📘 Topic: Direction Sense
✅ Basic Concepts
• The four main directions: North, South, East, West.
• The four cardinal directions: North-East (NE), North-West (NW), South-East (SE), South-
West (SW).
• Right turn means a 90° clockwise turn.
• Left turn means a 90° anti-clockwise turn.
• Facing North: right is East, left is West.
• Facing East: right is South, left is North.
• Use the Pythagoras theorem for shortest distance: √(x² + y²).
• Angle of turns are usually 90° or 180°.
• Movement-based questions often form geometrical patterns.
⚡ Tricks & Tips
• Draw diagrams to track movements.
• Use coordinate system (+x = East, +y = North).
• Right turn = clockwise, Left turn = anti-clockwise.
• Final direction is based on last turn.
• For shortest distance: apply Pythagoras when movement is in two directions.
📝 20 Practice Questions on Direction Sense
Q1. A person walks 5 km North, then turns right and walks 3 km. Which direction is he
facing now?
Right from North = East.
Q2. Ram walks 4 km East, then turns left and walks 3 km. Which direction is he facing?
Left from East = North.
Q3. A person goes 3 km North, 4 km East. How far is he from starting point?
Distance = √(3² + 4²) = √25 = 5 km.
Q4. A person goes 10 km North, turns right and 5 km, again right and 10 km. Final
direction?
Final turn = right from East = South.
Q5. A person walks 6 km West, turns left and walks 4 km. Final direction?
Left from West = South.
Q6. A man walks 10 km North, then 6 km South. Net distance from start?
10 − 6 = 4 km North.
Q7. A girl goes 5 km East, then 5 km North. How far from start?
Distance = √(5² + 5²) = √50 ≈ 7.07 km.
Q8. A person goes North, right, right again. What is final direction?
North → East → South.
Q9. Facing West, turn right, walk, turn left, walk. Final direction?
West → North → West.
Q10. A man walks 3 km East, 4 km South. Shortest distance from start?
√(3² + 4²) = 5 km.
Q11. If a person is facing South, then turns left, what is new direction?
Left from South = East.
Q12. A person walks 6 km South, turns right, walks 8 km. Final direction?
Right from South = West.
Q13. If a person walks 4 km East, then 3 km North, how far is he from start?
√(4² + 3²) = 5 km.
Q14. A person moves 4 km North, 4 km East, 4 km South. Final position from start?
Net East = 4 km, Net North = 0 → 4 km East.
Q15. Facing North, person turns right, right again, left. Final direction?
North → East → South → East.
Q16. A person walks 6 km North, 8 km West. How far from start?
√(6² + 8²) = √100 = 10 km.
Q17. A person walks 10 km North, 10 km East, 10 km South. Final position?
Net East = 10 km, Net North = 0 → 10 km East.
Q18. A boy walks 7 km West, then 3 km South. Final direction from start?
South-West.
Q19. A person starts facing East, turns left, left, left. Final direction?
East → North → West → South.
Q20. A person travels 8 km North, 6 km East. How far from start?
√(8² + 6²) = √100 = 10 km.
