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  • - Number of Questions: 30

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Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 1

One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 1

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 2

Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P?

Detailed Solution: Question 2

P is in South-West of Y.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 3

A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?

Detailed Solution: Question 3

Hence required direction is South-West.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 4

Rahul 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. ?

Detailed Solution: Question 4

At 9.15 P.M., the minute hand will point towards west.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 5

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

Detailed Solution: Question 5

It is clear from the diagrams that new name of West will become South-East.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 6

Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many metres is he from the starting position?

Detailed Solution: Question 6

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 7

Two cars start from the opposite places of a main road, 150 km apart. First car runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs 15 km. It then turns left and then runs for another 25 km and then takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the mean time, due to minor break down the other car has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between two cars at this point?

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Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 8

Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He turned left and walked 20 m. He then turned left and walked 15 m. After this he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which directions is now Jayant from X?

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Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 9

A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?

Detailed Solution: Question 9

Option B is correct: 2 km.

Place the starting point at (0, 0), with positive y north and positive x east.

After riding north by x km the position is (0, x).

Turning left from north faces west; after riding 1 km west the position is (-1, x).

Turning left again from west faces south; after riding 2 km south the position is (-1, x - 2).

The final position is given as 1 km west of the start, i.e., (-1, 0). Equate the y-coordinates: x - 2 = 0.

Thus x = 2, so the boy initially rode 2 km northward.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 10

One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face to face. If Hema's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 10

In the evening sun sets in West. Hence then any shadow falls in the East. Since Hema's shadow was to the right of Hema. Hence Rekha was facing towards South.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 11

K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?

Detailed Solution: Question 11

Hence M is in the East of K.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 12

A man walks 2 km towards North. Then he turns to East and walks 10 km. After this he turns to North and walks 3 km. Again he turns towards East and walks 2 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Detailed Solution: Question 12

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 13

The length and breadth of a room are 8 m and 6 m respectively. A cat runs along all the four walls and finally along a diagonal order to catch a rat. How much total distance is covered by the cat?

Detailed Solution: Question 13

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 14

One morning sujata started to walk towards the Sun. After covering some distance she turned to right then again to the right and after covering some distance she again turns to the right. Now in which direction is she facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 14

Hence finally Sujata will face towards North.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 15

Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in the middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just behind of P while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?

Detailed Solution: Question 15

Q is in South-East of R.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 16

One morning after sunrise, Vimal started to walk. During this walking he met Stephen who was coming from opposite direction. Vimal watch that the shadow of Stephen to the right of him (Vimal). To Which direction Vimal was facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 16

Sun rises in the east. So the shadow of a man will always falls towards the west. Since the shadow of Stephen is to the right of Vimal. Hence Vimal is facing towards South.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 17

Golu started from his house towards North. After covering a distance of 8 km. he turned towards left and covered a distance of 6 km. What is the shortest distance now from his house?

Detailed Solution: Question 17

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 18

X started to walk straight towards south. After walking 5 m he turned to the left and walked 3 m. After this he turned to the right and walked 5 m Now to which direction X is facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 18

Hence X will face in the end towards South.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 19

P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this he is to turn right at 135o and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?

Detailed Solution: Question 19

Hence he should go in the South-West direction.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 20

Hemant in order to go to university started from his house in the east and came to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In which direction is the university?

Detailed Solution: Question 20

Therefore university is in North.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 21

After walking 6 km, I turned to the right and then walked 2 km. After then I turned to the left and walked 10 km. In the end, I was moving towards the North. From which direction did I start my journey?

Detailed Solution: Question 21

Clearly, the route is as shown in the adjoining diagram. Thus, I started the journey from the South and moved northwards

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 22

Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and then again turned right and cycled 10 km. After this he turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?

Detailed Solution: Question 22

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 23

If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q?

Detailed Solution: Question 23

According to P % Q + R - S

S is in the South-East of Q.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 24

Reena walked from A to B in the East 10 feet. Then she turned to the right and walked 3 feet. Again she turned to the right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from A?

Detailed Solution: Question 24

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 25

One morning after sunrise Nivedita and Niharika were talking to each other face to face at Dalphin crossing. If Niharika's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita, Which direction Niharika was facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 25

In the morning sun rises in the East. Hence then any shadow falls in the West. Since Nikharia's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita. Hence Nikharia is facing towards North.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 26

One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?

Detailed Solution: Question 26

Sun rises in the east in the morning. Since the shadow of Suresh falls to his right. So he is facing South.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 27

A child went 90 m in the East to look for his father, 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 father was not there. From there he went 100 m to his north and met his father. How far did he meet his father from the starting point?

Detailed Solution: Question 27

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 28

Four friends A, B, C and D live in a same locality. The house of B is in the east of A's house but in the north of C's house. The house of C is in the west of D's house. D's house is in which direction of A's house?

Detailed Solution: Question 28

Therefore, D's house is in the South-East direction of A.

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 29

Umesh directly went from P, to Q which is 9 feet distant. Then he turns to the right and walked 4 feet. After this he turned to the right and walked a distance which is equal from P to Q. Finally he turned to the right and walked 3 feet. How far is he now from P?

Detailed Solution: Question 29

Test: Direction Sense- 2 - Question 30

Shyam walks 5 km towards East and then turns left and walks 6 km. Again he turns right and walks 9 km. Finally he turns to his right and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?

Detailed Solution: Question 30

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