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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 - Madhav walks towards North for 15 m and from there he goes towards right-hand side for 10 m and again turns right-hand side for 5 m. He is in which direction?
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
When he goes towards North and turns right-hand side, he is either in North or in East. But he has traversed less in the last move than his first move by 10 m. So, he is in the North-East direction.
Q 2 - Ram walks 6 km towards South and reaches his brother’s house. From there he walks towards East for 12 km to reach his office. His office is in which direction of his home?
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
As the movement of the person is towards East and South, his final position will be South-East of the initial position.
Q 3 - Prabhat started walking from home towards North-West direction. Then his home is in which direction of him?
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Answer : D
Explanation
As he walks towards North-West, his home will be behind him, which will be in the South-East direction.
Q 4 - Sharmistha walks towards South for 2.5km and from there she goes lefthand side for 1 km and again turns left-hand side for 1.5 km. 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 1 km, so she is in the South-East direction.
Q 5 - Laxmikant started walking from home towards North-East. Which of the following will lead him to the East?
Options :
A - Right-hand side, right-hand side, right-hand side.
B - 45 degree Left-hand side, left-hand side, left-hand side.
Answer : B
Explanation
First Laxmikant will move 45 degrees towards the left-hand side and then two consecutive left-hand side movement will lead him to the East direction.
Q 6 - If East is replaced by South-West, then West will be replaced by-
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
If East will be replaced by South-West, then simultaneously each direction will shift 135 degree in clockwise direction and West will be replaced by North-East.
Q 7 - If North is replaced by South, then South-West will be replaced by-
Options :
Answer : C
Explanation
If North will be replaced by South, then simultaneously each direction will shift 180 degree in anticlockwise or clockwise direction and West will be replaced by North-East.
Q 8 - Sudhanshu started to move in the North-West direction in an open field and stopped after moving 125m. Now he turned to his left-hand side and moved 115 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point?
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Answer : D
Explanation
Here, we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take the square of each number i.e. 125 and 115, which are 15625 and 13225 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 28850. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 169.8. So, the minimum distance here is 170 m.
Q 9 - Abhijeet started to move towards the South in an open field and stopped after moving 40 m. Now he turned to his left-hand side and moved 20 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. 40 and 20, which are 1600 and 400 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 2000. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 44.72 m. So, the minimum distance here is 45 m.
Q 10 - Purussottam started to move in the East direction on a road and stopped after moving 20m. Now, he turned right-hand side and moved 10 m. How much minimum distance he has to cover to reach his starting point?
Options :
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. 20 and 10, which are 400 and 100 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 500. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 22.36 m. So, the minimum distance here is 22 m.
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