Direction Sense Test Quiz Set 08


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Question 1

One morning Kamala and Sham were talking to each other face to face at a road crossings(chauraha in Hindi). If Sham's shadow was exactly to the left of Kamala, which direction was kamala facing ?

 A

East.

 B

West.

 C

North.

 D

South.

Soln.
Ans: c

Sun is in the east. So Sham's shadow is in the west. This means west is on the left side of Kamala. So she must be facing North.


Question 2

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

 A

10 m.

 B

15 m.

 C

20 m.

 D

25 m.

Soln.
Ans: b

Distance = 5 +10 = 15 m.



Question 3

A plane flew for 15 km towards South, took a left turn and travelled 20 km. It again took a left turn and journeyed for 15 km. How far and in which direction is the plane from the starting point ?

 A

20 km West.

 B

20 km East.

 C

50 km West.

 D

50 km East.

Soln.
Ans: b

Question 4

Seeta travels towards a temple which is in front of her to the North. When the temple was 90 km away from her, she turned to the left and collected a message from Sanjay's house, which was 50 km away in that direction and travelled towards the west for 100 km and turned to her right and moved for another 90 km. how many km was she from the temple ?

 A

0.

 B

90.

 C

50.

 D

150.

Soln.
Ans: d

Movement of Seeta is as follows :

Sanjay's house.


Question 5

I am standing at a crossroads(Chauraha in Hindi). I am facing north, and my house is towards the south. A seashore is to my left, and a Mosque is straight towards the north. I start walking towards my right and reach a Gurudwara. From there I turn left to reach a market. To which direction should I walk now if I have to reach the seashore?

 A

West.

 B

East.

 C

North.

 D

South.

Soln.
Ans: a

Suppose, I start from my house D and reach P. To the left of P, there is seashore E. Straightaway, there is a mosque C. At P, I turn right and reach the Gurudwara G. At, G, I turn left and reach the market A. Clearly, seashore E is to the left of D, which is the west. In fact all this calculation isn't required because the seashore has already been given to be located in the west direction.


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Updated on 2020-02-07. Published on: 2016-02-09

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