Raman Munjal Vidya Mandir

Direction Sense Test (Mental Ability)

Q.1 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
Q.2 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
Q.3 One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole
fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?
A. East B. West C. South D. Data is
inadequate
Q.4 A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he
turns to the left and walks 4 km. And then he goes back 10 km straight. Now in which
direction is he from the starting place?
A. South-East B. North-West C. South D. West
Q.5 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 B.14 C. 38 D. 48
Q.6 Study the following information and answer the questions.
Point A is 8m to the west of Point B. Point C is 4m to the south of Point B. Point D is
4m to the east of Point C. Point F is 6m to the north of Point D. Point E is 8m to the
west of Point F. Point G is 2m to the south of Point E.
A. 4m to the east B. 8m o the west C. 4m to the west D. 8 m to the east
Q.7 Reena walked from A to B in the East 10 feet. Then she turned to the right and walked
3 feet. Again she turned to the right and walked 14 feet. How far is she from A?
A. 4 feet B. 5 feet C. 24 feet D. 27 feet
Q.8 I am facing south. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10m.
Then I turn left and walk 10m and then turning right walk 20m. Then I turn right again
and walk 60m. In which direction am I from the starting point?
A. North B. North-West C. North-East D. East
Q.9 Laxmi goes 6 km towards South-East from her office. Then she goes 15 km turning to
West. After this she goes 6 km towards North-West and in the end she goes 11 km
towards East. How far is she from her office?
A. 10 Km B. 11 Km C. 4 Km D. 6 Km
Q.10 Arun and Amit started walking from two different points ‘A’ and ‘B’
respectively.Arun walks 2 kms North and turns to the East and walks 3 kms and again
turns to North walks 4 kms and finally turns to East and Walks 5kms to reach point
‘C’. Similarly, Amit walks 2 kms North and turns to west and walks 3 kms and finally
turns to North, walks 4 kms and meets Arun at point ‘C’. What is the distance between
Arun and Amit’s starting points?
 A. 5 Km B. 8 Km C. 11 Km D. 13 Km
Q.11 Amit started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned
left, then turned right and towards the left again. In which direction is he going now?
A. North or South B. North or West C. East or West D. South or West
Q.12 A child went 90 m in the East to look for his father, then he turned right and went 20
m. After this he turned right and after going 30 m he reached to his uncle’s house. His
father was not there. From there he went 100 m to his north and met his father. How
far did he meet his father from the starting point?
A. 80 m B. 100 m C. 140 m D. 260 m
Q.13 Ravi wants to go to the university. He starts from his home which is in the East and
comes to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the
hospital. In Which direction is the University?
A. North B. South C. East D. West
Q.14 Raman is performing yoga with his head down and legs up. His face is towards the
west. In which direction, will his left hand be ?
A. North B. North-East C. East D. West
Q.15 Priya cycles 5 km North, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns South and cycles
5 km, then turns to her right and cycles 6 km. Where is she now with reference to her
starting position?
A. 2 Km East B. 2 Km West C. 10 Km West D. 10 Km East
Answer Keys
1. C) South-East

It is clear from the diagrams that new name of West will become South-East.
2. D) West

At 9.15 P.M., the minute hand will point towards west.

3. C) South
Sun rises in the east in the morning. Since the shadow of Suresh falls to his right. So
he is facing South.
4. B) North-West
From the given directions, now he is 1km in the North-West direction.
5. C) 38

6. A) 4m to the east
7. B) 5 feet
8. C) North-East

The movements of the person are from A to F, as shown in Fig. Clearly, the final position is
F which is to the North-east of the starting point A

9. C) 4 km

From the above fig we can observe that distance between Laxmi and her office is 15-
11 = 4 kms.
10. C) 11 km

Where A= Arun's starting point; B = Amit's starting point; C = The point where Arun and
Amit meetPQ + RC + ST = 3 + 5 + 3 = 11 kms.
11. A) North or South

If he starts walking the morning then finally he will face towards South and if he starts in the
evening then finally he will face towards North.

12. B) 100 m
13. A) North
Starting from his house in the East, Ravi moves westwards. Then, the theatre, which is to the
left, will be in the south. The Hospital, which is straight ahead, will be to the West. So, the
University will be to the North.

14.
A) North

So he is facing west his left hand will be in North direction.

15. B) 2 km West