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Direction Sense Test


1. Arun went to his office, which is 6 km westwards from home. His brother went to market which is 8 km northwards from home. If they started at the same time, at the same speed along the shortest route between the market and the office, then where will they meet?

4 km from the office

6 km from the market

5 km from the market

None of these


2. Ben went 15 kms to the west from the office, then turned left and went 20 kms. He then turned East and went 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20 kms. How far is he from the office?

5 km

10 km

15 km

20 km


3. Four friends Amit, Balbeer, Charan and Dia live in the same locality. The house of Balbeer is in the east of Amit's house but in the north of Charan's house. The house of Charan is in the west of Dia's house. Dia's house is in which direction of Amit's house?

South-East

North-East

East

South-West


4. If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

North-West

North-east

South-East

South-West


5. Abhi started from point his house towards south and traveled 5 km then he turned right and traveled 2 km. Then he turned right and traveled 5 km. Then he turned left and traveled 5 km. How far is he from his house?

10 km

7 km

6 km

12 km


6. Akhil 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. ?

South-East

South-West

North

West


7. One morning, Amit and Bimal were talking to each other face to face. If Bimal's shadow was exactly to the left of Amit, which direction was Amit facing?

West

East

North

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8. A person starts from his office and looking for an address. To reach the address, he has to follow the following directions: Travel 5 km towards north-east from the office followed by 5 km towards south-east, then travel 5 km towards south-west followed by 5 km towards north-west. Approximately how far is the office from the address?

5 km

7.5 km

10 km

None of these


9. A man travels 5 km northwards and then travels 5 km towards the east, then travels 15 km towards the right and finally travels 17 km towards the right. Approximately how far is he from the original place?

21.2 km

10 km

12.5 km

15.6 km


10. A walks 10 metres in the front and 10 metres to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point ?

5 metres

10 metres

15 metres

0 metres