DIRECTION SENSE QUESTIONS & CHARACTER PUZZLES
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DIRECTION SENSE QUESTIONS
1. Starting from a point, Raju walked 12 m North, he turned right and walked 10 km, he
again turned right and walked 12 m, then he turned left and walked 5 m. How far is he now
and in which direction from the starting point?
27 m towards East
5 m towards East
10 m towards West
15 m towards East
None of these
2. A man walks 20 m towards South. Then turning to his right he walks 30 m. Then turning
to his left he walks 20 m. Again Turning to his left he walks 30 m. How far is he from his
starting position?
30 m
20 m
80 m
60 m
None of these
3. A man goes towards East 5 km, then he takes a turn to South-West and goes 5 km. He
again takes a turn towards North-West and goes 5 km with respect to the point from where
he started, where is he now?
At the starting point
In the West
In the East
In the North-East
In the South-East
4. Mohan started from point A and proceeded 7 km straight towards East, then he turned
left and proceeded straight for a distance of 10 km. He then turned left again and
proceeded straight for a distance of 6 km, and then turned left again and proceeded
straight for another 10 km. In which direction is Mohan from his starting point?
East
West
North
South
North-East
5. Rama travels a distance of 5 km from a place A towards North, turns left and walks 3
km, again turns right and walks 2 km. Finally turns right and walks 3 km to reach the
place B. What is the distance between A and B?
7 km
13 km
2 km
10 km
None of these
6. Village Chimur is 20 km to the North of village Rewa. Village Rahate is 18 km to the
East of village Rewa. Village Angne is 12 km to the West of Chimur. If Sanjay starts from
village Rahate and goes to village Angne, in which direction is he from his starting point?
North
North-West
South
South-East
None of these
7. Ravi travelled 4 km straight towards South. He turned left and travelled 6 km straight,
then turned right and travelled 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting point?
8 km
10 km
12 km
18 km
None of these
8. Rakesh is standing at a point. He walks 20 m towards the East and further 10 m towards
the South, then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North, then
he walks 15 m towards the East. What is the straight distance in metres between his
starting point and the point where he reached last?
0
5
10
Cannot be determined
None of these
9. A rat runs 20 m towards East and turns to right, runs 10 m and turns to right run 9 m
and again turns to left runs 5 m and then turns to left, runs 12 m and finally turns to left
and runs 6 m. Now, which direction is the rat facing?
East
North
West
South
North-East
10. A policeman left his police post and proceeded South 4 km on hearing a loud sound
from point A. On reaching the place, he heard another sound and proceeded 4 km to his
left to the point B. From B he proceeded left to reach another place C 4 km away. In which
direction, he has to go to reach his police post?
North
South
East
West
None of these
11. Ms. A goes for her morning walk at 6 O�clock towards sun for 2 km, then she turns to
her right and walks 3 km. She again turns to her left and walks 2 km, finally she turns to
her left to walk another 6 km. In which direction is she moving and at what distance from
the last turn, she is standing?
6 km, East
9 km, East
6 km, North
9 km, north
None of these
12. Starting from a point `S�, Mahesh walked 25 m towards South. He turned to his left
and walked 50 m. He then again turned to his left and walked 25 m. He again turned to his
left and walked 60 m and reached a point `T�. How far Mahesh is from Point `S� and in
which direction?
10 m, West
25 m, North
10 m, East
25 m, West
None of these
13. From point P, Akshay starts walking towards East. After walking 30 m, he turns to his
right and walks 10 m. He then turns to his right and walks for 30 m. He again turns to his
right and walks 30 m. How far is he from point P and in which direction?
Point P itself
10 m, North
20 m, West
20 m, North
None of these
14. Starting from a point `M�, Harish walked 18 m towards South. He turned to his left
and walked 25 m. He then turned to his left and walked 25 m. He then turned to his left
and walked 18 m. He again turned to his left and walked 35 m and reached a point `P�.
How far is Harish from the point `M� and which direction?
10 m East
10 m West
35 m West
10 m South
None of these
15. A man starts from his house and walks 10 km in South direction, then he turns right
and goes 6 km, again he turns right and goes 10 km and finally turns right and goes 6 km.
At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?
2 km, North
3 km, South
At the starting point
4 km, East
None of these
16. From a point, Rajneesh started walking East and walked 35 m. He then turned on his
right and walked 20 m and he again turned to right and walked 35 m. Finally, he turned
his left and walked 20 m and reached his destination. Now, how far is he from the starting
point?
50 m
55 m
20 m
40 m
None of these
17. A walks 10 m towards East and then 10 m to his right. Then every time turning to his
left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 m, respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
5m
10 m
15 m
20 m
None of these
18. Lalit walks 9 km East, turns South-West and walks another 8 km. He again takes a
turn towards North-West and walks another 5 km. In which direction from his starting
point is he standing now?
North-East
South-East
West
East
None of these
19. Facing towards South, Ram started walking and turned left after walking 30 m, he
walked 25 m and turned left and walked 30 m. How far is he from his starting position and
in which direction?
At the starting point only
25 m, West
25 m, East
30m, East
None of the above
20. Shehnaz wants to go to the market. She starts from her home which is in North and
comes to the crossing. The road to her left ends in a park and straight ahead is the office
complex. In which direction is the market to the crossing?
East
West
North
South
None of these
21. Starting from a point, a person walked 12 m North, he turned right and walked 10 m,
he again turned right and walked 12 m, then he turned left and walked 5 m. How far is he
now and in which direction from the starting point?
10 m, towards West
15 m, towards East
10 m, towards East
5 m, towards West
None of the above
22. Anoop starts walking towards South. After walking 15 m he turns towards North. After
walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards South and
walks 5 m. How for is he from his original position and in which direction?
10 m, North
10 m, South
10 m, West
10 m, East
None of these
23. Ravi starts walking towards North. After walking 15 m he turns towards South. After
walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards North and
walks 5 m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?
10 m, North
10 m, South
10 m, East
10m, West
None of these
24. A started from a place. After walking for 1 km, he turns to the left, then walking for �
km, he again turns to left. Now, he is going Eastward direction. In which direction, did he
originally start?
West
East
South
North
None of these
25. The town of Paranda is located on Gree lake. The town of Akram is West of Paranda.
Tokhada is East of Akram but West of Paranda. Kokran is East of Bopri but West of
Tokhada and Akram. If they are all in the same district, which town is the farthest West?
Paranda
Kokran
Akram
Tokhada
Bopri
26. B is to the South-West of A, C is to the East of B and South-East of A and D is to the
North of C in line with B and A. In which direction of A is D located?
North
East
South-East
North-East
None of these
27. Vijayan started walking towards South. After walking 15 m, he turned to the left and
walked 15 m. He again turned to his left and walked 15 m. How far is he from his original
position and in which direction?
15 m, North
15 m, South
30m, East
15 m, West
None of these
28. A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand
point?
South-East
North-East
North
North-West
None of these
29. A man is facing west. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then another
180 degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Find
which direction he is facing now ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
South-West
West
South
East-South
30. A man is facing north. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then another
180 degree in the same direction and then 45 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Find
which direction he is facing now ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
North
East
West
South
31. One day, Raviraj left home and cycled 20 Km southwards, turned right and cycled 10
km and turned right and cycled 20 Km and turned left and cycled 20 Km. How many
kilometres will he have to cycle to reach his home straight ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
50 Km
30 Km
40 Km
60 Km
32. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 meters in the east before turning to his
right. He went 20 meters before turning to is right again to look for his father at his uncle's
place 30 meters from this point. His father was not there. From there, he went 100 meters
to his north before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet his father from
starting point ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
80 metre
90 metre
100 metre
110 metre
33. Kunal walks 10 km towards North. From there he walks 6 Km towards South. Then, he
walks 3 Km towards east. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his
starting point ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5 Km North
5 Km South
5 Km East
5 Km North-East
34. Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 metres. He
again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres after turning to the
right. How far is he from his original position ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
40 metres
50 metres
60 metres
70 metres
35. A dog runs 20 metre towards East and turns Right, runs 10 metre and turns to right,
runs 9 metre and again turns to left, runs 5 metre and then turns to left, runs 12 metre and
finally turns to left and runs 6 metre. Now which direction dog is facing ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
East
North
West
South
CHARACTER PUZZLES
Directions to Solve
In this type of questions, a figure or a matrix is given in which some numbers are filled according to a
rule. A place is left blank. You have to find out a character (a number or a letter) from the given
possible answers which may be filled in the blank space.
Some examples are given below.
36:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.23
B.24
C.25
D.26
37: Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.23
B.24
C.25
D.26
38:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.25
B.26
C.28
D.29
39:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.144
B.148
C.154
D.158
40:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.360
B.361
C.365
D.366
41:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.2
B.3
C.4
D.5
42:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.-1
B.1
C.-2
D.2
43:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.9A
B.9B
C.8A
D.8B
44:Which number will replace the question mark ?
A.49
B.51
45.
A.
L10
B.
K15
C.
I15
D.
K8
46.
A.
1
B.
4
C.
3
D.
6
C.47
D.57
47.
A.
18
B.
12
C.
9
D.
6
48.
A.
25
B.
37
C.
41
D.
47
49.
A.
45
B.
41
C.
32
D.
40
50.
A.
115
B.
130
C.
135
D.
140
51.
A.
92
B.
72
C.
62
D.
99
52.
A.
2
B.
3
C.
4
D.
5
53.
A.
36
B.
48
C.
38
D.
30
54.
A.
41
B.
64
C.
35
D.
61
55.
A.
262
B.
622
C.
631
D.
824
56.
A.
45
B.
29
C.
39
D.
37
57.
A.0
B.2
58.
A.
3
B.
5
C.
4
D.
6
59.
C.11
D.12
A.
18
B.
24
C.
36
D.
58
60. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 metre. Then I turn right again and walk 10
metre. Then I turn left and walk 10 metre and then turning right walk 20 metre. Then I
turn right again and walk 60 metre. In which direction am I from the starting point ?
1.
2.
3.
4.
North-East
Norst-West
North
West