Direction & Distance Test
MCQ Test
Important for All
Competitive Exams
Ques 1. I started walking down a road in
the morning facing the Sun. After walking for sometime I turned
to my left. Then I turned to my
right. In which direction was I
going then?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South
Ques 2. Lakshmi walked 2 furlongs
north from her house and took a
turn to left and continued to walk
another one kilometre and finally
she turned left and reached the
school. Which direction is she
facing now?
(1) West
(2) North
(3) East
(4) South
Ques 3. You are going straight, first
eastwards, then turn to the right,
then right again, then left. In
which direction would you be
going now?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) South
(4) North
Ques 4. If Ahmed travels towards North
from his house, then to left, then
to South covering equal distances
in each direction to reach Sohan’s
house, in which direction is
Ahmed’s house now?
(1) East
(2) South
(3) North
(4) West
Ques 5. You go North, turn right, then right
again and then go to the left. In
which direction are you now?
(1) South
(2) East
(3) West
(4) North
Ques 6. Roopa starts from a point and
walks 15 metre towards west,
turns left and walks 12 metre,
turns right again and walks. What
is the direction she is now facing?
(1) South
(2) West
(3) East
(4) North
Ques 7. A man starts his journey facing
the sun early morning. He then
turns right and walks 2 km. He
then walks 3 km after turning
right again. Which is the direction he is facing now?
(1) North-East
(2) North
(3) West
(4) South
Ques 8. Roy walks 2 km to East, then
turns North-West and walks 3
km. Then he turns South and
walks 5 km. Then again he turns
West and walks 2 km. Finally he
turns North and walks 6 km. In
which direction, is he from the
starting point?
(1) South – West
(2) South – East
(3) North – West
(4) North – East
Ques 9. Seeta starts from a point, walks
2 km towards north, turns
towards her right and walks 2
km, turns right again and walks.
What is the direction she is facing
now ?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) South
(4) North
Ques 10. Shyam was facing East. He
walked 5 km forward and then
after turning to his right walked
3 km. Again he turned to his right
and walked 4 kms. After this he
turned back. Which direction was
he facing at that time ?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South
Ques 11. Raju is standing facing north. He
goes 30 metres ahead and turns
left and goes for 15 metres. Now
he turns right and goes for 50
metres and finally turns to his
right and walks. In which direction is he heading ?
(1) North
(2) East
(3) South
(4) West
Ques 12. Sanmitra starts from his house
and walks 3 km towards north.
Then he turns right and walks 2
km and then turns right and
walks 5 km, then turns right and
walks 2 km and then again turns
right and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now ?
(1) North
(2)South
(3) West
(4)East
Ques 13. Raju is Ramu’s neighbour and he
stays 100 metres away towards
southeast. Venu is Raju’s
neighbour and he stays 100
metres away towards southwest.
Khader is Venu’s neighbour and
he stays 100 metres away towards northwest. Then where is
the position of Khader’s home in
relation to Ramu’s ?
(1) South-East
(2) South-West
(3) North-West
(4) North
Ques 14. Ramesh walked 3 km. towards
West and turned to his left and
walked 2 km. He, then turned to
his right and walked 3 km. Finally, he turned to his right again
and walked another 2 km. In which direction is Ramesh from
his starting point now ?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South
Ques 15. Deepa starts walking northwards and after a while, she
turns to her right. After walking
some distance, she turns to her
left and walks a distance of one
kilometre. She then turns to her
left again. In which direction is
she moving now ?
(1) North
(2) West
(3) East
(4) South
Ques 16. Raman starts walking in the
morning facing the Sun. After
sometime, he turned to the left.
Later again he turned to his left.
At what direction is Raman moving now ?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) South
(4) North
Ques 17. ‘A’ starts walking towards North,
turns left, again turns left, turns
right, again turns right, once
again turns left. In which direction is ‘A’ walking now ?
(1) East
(2) South
(3) West
(4) South-East
Ques 18. X walks southwards and then
turns right, then left and then
right. In which direction is he
moving now?
(1) South
(2) North
(3) West
(4) South
Ques 19. A man started to walk East. After moving a distance he turned
to his right. After moving a distance he turned to his right again.
After moving a little he turned in
the end to his left. In which direction was he going now ?
(1) North
(2) South
(3) East
(4) West
Ques 20. A taxi driver commenced his journey from a point and drove 10km
towards North and turned to his
left and drove another 5 km. After waiting to meet one of his
friends, he turned to his right
and continuted to drive another
10 km. He has covered a distance of 25 km so far but in
which direction he now may be?
(1) North
(2) East
(3) West
(4) South
Ques 21. A travelled westward 8km,
turned left and travelled 3 km,
turned right and travelled 9 km.
He then travelled north 3 km.
How far is he from the starting
point ?
(1) 15 km
(2) 17 km
(3) 19 km
(4) 11 km
Ques 22. Mohan travelled from point ‘A’
straight to ‘B’ at a distance of 8
m. He turned right and walked
4m, again turned to his right and
walked 8 m. Finally he turned to
his right and walked 3 m. How
far he was from his starting
point?
(1) 8 m
(2) 3 m
(3) 1 m
(4) 4 m
Ques 23. Ram walked 4 km West of his
house and then turned to South
covering 8 km. Finally he moves
6 km towards East and then
again 2 km West. How far is he
from his initial position ?
(1) 4 km
(2) 8 km
(3) 10 km
(4) 12 km
Ques 24. A, B, C, D and E are standing in
a line facing North. E is standing
40 metres left to B. A is standing
20 metres left to C. D is standing 20 metres right to E and 50
metres right to C. What is the
distance between A and D ?
(1) 50 metres
(2) 60 metres
(3) 70 metres
(4) 80 metres
Ques 25. Kalpana travelled from point B to
straight to C a distance of 8 feet
She turned left and walked 5 feet
away. Again she turned left and
walked 7 feet and finally turned
left and walked 5 feet. How far
is she from the starting point?
(1) 3 feet
(2) 4 feet
(3) 1 feet
(4) 5 feet
Ques 26. A, B, C, D and E are standing in
a line facing North. E is standing
40 metres left to B. A is standing
20 metres left to C. D is standing 20 metres right to E and 50
metres right to C. What is the
distance between A and B ?
(1) 70 metres
(2) 80 metres
(3) 90 metres
(4) 100 metres
Ques 27. Ramesh went 20 m to the east,
then he turned left and after 15
m turned right and went 25 m
and then turned right and went
15 m. How far was Ramesh from
the starting point ?
(1) 60 m
(2) 35 m
(3) 40 m
(4) 45 m
Ques 28. Sita cycled 8 km southward from
her home turned right and cycled
5 km, turned right and cycled 8
km, turned left and cycled 10
km. How many kms will she
have cycle to reach straight
home?
(1) 8 km
(2) 10 km
(3) 15 km
(4) 13 km
Ques 29. Mitan travelled 12 kms southward, then turned left and travelled 10 kms, then turned left
and travelled 12 km. How far was
Mitan from the starting point ?
(1) 8 km
(2) 10 km
(3) 12 km
(4) 14 km
Ques 30. A person moves 400 metres to
East. He turns to his left and
moves 400 metres. Then again
he turns to his left and walks 400
metres. Finally he turns to his
right and moves 100 metres. Now
how far away in metres. He is
from the starting point ?
(1) 1300
(2) 900
(3) 800
(4) 500
Ques 31. Anita drives from point A towards north and travels 30 kms.
She then turns to her right and
travels 4 kms, and then again
turns to the right and drives
straight for 30 kms. How much
distance she has to cover to go
straight to the starting point ?
(1) 26 kms
(2) 8 kms
(3) 22 kms
(4) 4 kms
Ques 32. Prakash travelled 6 km northward, then turned left and travelled 4 km, then turned left and
travelled 6 km. How far was
Prakash from the starting point?
(1) 6 km
(2) 4 km
(3) 10 km
(4) 8 km
Ques 33. Arun travels 8 km towards the
North, turns left and travels 3 km
and then again turns right and
covers another 4 km and then
turns right and travels another 3
km. How far is he from the starting point?
(1) 18 km
(2) 11 km
(3) 12 km
(4) 15 km
Ques 34. Ram starts from his house and
walks 4 kms North, then 3 kms
West, then 8 kms South. How
many kilometres away from his
home was he ?
(1) 6 kms
(2) 7 kms
(3) 5 kms
(4) 8 kms
Ques 35. A cyclist goes 30 km to North and
then turning to East he goes 40
km. Again he turns to his right
and goes 20 km. After this he
turns to his right and goes 40 km.
How far is he from his starting
point ?
(1) 20 km
(2) 10 km
(3) 25 km
(4) 40 km
Ques 36. A man travels 3 km in the East
and turns to South and moves 4
km. How far is he from the starting point ?
(1) 5 km
(2) 6 km
(3) 2 km
(4) 10 km
Ques 37. Ganesh 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 East. What is the straight distance in metres between his starting point and the point where he
reached last ?
(1) 20 m
(2) 5 m
(3) 10 m
(4) 35 m
Ques 38. John’s house is 100 metres North
of his uncle’s office. His uncle’s
house is located 200 metres West
of his (uncle’s) office. Kabir is the
friend of John and he stays 100
metres East of John’s house. The
office of Kabir is located 100
metres South of his house. Then
how far is his uncle’s house from
Kabir’s office?
(1) 200 metres
(2) 300 metres
(3) 400 metres
(4) 500 metres
Ques 39. A house faces North. A man coming out of his house walked
straight for 10 metres, turned left
and walked 25 metres. He then
turned right and walked 5 metres and again turned right and
walked 25 metres. How far is he
from his house?
(1) 15 metres
(2) 55 metres
(3) 60 metres
(4) 65 metres
Ques 40. A and B start walking from the
same point. A goes north and
covers 3 km, then turns right and
covers 4 kms. B goes west and
covers 5 kms, then turns right
and covers 3 kms. How far apart
are they from each other ?
(1) 10 km
(2) 9 km
(3) 8 km
(4) 5 km
ANSWERS
Q1 A
Q2 D
Q3 C
Q4 A
Q5 B
Q6 B
Q7 C
Q8 C
Q9 C
Q10 A
Q11 B
Q12 A
Q13 C
Q14 B
Q15 B
Q16 B
Q17 A
Q18 C
Q19 B
Q20 A
Q21 B
Q22 C
Q23 B
Q24 C
Q25 C
Q26 C
Q27 D
Q28 C
Q29 B
Q30 D
Q31 D
Q32 B
Q33 C
Q34 C
Q35 B
Q36 A
Q37 A
Q38 B
Q39 A
Q40 B
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