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 ?
1. South 2. South-East 3. North 4. West
2. Gopal started walking 2 km straight from his school. Then he turned right and walked 1 km. again he turned
right and walked 1 km to reach his house. If his house is south-east from his school, then in which direction did
Gopal start walking from the school ?
1. East 2. West 3. South 4. North
3. Arun started from point A and walked 10 kms East to point B. then turned to North and walked 3 kms to point C
and then turned West and walked 12 kms to point D, then again turned South and walked 3 kms to point E. In
which direction is he from his starting point ?
1. East 2. South 3. West 4. North
4. From her home Prerna wishes to go to school. From home she goes toward 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
to her home ?
1. North – East 2. North – West 3. South – East 4. South - West
5. 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 ?
1. South-west 2. North-west 3. West 4. North
6. Babu is Rahim’s neighbor and his house is 200 metres away in the north west direction. Joseph is Rahim,s
neighbor and his house is located 200 metres away in the south west direction. Gopal is Joseph’s neighbor and
he stays 200 metres away in the south east direction. Roy is Gopal’s neighbor and his house is located 200
metres away in the north east direction. Then where is the position of Roy’s house in relation to Babu’s ?
1. South east 2. South west 3. North 4. North east
7. 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 A and D respectively and C is equidistant between D and B. Which direction is C facing
1. West 2. South 3. North 4. East
8. 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 ?
1. Eastern side 2. Western side 3. Northern side 4. Southern side
9. If X stands on his head with his face towards south, to which direction will his left hand point ?
1. East 2. West 3. North 4. South
10. If A stands on his head with his face towards north, In which direction will his left hand point ?
1. North-East 2. North 3. East 4. North-West
11. A taxi driver commenced his journey from a point and drove 10 km toward north and turned to his left and
drove another 5 km. After waiting to meet a friend here, he turned to his right and continued to drive another
10 km. He has covered a distance of 25 km so far , but in which direction would he be now ?
1. South 2. North 3. East 4. South-east
12. I stand with my right hand extended side-ways towards South.Towards which direction will my back be ?
1. North 2. West 3. East 4. South
13. If Mohan sees the rising sun behind the temple and the setting sun behind the railway station from his house,
what is the direction of the temple from the railway station?
1. South 2. North 3. East 4. West
14. I started walking down a road in the morning facing the Sun. After walking for sometime I turned to my left.
Then I turned to my right. In which direction was I going then?
 1. East 2. West 3. North 4. South
15. You go North, turn right, then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you now?
1. South 2. East 3. West 4. North
16. ‘X’ is in the East of ‘Y’ which is in the North of ‘Z’. If ’P’ is the East of ‘Z’ then in which direction of ‘X’, is ‘P’ :
1. South-West 2. South-East 3. South 4. West
17. A direction pole was situated on the Road Crossing. Due to an accident, the pole turned in such amanner that
the pointer which was showing East, started showing South. Sita, a traveller went to the wrong direction
thinking It to be West. In what direction actually she was travelling ?
1. East 2. South 3. North 4. West
18. Raj is standing in the middle of a square field. He starts walking diagonally to North-East. Then he turns right
and reaches the far end of the field. Then he turns right and starts walking. In the midway he again turns right
and starts walking. In halfway, he turns to his left and reaches a new far end. In what direction is Raj now ?
1. South-west 2. North 3. South 4. North-West
19. Sunil ran a distance of 40m towards the South. She then turned to the right and ran for about 15m. turned right
again and ran 50m. Turning to right then ran for 15m. Finally she turned to the left an angle of 45° and ran. In
which direction was she running finally?
1. South-East 2. South-West 3. North-East 4. North-West
20. A person walks towards his house at 8 : 00 am and observed his shadow to his right. In which direction he is
walking?
1. North 2. South 3. East 4. West
21. Of the 5 town A,B,C,D and E situated close to each other. A is to the west of B, C is to the south of A, E is to the
north of B and D is to the east of E. Then C is in which direction with respect to D?
1. South-West 2. North-East 3. North-West 4. South-East
22. If South-East is changed to North and North-East to West and so on, then what will come in place of South ?
1. South-West 2. North-East 3. South-East 4. North-West
23. Amit travelled 15 kms. Eastward, then turned left and travelled 5 kms, then turned left and travelled 15 kms.
How far was Amit from the starting point?
1. 30 kms. 2. 35 kms. 3. 15 kms. 4. 5 kms.
24. Mamatha walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 metres and then turns to her left
and walks 10 metres. Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest distance (in metres)
between her starting point and her present position?
1. 38 m 2. 28 m 3. 24 m 4. 10 m
25. Ashok wants to book a ticket to Madural. He starts and covers 5 kms. to reach the Booking Office which is in the
East of his house. From there he turns to the North towards the market by travelling 3 kms. From there he turns
left to his friend Sandeep’s house which is 5 kms away. Now he has to get back to his house. How many kms. he
has to cover to reach his house?
1. 8 kms 2. 3 kms 3. 5 kms 4. 6 kms
26. Rahim travelled straight from point E to F at a distance of 5 km. From F he turned left and travelled 6 km and
reached point G, there he took a left turn and travelled 5 km to reach point H. He took another left turn and
travelled 2 km and reached point I. How far is he from the starting point?
1. 3 km 2. 4 km 3. 5 km 4. 7 km
27. Ravi started walking from his houses east direction to Bus stop which is 3 km away.Then he set off in the bus
straight towards his right to the school 4 km away. What is the crow flight distance from his house to the school
?
1. 1 km 2. 5 km 3. 7 km 4. 12 km
28. A man starts walking from a point and walks 12 kms towards north. He turns 90° left and walks a distance and
stopped. If the distance between Initial point and final positions is 13 kms , how much distance he travelled
after turning from the North?
1. 1 km 2. 5 kms 3. 7 kms 4. 2 kms
29. A child is looking for his father . He went 90 metres in the east before turning to his right . He went 20 metres
before turning his right again to look for his father at his uncle’s place 30 metres from this point. His father was
not there. From here he went 100 metres to his north before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son
meet his father from the starting point?
1. 80 m 2. 100 m 3. 260 m 4. 140 m
30. My friend and I started simultaneously towards each other from two places 100 m apart. After walking 30 m,
my friend turns left and goes 10m, then he turns right and goes 20 m and then turns right again and comes back
to the road on which he had started walking. If we walk with the same speed, what is the distance between us
at this point of time ?
1. 50 m 2. 20 m 3. 30 m 4. 40 m
31. Vivek and Ashok start from a fixed point. Vivek moves 3 km north and turns right and then covers 4 km. Ashok
moves 5 km west and turns right and walks 3 km, Now how far are they apart?
1. 10 km 2. 9 km 3. 8 km 4. 6 km
32. A and B are standing at a distance of 20 km from each other on a straight East-West road. A and B start walking
simultaneously eastwards and westwards respectively and both cover a distance of 5 km. Then A turns to his
left and walks 10 km. B turns to his right and walks 10 km at the same speed. Then both turn to their left and
cover a distance of 5 km at the same speed. What will be the distance between them ?
1. 10 km 2. 30 km 3. 20 km 4. 25 km
33. A, B, C, D and E are standing in a line facing North. E is standing 40 metres left to B.A is standing 20 metres left
to C. D is standing 20 metres right to E and 50 metres right to C. What is the distance between A and D ?
1. 50 metres 2. 60 metres 3. 70 metres 4. 80 metres
34. A and B both are walking away from point ‘X’. A walked 3 m and B walked 4 m from it, then A walked 4 m north
of ‘X’ and B walked 5 m south of A. What is the distance between them now ?
1. 9.5 m 2. 9 m 3. 16 m 4. 11.40 m
35. A boy starts from home in early morning and walks straight for 8 km facing the Sun. Then he takes a right turn
and walks for 3 km. Then he turns right again and walks for 2 km and then turns left and walks for 1 km. Then
he turns right, travels 1 km and then turns right and travels for 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting
point?
1. 4 km 2. 5 km 3. 6 km 4. 2 km
36. A and B are standing at place “p”. They start moving in the opposite directions at the speed of 5 kmph and 4
kmph respectively. What will be the distance between them after 3 hours?
1. 3 kms. 2. 21 kms. 3. 18 kms 4. 27 kms.
37. At 12.30 the hour hand of a clock faces North and the minute hand faces South. At 2.45 the minute hand will
be in which direction?
1. North-West 2. West 3. South-East 4. East
38. If the clock read 6.20 and if the minute hand points North-East, in which direction will the hour hand point?
1. West 2. South-East 3. East 4. North-West
39. I am facing West. I turn 90° in clockwise direction, then 135° in anticlockwise direction. What direction am I
facing?
1. South 2. North 3. North-West 4. South-West
40. Mira starts at point T, walks straight to point U which is 4 ft. away. She turns left, at 90° and walks to W which
is 4 ft. away, turns 90° right and goes 3 ft. to P, turns 90° right and walks 1 ft. to Q, turns left at 90° and goes to
 V, which is 1 ft. away and once again turns 90° right and goes to O, 3 ft. away. What is the distance between T
and O ?
1. 4 ft. 2. 5 ft 3. 7 ft. 4. 8 ft.
Directions (41-42) : In the following questions there are 6 Check-posts A, B, C, D, E and F.Check-post F is 15 km
to the North of D which is 25 km to the North –East of B. Check-post A is 5 km West of E and 15 km to the
South-West of C. Check-posts B, A and E are in a straight line.The check-posts B, and E are 30 km apart from
each other.
41. If a jeep moves from E to F via A, B, and D, how much distance will it have to cover ?
1. 70 km 2. 120 km 3. 100 km 4. 90 km
42. Which check-post is the farthest to the South-West of D ?
1. A 2. B 3. C 4. D
43. At dusk, Rohit started walking facing the sun. After a while, he met his friend and both turned to their left. They
halted for a while and started moving by turning again to their right. Finally Rohit waved ‘good bye’ to his friend
and took a left turn at a corner. At which direction is Rohit moving now?
1. South 2. West 3. North 4. East
44. Four villages A, B, C and D lie in a straight line. D is 10 kms from B.A is exactly between D and C and C from B is 2
kms more than it is from D. How far is C from B?
1. 4 kms 2. 6 kms 3. 8 kms 4. 2 kms
45. Eight friends A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are sitting around a round table in the same order at equal distances. Their
positions are in clockwise direction. If G, who is sitting in the North exchanges seat with C and B exchanges seat
with F. Now who is sitting to the right of F?
1. A 2. G 3. E 4. B
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