction will his left hand point ?
(A) North-East
(B) North
(C) East
(D) North-West
29. A man started walking West. He turned right, then right again and finally turned left. Towards which direction
was he walking now?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) West
(D) East
30. Lokesh went 15 kms to North then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then he turned south and covered 5 kms.
Finally turning to East he covered 10 kms. In which direction he is from his house?
(A) north
(B) south
(C) west
(D) east
31. Rohit is facing East direction. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then another 180° in the anti-clockwise
direction and 270° in clockwise direction. What direction is he facing now?
(A) South - West
(B) North - West
(C) West
(D) South
32. Arun started from point A and walked 10 km East to point B, then turned to North and walked 3 km to point C
and then turned West and walked 12 km to point D, then again turned South and walked 3 km to point E. In
which direction is he from his start point?
(A) East
(B) South
(C) West
(D) North
33. Laxman went 15 km to North then he turned West and covered 10 km. Then he turned South and covered 5 km
finally turning to East he covered 10 km. In which direction is he moving now?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
34. A man starts from a point, walks 4 miles towards north and turns left and walks 6 miles, turns right and walks for
3 miles and again turns right and walks 4 miles and takes rest for 30 minutes. He gets up and walks straight 2
miles in the same direction and turns right and walks one mile. What is the direction he is facing?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) South-East
(D) West
35. If a person moves 4 km towards the west, then turns right and moves 3 km and then turns right and moves 6 km,
which is the direction in which he is now moving ?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
36. A walks 3 km northward and then he turns left and goes 2 km. He again turns left and goes 3 km. He turns right
and walks straight. In which direction is he walking now?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
37. Lakshmi walked 2 kms north from her house and took a turn to the left and continued to walk another one
kilometer and finally she turned left and reached the school. Which direction is she facing now?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) West
(D) East
38. 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) South-West
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39. Suresh starts from a point, walks 2 miles towards south, turns right and walks 1 miles, turns left and walks
2 2
miles and then he turns back. What is the direction he is facing now?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) South
(D) North
40. Samar walked 25 m towards the west direction. After a while, he turned to the right and walked 10 m. Again, he
then turned to the right and walked 15 [Link], he turned 135 degrees and walked 30 m. In which direction is he
moving now?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) South-East
(D) South-West
41. One day, Ram left home and cycled 10 km southwards, then he turns right and cycled 5 km then he turns right
and cycled 10 km and then he turns left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach
his home straight?
(A) 15 km
(B) 10 km
(C) 20 km
(D) 25 km
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42. A man is facing west. He turns 45❑ in the clockwise direction and then another 180❑ in the same direction and
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then 270❑ in the anti-clockwise direction. What direction is he facing now?
(A) South - West
(B) North - West
(C) West
(D) South
43. Nidhi initially faces the north direction. After sometime, she turns 90 degrees clockwise, followed by a 180-
degree turn anticlockwise, and finally, another 90-degree turn in the same direction. Which direction is she facing
now?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) North-West
(D) West
44. Anoop starts walking towards South. After walking 15 metres he turns towards North. After walking 20 metres
he turns towards East and walks 10 metres. He then turns towards South and walks 5 metres. In which direction is
he from the original position?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) West
45. Ramesh starts at point A and walks 40 meters towards the East. He then turns to his right and walks 30 meters,
followed by a left turn and walking 50 meters. Finally, he turns to his right at an angle of 60 degrees. In which
direction is he moving finally?
(A) North-East
(B) North-West
(C) South-East
(D) South-West
46. A man is facing west. He turns 45 ❑∘ in the clockwise direction and then another 180❑∘ in the same direction
and then 270❑∘ in the anti-clockwise direction. What direction is he facing now?
(A) South - West
(B) North - West
(C) West
(D) South
47. A man takes his dog for a walk whose house is facing East. He walks first towards West and then walks towards
South. In which direction he has to walk now to reach home ?
(A) North - East
(B) West
(C) South
(D) North - West
48. Madhuri moved a distance of 75 m towards North. She then turned to her left and walked about 25 m, turned left
again and walked 80 m . Finally she turned to the right at an angle of 45 ∘. In which direction was she moving
finally ?
(A) South-East
(B) South-West
(C) North-West
(D) North-East
49. A and B start moving towards each other from two places 200 m apart. After walking 60 m, B turns left and goes
20 m then he turns right and goes 40 m. He then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had
started walking. If A and B walk with the same speed, what is the distance between them now?
(A) 80 m
(B) 70 m
(C) 40 m
(D) 60 m
50. Seeta starts from a point, walks 2 km towards north, turns towards her right and walks 2 km, turns right again and
walks. What is the direction she is facing now?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) West
(D) East
51. Five friends A, B, C, D and E are staying in the same locality. B's house is to the east of A's house and to the
north of C's house C's house is to the west of D's house. D's house is in which direction with respect to A's house?
(A) North - East
(B) South - East
(C) North - West
(D) South - West
52. A Man can walk by having long, medium and short steps . He can cover 60 m by 100 long steps, 100 m by 200
medium steps and 80 m by 200 short steps. He starts walking by 5,000 long steps, then he turns left and walks by
taking 6,000 medium steps. He then turns right and walk by taking 2,500 short steps. how far is he away from his
starting point ?
(A) 5,000m
(B) 4,000 m
(C) 6,000 m
(D) 7,000 m
53. I stand with my right hand extended side-ways towards the South. Towards which direction will the back be?
(A) North
(B) West
(C) East
(D) South
54. A person starts walking from Point A towards the North. After walking for 7 km, he takes a right turn and walks
5 km. Then, he takes a left turn and walks 3 km. Finally, he takes another right turn and walks 4 km. In which
direction is he from the starting point?
(A) North-East
(B) North-West
(C) South-East
(D) South-West
55. Ms. N walks 10 km towards North from there she walks 6 km towards South. Then she walks 3 km towards East.
How far and in which direction is she with reference to her starting point?
(A) 4 km West
(B) 6 km West
(C) 3 km West
(D) 5 km North - East
56. Namita moves 20 km towards the North. She turned to her right and moves 20 km. Then she moves 10 km in the
North-East. After a while, she turned to her right and moves 20 km and then she turned to her right and moves 20
km and again she turned to her left and moves 20 km. Now in which direction Namita is facing?
(A) North-East
(B) South-West
(C) South-East
(D) North-West
57. A man starts from a point, walks 8 km towards North, turns right and walks 12 km, turns left and walks 7 km
turns and walks 20 km towards South, turns right and walks 12 km. In which direction is he from the starting
point?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) West
(D) East
58. A and B start moving towards each other from two places 200 m apart. After walking 60 m, B turns left and goes
20 m then he turns right and goes 40 m. He then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had
started walking. If A and B walk with the same speed, what is the distance between them now?
(A) 80 m
(B) 70 m
(C) 40 m
(D) 60 m
59. A man is facing west. He turns 45 ❑∘ in the clockwise direction and then another 180❑∘ in the same direction
and then 270❑∘ in the anti-clockwise direction. In which direction is he facing now?
(A) South - West
(B) North - West
(C) West
(D) South
60. A boy starts walking in a particular direction for 2 km and then takes a left turn and walks another 2 km thereafter
he again takes left turn and walks another 2 km and at last he takes right turn walks 2 km. Now, he sees his
shadow in front of him. What direction he did start initially?
(A) South
(B) East
(C) North
(D) West
61. Daily in the morning, the shadow of Gol Gumbaz falls on Bara Kaman and in the evening the shadow of Bara
Kaman falls on Gol Gumbaz exactly. So, in which direction is Gol Gumbaz to Bara Kaman?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
62. Anand ride his bicycle and travels 15 meters towards the East direction. Then he turns to his left and travel 10
meters and again turns to his right and travel some distance. Towards which direction is he now moving?
(A) East
(B) West
(C) North
(D) South
1. (A)
2. (C)
3. (B)
4. (B)
5. (B)
6. (D)
7. (C)
8. (C)
9. (B)
10. (A)
11. (B)
12. (C)
13. (D)
14. (D)
15. (A)
16. (B)
17. (C)
18. (D)
19. (D)
20. (D)
21. (A)
22. (C)
23. (A)
24. (C)
25. (C)
26. (A)
27. (B)
28. (C)
29. (A)
30. (A)
31. (C)
32. (C)
33. (A)
34. (B)
35. (A)
36. (B)
37. (B)
38. (D)
39. (D)
40. (D)
41. (A)
42. (A)
43. (A)
44. (C)
45. (D)
46. (A)
47. (A)
48. (B)
49. (C)
50. (B)
51. (B)
52. (A)
53. (B)
54. (A)
55. (D)
56. (C)
57. (B)
58. (C)
59. (A)
60. (A)
61. (A)
62. (A)
1. Text Solution:
According to the question, the car is moving from South i.e., it is moving from South to North direction and
following the other instructions, we get
From the above diagram, he is at point A which is the South direction from the starting point.
Hence, the correct answer is option (D) i.e., South.
7. Text Solution:
Given, South-west becomes North
i.e., there is a rotation of 135o clockwise for South-West to become North.
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Thus, on rotating North-East 135 clockwise, we will get South.
Therefore, North-East will become South.
8. Text Solution:
According to the directions given, we get
Clearly, BC = AD = 5 km
Distance to bicycle from E to house A = ED + DA
= 10 + 5
= 15 km
Hence, option (B) is correct i.e., 15.
10. Text Solution:
First Laxman went 15 km to North direction and then he moved 10 km to West direction. He turned 5 km to
South direction and finally turning to 10 km East direction.
From the figure, its clear that Laxman is moving towards East.
Hence, the correct option is (A) i.e East.
11. Text Solution:
Following the direction as per the question, we get
∴
A is the initial position and B is the final position
Person is S-E from the starting position.
Hence, the correct option is (D) i.e. South-East.
15. Text Solution:
According to given data,
He turns right and again he turns right and then he turns left at last.
Thus, we can say he is finally walking in the North direction.
Thus, the temple is in the East direction, with respect to the railway station.
Hence, the correct option is (C) i.e., East.
19. Text Solution:
Following the directions as per the question, we get
Clearly, she starts walking towards the East direction from her office.
20. Text Solution:
Let’s assume that V sits sixth from the left and P sits fourth to the left of V, so the positions can be,
_ P_ _ _ V_ _ (South)
S sits second to the right of R and TQ are neighbours and they are not at ends, so the positions can be,
RPSQTV_ _ (South)
Only one person sits between T and X that is V, so the final positions can be,
RPSQTVXY (South)
Therefore, P is second from left and Q is fifth from right and S is in the middle of them.
Hence, the correct answer is option(d) i.e. S.
21. Text Solution:
According to the question, we have
If a person stands on his head with his face towards north, his left hand will point towards east.
Hence, the correct answer is option (C) i.e. East.
29. Text Solution:
Following the directions as per the question, we get
Clearly, his final position is at A i.e., he is now moving in the east direction.
Hence, the correct option is (A) i.e. East.
36. Text Solution:
Following the directions as per the question, we get
Starting Point
Required distance = A to E = AD + DE
⇒ Distance = 5 + 10
⇒ Distance = 15 km
Hence, the correct option is (A) i.e. 15 km.
42. Text Solution:
The man was facing west direction.
After turning 45 degree clockwise his direction will be North- West After turning 180 degree clockwise i.e., in
the same direction his direction will be South-East.
At last, after turning 270 degree anti clockwise his direction will be South-West.
Thus, Anoop is in the East direction with respect to his original position.
Hence, option (C) is the correct i.e., East.
45. Text Solution:
According to the directions as per the question, we get
Clearly, the person is moving towards the South-West direction from the starting point.
Hence, the correct option is (D).
46. Text Solution:
The man was facing west direction.
After turning 45 degree clockwise his direction will be North- West After turning 180 degree clockwise i.e., in
the same direction his direction will be South-East.
At last, after turning 270 degree anti clockwise his direction will be South-West.
Clearly, they should walk in the North-East direction to reach the home.
Hence, the correct option is (A) i.e. North - East.
48. Text Solution:
Madhuri started from A, moved 75 m up to B, turned left and walked 25 m up to C.
She turned left again and moved 80 m from point C to D. Turning to the right at angle of 45 o, she was finally
moving in the direction DE i.e, South- West.
A B ¿ O D=3000 m
CD ¿ B C+ B D
¿ ¿ 1000+3000
¿ ¿
From pythogorous theorem, We get
O C=√ O D2 +C D2= √ ( 3000 ) + ( 4000 ) =5000 m
2 2
Clearly, the person is actually heading towards the North-East direction from the starting point.
Hence, the correct option is (A) i.e., North-East.
55. Text Solution:
The movements of Ms. N are as shown in Fig.
AC = 10 - 6 = 4 km
Here, ACD is a right-angled triangle
2 2 2
A D = A C +C D
⇒ A D =4 +3 )
2 2 2
⇒ A D =16 +9 )
2
⇒ A D2=25 )
⇒ A D= √ 25=5 k m )
Therefore, Direction from A to D is North - east.
Hence, the correct option is (D).
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56. Text Solution:
Following the directions as per the question, we get