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Direction and Distance

Set : M1 By - Umang sir
Directions (1-10): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that
follow.
Q.1 Manoj walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he
took left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
a. East b. South-East c. South
d. North-East e. None of these

Q.2 If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and soon. What will West become?
a. North-East b. North-West c. South-East
d. South-West e. None of these

Q.3 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 e. None of these

Q.4 From his house, Lokesh went 15 km to the 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 from his house?
a. East b. North c. West d. South e. North-East

Q.5 Ram started walking towards south. He took a right turn after walking 10m. He again started
walking towards southeast after walking 25m. Which direction is he from the starting point?
a. South b. Southeast c. North d. Cannot be determined e. Northeast

Q.6 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 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 e. None of these

Q.7 Lakshman went 15 km to the West of his house, then turned left and walked 20 km. He then
turned east and walked 25 km and finally turning left covered 20 km. How far was he from
his house?
a. 5 km b. 10 km c. 40 km d. 80 km e. None of these

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Q.8 K is 40 m South-West of L. M is 40m South-East of L. Then, M is in which direction of K?
a. North-East b. East c. West d. South e. South-West

Q.9 A person walks 4 km towards west, then turns to his right to travel 9 km. He turns towards
east and travels 12 km. Finally, he travels 3 km towards south. How far is he from the initial
position (in km)?
a. 15 b. 23 c. 18 d. 10 e. 28

Q.10 Rohan walks a distance of 3km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He
again turns left and walks for 3km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3km. How
far is he from the starting points?
a. 1 km b. 2 km c. 3 km d. 5 km e. None of these

Directions (11-20): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that
follow.
Q.11 One evening, Raja started to walk toward the Sun. After walking a while, he turned to his
right and again to his right. After walking a while, he again turned right. In which direction
is he facing?
a. South b. East c. West d. North e. none of these

Q.12 I started walking down a road in the morning facing the Sun. After walking for some time
I turned to my left. Then I turned to my right. In which direction was I going then?
a. East b. West c. North d. South e. None of these

Q.13 A man starts his journey facing the sun early morning. He then turns right and walks 2 km.
He then walks 3 km after turning right again. Which is the direction he is facing now?
a. North-East b. North c. West d. South e. None of these

Q.14 Ravi in his evening walk travelled towards the sun 3 km, then he turned to his left walked
2 km. He again turned to his right and walked 3 km. Finally, he turned to his right walked
another 2 km. In which direction is Ravi walking now?
a. East b. West c. North d. South e. None of these

Q.15 One morning after sunrise, Vikram and Shailaish were standing in a town with their backs
towards each other. Vikram's shadow fell exactly towards left and side. Which direction
was Shailaish facing?
a. East b. West c. North d. South e. North south

Q.16 One evening before sunset two friends Sumit and Mohit were talking to each other face to
face. If Mohit’s shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Sumit facing?
a. North b. South c. West d. Data inadequate e. None of these

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Q.17 Mani and Vinay are are two brothers who are facing each other. Shadow of Mani falls on
the left side of Vinay , so in which direction Mani is facing?
a. North b. Northwest c. South d. Southwest e. Cannot be determined

Q.18 One morning akash starts walking toward the Sun. After walking some distance he took a
left turn then a right turn and again a left turn and stopped. In which direction akash is
facing?
a. north b. south c. east d. west e. None of these

Q.19 A clock is placed in such a way that when it is 12’O clock, the hands point towards North
east direction. In which direction will the hour hand point at 6 PM?
a. West b. East c. South d. South-west e. South-east

Q.20 A clock is placed at 12 noon its hour hand points towards north east. In which direction
does its hour hand point at 1.30pm?
a. North b. East c. South d. West e. Cannot be determined

Directions (21-30): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that
follow.
Q.21 A man is facing west. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then another 180
degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Find which
direction he is facing now?
a. South-West b. West c. South d. South-East e. North–East

Q.22 Sumit starts his journey by walking in South direction. After travelling a distance of 60 m,
he turned to his right and travelled 45 m. Then he goes 30 m towards North and further
travels by turning 45o in clockwise direction. In what direction is he travelling now?
a. South-east b. North-east c. North-west d. South-west e. East

Q.23 Vinay started his journey towards north to reach his office. After reaching the office he
turned 180o in clockwise direction and then 45o in anticlockwise direction. Which direction
is he facing now?
a. North west b. South east c. West d. South west e. None of these

Q.24 Kamal is facing South. He turns 135 degree in the anti-clockwise direction and then 180
degree in the clockwise direction. What direction is he facing now?
a. North b. South-West c. East d. North-West e. None of these

Q.25 Surbhi is facing East. She turns 100 degree in the clockwise direction and then 145 degree
in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now?
a. West b. North-East c. North d. South-West e. None of these

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Q.26 My friend is facing east. She turned 120o in the clockwise direction and then 165o in the
anti- clockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now?
a. East. b. North-east. c. North. d. South-west. e. None of these

Q.27 A Water flows west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi circle round a
hillock and then turns left at right [Link] which direction is the water finally flowing?
a. South b. West c. North d. East e. Cannot be determined

Q.28 A, B, C , D ,E , F, G and H are sitting around a circular table in the same order for a
discussion at equal distances .Their positions are clockwise. If G sits in the north ,then what
will be the position of D?
a. South b. East c. South-west d. North-west e. None of these

Q.29 Aarti facing north takes a 120 degree turn in anti-clockwise direction. After that she takes a
clockwise shift of 90 degree. Now he takes a shift of 135 degree to the clockwise direction.
Now in which direction aarti is facing?
a. North east b. West c. North west d. South east e. None of these

Q.30 A horse is facing south. It turns 90 degrees in the anticlockwise direction, then turns 180
degrees in the clockwise, Which direction is the horse facing now?
a. West b. East c. South d. North e. None of these

Directions (31-40): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that
follow.
Q.31 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 e. None of these

Q.32 A, B, C and D are playing cards. A and B are partners. D faces towards North. If A faces
towards West, then who faces towards south?
a. C b. B c. D d. A e. None of these

Q.33 A starts from a point and walks 5kms north, then turns left and walks 3kms. Then again
turns left and walks 5kms. Point out the direction in which he is going?
a. West b. South c. North d. East e. None of these

Q.34 A dog is taken out every evening by the owner whose home is in East. They walk 200 m
West, then 500m in the South direction. Which direction should they take to reach home?
a. North-East b. North c. North-West d. South-East e. East

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Q.35 Nikhil walked 30m towards East took a left turn and walked 20m. He again took a left turn
and walked 30m. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?
a. 20m, North b. 80m, North c. 20m, South
d. 80m, South e. Data inadequate

Q.36 Daniel went 15 km to the West of his house, then turned left and walked 20 km. He then
turned East and walked 25 km and again turned left covered 20 km and again finally turned
left and covered 5km. How far was he from his house?
a. 5 km b. 10 km c. 40 km d. 80 km e. None of these

Q.37 Mohan walked 30m towards South, took a left turn and walked 15m. He, then took a right
turn and walked 20m. He again took a right turn and walked 15m. How far is he from the
starting point?
a. 95m b. 50m c. 70m d. Cannot be determined e. None of the above

Q.38 Starting from a point S, Mahesh walked 25m towards South. He turned to his left and
walked 50m. He then again turned to his left and walked 25m. He again turned to his left
and walked 60m and reached a point T. How far Mahesh is from point S and in which
direction?
a. 10m, West b. 25m, North c. 10m, East d. 25m, West e. None of these

Q.39 Yash starts from a point A and moves 3 m straight then take a right turn and walk 4 m, again
take a left turn and walk 5m. Finally he takes a left turn and walk 4m now he is facing north,
so in which direction he starts?
a. north b. south c. east d. west e. none of these

Q.40 A goat walks 10 m towards north, turns to right and walks 15m and again turns to right and
walk 20m and then turns to left and walks 10m, and finally turns to right and stop. In which
direction goat is facing?
a. north b. south c. east d. west e. none of these

Directions (41-50): Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that
follow.
Q.41 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 e. west

Q.42 Sam go North ,Turn right and again turn right then go to the left .In which direction Sam
now?
a. South b. West c. North d. East e. Cannot be determined

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Q.43 A man walks 10m to the right and then again turns right and walks 10m. Then he takes three
consecutive left turn. Every time turning to his left, he walks 5,15 and [Link] far is he
now from his starting point?
a. 5m b. 10m c. 15m d. 20m e. Cannot be determined

Q.44 Kiran performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the west. In
which direction his left hand will be?
a. South b. West c. North d. East e. Cannot be determined

Q.45 Village A is south of village B and north of village D, which is in east of village E. Village
E is west of village C. Village F is between C and D anywhere. Village F is north east of
village G which direction of village G respect of village B?
a. North-east b. North-west c. South-east
d. South-west e. Cannot be determined

Q.46 Sarita leaves from home .She walk 25m in North west direction and then 25m in south west
direction. Next she walks 25m in south east direction. Finally she turn toward her house.
Now in which direction she was moving?
a. North west b. South east c. North east d. South west e. None of these

Q.47 A boy goes 6 m north and turns east and walk 8 m. Again he turns to his right and walk 4
m. After this he turns to his right and walks 8 m. How far is he from his starting point?
a. 3m b. 4m c. 2m d. 6m e. none of these

Q.48 Vivek travelled 12kms West, then he turned left and travelled 8kms. Then he turned left
and travelled 12kms. How far was Vivek from starting point?
a. 20km b. 8km c. 10km d. 4km e. none of these

Q.49 A directional post is erected on a crossing, in an accident it was turned in such a way that
the arrow which was first showing east is now showing north. A passerby went in a wrong
direction thinking it is east. In which direction is he actually travelling now?
a. North b. East c. West d. South e. Cannot be determined

Q.50 A man goes towards East 5km, then he takes a turn to South-West and goes 5km. He again
takes a turn towards North-West and goes 5km With respect to the point from where he
started, where is he now?
a. At the starting point b. In the West c. In the East
d. In the North East e. None of these

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 ANSWER KEY
Q.1 B Q.2 C Q.3 D Q.4 B Q.5 D Q.6 A
Q.7 B Q.8 B Q.9 D Q.10 A Q.11 A Q.12 A
Q.13 C Q.14 C Q.15 D Q.16 B Q.17 E Q.18 A
Q.19 D Q.20 B Q.21 A Q.22 A Q.23 B Q.24 B
Q.25 B Q.26 B Q.27 D Q.28 C Q.29 D Q.30 A
Q.31 D Q.32 A Q.33 B Q.34 A Q.35 A Q.36 A
Q.37 B Q.38 A Q.39 C Q.40 B Q.41 D Q.42 D
Q.43 A Q.44 C Q.45 E Q.46 C Q.47 C Q.48 B
Q.49 D Q.50 A