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Direction Sense Online Quiz
Following quiz provides Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs) related to Direction Sense. You will have to read all the given answers and click over the correct answer. If you are not sure about the answer then you can check the answer using Show Answer button. You can use Next Quiz button to check new set of questions in the quiz.
Q 1 - Bipul started walking towards North. After walking for 30 m, he turned lefthand side and walked 40 m. He then turned left-hand side and walked 30 m. He again turned left-hand side and walked 50m. How far is he from his initial position?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
When Bipul walked 30m North and turned left-hand side and walked 40m and again turned left-hand side and walked 30 m, he is 40 m to the West of his initial position. Then he turned left-hand side and walked 50 m. Finally, he is 10m to the East of his initial position.
Q 2 - Maheswar walked for 5m towards East and from that point 4m to West. He then moved to North for 5m and turned left-hand side and walked for 1m. What is the distance covered by him from the initial point?
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
She will be 5m towards North from the initial point.
Q 3 - Sagarika started walking towards North. Which of the following will lead her to East.
Options :
A - Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side.
B - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side.
Answer : A
Explanation
As Sagarika is walking towards North, so consecutive righthand side movement will lead her to West.
Q 4 - Bikash started walking towards North. After walking 3km, he turned towards left-hand side and walked 4km. He then turned left-hand side and walked 3 km. He again turned left-hand side and walked 5km. How far is he from his initial position?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
When Bikash walked 3km North and turned left-hand side and walked 4km and again turned left-hand side and walked 3 km, he is 4 km to the West of his initial position. Then he turned left-hand side and walked 5 km, so finally, he is at 1km to the East of his initial position.
Q 5 - Jayadev started walking from home towards West. Which of the following will lead him to the East?
Options :
A - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side, left-hand side.
B - Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side.
Answer : A
Explanation
As Jayadev is moving towards West and he has to come to East, so he has to take three consecutive right-hand side turns and finally a left-hand side turn to look towards East.
Q 6 - Dibyajyoti started from home and walks to North-East. Which of the following will lead him to North-West?
Options :
A - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side.
B - Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side.
Answer : A
Explanation
The movement of Dibyajyoti in three consecutive left-hand side direction can lead him to West.
Q 7 - If North is replaced by South-East, then which of the following directions will replace North-West?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
If North will be replaced by South-East, then simultaneously each direction will shift 135 degree in anticlockwise direction and East will replace North-West.
Q 8 - Shailesh started to move towards North-Easton a road and stopped after moving 26m. Now he turned to his right-hand side and moved 16 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
Here, we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take the square of each number i.e. 26 and 16, which are 676 and 256 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 932. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 30.05 m. So, the minimum distance here is 30 m.
Q 9 - Atul started walking towards West. After walking 15 m, he turned righthand side and walked 20 m. He then turned right-hand side and walked 15 m. He again turned right-hand side and walked 25 m. How far is he from his initial position?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
When Atul walked 15m West and turned right-hand side and walked 20m and again turned right-hand side and walked 15 m, he is at 20 m to the North of his initial position. Then he turned right-hand side and walked 25 m, so after the final movement, he is 5m to the South of his initial position.
Q 10 - Siddharth started to walk towards the South-East on a road and stopped after moving 26m. Now he turned left-hand side and moved 16 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
Here, we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take the square of each number i.e. 26 and 16, which are 676 and 256 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 932. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 30.05 m. So, the minimum distance here is 30 m.
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