Subject: Reasoning

Topic: Directions
 Directions- practice MCQ’S
1) Mr Deepak Mohan walks 5 km towards the south and then turns to the
right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. What
direction is he facing right now?

a) West

b) South

c) North-East

d) South-West

2) Krishna walked 20 m towards the north. Then he turned right and walks
30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks
15m . Finally, he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how
many meters is he from the starting position?

a) 15 m West

b) 30 m East

c) 30 m West

d) 45 m East

3) One morning after sunrise, Nandita and Ravi were sitting in a lawn with
their backs towards each other. Nandita’s shadow fell exactly towards her
left-hand side. Which direction was Ravi facing?

a) East

b) West

c) North
d) South
4)A clock is so placed that at 2:00 p.m. the minute hand points
towards North-west. In which direction does the hour hand point at 6:00
p.m.?

a) North-West

b) West

c) North-East

d) South-East

5) Ravi walks 8 km North-East and then 6 km South-East. Find the total

distance as well as shortest distance between starting and end points.

a) 14 km, 12 km

b) 14 km, 10 km

c) 10 km, 8 km

d) 8 km, 6 km
6) After starting from a point, a man walks 4 km towards West, then
turning to his right he moves 4 km. After this, he again turns right and
moves 4 km. Which choice given below indicates the correct direction in
which he is from his starting point ?
1) North
2) East
3) South
4) West
7) If South-West becomes North, then what will North-East be ?
1) North
2) South-East
3) South
4) East
8) A girl is facing North. She turns 180° in the anti-clockwise direction
and then 225° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is she facing
now ?
1) West
2) North-East
3) South-West
4) East

9) A person walks towards his house at 8:00 am and observes his shadow
to his right. In which direction he is walking ?
1) North
2) South
3) East
4) West

10) Shyam goes 5 km in the North from his school. Now, turning to the
left, he goes to 10 km and again turns to left and goes to 5 km. How far he
is from his school and in which direction?
1) 10 km, South from school
2) 10 km, North from school
3) 10km, West from school
4) 10 km, East from school

11). Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour
hand points to North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15
P.M. ?
a) South-East
b) South
c) North
d) West
12). One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each
other face to face. If Hema's shadow was exactly to the right of Hema,
which direction was Rekha facing ?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) Data is inadequate.

13). Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of

Z, then in which direction of Y, is P ?
a) North
b) South
c) South-East
d) None of these

14). One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face
at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Udai, which
direction was Udai facing ?
a) East
b) West
c) North
d) South

15). A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After
walking 3 km he turns to the left and walks 5 km. Now in which direction
is he from the starting place ?
a. West
b. South
c. North-East
d. South-West
16). If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on.
What will West become ?
a) North-East
b) North-West
c) South-East
d) South-West

17). K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in

which direction of K ?
a) East
b) West
c) North-East
d) South

18). Some boys are sitting in three rows all facing North such that A is in
the middle row. P is just to the right of A but in the same row. Q is just
behind of P while R is in the North of A. In which direction of R is Q?
a) South
b) South-West
c) North-East
d) South-East

19). A boy rode his bicycle Northward, then turned left and rode 1 km and
again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himself 1 km west of his
starting point. How far did he ride northward initially?
a) 1 km
b) 2 km
c) 3 km
d) 5 km
20). Ravi walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30
m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m.
Finally, he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how many
metres is he from the starting position?
a) 15 m West
b) 30 m East
c) 30 m West
d) 45 m East

21) Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He

turned left and walked 20 m. He then turned left and walked 15 m. After
this he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which
directions is now Jayant from X?
a) 32 m, South
b) 47 m, East
c) 42 m, North
d) 27 m, South

22) The length and breadth of a room are 8 m and 6 m respectively. A cat
runs along all the four walls and finally, along a diagonal order to catch a
rat. How much total distance is covered by the cat?
a) 10 m
b) 14 m
c) 38 m
d) 48 m
23) If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north
of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of
B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q?
a) South-West
b) South-East
c) North-East
d) North-West
24) P started from his house towards west. After walking a distance of 25
m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the
right and walked 15 m. After this he is to turn right at 1350 and to cover
30 m. In which direction should he go?
a) West
b) South
c) South-West
d) South-East

25) A man is facing north. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction

and then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 45 degree in
the anticlockwise direction. Find which direction he is facing now ?
a) North
b) East
c) West
d) South

Answer Key
1) D 2) B 3) D 4) C 5) D
6) A 7) C 8) B 9) B 10) C
11) D 12) B 13) D 14) C 15) D
16) C 17) A 18) D 19) B 20) D
21) A 22) C 23) B 24) C 25) D