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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 - Lakshman walks towards South for 35 m. He turns right-hand side and walks 10 m. After that, he again turns right-hand side and walks for 35 m. He is in which direction from his previous position?
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
After going towards South, Lakshman turned right-hand side and again right-hand side covering 35m, 10mand 35 m. Finally, he is to the West of his previous 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?
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Answer : A
Explanation
She will be 5m towards North from the initial point.
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 - Mukund walks towards North for 45 m and from there he goes left-hand side for 30 m and again turns left-hand side for 30 m. He is in which direction?
Options :
Answer : A
Explanation
When he goes towards North and turns left-hand side, he is either in North or in West. But he has traversed less in the last move than his first move by 15 m, so he is in the North-West direction.
Q 5 - Parsuram started walking from home towards South-West. Which of the following will lead him to South-East?
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 the person in three consecutive right-hand side directions can lead him to South-East.
Q 6 - Suvarna started walking from home towards West. Which of the following will lead her to the North-West?
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
If Suvarna will move in three consecutive left-hand side direction, it can lead her to the West. But the first left-hand side direction shall be at 45 degree.
Q 7 - If North is replaced by North-West, then West will be replaced by-
Options :
Answer : B
Explanation
If North will be replaced by North-West, then simultaneously each direction will shift 45 degree in anticlockwise direction and West will be replaced by South-West.
Q 8 - Rudhi Sundar started to move towards East in his own lawn and stopped after moving 45m. Now he turned to his right-hand side and moved 30 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 30, which are 2025 and 900 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 2925. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 54.07 m. So, the minimum distance here is 54 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?
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. 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?
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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. 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.