DIRECTION SENSE QUESTIONS & CHARACTER PUZZLES

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DIRECTION SENSE QUESTIONS

1. Starting from a point, Raju walked 12 m North, he turned right and walked 10 km, he

again turned right and walked 12 m, then he turned left and walked 5 m. How far is he now

and in which direction from the starting point?

27 m towards East

5 m towards East

10 m towards West

15 m towards East

None of these

2. A man walks 20 m towards South. Then turning to his right he walks 30 m. Then turning

to his left he walks 20 m. Again Turning to his left he walks 30 m. How far is he from his

starting position?

30 m

20 m

80 m

60 m

None of these

3. A man goes towards East 5 km, then he takes a turn to South-West and goes 5 km. He

again takes a turn towards North-West and goes 5 km with respect to the point from where

he started, where is he now?

At the starting point

In the West

In the East

In the North-East

In the South-East

4. Mohan started from point A and proceeded 7 km straight towards East, then he turned

left and proceeded straight for a distance of 10 km. He then turned left again and

proceeded straight for a distance of 6 km, and then turned left again and proceeded

straight for another 10 km. In which direction is Mohan from his starting point?

East

West

North

South

North-East

5. Rama travels a distance of 5 km from a place A towards North, turns left and walks 3

km, again turns right and walks 2 km. Finally turns right and walks 3 km to reach the

place B. What is the distance between A and B?

7 km

13 km

2 km

10 km

None of these

6. Village Chimur is 20 km to the North of village Rewa. Village Rahate is 18 km to the

East of village Rewa. Village Angne is 12 km to the West of Chimur. If Sanjay starts from

village Rahate and goes to village Angne, in which direction is he from his starting point?

North

North-West

South

South-East

None of these

7. Ravi travelled 4 km straight towards South. He turned left and travelled 6 km straight,

then turned right and travelled 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting point?

8 km

10 km

12 km

18 km

None of these

8. Rakesh is standing at a point. He walks 20 m towards the East and further 10 m towards

the South, then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North, then he walks 15 m towards the East. What is the straight distance in metres between his

starting point and the point where he reached last?

0

5

10

Cannot be determined

None of these

9. A rat runs 20 m towards East and turns to right, runs 10 m and turns to right run 9 m

and again turns to left runs 5 m and then turns to left, runs 12 m and finally turns to left

and runs 6 m. Now, which direction is the rat facing?

East

North

West

South

North-East

10. A policeman left his police post and proceeded South 4 km on hearing a loud sound

from point A. On reaching the place, he heard another sound and proceeded 4 km to his

left to the point B. From B he proceeded left to reach another place C 4 km away. In which

direction, he has to go to reach his police post?

North

South

East

West

None of these

11. Ms. A goes for her morning walk at 6 O�clock towards sun for 2 km, then she turns to

her right and walks 3 km. She again turns to her left and walks 2 km, finally she turns to

her left to walk another 6 km. In which direction is she moving and at what distance from

the last turn, she is standing?

6 km, East

9 km, East

6 km, North

9 km, north

None of these

12. Starting from a point `S�, Mahesh walked 25 m towards South. He turned to his left

and walked 50 m. He then again turned to his left and walked 25 m. He again turned to his

left and walked 60 m and reached a point `T�. How far Mahesh is from Point `S� and in

which direction?

10 m, West

25 m, North

10 m, East

25 m, West

None of these

13. From point P, Akshay starts walking towards East. After walking 30 m, he turns to his

right and walks 10 m. He then turns to his right and walks for 30 m. He again turns to his

right and walks 30 m. How far is he from point P and in which direction?

Point P itself

10 m, North

20 m, West

20 m, North

None of these

14. Starting from a point `M�, Harish walked 18 m towards South. He turned to his left

and walked 25 m. He then turned to his left and walked 25 m. He then turned to his left

and walked 18 m. He again turned to his left and walked 35 m and reached a point `P�.

How far is Harish from the point `M� and which direction?

10 m East

10 m West

35 m West

10 m South

None of these

15. A man starts from his house and walks 10 km in South direction, then he turns right

and goes 6 km, again he turns right and goes 10 km and finally turns right and goes 6 km.

At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?

2 km, North

3 km, South

At the starting point

4 km, East

None of these

16. From a point, Rajneesh started walking East and walked 35 m. He then turned on his

right and walked 20 m and he again turned to right and walked 35 m. Finally, he turned

his left and walked 20 m and reached his destination. Now, how far is he from the starting

point?

50 m

55 m

20 m

40 m

None of these

17. A walks 10 m towards East and then 10 m to his right. Then every time turning to his

left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 m, respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?

5 m

10 m

15 m

20 m

None of these

18. Lalit walks 9 km East, turns South-West and walks another 8 km. He again takes a

turn towards North-West and walks another 5 km. In which direction from his starting

point is he standing now?

North-East

South-East

West

East

None of these

19. Facing towards South, Ram started walking and turned left after walking 30 m, he

walked 25 m and turned left and walked 30 m. How far is he from his starting position and in which direction?

At the starting point only

25 m, West

25 m, East

30m, East

None of the above

20. Shehnaz wants to go to the market. She starts from her home which is in North and

comes to the crossing. The road to her left ends in a park and straight ahead is the office

complex. In which direction is the market to the crossing?

East

West

North

South

None of these

21. Starting from a point, a person walked 12 m North, he turned right and walked 10 m,

he again turned right and walked 12 m, then he turned left and walked 5 m. How far is he

now and in which direction from the starting point?

10 m, towards West

15 m, towards East

10 m, towards East

5 m, towards West

None of the above

22. Anoop starts walking towards South. After walking 15 m he turns towards North. After

walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards South and

walks 5 m. How for is he from his original position and in which direction?

10 m, North

10 m, South

10 m, West

10 m, East

None of these

23. Ravi starts walking towards North. After walking 15 m he turns towards South. After

walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards North and

walks 5 m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

10 m, North

10 m, South

10 m, East

10m, West

None of these

24. A started from a place. After walking for 1 km, he turns to the left, then walking for �

km, he again turns to left. Now, he is going Eastward direction. In which direction, did he

originally start?

West

East

South

North

None of these

25. The town of Paranda is located on Gree lake. The town of Akram is West of Paranda.

Tokhada is East of Akram but West of Paranda. Kokran is East of Bopri but West of

Tokhada and Akram. If they are all in the same district, which town is the farthest West?

Paranda

Kokran

Akram

Tokhada

Bopri

26. B is to the South-West of A, C is to the East of B and South-East of A and D is to the North of C in line with B and A. In which direction of A is D located?

North

East

South-East

North-East

None of these

27. Vijayan started walking towards South. After walking 15 m, he turned to the left and

walked 15 m. He again turned to his left and walked 15 m. How far is he from his original

position and in which direction?

15 m, North

15 m, South

30m, East

15 m, West

None of these

28. A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand

point?

South-East

North-East

North

North-West

None of these

29. A man is facing west. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then another 180 degree in the same direction and then 270 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Find

which direction he is facing now ?

1. South-West

2. West

3. South

4. East-South

30. A man is facing north. He turns 45 degree in the clockwise direction and then another

180 degree in the same direction and then 45 degree in the anticlockwise direction. Find

which direction he is facing now ?

1. North

2. East

3. West

4. South

31. One day, Raviraj left home and cycled 20 Km southwards, turned right and cycled 10

km and turned right and cycled 20 Km and turned left and cycled 20 Km. How many

kilometres will he have to cycle to reach his home straight ?

1. 50 Km

2. 30 Km

3. 40 Km

4. 60 Km

32. A child is looking for his father. He went 90 meters in the east before turning to his

right. He went 20 meters before turning to is right again to look for his father at his uncle's

place 30 meters from this point. His father was not there. From there, he went 100 meters

to his north before meeting his father in a street. How far did the son meet his father from

starting point ?

1. 80 metre

2. 90 metre

3. 100 metre

4. 110 metre

33. Kunal walks 10 km towards North. From there he walks 6 Km towards South. Then, he

walks 3 Km towards east. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his

starting point ?

1. 5 Km North

2. 5 Km South

3. 5 Km East

4. 5 Km North-East

34. Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 metres. He

again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres after turning to the

right. How far is he from his original position ?

1. 40 metres

2. 50 metres

3. 60 metres

4. 70 metres

35. A dog runs 20 metre towards East and turns Right, runs 10 metre and turns to right,

runs 9 metre and again turns to left, runs 5 metre and then turns to left, runs 12 metre and

finally turns to left and runs 6 metre. Now which direction dog is facing ?

1. East

2. North

3. West

4. South

CHARACTER PUZZLES

Directions to Solve

In this type of questions, a figure or a matrix is given in which some numbers are filled according to a

rule. A place is left blank. You have to find out a character (a number or a letter) from the given

possible answers which may be filled in the blank space.

Some examples are given below.

36:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.23 B.24 C.25 D.26

37: Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.23 B.24 C.25 D.26

38:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.25 B.26 C.28 D.29

39:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.144 B.148 C.154 D.158

40:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.360 B.361 C.365 D.366

41:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.2 B.3 C.4 D.5

42:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.-1 B.1 C.-2 D.2

43:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.9A B.9B C.8A D.8B

44:Which number will replace the question mark ?

A.49 B.51 C.47 D.57

45.

A. L10

B. K15

C. I15

D. K8

46.

A. 1

B. 4

C. 3

D. 6

47.

A. 18

B. 12

C. 9

D. 6

48.

A. 25

B. 37

C. 41

D. 47

49.

A. 45

B. 41

C. 32

D. 40

50.

A. 115

B. 130

C. 135

D. 140

51.

A. 92

B. 72

C. 62

D. 99

52.

A. 2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

53.

A. 36

B. 48

C. 38

D. 30

54.

A. 41

B. 64

C. 35

D. 61

55.

A. 262

B. 622

C. 631

D. 824

56.

A. 45

B. 29

C. 39

D. 37

57.

A.0 B.2 C.11 D.12

58.

A. 3

B. 5

C. 4

D. 6

59.

A. 18

B. 24

C. 36

D. 58

60. I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 metre. Then I turn right again and walk 10

metre. Then I turn left and walk 10 metre and then turning right walk 20 metre. Then I

turn right again and walk 60 metre. In which direction am I from the starting point ?

1. North-East

2. Norst-West

3. North

4. West