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Direction Sense Questions with Answers

Tracking position and facing through a sequence of turns, then the shortest distance back. This page pools every direction sense question on the site (280 of them, from 55 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, Railways) so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

13% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 14% easy, which is about average for this section.

Questions
280
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
40/205/35
Negative marking
None
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Direction Sense questions with solutions

6 from the 280-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. Point A is 6 km to the north of point B. Point C is 8 km to the east of point A. What is the distance between B and C?

    • A. 12 km
    • B. 14 km
    • C. 10 km ✓
    • D. 9 km

    Solution. B to A and A to C form a right angle. Distance BC = √(6² + 8²) = √100 = 10 km.

  2. 2. A man walks 12 km north, then turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right again and walks 12 km. How far is he from his starting point, and in which direction?

    • A. 5 km, west
    • B. 5 km, east ✓
    • C. 12 km, south
    • D. 17 km, east

    Solution. Plotting the path: north 12 km, then east 5 km (right turn from north), then south 12 km (right turn from east) brings him back to the same latitude as the start, 5 km to the east.

  3. 3. A man starts from his office and walks 4 km South, then 3 km West, then 4 km North. How far and in which direction is he from his office now?

    • A. 3 km, West ✓
    • B. 7 km, West
    • C. 3 km, East
    • D. 5 km, North-West

    Solution. The two 4 km legs (South then North) cancel, leaving only the 3 km westward leg, so he is 3 km West of the office.

  4. 4. A cyclist rides 9 km West, then turns North and rides 4 km, then turns East and rides 9 km. How far, and in which direction, is he from his starting point?

    • A. 9 km, North
    • B. 4 km, North ✓
    • C. 4 km, South
    • D. 13 km, North

    Solution. The West (9 km) and East (9 km) legs cancel out, leaving him 4 km North of the starting point.

  5. 5. Kabir walks 10 m east, 6 m north and then 10 m west. Where is he from his starting point?

    • A. 6 m south
    • B. 6 m north ✓
    • C. 10 m east
    • D. 10 m west

    Solution. The eastward and westward movements cancel, leaving Kabir 6 m north of the starting point.

  6. 6. A man walks 4 km south, then 3 km east. How far is he from his starting point?

    • A. 4 km
    • B. 5 km ✓
    • C. 6 km
    • D. 7 km

    Solution. The path forms a right triangle with legs 4 km and 3 km, so the direct distance is √(4² + 3²) = √25 = 5 km.

Exams that set Direction Sense

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Direction Sense: frequently asked questions

How many direction sense questions are there?

280, from the 55 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 14% are graded easy and 13% hard, which makes direction sense about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

Which exams ask direction sense questions?

55 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), Management (8), Railways (7). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is direction sense hard?

13% of these 280 questions are graded hard and 14% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 17%.

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