Direction Sense & Ranking

1. A river flows west to east and on the way turns left and go in a semi-circle round a
hillock, and then turns left at right angles. In which direction in the river finally
flowing?
A. West B. East C. North D. South

2. I am facing south. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I right again and walk 10 m. Then
I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again
and walk 60 m. In which direction am I from the starting point?
A. North B. North-west C. East D. North-east

3. A rat runs 20 towards East and turns to right, runs 10 and turns to right, runs 9 and
again turns to left, runs 5 and then turns to left, runs 12 and finally turns to left and
runs 6. Now, which direction is the rat facing?
A. East B. West C. North D. South

4. Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 meters towards South. He turned left and
walked 30 meters. He then turned left and walked 20 meters. He again turned left
and walked 40 meters and reached a point Q. How far and in which direction in the
point Q from the point P?
A. 20 m west B. 10 m east C. 10 m north D. None of these

5. Rohan walks a distance of 3 Km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2
Km. He again turns left and walks for 3 Km. At this point he turns to his left and
walks for 3km. How many kilometers is he from the starting point?
A. 1 km B. 2 km C. 3 km D. 5 km

6. A girl leaves from her home. She first walks 30 meters in North-west directions and
then 30 meters in South-west direction. Next, she walks 30 meters in south-east
direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she moving?
A. North-east B. North-west C. South-east D. South-west

7. Radha moves towards South-east, a distance of 7 Km, and then she moves towards
West and travels a distance of 14 m. From here, she moves towards North-west a
distance of 7 m and finally she moves a distance of 4 m towards East and stood at
that point. How far is the starting point from where she stood?
A. 3 m B. 4 m C. 10 m D. 11 m

8. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in
the anti clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A. East B. West C. North D. South
9. You go north, turn right, then right again and then go the left. In which direction are
you now?
A. North B. South C. East D. West

10. Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters
and then turns to her left and walks 10 meters. Again turning to her left she walks 14
meters. What is the shortest distance between her starting point and the present
position?
A. 10 B. 24 C. 28 D. 38
11. Among B, F, J, K and W, each one of them is of different heights; F is taller than only
J. B is taller than F and W (both) but not as tall as K. Who among them is the third
tallest?
A. B B. F C. K D. W

12. In a class Harsh is 10th from the top and Harshita is 20th from the bottom. Naveen is
11 ranks above Harshita and 21 ranks below Harsh. How many students are there in
the class?
A. 60 B. 61 C. 62 D. 58

13. Mamta’s rank is 21st from the top and 15th from the bottom in the class. How many
students are there in the class?
A. 29 B. 36 C. 27 D. 35

14. Among A, B, C, D and E, A is taller than only B but shorter than C. C is taller than E. C
is not the tallest. Who among them will be in the middle if they stand in the order of
their height?
A. A B. C C. B D. E
15. In a queue, 11 persons are sitting and facing north. A is fifth from the right end. Five
persons sit between B and A. Persons between A and C is same as persons between
B and C. Then what is the position of B with respect to C?
A. Fourth to the left B. third to the left
C. Third to the right D. Can’t be determined