DIRECTION & DISTANCE
1. A man starts from a point and walks 2km towards North, turns towards his right and
walks 2km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?
(a)South (b)South-East (c)North (d)West
2. Kamu walks 5km straight from her house towards west then turns right and walks
3kms. There-after she takes left turn and walks 2km. Further, she turns left and
walks 3kms. In what direction she is now from her house? (a)West (b)North
(c)South(d)East
3. Gopal started walking 2km straight from his school. Then he turned right and walked
1km. Again he turned right and walked 1km to reach his house. If his house is
south-east from his school, then in which direction did Gopal start walking from the
school?
(a)East (b)West (c)South (d)North
4. A man starts from a point, walks 2km towards north, turns towards his right and
walks 2km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?
(a)South (b)East (c)North (d)West
5. Janaki started from her house and walked 2km towards North. Then she took a right
turn and covered one kilometer. Then she took again a right turn and walked for
2kms. In what direction is she going?
(a)North (b)East (c)South (d)West
6. Mohan starts from point A and walks 1km towards south, turns left and walks 1 km.
Then he turns left again and walks 1km. Now he is facing?
(a)East (b)West (c)North (d)South-West
7. Suresh starts from a point, walks two miles towards south, turns right & walks
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1 miles, turns left and walks miles and then he turns back. What is the direction he
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is facing now?
(a)East (b)West (c)South (d)North
8. A man starts from a point, walks 4miles towards north and turns left and walks
6miles, turns right and walks 3miles and again turn right and walk 4miles and takes
rest for 30minutes. He gets up and walks straight 2miles in the same direction and
turns right and walks 1mile. What is the direction he is facing?
(a)North (b)South (c)South-east (d)West
9. Arun started from point A and walked 10kms East to point B, then turned to North
and walked 3kms to point C and then turned West and walked 12kms to point D,
then again turned South and Walked 3kms to point E. In which direction is he from
his starting point?
(a)East (b)South (c)West (d)North
10. A starts from a point and walks 5km north, then turns left and walks 3kms. Then
again turns left and walks 5kms. Point out the direction in which he is going now?
(a)North (b)South (c)East (d)West
11. A rat run 20’ towards East and turns to right runs 10’ and turns to right runs 9’ and
again turns left runs 5’ and then turns to left run 12’ and finally turns to left and
runs 6’. Now what direction is the rat facing?
(a)East (b)North (c)West (d)South
12. A driver left his village and drove North for 20kms, after which he stopped for
breakfast. Then he turned left and drove another 30kms when he stopped for lunch.
After some rest, he again turned left and drove 30kms to reach town where he had
supper. After evening tea in which direction did he drive?
(a)West (b)East (c)North (d)South
13. A man is facing east, then he turns left and goes 10m then turns right and goes 5m,
then goes 5m to the south and from there 5m to the West. In which direction is he
from his original place?
(a)East (b)West (c)North (d)South
14. From her home Prerna wishes to go to school. From home she goes towards north
and then turns left and then turns right, and finally she turns left and reaches
school. In which direction her school is situated with respect of her home?
(a)North-East (b)North-West (c)South-East (d)South-West
15. A child walks 25feet towards North, turns right and walks 40feet, turns right again and walks
45feet. He then turns left and walks 20feet. He turns left again walks 20feet. Finally, he turns
to his left to walk another 20feet. In which direction is the child from his starting point?
(a)North (b)South (c)West (d)East
16. Raju facing North and Moves 20km, then he turned to his right and moves 20km and then he
moves 10km in North-East, then he turned to his right and moves 20km and again he turned
to his left and moves 20km. Now in which direction Raju is facing?
(a)South-East (b)North- East (c)South-West (d)North-West
17. K is a place which is located 2km away in the north-west direction from the capital P. R is
another place that is located 2km away in the south-west direction from K. M is another
place and that is located 2km away in the north-west direction from R. T is yet another place
that is located 2km 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
18. Babu is Rahim’s neighbor and and his house is 200metres away in the north west direction.
Joseph is Rahim’s neighbor and his house located 200m away in the south west direction.
Gopal is Joseph’s neighbor and he stays 200m away in the south east direction. Roy is
Gopal’s neighbor and his house is located 200m away in the north east direction. Then where
is the position of Roy’s house in relation to Babu’s?
(a)South-East(b)South-West(c)North(d)North-East
19. A tourist drives 10km, towards west and turns to left and takes a drive of another 4km. He
then drives towards east another 4km and then turns to his right and drives 5km. Afterwards
he turns to his left and travels 6km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
(a)North (b)East (c)West (d)South
20. 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
21. One evening, Raja started walking towards 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
22. Five boys A,B,C,D,E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing South-West, D is facing
South-East, B and E are right opposite to A and D respectively and C is equidistant between
D and B. Which direction is C facing?
(a)West (b)South (c)North (d)East
23. If a man on a moped starts from a point and rides 4km South, then turns left and rides 2km
to turn again to the right to ride 4km more, towards which direction is he moving?
(a)North(b)West (c)East (d)South
24. A man starts from a point, walks 8km towards North, turns right and walks 12km, turns left
and walks 7km, turns and 24km towards South, turns right and walks 12km. In which
direction is he from the starting point?
(a)North (b)South (c)West (d)East
25. Daily in the morning the shadow of Gol Gumbaz falls on Bara Kaman and in the evening the
shadowBara Kaman falls on Gol Gumbaz [Link] in which directions is Gol Gumbaz to
Bara Kaman?
(a)Eastern side(b)Western side
(c)Northern side (d)Southern side
26. Ashok went 8kms South and turned West and walked 3kms again he turned North and
walked [Link] took a final turn to East and walked 3kms. Inwhich direction was Ashok
from the starting point?
(a)East (b)North (c)West (d)South
27. If X stands on his head with his face towards southto which direction will his left
hand point?
(a)East (b)West (c)North (d)South
28. I drove East for 5 miles, then drove North 3 miles,thenturned to my left and drove for
2 miles andagainturned to my [Link] direction am I goingnow?
(a)South (b)North (c)West (d)North-West
29. If A stands on his head with his face towardsnorth, inwhich directionwill his left
hand point?
(a)North-East (b)North (c)East (d)North-West
30. A car travelling from South covers a distance of 8kmsthen turns right and runs
another 9kms and again turnsto the right and was [Link] directions does it
face now?
(a)South(b)North(c)West(d)East
31. A taxi driver commenced his journey from a point and drove 10km toward north and
turned to his left and drove another 5km. After waiting to meet a friend here, he
turned to his right and continued to drive another 10km. He has covered a distance
of 25km so far, but in which direction would he be now?
(a)South (b)North (c)East (d)South-East
32. A walks 3kms northward and then he turns left and goes 2km. He again turns right
and walks straight. In which direction is he walking now?
(a)East(b)West(c)North(d)South
33. ‘A’ walks southwards, then turns right, then left and then right. In which direction is
he from the starting point moving now?
(a)South(b)East (c)West(d)North
34. A man starts from a point, walks 15m towards East, Turns left and walks 10m, turns
right again and walks. Towards which direction is he now walking?
(a)North (b)East (c)West (d)South
35. A boy starts walking towards West, he turns right and again he turns right and then
turns left at last. Towards which direction is he walking now?
(a)West (b)North (c)South (d)East