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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?
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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 - 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 - 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?
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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 - Rupesh started walking from home towards South-West. 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 : C
Explanation
First Rupesh have to turn right-hand side wards in a 45degree measure and then will take a left-hand side turn to lead towards the West direction.
Q 6 - If East is replaced by South-West, then West will be replaced by-
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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-East, then which of the following directions will replace North-West?
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Answer : C
Explanation
If North will be replaced by South-East, then simultaneously each direction will shift 135 degree in anticlockwise direction and East will replace North-West.
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 - Baishnav started walking towards North. After walking 300 m, he turned towards left-hand side and walked 400 m. He then turned left-hand side and walked 300 m. he again turned left-hand side and walked 500m. How far is he from his initial position?
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Answer : C
Explanation
When Baishnav walked 300m North and turned left-hand side and walked 400m and again turned left-hand side and walked 300 m, he is at 400 m to the West of his initial position. Then he turned left-hand side and walked 500 m, so after the final movement, he is 100m to the East of his initial position.
Q 10 - Shankar started walking towards West. After walking 30 m, he turned 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 50 m. How far is he from his initial position?
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Answer : C
Explanation
When Shankar walked 30m West 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 South of his initial position. Then he turned left-hand side and walked 50 m. So after the final movement, he is 10m to the North of his initial position.