DIRECTIONS AND LOGICAL REASONING
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Directions are part of logical reasoning. It is one of the most commonly found topics in almost all the entrance exams. The topic requires analytical and logical skills to solve the questions. Mastering the directions topic will help in gaining the expertise in seating arrangement.
Directions is one of the most common topics in the competitive exam syllabus, and at least 2-4 questions are frequently asked in the various exams.
1. A man is facing towards west and turns through 45degree clockwise again 180 degree clockwise then turns through 270degree anti clockwise.In which direction is he facing now?
1)South west
2)North west
3)South
4)West
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer – 1) South west
Explanation :
2. Sam go North ,Turn right and again turn right then go to the left .In which direction Sam now?
1)South
2)West
3)North
4)East
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer – 4) East
Explanation :
3. A cat run 20m towards East and Turns to right runs 10m and turns to right runs 9m and again turns to left run 5m and then turns to left runs 12m and finally turns to left and runs 6m .Now which direction cat facing?
1)South
2)West
3)North
4)East
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer -3) North
Explanation :
4. A man walks 10m in front and 10m to the right.Then every time turning to his left,he walks 5,15 and 15m.How far is he now from his starting point?
1)5m
2)10m
3)15m
4)20m
5)Cannot be determined
Answer:
5. Rohit walked 30m towards East, took a right turn and walked 40m.Then he tooh a left turn and walked 30m.In which direction is he now from the starting point?
1)North east
2)South
3)South east
4)West
5)Cannot be determined
Answer: 3) South east
Explanation :
6. A Water flows west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi circle round a hillock and then turns left at right angles.In which direction is the water finally flowing?
1)South
2)West
3)North
4)East
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer – 4) East
Explanation :
7. Of the 5 friends A,B,C,D and E situated close to each other, A is to the west of B, C is to the South of A, E is to the north of B and D is to the east of E. Then C is in which direction with respect to D?
1)South east
2)South west
3)North west
4)North east
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer -2. South west
Explanation :
8. Kiran performing yoga with his head down and legs up.His face is towards the west.In which direction his left hand will be?
1)South
2)West
3)North
4)East
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer – 3) North
Explanation :
9. A clock is placed at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north east.In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30pm?
1)North
2)East
3)South
4)West
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer – 2) East
Explanation :
10. If 3’o clock in a watch.If the minute hand points towards the North east then the hour hand will point towards
1)South west
2)South east
3)North west
4)North east
5)Cannot be determined
Answer
Answer -2. South east
Explanation :
11. Kiran started walking towards east .After walking 10m,he took a right turn and walked 10m.He then took a left turn and walked 30m and again took a left turn and walked 40m.Now Kiran how far and in which direction from the starting point
1)North-west 30m
2)South-west 50m
3)North-east 50m
4)North-east 60m
5)None of these
Answer
Answer -3) North-east 50m
Explanation :
12.P walks 8m to the south ,then he turn to his left and walks 15m then he turn to his right and walk 12m again he turns to his right and walk 15m and turn right and stopped how far and in which direction from the starting point ?
1)10m east
2)20m south
3)25m east
4)10m south
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 2) 20m south
Explanation :12+8 = 20
13.If southeast become North, North-east become West and so on.What will be the West ?
1)South-east
2)South-west
3)North-east
4)North-west
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 1) South-east
Explanation :
14.Sakthi starts from her house and walks 3km towards north, then she turns right and walks 2km and then turn right and walks 5km then turns and walks 2km and then again turns right and walks 2km.Which direction is she facing now?
1)South
2)East
3)West
4)North
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 4) North
Explanation :
15.A, B, C , D ,E , F, G and H are sitting around a circular table in the same order for a discussion at equal distances .Their positions are clockwise.If G sits in the north ,then what will be the position of D?
1)South
2)East
3)South-west
4)North-west
5)None of these
Answer
Answer -3) South-west
Explanation :
16. Manik walks 4m towards east then turn to his right and walks 4m and then turn to his left and walk 5m.Again turning to her left he walks 4m and stopped.What is the shortest distance between the starting point and ending point ?
1)10m
2)8m
3)9m
4)1m
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 3) 9m
Explanation :
17.Kamali walks a distance of 3m towards North then turns to her left and walk for 2m.She turns left and walks for 3m.At this point she turns to his left and walk for 3m.How many metres is she from the starting point ?
1)5m
2)3m
3)2m
4)1m
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 4) 1m
Explanation :
18.Sahil walked 20m toward North, took a left turn and walked 10m.He again took a left turn and walked for 20m.How far and in which direction is he from the starting point ?
1)10m
2)20m
3)30m
4)40m
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 1) 10m
Explanation :20 – 10 = 10m
19.Sarita leaves from home .She walk 25m in North west direction and then 25m in south west direction.Next she walks 25m in south east direction.Finally she turn toward her house.Now in which direction she was moving ?
1)North west
2)South east
3)North east
4)South west
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 3) North east
Explanation :
20.One day afternoon Arun and Mani were sitting in a garden and facing each other.Mani’s shadow fall exactly towards Arun’s right, Which direction was Mani facing ?
1)South
2)East
3)West
4)North
5)None of these
Answer
Answer – 1) South
Explanation :
21.P is 15m to the west of Q. R is 13m to the south of Q and 5m to the east of S. T is 20m to the north of S.T is 10m to the east of U…….(Q1 and Q3)
In which direction U with respect to P
A)South west
B)East west
C)North
D)North east
Answer
C) North
Explanation :
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22.Point W is 7m towards the West of point X. Point X is 3m towards the North of point Y. Point Z is 4m towards West of point Y……………(Q 4 – Q6)
A person walks 3m towards North from point Z and reaches point P . How far and towards which direction will he have to walk to reach point W ?
A) 3m towards South
B) 3m towards East
C) 4m towards West
D) 3m towards West
Answer
:D)3m towards West
Explanation :
23.Vivek travelled 12kms West, then he turned left and travelled 8kms. Then he turned left and travelled 12kms. How far was Vivek from starting point ?
A)20km
B)8km
C)10km
D)4km
Answer
B)8km
Explanation :
24.A person going 40m to the south of his house.Then he turned left and go 20m and turn to north and walk 30m then start walking to my house. In which direction he was walking now ?
A)East S outh
B)West North
C)North West
D)North East
Answer
C)North West
Explanation :
25.A walked 20m towards south and then took a left turn and walked 40m. Again he took left turn and walked 15m. Finally he turned right and walked 10m and stopped.(Q9 – Q10)
How far is he from starting point ?
A)40m
B)30m
C)50.25m
D)20m
Answer
C)50.25
Explanation :[(50)^2 + (5^2)]^(1/2) = 50.25
Direction : Point A is 5m to the north of point B. Point B is 8m to the west of point C. Point D is 4m to the south of point C. Point E is 4m to the east of point A. Point F is exactly midway between point B and C in such a way that point B, C and F form a straight line.
26. Which of the following point is exactly 5m away from point E ?
A)D
B)F
C)B
D)A
Answer
B)F
Explanation :
26.If P is 45m northeast of Q and R is 45m northwest of Q then R is in which direction with respect to P ?
A)South
B)East
C)North
D)West
Answer
D)West
Explanation :
27.Point A is 9m towards the east of point B. Point C is 5m towards the south of point A. Point D is 3m towards the west of point C. Point E is 5m towards the north of point D. Point F is 7m towards the south of point D.
Which of the following points are in a straight line ?
A)FCD
B)AEB
C)EBD
D)ECA
Answer
B)AEB
Explanation :
28.Kumar walks 8km towards North. From there he walks 4 km towards south. Then, he walks 3km towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point ?
A)7
B)4
C)6
D)5
Answer
D)5
Explanation : X2=16+9 = 25
X = 5
29.A boy goes 6 m North and turns east and walk 8 m. Again he turns to his right and walk 4 m. After this he turns to his right and walks 8 m. How far is he from his starting point ?
A)3m
B)4m
C)2m
D)6m
Answer
C)2m
Explanation :
30.Aruna starts from a point and walks 2m east and then turns left and walks 4 km and turns right and walks 6m again then she starts towards a point 4m towards her right, from where again she walks 2 m left. How far is she from the starting point?
A)9m
B)7m
C)6m
D)10m
Answer
D)10m
Explanation :
31.A lady walks 7 metres toward west, then turns left and walks 7 metres. She again turns left and walks 7 metres. She takes a 135 degree turn rightwards and walks straight. In which direction is she walking now?
A)South-east
B)South-west
C)North-east
D)West
Answer
A)South-east
Explanation :
32: There are 5 shops A, B, C, D and E. B is to the northeast of E. D is 2km to the east of E, who is 6km to the west of A. C is to the northwest of D and in the line of EB. D is 4km the south of B.
32.What is the distance between town D and town A ?
A)6km
B)4km
C)3km
D)2km
E)None of these
Answer
B)4km
Explanation :
33.A man walked 5m towards north, took a left turn and walked for 10m. He then took a right turn and walked for 20m and again took right turn and walked 10m. How far he is from starting point ?
A)30m
B)10m
C)15m
D)25m
E)None of these
Answer
D)25m
Explanation :20+5 = 25m
34.Arvind walked 25m towards west, took a left turn and walked 15m. He again took a left turn and walked 30m. He then took a right turn and stopped. Now he was facing which direction ?
A)West
B)East
C)South
D)North
E)None of these
Answer
C)South
Explanation :
35.Selva moves towards South–east a distance of 6 m, then she moves towards West and travels a distance of 10 m. From here, she moves towards North-west a distance of 6 m and finally she moves a distance of 2 m towards East and stood at that point. How far is the starting point from where she stood?
A)7m
B)12m
C)6m
D)8m
E)None of these
Answer
D)8m
Explanation :10-2 =8m
36.P, Q, R and S are playing cards. P and Q are partners. S faces towards North. If P faces towards West, then who faces towards East ?
A)Q
B)R
C)S
D)Data inadequate
E)None of these
Answer
A)Q
Explanation :
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37.A lady leaves from her home. She first walks 10 metres in North–west direction and then 10 metres in South–west direction. Next, she walks 10 metres in South-east direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she moving?
A)Northwest
B)North east
C)South west
D)North
E)None of these
Answer
B)North east
Explanation :
38.A horse is facing south. It turns 90 degrees in the anticlockwise direction, then 180 degrees in the clockwise and turn left,Which direction is the horse facing now?
A)West
B)East
C)South
D)North
E)None of these
Answer
A)West
Explanation :
39.Puneet went 60 m in the East, then he turned right and went 25 m. After this he turned right and after going 20 m he reached to his uncle’s house. His father was not there. From there he went 40 m to his north and met his father. How far did he meet his father from the starting point?
A)54m
B)43m
C)50m
D)37m
E)None of these
Answer
B)43m
Explanation :
=[402 + 152]1/2
= 42.72 = 43m
40.A person starts from his home moves 15 m towards east and then turn 45’ towards its left and walk 15m. After that he moves towards west and stop at the point P after covering 15m. Determine the distance and direction of the point P from his house.
a) South east and 15
b) north east and 15
c) South west and 15
d) North west and 15
Answer & Solution
Answer-b) north east and 15
Solution:
41.Ram and shyam are two friends talking with each other. The shadow of Ram falls on the right side of Shyam. If ram is facing north then the direction in which Shyam is facing.
a) South
b) north
c) east
d) west
Answer & Solution
Answer – a) South
Solution:
42.A boy facing north turns 60’ in clockwise direction and then turns 150’ in anti clockwise. In which direction now he is facing.
a) North
b) south
c) east
d) west
Answer & Solution
Answer-d) west
Solution:
43) A, B, C, D and E are five friends standing in a park. The distance between A and C and that of B and C are same. E and C are 45m apart in west-east direction. A is towards west of C at a distance of 25m from E. C is in between B and D and in north direction wrt B.
43) What is the distance between A and B.
a) 26.2
b) 27.2
c) 28.2
d) 29.2
Answer & Solution
Answer –c) 28.2
Solution:20*1.41 = 28.2 m
44.If the distance between B and D is 35m, then calculate the distance between A and D.
a) 15
b) 20
c) 25
d) 30
Answer & Solution
Answer- c) 25
Solution:
225 + 400 = 625
Distance b/w B and D sqrt(625) = 25
45.E is in which direction wrt B.
a) South east
b) north east
c) south west
d) north west
Answer & Solution
Answer –d) north west
46.Yash starts from a point A and moves 3 m straight then take a right turn and walk 4 m, again take a left turn and walk 5m. Finally he takes a left turn and walk 4m now he is facing north, so in which direction he starts.
a) north
b) south
c) east
d) west
Answer & Solution
Answer – c) east
Solution:
47.Ram goes 10 m east, then take a right turn and walk 15m and again take a right turn and walk 20m. Calculate the approximate distance of ram from starting point and in which direction he is now from starting point.
a) 19 and south west
b) 18 and south west
c) 19 and south east
d) 18 and south east
Answer & Solution
Answer – b) 18 and south west
Solution:SP = Starting point and LP = last point
48.A goat walks 10 m towards north, turns to right and run 15m and again turn to right and walk 20m and again turns to left and walk 10m, and finally turns to right and stop. In which direction goat is facing.
a) north
b) south
c) east
d) west
Answer & Solution
Answer – b) south
Solution:
49.The distance between A and B is 10m and then they start walking away from each other. After walking a distance of 5m, A turns to his right and walks 5 m while B turns to his left and walks 5 m. Then again A and B turns to their right and walk 10m and then stopped. Find the distance between them.
a) 15
b) 20
c) 30
d) 40
Answer & Solution
Answer – b) 20
Solution:
50.Sumit starts his journey by walking in South direction. After travelling a distance of 60 m, he turned to his right and travelled 45 m. Then he goes 30 m towards North and further travels by turning 45o in clockwise direction. In what direction is he travelling now?
A) South-west
B) North-east
C) North-west
D) South-east
E) East
Answer & Explanation
A) South-west
Explanation:
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