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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 - Sharmistha walks towards South for 25 m and from there, she goes towards left-hand side for 10 m and again turns left-hand side for 15 m. She is in which direction?
Options :
Answer : D
Explanation
When she goes towards South and turns left-hand side she is either in South or in East. But she has traversed less in the last move than her first move by 10 m. So, she is in the South-East direction.
Q 2 - Raghuveer started walking towards South. After walking 10 m, he turned right-hand side and walked 20 m. He then turned right-hand side and walked 10 m. He again turned left-hand side and walked 25m. How far is he from his initial position?
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Answer : A
Explanation
When Raghuveer walked 10m South and turned right-hand side and walked 20m and again turned right-hand side and walked 10 m, he is 20 m to the West of his initial position. Then he turned right-hand side and walked 25 m. So, after the final movement, he is 5m to the East of his initial position.
Q 3 - Sita started walking towards North. Which of the following will lead her to the West?
Options :
A - Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side.
B - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side.
Answer : B
Explanation
As Sita is walking towards North, consecutive right-hand side movement will lead her to the West.
Q 4 - Prateek started walking towards West. Which of the following will lead him to South?
Options :
A - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side.
B - Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side.
Answer : A
Explanation
As Prateek is walking towards West, so consecutive movement in right-hand side direction will lead him to the South.
Q 5 - Lalit started walking from home towards North. Which of the following will lead him to the 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 Lalit in three consecutive right-hand side direction can lead him to the West.
Q 6 - If North is replaced by North-East, then South-West will be replaced by-
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Answer : C
Explanation
If North will be replaced by North-East, then simultaneously each direction will shift 45 degree in clockwise direction and South-West will be replaced by West.
Q 7 - If West is replaced by South-West, then North will be replaced by-
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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 - Satyadeep started walking towards North-East in an open field and stopped after moving 45m. Now he turned to his right-hand side and moved 25 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point? Satyadeep started walking towards North-East in an open field and stopped after moving 45m. Now he turned to his right-hand side and moved 25 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point?
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Answer : B
Explanation
Here, we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take the square of each number i.e. 45 and 25, which are 2025 and 625 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 2650. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 51.47 m. So, the minimum distance here is 51 m.
Q 9 - Bikash started walking towards South. After walking 30 m, he turned towards left-hand 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?
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Answer : C
Explanation
When Bikash walked 30m South and turned left-hand side and walked 40m and again turned left-hand side and walked 30 m, he is at 40 m to the East of his initial position. Then he turned left-hand side and walked 50 m, so after the final movement he is 10m to the West of his initial position.
Q 10 - Jahangir started to move towards the South on a road and stopped after moving 42m. Now he turned left-hand side and moved 22 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his 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. 42 and 22, which are 1764 and 484 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 2248. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 47.40 m. So, the minimum distance here is 47 m.
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