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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 - Purusottam walks 5 km towards East and reaches Mamata’s house. From there he walks towards North for 10 km to reach his gym. His gym is in which direction of his home?
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
As the movement of the person is towards East and North, his final position will be North-East of the initial position.
Q 3 - If East is replaced by West, then South-East will be replaced by-
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Answer : A
Explanation
As East is replaced by West, each direction will be shifted to 180degrees in anticlockwise direction and South-East will be replaced by North-West.
Q 4 - Salman started to move in the direction of East in an open field and stopped after moving 35m. Now he turned to his right-hand side and moved 15 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point.
Options :
Answer : D
Explanation
Here we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take square of each number i.e. 35 and 15, whose square is 1225 and 225 respectively. We will add them and the sum is 1450. Finally, we will take the square root of the number and the result is 38.07 m. So, the minimum distance here is 38m.
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 - Soubhagya started walking from home towards South. Which of the following will lead him to the North.
Options :
A - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side.
B - Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side, right-hand side.
Answer : B
Explanation
The movement of the person in three consecutive left-hand side directions and finally a right-hand side direction can lead him to the West.
Q 7 - If West is replaced by South-West, then North will be replaced by-
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
If West will be replaced by South-West, then simultaneously each direction will shift 45 degree in anticlockwise direction and North will be replaced by North-West.
Q 8 - Sanjeevani started walking in the North direction in an open field and stopped after moving 20m. Now she turned towards her right-hand side and moved 15 m. How much minimum distance she has to cover to reach her starting point?
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Answer : A
Explanation
Here, we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take the square of each number i.e. 20 and 15, which are 400 and 225 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 625. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 25 m. So, the minimum distance here is 25 m.
Q 9 - Baibhav started walking towards South. After walking 3 km, he turned towards left-hand side and walked 4km. He then turned left-hand side and walked 3km. He again turned left-hand side and walked 5km. How far is he from his initial position?
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Answer : C
Explanation
When Baibhav walked 3km South and turned left-hand side and walked 4km and again turned left-hand side and walked 3km, he is 4km to the East of his initial position. Then he turned left-hand side and walked 5km. So, after the final movement, he is 1km to the West 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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