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Practise Exercise no. 1
1. Siva Reddy walked 2 km west of his house
and then turned south covering 4 km.
Finally, he moved 3 km towards east and
then again 1 km west. How far is he from
his initial position?
a) 10 km
b) 9 km
c) 2 km
d) 4 km
2. A man walks 6 km to the east and then
turns to the south 2 km. Again he turns to
the east and walks 2 km. Next he turns
northwards and walks 8 km. How far is he
now from his starting point?
a) 18 km
b) 10 km
c) 16 km
d) 12 km
3. Rajesh’s school bus is facing North when
reaches his school. After starting from
Rajesh’s house, it turning twice and then
left before reaching the school. What
direction the bus facing when it left the bus
stop in front of Rajesh’s house?
a) East
b) North
c) South
d) West
4. Anil wants to go the university. He starts
from his house which is in the East and
comes to a crossing. The road to his left
ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the
hospital. In which direction is the
University?
a) East
b) North
c) South
d) West
5. If South-East becomes North, North-East
becomes West and so on, what will West
become?
a) North
b) East
c) South-East
d)
NorthWest
6. Kumar walks 10 meters in front and 10
meters to the right. Then every time
turning to his left he walks 5, 15 and 15
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Total no. Of Qs: 45
meters respectively. How far is he now
from his starting point?
a) 15m
b) 10m
c) 12m
d) 5m
7. The time on the watch is quarter to three.
If the minute-head points to North-East, If
the minute-hand points to North-East, in
which direction does the hour hand point?
a) South-West
b) South-East
c) North-West
d) North-East
8. Starting from a point X, Ravi walked 20 m
towards South. He turned left and walked
30m. He then turned left and walked 20 m.
He again turned left and walked 40 m and
reached at a point Y. How far and in which
direction is the point Y from the point X?
a) 15m East of X
b) 10m West of X
c) 15m West of X
d) 10m East of X
9. Lakshman went 15 kms to the West of his
house, then turned left and walked 20 kms.
He then turned East and walked 25 kms
and finally turning left covered 20 kms.
How far was he from his house?
a) 5 kms
b) 10 kms
c) 40 kms
d) 80 kms
10. Ravi started walking towards North. After
walking 30 m, he turned left and walked
40 m. He then turned left and walked 30
m. He again turned left and walked 50 m.
How far was he from his original position?
a) 50m
b) 30m
c) 10m
d) 60m
11. A man walks 30 m towards south. Then,
turning to his right, he walks 30 m. Then,
turning to his left, he walks 20 m. Again,
he turns to his left and walks 30 m. How
far is he from his initial position?
a) 30m
b) 35m
c) 50m
d) 60m
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12. Starting from a Point X, Ramu walked 20
m towards South. He turned left and
walked 30 m. He then turned left and
walked 20 m. He again turned left and
walked 40 m and reached a point Y. How
far and in which direction is the point Y
from the point X?
a) 20 m West
b) 10 m East
c) 10 m North
d) 10 m West
13. Going 50m to the south of her house,
Latha turns left and goes another 20m.
Then, turning to the North, she goes 30m
and then starts walking to her house. In
which direction is she walking now?
a) North-West
b) North
c) South-East
d) East
14. Sahithi who is facing South turns to
left and walks 15 m, then she turns to
left and Walks 7m, then facing West
walks 15m. How far is she from
original position?
a) 10m
b) 7m
c) 30m
d) 15m
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15. A,B,C and D are playing cards. A and B
are partners. D faces towards North. If A
faces towards West, then who faces
towards south?
a) C
b) B
c) D
d) E
16. Six persons A,B,C,D,E and F are standing
in a circle. B is between D and C. A is
between E and C. F is to the right side of
D. Who is between A and F?
a) B
b) D
c) C
d) E
17. B is to the South-West A, C is to the East
of B and South-East of A and D is to the
north of C in line with BA. In which
direction of A is D located?
a) East
b) North
c) South-East
d) North-East
18. A watch reads 4.30, if the minute hand
points East, in what direction will be the
hour hand point?
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a) South-East
c) North
b) North-East
d) North-west
19. Ravi travelled 4km straight towards south.
He turned left and travelled 6km straight,
then turned right and raveled 4km straight.
How for is he from the starting point?
a) 8km
b) 10km
c) 12km
d) 18km
20. Ramya walks towards northwest for 5km.
Then she walks 3km towards east and is
jest above. Where she started then she
moved 7km North. How for is she from
her original position?
a) 12km
b) 17km
c) 15km
d) 11km
21. Ramesh walks 30 m towards south. Then
turning to his right he walks 30m. Then
turning to his left he walks 20m. Again
turning to his left he walks 30m. How for
is he from his starting position?
a) 30m
b) 20m
c) 50m
d) None of these
22. A walks 10 m in front and 10m to the
right. Then every time turning to his left he
walks 5, 15 and 15m respectively. How for
is he now from his starting point?
a) 10m
b) 20m
c) 5m
d) 15m
23. A person walks facing north 10m and the
he turn left and walks 5m. He again turns
left and walks 10m. How far is he from his
original position and towards which
direction?
a) 20m South
b) 15m West
c) 10m East
d) 5m West
24. Anitha started from home and walked
some distance towards North-East and
then turned 90 degrees left. After
sometime she again turned 90 degrees left.
In what direction is she walking now?
a) North-West
b) South-West
c) South
d) East
25. Amar was facing North. He turns right and
walks 20m. Then he turns again and walks
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10m. Then he turns right again and walks
60m. In which direction is he from the
starting point?
a) North
b) North-East
c) North-West
d) East
26. 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?
a) South-West
b) West
c) South
d) South-East
27. 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?
a) North
b) East
c) West
d) South
28. 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
kilometers will he have to cycle to reach
his home straight?
a) 50 km
b) 30 km
c) 40 Km
d) 60 Km
29. 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?
a) 80 metre
b) 90 metre
c) 100 metre
d) 110 metre
30. 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?
a) 5 km North
b) 5 Km South
c) 5 Km East
d) 5 Km North-East
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31. 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?
a) 40 metres
b) 50 metres
c) 60 metres
d) 70 metres
32. 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?
a) East
b) North
c) West
d) South
33. 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?
a) North-East
b) North-West
c) North
d) West
34. Rohit walked 25 metres towards South.
Then he turned to his left and walked 20
metres. He then turned to his left and
walked 25 metres. He again turned to his
right and walked 15 metres. At what
distance is he from the starting point and
in which direction?
a) 35 metre, North
b) 30 metre, South
c) 35 metre, East
d) 30 metre, North
35. Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20
metres towards South. He turned left and
walked 30 metres. He then turned left and
walked 20 metres. He again turned left and
walked 40 metres and reached a point Q.
How far and in which direction is the point
Q from the point P?
a) 30 metres, West
b) 10 metres, West
c) 30 metres, North d) 10 metres,
North
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36. From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to
the North. Then he turned West and
covered 10 kms. Then he turned South and
covered 5 kms. Finally, turning to East, he
covered 10 kms. In which direction is he
from his house?
a) East
b) North
c) West
d) South
37. One morning Udai and Vishal were talking
to each other face to face at a crossing. If
Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of
Udai, which direction was Udai facing?
a) East
b) West
c) North
d) South
38. 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
39. If South-East becomes North, North-East
becomes West and so on. What will West
become?
a) North-East
b) North-West
c) South-East
d) South-West
40. A man walks 5 km toward south and then
turns to the right. After walking 3 km he
turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in
which direction is he from the starting
place?
a) West
b) South
c) North-East
d) South-West
many metres is he from the starting
position?
a) 15 m West
b) 30 m East
c) 30 m West
d) 45 m East
43. Two cars start from the opposite places of
a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs
for 25 km and takes a right turn and then
runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs
for another 25 km and then takes the
direction back to reach the main road. In
the mean time, due to minor break down
the other car has run only 35 km along the
main road. What would be the distance
between two cars at this point?
a) 65 km
b) 75 km
c) 80 km
d) 85 km
44. Starting from the point X, Jayant walked
15 m towards west. He turned left and
walked 20 m. He then turned left and
walked 15 m. After this he turned to his
right and walked 12 m. How far and in
which directions is now Jayant from X?
a) 32 m, South
b) 47 m, East
c) 42 m, North
d) 27 m, South
45. One evening before sunset Rekha and
Hema were talking to each other face to
face. If Hema's shadow was exactly to the
right of Hema, which direction was Rekha
facing?
a) North
b) South
c) East
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41. 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.?
a) South-East
b) South
c) North
d) West
42. Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he
turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns
right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left
and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and
walks 15 m. In which direction and how
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Directions Practise Exercise 1 (Solutions)
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a) South-West
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23. d) 5m West
24. b) South-West
25. b) North East
26. a) South-West
27. d) South
28. b) 30 km
29. c) 90 metre
30. d) 5 km North-East
31. c) 60 metre
32. b) North
33. a) North-East
34. c) 35 metre, East
35. b) 10 metres, West
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38. d) None of These ( South-West)
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d) West
d) 45m East
a) 65 km
a) 32m South
b) South