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Reasoning: Direction Sense MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Practice questions
Q1Asha is facing south. She turns 90° clockwise, then 180° anticlockwise, and finally 90° clockwise. Which statement is correct about her final direction?
Start with Asha facing south. A 90° clockwise turn from south makes her face west. From west, a 180° anticlockwise turn makes her face east, because a half-turn always takes a person to the opposite direction. Finally, from east, a 90° clockwise turn makes her face south. So after applying all three turns in order, her final direction is south.
Q2A man is facing North-West. He turns 90° clockwise and then 135° anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now?
Start from North-West, which lies midway between North and West. A 90° clockwise turn from North-West brings the man to North-East. From North-East, a 135° anticlockwise turn moves past North and North-West to West. Therefore West is the final direction. East would result from a different clockwise movement, South is on the opposite half of the compass, and North would be reached after only part of the anticlockwise turn, not the full 135°.
Q3Amit starts from his school. He walks 5 km north, then 3 km east, then 5 km south, and finally 2 km west. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
Work out Amit's net position from the school. He first walks 5 km north and later 5 km south, so these two movements cancel exactly. Horizontally, he walks 3 km east and then 2 km west, leaving a net position of 1 km east of the school. His last movement is west, so his final facing direction is west. Therefore, the statements saying he is east, 1 km away, and finally facing west are all correct. The incorrect statement is that he is north of the school.
Q4Pooja walks 7 m south from point A. She turns left and walks 4 m. She turns left again and walks 7 m. Consider the statements: I. She is 4 m east of point A. II. She is facing north. III. Her distance from point A is 11 m. Which of the statements are correct?
Pooja first walks 7 m south from A. When a person facing south turns left, the new direction is east, so she walks 4 m east. From east, another left turn makes her face north, and she walks 7 m north. The 7 m south and 7 m north movements cancel each other. Only the 4 m east movement remains. Therefore she is 4 m east of A, and after the last movement she is facing north. Her straight distance from A is 4 m, not 11 m. Hence statements I and II only are correct.
Q5From point P, Karan walks 8 m towards the east, then 6 m towards the south, and then 8 m towards the west. Which one of the following statements is incorrect?
The east-west movements must be compared first. Karan walks 8 m east and later 8 m west, so these two movements cancel each other. The only remaining displacement from point P is 6 m towards the south. Therefore, his final point is exactly south of P and 6 m away from P. It is not south-east of P because no eastward displacement remains after the final westward movement. The last movement is also clearly towards the west, as stated in the question.
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6From point O, four short movements are made separately. Match each movement with the direction of the final point from O. I: 7 m east and 4 m south. II: 5 m west and 5 m north. III: 9 m south. IV: 6 m north and 3 m east.
7Priya is facing west. She turns 90 degrees to her right, then turns 180 degrees to her left, and finally turns 90 degrees to her right. Which statement is correct?
8One morning just after sunrise, Ankit was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole was formed on Ankit's left side. Which direction was Ankit facing?
9A person starts from point O. Path I: 3 m north and 4 m east. Path II: 6 m south and 2 m west. Path III: 5 m east and 5 m north. Match each path with the final direction from O.
10Ranjan travelled 15 km northward, then turned right and travelled 10 km, then turned left and travelled 20 km, then turned left and travelled 10 km. How far was Ranjan from the starting point?
11From the same starting point O, four persons move as follows: Anil walks 10 m north and then 6 m east; Bina walks 8 m west and then 3 m south; Charu walks 5 m south and then 5 m east; Dinesh walks 4 m north and then 9 m west. Match each person with the direction of his or her final position from O.
12Neha starts from point X facing west. She walks 6 m, turns right and walks 5 m, turns right again and walks 6 m, then turns left and walks 4 m. Consider the following statements: 1. Neha is finally north of X. 2. Her shortest distance from X is 11 m. 3. She is finally facing north. Which statements are correct?
13Meena is facing north. She turns right and walks 5 m, turns left and walks 3 m, turns left again and walks 5 m, then turns right and walks 2 m. Which statement about her final position is correct?
14Kamal walks 7 m west from his house, then 4 m north, then 7 m east, and finally 2 m south. Consider the statements: I. Kamal is north of his house. II. He is 2 m away from his house. III. He is west of his house. Which statements are correct?
15Ravi walks 8 m north, then turns right and walks 6 m. He again turns right and walks 3 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?