Direction practice question
Q1
A man starts walking towards East and travels 15 km. He then turns left and walks 10 km. After that,
he turns left again and walks 20 km. Finally, he turns to his right and walks 5 km. In which direction is
he facing now?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
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Q2
A delivery person starts at a point, walks 5 km South, then 8 km East, then 5 km North, and finally 8
km West. How far is the person from the starting point?
A. 5 km
B. 8 km
C. 3 km
D. 0 km
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Q3
A cyclist starts from a point facing North, turns 90° to the right, travels 12 km, turns left, travels 10
km, and then turns left again to travel 6 km. In which direction is the cyclist now facing?
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
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Q4
A person starts walking from point A, travels 10 km East, turns 90° clockwise, travels 8 km, turns 135°
anticlockwise, and travels 12 km. In which direction is the person now facing?
A. North-east
B. South-west
C. North-west
D. South-east
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Q5
A drone flies 10 miles North, then 20 miles East, then 10 miles South, and finally 10 miles West. How
far is the drone from its starting position?
A. 0 miles
B. 10 miles
C. 20 miles
D. 5 miles
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Q6
A person walks 8 km towards North, turns left, and walks 5 km. He then takes a right turn and walks
6 km before turning right again and walking 5 km. How far is he from his starting point?
A. 2 km
B. 5 km
C. 4 km
D. 6 km
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Q7
A bird starts flying from point P, heads North for 10 km, then turns 120° clockwise and flies 10 km,
and then again turns 120° clockwise and flies another 10 km. Where is the bird now with respect to
point P?
A. At P
B. 10 km East
C. 10 km North-west
D. 20 km North-east
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Q8
If a compass needle, instead of pointing North, points towards South-west, then what direction will
the actual East correspond to?
A. South
B. West
C. North-west
D. South-east
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Q9
A jogger runs 400 m North, turns right and runs 300 m, turns left and runs 200 m, turns left and runs
300 m. How far is the jogger from the starting point?
A. 500 m
B. 400 m
C. 300 m
D. 600 m
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Q10
A child walks 7 m South, then 12 m East, then 5 m North, and finally 10 m West. What is the shortest
distance between the child’s final position and the starting point?
A. 5 m
B. 7 m
C. 10 m
D. 9 m
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Q11
A bus travels 20 km North, then 40 km East, then 20 km South, and finally 20 km West. In which
direction is the bus from its starting point?
A. North-east
B. South-west
C. East
D. West
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Q12
A car drives 6 km West, 10 km South, 4 km East, and finally 8 km North. How far is the car from its
initial position?
A. 2 km
B. 4 km
C. 6 km
D. 8 km
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Q13
A person starts at point A and walks 12 km East, turns right to walk 5 km, turns right again and walks
10 km, and finally turns left to walk 5 km. In which direction is the person from point A?
A. South-east
B. North-east
C. South-west
D. North-west
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Q14
A woman walks 5 km towards East, then turns North and walks 6 km. She again turns East and walks
10 km, then turns to her left and walks 15 km. How far is she from the starting point?
A. 16 km
B. 17 km
C. 18 km
D. 20 km
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Q15
A clock is placed such that its 12 o’clock position points to North. What direction will the hour hand
point at 8:45?
A. North-west
B. North-east
C. South-west
D. South-east
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Q16
A person walks 1 km East, then 2 km North, then 1 km West, then 2 km South, and finally 2 km East.
What is the shortest distance between his current and starting positions?
A. 2 km
B. 3 km
C. 1 km
D. 4 km
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Q17
A man facing South turns 45° clockwise and then 90° anticlockwise. What direction is he facing now?
A. East
B. South-west
C. North-east
D. West
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Q18
A runner runs 100 m North, turns right and runs 50 m, then turns right again and runs 150 m. Finally,
he turns left and runs 50 m. What is the shortest distance between the runner's final and starting
positions?
A. 50 m
B. 100 m
C. 150 m
D. 200 m
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Q19
A person walks 10 km South, then 20 km East, then 10 km North, and finally 20 km West. In which
direction is the person from the starting point?
A. North-east
B. South-west
C. North-west
D. At the starting point
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Q20
If at 6:15, the minute hand of a clock points to the East, in which direction will the hour hand point at
11:30?
A. North-west
B. North-east
C. South-east
D. South-west
