Direction Sense Test

1.		A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards to B and then turns left and travels thrice the distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is:

12 km

15 km

18 km

17.5 km

2.		Arun went to his office, which is 6 km westwards from home. His brother went to market which is 8 km northwards from home. If they started at the same time, at the same speed along the shortest route between the market and the office, then where will they meet?

4 km from the office

6 km from the market

5 km from the market

None of these

3.		A child went 90 m in the East to look for his friend, then he turned right and went 20 m. After this he turned right and after going 30 m he reached to his uncle's house. His friend was not there. From there he went 100 m to his north and met his friend. How far did he meet his friend from the starting point?

120 m

100 m

80 m

140 m

4.		A # B means B is at 1 metre to the right of A. A $ B means B is at 1 metre to the North of A. A * B means B is at 1 metre to the left of A. A @ B means B is at 1 metre to the south of A. If the leftmost person is facing North and P # R $ A * U, then, in which direction is U with respect to P ?

West

East

North

South

5.		Akhil put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M hour hand points to North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M. ?

South-East

South-West

North

West

6.		Ben went 15 kms to the west from the office, then turned left and went 20 kms. He then turned East and went 25 kms and finally turning left covered 20 kms. How far is he from the office?

5 km

10 km

15 km

20 km

7.		After cycling 10 km, I turned right and cycled 5 km, then turned left and cycled 1 km. Now, I am moving towards North. From which direction did I start my journey?

North

South-East

South-West

West

8.		A walks 10 metres in the front and 10 metres to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point ?

5 metres

10 metres

15 metres

0 metres

9.		A # B means B is at 1 metre to the right of A. A $ B means B is at 1 metre to the North of A. A * B means B is at 1 metre to the left of A. A @ B means B is at 1 metre to the south of A. If the leftmost person is facing North and M # N $ T, then, T is in which direction with respect to M ?

North-West

North-East

South-West

South-East

10.		If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

North-West

North-east

South-East

South-West