Direction Sense

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Direction Sense: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Direction Sense Test, Main Directions in Horizontal Plane, Coding Direction Sense Using Symbols & Matrix Based Direction Sense etc.

Important Questions on Direction Sense

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Prabir started walking towards the South. He took a right turn after walking 10 metres. He again took a left turn after walking 20 metres. Which direction is he facing now?

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Direction- Study the given information carefully and answer the question given below-

Vijay is facing South at Bus Stop. From there he turns right and walks 20 m. Then he turns right again and walks 10 m. Then he turns left and walks 10 m and after turning towards north walks 20 m. Then he turns right again and walks 70 m and reaches his office.

Find the shortest distance and direction, between his starting position and final position.

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I am facing east. I turn 1000, in clockwise direction and then 1450, in anticlockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

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Harihar walked 30m, towards South. He then took a right turn and travelled, 25m. Now, he took a left turn and travelled 10m. Finally, he took a left turn and stand there. In which direction is he facing now?

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A country has the following types of traffic signals.
3 red lights = stop;
2 red lights = turn left;
1 red light = turn right;
3 green lights = go at 100 kmph speed;
2 green lights = go at 40 kmph speed
1 green light = go at 20 kmph speed.
A motorist starts at a point on a road and follows all traffic signals literally. His car is heading towards the north. He encounters the following signals (the time mentioned in each case below is applicable after crossing the previous signal)
Starting point: 1 green light;
After half an hour, 1st signal: 2 red and 2 green lights;
After 15 minutes, 2nd signal: 1 red light
After half an hour, 3rd signal: 1 red and 3 green lights;
After 24 minutes, 4th signal: 2 red and 2 green lights;
After 15 minutes, 5th signal: 3 red lights;

What is the position (radial distance) of the motorist when he reaches the last signal?

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Pran and Khan start from their office and walks in opposite directions, each travelling 10 km , while Khan turns right and walks 15 km. How far are they now from each other?

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Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A person standing at point E to the northwest of Point D, which is to the south of Point C, which is to the west of Point B. Point A is to the north of Point B and to east of Point F, which is in the same line as C and D. E is in the same line as B and C.
Now find point E is in which direction with respect to Point A?

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Starting from the point P Satish moved 20 m in South direction. Then he turned to his left and moved 30 m. Now he again turned to his left and moved 20 m. Then he again turned to his left and moved 40 m and reached Q. How far is Q from P and in what direction?

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Nitin starts walking in the west direction and after walking 35 metres he moves towards the north direction and walks 12 metres then moves in southeast direction (towards the starting point) and walks 20 metres and stops. How far he is from the starting point?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

The distance between Pole C and D is 2 km. Pole D is 9 km to the south of Pole E. Pole A is 1 km to the west of Pole B, which is 5 km to the north of Pole C. Pole F is 5 km north of Pole D. Pole C is to the west of Pole D. If a man has to travel from Pole E to Pole F, then Pole F to Pole B in a linear direction then how much distance he would have to cover?

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In the following question is based on the following information:

A # B means B is 5 m to the right of A.
A $ B means B is 5 m to the North of A.
A * B means B is 5 m to the left of A.
A @ B means B is 5 m to the South of A.

According to M # N $ T, T is in which direction with respect to M?

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A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 metres. Then turning to his left, he walks 20 metres. Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below;

A person decided to go the market by taking long route for buying vegetables. So he went in West direction and walked up to 5 km, then he took a right turn and moved ahead 4 km and then he turned to his right and walked 10 km, after that he turns towards South and walks 4 km to reach the point where market was located. So he buy the vegetables he wanted and after that took a short cut to go to his home and for this he walks 4 km towards south and again he turns his right and walks 5 km after that he takes a right turn and walks 4 km, then he finally reached to his home.

What is the shortest distance between house and market ?

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Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below-
Mansi is at point A, from where she goes 20 metres towards West. After that, she turns to her left and walks 10 metres. Then she goes 35 metres towards East and after this, she goes 5 metres towards South. Finally, she turns her left and walks 15 m.
How far is she from the starting point?

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Town P is towards East of town Q. Town B is towards North of town P. Town H is towards South of town P. Towards which direction is town H from town Q?

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
Akshay starts from point A and travels 3 km towards the east to B and then turns left and travels twice that distance to reach C. He again turns right and travels thrice the distance he covered between A and B and reaches D.Then he travels 3 km towards the north and reaches his home.
In which direction is his home from his starting point?

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Ramu goes 16 km towards the west then he turns left and goes 7 km. Again he turns left and goes 10 km. Again he turns right and goes 3 km. So, how far is he from starting point?

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Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the question asked.

Aakash walks 40 meters towards the north. Then turning to his right, he walks 50 meters. Then turning to his left, he walks 30 meters. Again he turns to the west and walks 40 meters, and reaches his destination.

Aakash is in which direction with respect to the starting point?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:-

Shashi walks 5 km towards North and then turned 90° towards her left and moves 5 km ahead, she then turns to her left and moves 5 km. Then she turns right and covers a distance of 5 km and then finally she turns to her left and moves ahead 5 km. In the end Shashi is facing which direction?

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Directions: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:

A Person Starts his journey from Point A. He drives 25km and then takes a right turn and drives 10km. After taking a left turn he reached point B after driving 5 more km. Point C is 10km to the south of B. From C he is driving 15 km to the west to reach point D. Point B is southeast with respect to point A.

In which direction is point D concerning to point A?