Direction Test – Practice set 8

1. Four friends Tom, Kim, Tim and Jim live in a same locality. The house of Kim is in the east of Tom’s house but in the north of Tim’s house. The house of Tim is in the west of Jim’s house. Jim’s house is in which direction of Tom’s house?

a) South-East

b) North-East

c) North

d) East

e) Data is inadequate

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a) South-East

Correct Answer

A

Explanation

(a)

2. Menaka moves towards South-East a distance of 7 km, then she moves towards West and travels a distance of 14 km. From here she moves towards North-West a distance of 7 km and finally she moves a distance of 4 km towards east. How far is she now from the starting point?

a) 3 km

b) 4 km

c) 10 km

d) 11 km

e) None of these

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c) 10 km

Correct Answer

C

Explanation

(c)

3. Sunil started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?

a) North or South

b) East or West

c) North or West

d) South or West

e) Cannot be determined

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a) North or South

Correct Answer

A

Explanation

(a)

D.4-6) Answer the questions based on the given information.

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.

In each question first person from the left is facing North.

4. According to P # R $ A * U, in which direction is U with respect to P?

a) East

b) South

c) North

d) West

e) None of these

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c) North

Correct Answer

C

Explanation

(c)

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

a) North-West

b) North-East

c) South-West

d) South-East

e) None of these

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b) North-East

Correct Answer

B

Explanation

(d)

6. According to X @ B * P, P is in which direction with respect to X?

a) North

b) South

c) North-East

d) South-West

e) None of these

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d) South-West

Correct Answer

D

Explanation

(d)

D.7-8) Answer the questions based on the given information.

Sona, Leena, Rahul, John and Rohan are standing facing to the North in a playground such as given below:

Leena is at 40 m to the right of John.

Sona is are 60 m in the south of Leena.

Rahul is at a distance of 25 m in the west of John.

Rohan is at a distance of 90 m in the North of Sona.

7. If a boy starting from Rahul, met to John and then to Leena and after this he met Sona and then to Rohan and whole the time

he walked in a straight line, then how much total distance did he cover?

a) 215 m

b) 155 m

c) 245 m

d) 185 m

e) None of these

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a) 215 m

Correct Answer

A

Explanation

(a)

8. Which one is in the North-East of the person who is to the left of Leena?

a) Sona

b) Rahul

c) John

d) Rohan

e) Cannot be determined

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d) Rohan

Correct Answer

D

Explanation

(d)

9. Siva’s school bus is facing North when reaches his school. After starting from Siva’s house, it turning twice and then left before reaching the school. What direction the bus facing when it left the bus stop in front of siva’s house?

a) East

b) North

c) South

d) West

e) None of these

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d) West

Correct Answer

D

Explanation

(d)

10. Seetha travels 25 metres towards south, then she turns left and travels 30 metres, then turns right and travels 15 metres. How far is she from the starting point and in which direction?

a) 50m South-West

b) 70m South-East

c) 50m South-East

d) 70m South-West

e) None of these

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c) 50m South-East

Correct Answer

C

Explanation

(c)