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Direction Sense Test
This type of reasoning question is intended to test a candidate's ability to determine the
direction of a person or any other object relative to some point, object, etc. You can draw a
diagram based on the data provided to solve such questions.
Points to remember:
1. There are four cardinal directions; East, West, North, and South as shown in the following
image.
2. The cardinal directions are divided into four primary inter-cardinal directions; Northeast,
Southeast, Southwest, and Northwest as shown in the following image.
3. At the time of sunrise, if a man stands facing the East, his shadow will form to the
west.
4. At the time of sunrise, if a man stands facing the North, his shadow will form to his
left.
5. At the time of sunrise, if a man stands facing the South, the shadow will form to his
right.
6. At the time of sunrise, if a man stands facing the West, the shadow will form to the
West.
7. At the time of sunset, if a man stands facing the North, his shadow will form to his
right.
8. At the time of sunset, if a man stands facing the East, his shadow will form to the
East.
9. At the time of sunset, if a man stands facing the sun, towards West, his shadow will
form to the East.
10. At the time of sunset, if a man stands facing the South, his shadow will form to
his left.
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Peter is in the East of Tom and Tom is in the North of John. Mike is in the South of John
then in which direction of Peter is Mike?
A. South-East
B. South-West
C. South
D. North-East
Answer: B
Explanation:
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Mukesh walks 6 km toward the South and then walks 3 km to his left. Finally, he turns to
his right and walks 6 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
A. South
B. South-West
C. South-East
D. West
Answer: C
Explanation:
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Deepak placed his watch on the table in such a way that at 6 pm the hour hand points to
the South. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9 pm?
A. North
B. West
C. South
D. East
Answer: A
Explanation:
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Tom walked 10 m towards north then turned right and walked 25 m. Then he turned
right and walked 30 m. Now he turned left and walked 10 m. Finally, he turned left and
walked 20 m. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
A. 50 m East
B. 30 m North
C. 40 m North
D. 35 m East
Answer: D
Explanation:
Distance between the initial and final position = AF = BC + DE
AF = 25+ 10 = 35 m
Tom is in the east direction from the starting point.
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Manoj covered a distance of 50 m towards the North. He then turned to his left and
walked 20 m. He again turned left and walked 60m. Finally, he turned to his right at an
angle of 45°. In which direction is he moving finally?
A. South-East
B. South-West
C. North-West
D. North-East
Answer: B
Explanation:
The point T is towards South-West of the starting point P.
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Geeta walks 20 m towards north then she walks 12 m towards the South. Now, she walks
6 m towards east. How far and in which direction is she from the starting point?
A. 10 m North-East
B. 10 m North
C. 6 m East
D. 6 m South-West
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Answer: A
Explanation:
AC = 20 - 12 = 8 km
CD = 6 m
AD2 = 82 + 62
AD2 = 64 + 36
AD2 = 100
AD = 10 m
D is towards North-East of the starting point A.
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Mohan is facing north-east. He turns 90 degrees in the anticlockwise direction then he
turns 135 degrees in the clockwise direction. Which direction is Mohan facing now?
A. East
B. South
C. North
D. East
Answer: A
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The image shows that Mohan is facing the East after he turns 135 degree in the
clockwise direction.
Tom left for his office in his car. He travelled 5 km towards the North and then 10 km
towards the East. He then travelled 3 km towards the South. Further, he turned to the
West and travelled 2 km. Finally, he turned towards the South and travelled 2 km. How
far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
A. 8 km South
B. 7 km East
C. 8 km East
D. 2 km South
Answer: C
Explanation:
A and F are in the same line, and F lies to the East of A.
Distance from the starting point = A F = BC - DE
AF = 10 - 2 = 8 km
So, Tom is 8 km East from the starting point A.
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Deepak walked 20 m towards the South. Then he turned to his left and walked 15 m. He
again turned to his left and walked 20 m. Finally, he turned to his right and walked 10m.
How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
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A. 15 m East
B. 15 m North
C. 25 m North
D. 25 m East
Answer: D
Explanation:
The distance between Deepak and starting point = PT
PT = PS+ST
PT = 15m + 10 m
PT = 25 m
And, T is to the East of P.
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Ramesh is driving towards the North. After travelling 2 km, he turns to his right and
covers 5 km. Then he turns to his left and covers 2 km. Finally, he turns to his left and
covers 5 km. How far is he from the starting point and in which direction he is driving?
A. 2 km West
B. 2 Km East
C. 4 km West
D. 4 km North
Answer: C
Explanation:
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The distance between the initial and final position of Ramesh = AE = AB+CD.
So, AE = 2+2 = 4 km and It is clear from the diagram that Ramesh is driving in the
West direction.
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Mahesh was standing facing a pole in the morning after sunrise. The shadow of the pole
fell exactly to his left. Which direction is he facing?
A. west
B. east
C. north
D. data is inadequate
Answer: C
Explanation:
Sun rises in the east in the morning. As the shadow of the pole falls to his left, so he
is facing north.
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Ramesh put his timepiece on the table in a way so that its minute hand points to south
at 6 pm. What will be the direction of the hour hand at 9:15 pm?
A. South
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B. East
C. West
D. North
Answer: B
Explanation:
After seeing the image, it is clear that at 9.15 pm, the hour hand will point towards
the east.
Q is 50 m south-west of P. If R is 50 m south-east of P, the Q is in which direction of R?
A. North-East
B. West
C. South-West
D. South
Answer: B
Explanation:
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From the image, it is clear that Q is in the west of R.
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