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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 - Shatabdi walks towards South for 20 m and from there she goes towards right-hand side for 10 m and again turns right-hand side for 15 m. She is in which direction?
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Answer : A
Explanation
When she goes towards South and turns right-hand side, she is either in South or in West. But she has traversed less in the last move than her first move by 5 m. So, she is in the South-West direction.
Q 2 - If East is replaced by South-East, then West will be replaced by-
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Answer : A
Explanation
If East will be replaced by South-East, then simultaneously each direction will shift 45 degrees in clockwise direction and West will be replaced by North-West.
Q 3 - Pradeep started walking from home towards South-West direction. Then his home is in which direction of him?
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Answer : A
Explanation
As he walks towards South West, his home will be behind him, which will be in the North-East direction.
Q 4 - Yuvraj walks towards South for 3.5 m and turns right-hand side. He then walks 1 m, turns right-hand side and walks for 3.5 m. He is in which direction from his previous position?
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Answer : B
Explanation
After going towards South, he turned right-hand side and again right-hand side covering 3.5, 1.0 and 3.5 m. Therefore, after the final movement, he is to the West of his previous position.
Q 5 - Suleiman started walking towards South. After walking 10 km, he turned towards right-hand side and walked 20 km. He then turned right-hand side and walked 10 km. He again turned right-hand side and walked 25km. How far is he from his initial position?
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Answer : A
Explanation
When Suleiman walked 10km South and turned right-hand side and walked 20km and again turned right-hand side and walked 10 km, he is 20km to the West of his initial position. Then he turned right-hand side and walked 25 km, so after the final movement he is 5km to the East of his initial position.
Q 6 - If North is replaced by South-West, then South will be replaced by-
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Answer : A
Explanation
If North will be replaced by South-West, then simultaneously each direction will shift 135 degree in anticlockwise direction and South will be replaced by North-East.
Q 7 - If North is replaced by North-West, then West will be replaced by-
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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 - Santosh started moving in the South direction in an open field and stopped after moving 50m. 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 : D
Explanation
Here, we have to apply the Pythagoras theorem to get the answer. We will take the square of each number i.e. 50 and 25, which are 2500 and 625 respectively. Next, we will add them and the result of addition is 3125. Finally, we will take the square root of the addition and the result is 55.9 m. So, the minimum distance here is 56 m.
Q 9 - Atul started walking towards West. After walking 15 m, he turned righthand side and walked 20 m. He then turned right-hand side and walked 15 m. He again turned right-hand side and walked 25 m. How far is he from his initial position?
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Answer : C
Explanation
When Atul walked 15m West and turned right-hand side and walked 20m and again turned right-hand side and walked 15 m, he is at 20 m to the North of his initial position. Then he turned right-hand side and walked 25 m, so after the final movement, he is 5m to the South of his initial position.
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.