DIRECTIONS
1. Shiva starting from his house goes 5 km in the East, and then he turns to his
left and goes 4 km. Finally he turns to his left and goes 5 km. Now how far is
he from his house and in what direction?
2. Suresh starting from his house goes 4 km in the East, and then he turns to his
right and goes 3 km. What minimum distance will be covered by him to come
back to his house?
3. A drives 10 km towards east and turns to the right hand and drives 3 km.
Then he drives towards west (turning at his right) 3 km. He then turns to his
left and drives 2 km. Finally he turns to his right and travels 7 km. How far is
he from his starting point and in which direction would he be? AMCAT
a) 5 km, North b) 8 km, West c) 5 km, South d) 8 km, South
4. Sandhya walks straight from point A to B which is 2 kms away. She turns left,
at 90 degree and walks 8 kms to point C, where she turns left again at 90
degree and walks 5 kms to point D. At D she turns left at 90 degree and walks
for 8 kms to point E. What is the distance between A and E? AMCAT
a) 10 kms North b) 5 kms South c) 5 kms North d) 6 kms South
5. A player X stands 50 yards away from Y in the West. He moves 10 yards
straight towards South and then turn eastward going up to 50 yards, while Y
also comes down southward and meets X at the same point. How far is Y from
his original position? AMCAT
a) 50 yards b) 40 yards c) 20 yards d) 10 yards
6. 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
7. 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.?
AMCAT
A. South-East B. South C. North D. West
8. Sunil was facing east. He turns 150 degree in the clockwise direction and then
125 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
AMCAT
a) East b) North c) South-West d) South-East
9. One morning Uday and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a
crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Uday, which direction
was Uday facing?
A. East B. West C. North D. South
10. One morning after sunrise Juhi while going to school met Lilli at Boring road
crossing. Lalli's shadow was exactly to the right of Juhi. If they were face to
face, which direction was Juhi facing?
11. One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face
to face. If Rekha's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction
was Rekha facing?
A. North B. South C. East D. Data is inadequate
12. Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time,
he turned left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which
direction is he going now?
A. North or South B. East or West C. North or West D. South or West
13. Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the
middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of P
while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?
A. South B. South-West C. North-East D. South-East
14. If A x B means A is to the south of B;
A + B means A is to the north of B;
A % B means A is to the east of B;
A - B means A is to the west of B;
then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q?
A. South-West B. South-East C. North-East D. North-West
15. Four friends A, B, C and D live in a same locality. The house of B is in the east
of A's house but in the north of C's house. The house of C is in the west of D's
house. D's house is in which direction of A's house?
A. South-East B. North-East C. East D. Data is inadequate
16. Village Q is to the North of the village P. The village R is in the East of Village
Q. The village S is to the left of the village P. In which direction is the village S
with respect to village R? A. West B. South-West C. South
D. North-West
