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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 (266 of them, from 50 exams, weighted towards Banking, Management, SSC) 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
266
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
38/193/35
Negative marking
None
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Direction Sense questions with solutions

6 from the 266-question pool, worked in full.

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

    • A. 14 km
    • B. 8 km
    • C. 12 km
    • D. 10 km ✓

    Solution. B to A is 8 km and A to C is 6 km, at a right angle. By the Pythagorean theorem, BC = √(8² + 6²) = √100 = 10 km.

  2. 2. Anil starts from a point and walks 9 km south, then turns left and walks 9 km, then turns left again and walks 9 km. How far is he from his starting point, and in which direction?

    • A. 9 km, west
    • B. 18 km, east
    • C. 9 km, east ✓
    • D. 9 km, north

    Solution. South 9 km, then left turn (east, since he was facing south) 9 km, then left turn (north) 9 km. The south and north legs cancel out, leaving only the 9 km eastward displacement.

  3. 3. If you are facing north-east and turn 180 degrees, which direction are you now facing?

    • A. North-West
    • B. South-East
    • C. South-West ✓
    • D. North-East

    Solution. Turning 180 degrees reverses the direction completely, so facing north-east becomes facing south-west.

  4. 4. 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.

  5. 5. From a marker, Isha walks 6 m south, turns left for 8 m, then turns left for 6 m. Her final position is:

    • A. 8 m west
    • B. 6 m north
    • C. 8 m east of the marker ✓
    • D. 10 m east
    • E. 14 m south

    Solution. South then east then north cancels vertical displacement, leaving 8 m east.

  6. 6. Nina walks 6 m north, turns right and walks 8 m, then turns right and walks 6 m. Where is she relative to her starting point?

    • A. 8 m west
    • B. 10 m east
    • C. 6 m north
    • D. 8 m east ✓

    Solution. The north and south movements cancel; she ends 8 m east.

Exams that set Direction Sense

12 categories, led by Banking, Management, SSC.

    Drawn from AFCAT, AILET, ATIT, ATMA, CA Foundation, IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, IBPS RRB Office Assistant, IBPS RRB Officer Scale I, IBPS SO, IMU-CET, INET, IPMAT Rohtak, Kerala MCA, KMAT Karnataka, LIC AAO, MAH MBA CET, MAH MCA CET, MAH UG CET, MAT, NABARD Grade A, NCHM JEE, NIACL AO, NIFT, NIPER JEE, NMAT, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, RPF Constable, RPF Sub-Inspector, RRB ALP, RRB Group D, RRB Junior Engineer, RRB Technician, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SNAP, SRMJEEE, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC GD Constable, SSC Junior Engineer, SSC MTS, SSC Selection Post, SSC Stenographer, Territorial Army, UPSC CSE.

    Direction Sense: frequently asked questions

    How many direction sense questions are there?

    266, from the 50 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 18%.

    Which exams ask direction sense questions?

    50 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), Management (8), SSC (8). 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 266 questions are graded hard and 14% easy, making it about average for this section, where the mean is 18%.

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