Direction Sense Test

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Question
SSCCGLENRSN12045361

A man walked 9 km towards East and then 12 km towards South. How far is he from the starting point?

  • 8 km

  • 6 km

  • 15 km

  • 7.5 km

Solution

C.

15 km

According to question,

therefore Required distance  = square root of left parenthesis 12 right parenthesis squared plus left parenthesis 9 right parenthesis squared end root
                                equals square root of 144 plus 81 end root
equals square root of 225
equals space 15 space km

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Question
SSCCGLENRSN12045485

A man walks 7 km towards south and turns to the left. After walking 5 km, he turns to the right and walks 7 km. In which direction is he now from the starting point?

  • West

  • South

  • South-East

  • North-East

Solution

C.

South-East

Question
SSCCGLENRSN12045232

John, in the morning, started walking towards North and then turn towards opposite side of the Sun. He then turns left again and stops. Which direction is he facing now?

  • North

  • West

  • South

  • East

Solution

C.

South

Walking diagram of John is as follows:

Question
SSCCGLENRSN12045268

Kailash walks 3 km to East and turns South and walks 4km. Again turns West and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?

  • 7 km

  • 5 km

  • 6 km

  • 3 km

Solution

B.

5 km

Question
SSCCGLENRSN12045435

P started walking from North to South. She turned right at right angle and then again right at right angle. In which direction was she ultimately walking?

  • North

  • East

  • South

  • West

Solution

A.

North

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