Direction and Distance

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2. A map was so placed that South-West is shown as North then now will
North-East become?
(a) South-West (b) West (c) North-West (d) South
3. If ‘South-east’ is called ‘East’, ‘North-West’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-West’ is
called ‘South’, then in the same way, ‘North’ will be called as:
(a) East (b) North-east (c) North-West (d) West
4. A student walks towards the North direction, he turns to his right and turns
right again, after that he turns to his left. Now in which direction is he going?
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
5. A girl is facing North direction. If she turns 72 degrees in clockwise direction
and 63 degrees in the same direction, which direction will she face now?
(a) North-West (b) South-East (c) South-West (d) North-East
6. Two people are standing facing each other. If one’s face is towards the North,
then in which direction will the left hand of the second person?
(a) West (b) South (c) East (d) North
7. If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what will
West become? [Sainik School 2021]
(a) North-East (b) North-West (c) South-East (d) South-West
8. If all directions are rotated clockwise by 90° angle i.e North is changed to
West, East to North and to on, then what will come in place of North West?
 [Sainik School 2019]
(a) South-West (b) North-East (c) South-East (d) East-West
9. It is 3 O’ clock in a watch and it is rotated by 10 degrees in a manner such that
the minute hand points towards the North-East. Then in which direction will
the hour hand point? [Sainik School 2018]
(a) South (b) South-West (c) North-West (d) South-East
10. Ram walks for 4 km towards South, turning to his left he walks for 2 km. He
turns to his left again and walks for 3 km, then he turns to his right. In which
direction is his face now?
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
11. Gaur walks 15 km in East direction. He turns right, then right again and
finally a left turn. Which direction is he facing now?
(a) West (b) South (c) East (d) North
12. Asha walks 3 km southward and then turns right and walks 2 km. She again
turns right and walks 3 km, and turns towards her left and starts walking
straight. In which direction is she walking now?
(a) East (b) North (c) South (d) West
13. Akhil walks 10 m westward, then turns left and walks 10  m. He then again
turns left and walks 10 m. He takes a 45 degree turn rightward and walks
straight. In which direction is he walking now?
(a) South-East (b) South-West (c) South (d) West
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14. Sam walks 2 km to South, then turns North-East, and walks 3 km. Then, he
turns South and walks 2 km. Then he turns West and walks 4 km. Finally, he
turns North-West and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from his starting
point?
(a) South-West (b) South-East (c) North-West (d) North-East
15. Ambara walked 45 m in North-West from her uncle’s house. There she met
her friend and then walked 45  m in South-West direction. Then they walked
45 m in South-East direction and turned to uncle’s house. Now, in which
direction are they going?
(a) North-East (b) South-East (c) North-West (d) South-West
16. Dinesh starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 25 m,
he turned towards right and walked 10 m. He then turned left and moving a
distance of 10  m, turned to his left again and walked 40 m. He now turns to
the left and walks 5 m. Finally, he turns to his left. In  which direction is he
walking now?
(a) South (b) East (c) North (d) West
17. Going 40 m to the South of his house, Arjun turns right and goes another 10 m.
Then turning to the North, he goes 20  m and then turns and starts walking
towards his house. In which direction is he walking now?
(a) North-East (b) North-West (c) South-West (d) South-East
18. After walking 6 km, I turned right and covered a distance 2 km, then turned
left and covered a distance of 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the
North. From which direction did I start my journey?
(a) North (b) South (c) East (d) West
19. Surbhi is facing East. She turns 90° in the clockwise direction and moved
2 km, then she turns 145° in clockwise direction and moved 1 km. Which
direction is the facing now? [Sainik School 2022]
(a) North (b) East (c) North-West (d) South-East
20. A man walks 6 km South, turns left and walks 4 km, again turns left and
walks 5 km. Which direction is he facing now? [Sainik School 2021]
(a) South (b) North (c) East (d) West
21. Rahul started walking straight towards East. He walks a certain distance and
then turns towards his right and walks again. In which direction is he heading
now? [Sainik School 2022]
(a) North (b) East (c) South (d) West
22. Pia walks a distance of 4 metres towards South. Then she turns to the left and
walks 3 metres. After this she turns to the right and walks 4 metres. In which
direction is she facing now? [RMS 2021]
(a) North-East (b) South (c) North (d) South-West
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23. A rat runs 20 m towards East and turns to right, runs 10 m and tuns 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?
 [RMS 2019]
(a) East (b) North (c) West (d) South
24. From his house, Rajan went 25 km to the North. Then he turned West and
covered 20 km. Then he turned South and covered 15 km. Finally, turning to
East, he covered 20 km. In which direction was he from his house? [RMS 2018]
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
25. If B is 20 metres South from A and C is 10 metres North from D and A is 10
metres West from D, then where is B from C?
(a) North-East (b) North-West (c) South-West (d) North
26. Of the 5 towns A, B, C, D, and E situated close to each other. A is to the West
of B, C is to the South of A, E is to the North of B and D is to the East of E.
Then C is in which direction with respect to D?
(a) North-West (b) South-East
(c) South-West (d) North-East
27. Four players P, Q, R, and S are standing in a play field in such a way that Q
is to the East of P, R is to the South of P and S is to the North of P. In which
direction of Q is S standing?
(a) North-West (b) South-East
(c) North (d) South
28. Five boys A, B, C, D, and E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing South-
West, D is facing South-East, B and E are opposite to A and D, respectively,
and C is equidistant between D and B. Which direction is C facing?
(a) West (b) South (c) North (d) East
29. Srinjia walked 9 km towards the West from her home, then turned towards the
South and walked 11 km. Then she walked 13 km towards the east, and finally
walked 4 km towards the West. How far is Srinjia from her initial position?
(a) 11 km (b) 15 km (c) 13 km (d) 10 km
30. Vijendra walks a certain distance, say X metres, from his home towards the
West. Then the turns left and walks 23 metres. After that, he turns left and
walks 36 metres. Then he turns left again to walk 23 metres. He finally turns
left and walks 18 metres to reach his home. Find the value of X.
(a) 41 (b) 18 (c) 20 (d) 22
31. Naresh starts walking straight towards East. After walking 75 m, he turns to
the left and walks 25 m straight. Again, he turns to the left, walks a distance
of 40 m straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 m. How
far is he from the starting point?
(a) 35 m (b) 50 m (c) 115 m (d) 140 m
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32. Suresh drives from a point A and moves 8 km east towards B and turns right
and travels 12 km to C, turns right a gain and travels 4 km to a point D, again
turns right and travels 8 km to E. From E, he turns left and travels to F for
4 km. Now, how far is he from starting point?
(a) 4 km (b) 6 km (c) 8 km (d) 12 km
33. Abhinav went 20 m to the East, then he turned left and after walking 15 m,
turned right and went 25 m and then turned right and went 15 m. How far was
Abhinav from the starting point?
(a) 60 m (b) 35 m (c) 75 m (d) 45 m
34. Yamini and Pragya started walking from a point A. Yamini walks 6 km
towards North and then takes a right turn and walks 3 km. She then takes a
right turn towards South and walks for 6 km. She again takes a left turn and
walks 3 km, and reaches a point B. Pragya walks for 3 km towards West and
takes a left turn and walks for 6 km. She then takes a left turn and walks 9 km,
to reach at a point C. How far is the point B from point C?
(a) 3 km (b) 4 km (c) 9 km (d) 6 km
35. Yash and Vikas work in the same office. They start from their office and drove
in opposite directions, each travelling 10 km. Yash then turns left and drives
10 km. While Vikas turns right and drives 10 km. How far are they now from
each other?
(a) 0 km (b) 5 km (c) 10 km (d) 20 km
36. Rahul and Govind start a race, and together they run for 50 m. Rahul turns
right and runs 60 m. While Govind turns left and runs 40 m. Then Rahul turns
left and runs 50 m. While Govind turns right and runs 50 m. How far are both
now from the each other?
(a) 60 m (b) 100 m (c) 20 m (d) 150 m
37. One morning, Chitrashi and Ayaan sit facing each other. If the shadow of
Ayaan falls to the left of Chitrashi, then in which direction is Ayaan facing?
(a) North (b) East (c) South (d) West
38. Ms. Priya walks 10 metres facing the sun and goes 10  metres to the right.
Then every time turning to her left, she walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively.
How far is she now from her starting point?
(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 5 m (d) 20 m
39. One morning after sunrise, Kumar was standing on a ground facing a pole.
The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he
facing?
(a) South (b) West (c) East (d) Data inadequate
40. One morning, a girl was walking towards the sun and then she turned left.
Again, she took left turn. Which direction was she facing now?
(a) East (b) South (c) West (d) North