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DIRECTION TEST
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DIRECTION SENSE TEST EXAM PREP
Direction is the measurement of position of one object with respect to another
object and displacement is the minimum distance between the starting point and
final point of an object.
TYPE OF QUESTION
1. Based on final Direction
2. Based on Displacement
3. Based on Direction and Displacement
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MAIN DIRECTION
There are four main direction viz. East, West, North and South
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CARDINAL DIRECTION
The direction between two main direction is called cardinal direction or sub
direction,
NE ( north-east )
NW (north-west)
SW (south-east)
SW (south-west)
• Angle formed between two main direction is 90 degree
• Angle formed between two cardinal direction is 45 degree
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SHORTEST DISTANCE EXAM PREP
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Q1. Ravi walks 8 km North-East and then 6 km South-East.
Find the total distance as well as shortest distance between
starting and end points.
(a) 14 km, 12 km
(b) 14 km, 10 km
(c) 10 km, 8 km
(d) 8 km, 6 km
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[Link] on final Direction EXAM PREP
Q2. Zoya walks 15 km towards North. She turns right and walks
another 15 km. She turns right and walks another 15 km. In which
direction is she from the starting point?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) West
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1. Based on final Direction EXAM PREP
Q3. After starting from a point, a man walks 4 km towards West, then turning
to his right he moves 4 km. After this, he again turns right and moves 4 km.
Which choice given below indicates the correct direction in which he is from his
starting point?
(a) North
(c) South
(b) East
(d) West
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Q4. A girl is facing North. She turns 180° in the anti-clockwise
direction and then 225° in the clockwise direction. Which direction
is she facing now?
(a) West
(B) South-West
(C) North-West
(D) East
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2. Based on Displacement EXAM PREP
Q5. Vijay travelled 12 km Southward, then turned right and travelled
10 km, then turned right and travelled 12 km. How far was Vijay from
the starting point?
(a) 22 km
(b) 44 km
(c) 12 km
(d) 10 km
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Q6. A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km Eastwards to B
and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again
turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B
and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the
starting point and the destination is
(a) 12 km
(c) 16 km
(b) 15 km
(d) 18 km
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Q7. Shyam goes 5 km in the North from his school. Now, turning to the
left, he goes to 10 km and again turns to left and goes to 5 km. How far
he is from his school and in which direction?
(a) 10 km, South from school
(b) 10 km, North from school
(c) 10 km, West from school
(d) 10 km, East from school
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PYQ EXAM PREP
1. I am facing West. I turn 45 degree in the clockwise direction and
then 180 degree in same direction and then 270 degree anticlockwise.
Which direction am I facing now?
A. South-West
B. South
C. West
D. North-West
(AMU,2024)
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2. I start from my office facing southwards and go 8 km, then I turn
right and go km. In which direction am I from the starting point ?
A. South-West
B. South
C. West
D. North
(AMU,2024)
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3. If South East becomes North and North East becomes
West and so on. What will West become?
A. North East
B. North West
C. South East
D. South
(AMU,2019)
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4. Rasik walked 20 m towards North. Then he turned right and walks
30 m. Then he turns right and walks 35 m. Then he turns left and walks
15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and how
many metres is he from the starting position?
A. 15 m West
B. 30 West
C. 30 m East.
D. 45 m East
(AMU,2019)
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5. Rahim started from point X and walked straight 5 km west, then
turned left and walked straight 2 km and again turned left and walked
straight 7 km. In which direction is he from the point X?
A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
(AMU,2018)
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6. Vinay moves towards South-East, a distance of 7 m, then he
moves towards West and travels a distance of 14 m. From there, he
moves towards North-West a distance of 7 m and finally he moves a
distance of 4 m towards East and stands at point. How far is the
starting point from where he is standing now ?
A. 3m
B. 4m
C. 10 m
D. 11 m
(AMU,2017)
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7. A man is facing West. He turns 45° in the clockwise direction and
then another 180° in the same direction and then 270° in the anti-
clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
A. South
B. West
C. North-West
D. South-West
(AMU,2017)
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8. I am facing East. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then
145° in the anti-clockwise direction. Which direction am I facing
now ?
A. East
B. North-East
C. North
D. South-West
(AMU,2017)
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9. Namita walks 14 metres towards west, then turns to her right and
walks 14 metres and then turns to her left and walks 10 metres.
Again turning to her left she walks 14 metres. What is the shortest
distance (in metres) between hem starting point and the present
position?
A. 10
B. 24
C. 28
D. 38
(AMU,2017)
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10. north. Then he turned west and covered 10 km. Then, he turned
south and covered 5km. Finally, turning to east he covered 10 km.
In which direction he is from his house?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
(AMU,2016)
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11. Akabar and Arun start from their school and travel on their bicycles I
opposite directions, each travelling 6 kms. Akbar then turns left and travels
6 kms. While arun turns right and travels 6 kms. Too. How far are they
from each other?
A. 16kms
B. 12 kms
C. 18 kms
D. 14 kms
(AMU,2015)
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12. a man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise
direction and then 135° in eth anticlockwise direction. Which
direction is he facing now?
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
(AMU,2015)
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13. A person is going towards South, then he turns led, then left
again, then he turns right and then right again. In which direction
is he now?
A. South
B. North
C. West
D. East
(AMU,2013)
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14. A man drove his car straigist towards east 5 kms. Then he
turned right and drove for 3 kms, he then turned west and drove
for 5 kms. How far is he from the starting point ?
A. 5 kms
B. 3 kms
C. 7 kms
D. 8 kms
(AMU,2013)
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15. Arun and Ali start from their office and walk in opposite directions, cach
travelling 10 kms. Arun then turns left and walks 10 kms while Ali tums
right and also walks 10 kms. How far are they from each other?
A. 5 kms
B. 10 kms
C. 20 kms
D. 40 kms
(AMU,2013)
