Reasoning Questions: Direction Sense Set 8

December 4, 2015

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Sumit starts his journey by walking in South direction. After travelling a distance of 60 m, he turned to his right and travelled 45 m. Then he goes 30 m towards North and further travels by turning 45^o in clockwise direction. In what direction is he travelling now?
A) South-west
B) North-east
C) North-west
D) South-east
E) East
A) South-west
Explanation:
Anoop starts walking 15 m towards South. Now he turned North and walked for 20 m, then towards East and walked 10 m. Finally he turns towards South and walked 5 m. In which direction is he walking now and how far from original position?
A) 10 m, North
B) 15 m, East
C) 10 m, East
D) 5 m, West
E) None of these
C) 10 m, East
Explanation:
Anoop starts from point P and goes to point Q 15 m away, then he walks towards his North and reaches point R 20 m from Q, then to East 10 m, and then towards South and reaches point O. so point O is 10 m from P(at which he started) and is in east direction to point P.
Vinay started his journey towards north to each his office. After reaching the office he turned 180^o in clockwise direction and then 45^o in anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A) North west
B) South east
C) West
D) South west
E) None of these
B) South east
Explanation:
From North Vinay turned 180^o , so he is now facing South direction. To his anticlockwise 45^o is South east as shown
After walking for 7 m, Sakshi turned to her left and walked another 12 m. Again she turned to her left and walked for 4 m after which she turned to her right and reach her destination and now she is facing east. In which direction did Sakshi start her journey?
A) West
B) East
C) North
D) South
E) South-east
D) South
Explanation:
To solve this, we will start from opposite.
She is facing east now, and before that she had taken a right turn – this means she was walking in north direction, then took right turn and is in East direction finally.
Now before moving in north direction, she had taken a left turn – this means she was coming in east direction, took left turn and then she is in north.
Now before moving in east direction, she had taken a left turn – this means she was coming in south direction, took left turn and then she is in east.
So finally we have got that she started in south direction.
Shilpi wants to go to market and she starts from her home which is in North and comes to a crossing. The road to her left ends in a mall and straight ahead is a park. In which direction is the market to the house? (Suppose there are 4 places in 4 directions of the crossing)
A) 3
B) 5
C) 6
D) Data inadequate
E) None of these
E) None of these
Explanation:
Her home is in North means the home is North facing and she starts towards North direction.
To her left i.e. in east direction is mall.
Straight ahead from where she is standing, i.e. in North of where she is standing is park.
So all this gives that the market is in west direction to where she is standing. So from her house the direction is North west.
A town P is located on the river valley. The town Q is in the west of town P. Town R is east of town Q but west of town P. Town S is east of town T but west of town Q and R. If all these towns are situated at equal distances from adjacent towns, which town is in the middle?
A) P
B) Q
C) R
D) S
E) T
B) Q
Explanation:
Since S is east of T and west of both Q and R, S is between T and Q.
The order of towns is:
T S Q R P
After walking for 1 m, Madhuri turned to her left and walked another 12 m. Again she turned to her left and walked for 4 m. Now she is travelling in East direction. In which direction did she start her journey?
A) West
B) East
C) North
D) South
E) North-east
A) West
Explanation:
To solve this, we will start from opposite.
She is facing east now, and before that she had taken a left turn – this means she was walking in south direction, then took left turn and is in East direction finally.
Now before moving in South direction, she had taken a left turn – this means she was coming in west direction, took left turn and then she is in south.
So finally we have got that she started in west direction.
Ram started walking towards North. After walking for 5 m, he turned to his right where he walked 10 m before he took the left turn. Now he walked for 5 m and then took a right turn. He walked for 4 m and then finally stopped after turned to his right to add additional 8 m to his journey. At what distance is he from the starting point?
A) 10 m
B) 10√2 m
C) 20 m
D) 18 √2 m
E) None of these
B) 10√2 m
Explanation:
We have to find PQ.
PQ = √OP²+OQ²
= √ 2²+14² = √200 = 10√2
A clock is placed in such a way that when it is 12’O clock, the hands point towards North east direction. In which direction will the hour hand point at 6 PM?
A) West
B) East
C) South
D) South-west
E) South-east
D) South-west
Explanation:
At 12’O clock, the hands should point straight to North direction, but they are pointing north east direction. So when it will be 6 PM, the hour hand will be slightly away from 6 i.e. it will point south west.
Ranveer starts from point P towards south and walks 5 m. Now he turns to his left and walks 10 m. Now walks 2 m to his right, takes a right turn and walks 4 m, then he gain turns to his right and walks 15 m and reaches point Q. Find the distance PQ, and Q is in which direction with respect to P?
A) 16 m, North
B) 10 m, North west
C) 10 m, North east
D) 12 m, north east
E) None of these
C) 10 m
Explanation:
PQ = √ 6²+8² = √100 = 10