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Direction and Distance Test — Verbal Reasoning Questions & Practice

Practise 5 Direction and Distance Test questions from Verbal Reasoning for competitive exams such as UPSC, Banking, SSC and Railway. Read the worked questions below, check every answer with an explanation, and track what you get wrong.

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1. A man walks 5 km Towards East, then turns right and walks 4 km, then turns left and walks 5 km. In which direction is he now from his starting point?

  1. ASouth-East
  2. BNorth-East
  3. CSouth-West
  4. DNorth-West
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Answer: A

Explanation: Starting from origin (0,0): 1. 5 km East -> (5, 0) 2. Turns Right (South) 4 km -> (5, -4) 3. Turns Left (East) 5 km -> (10, -4) Coordinates (10, -4) correspond to the South-East quadrant.

2. Rohan walks 10 meters North, turns left and walks 20 meters. He then turns left again and walks 10 meters. Finally, he turns right and walks 5 meters. How far is he from his starting point?

  1. A25 meters
  2. B15 meters
  3. C20 meters
  4. D30 meters
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Answer: A

Explanation: 1. 10m North -> (0, 10) 2. Left 20m West -> (-20, 10) 3. Left 10m South -> (-20, 0) 4. Right 5m West -> (-25, 0) Distance from starting point (0,0) is |-25| = 25 meters.

3. One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was Suresh facing?

  1. ASouth
  2. BNorth
  3. CEast
  4. DWest
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Answer: A

Explanation: In the morning, Sun is in the East, so shadows fall towards the West. If the shadow falls to Suresh's right, West must be to his right. Therefore, Suresh is facing South.

4. A person starts walking North, turns right by 90°, then turns right again by 45°. In which direction is he walking now?

  1. ASouth-East
  2. BSouth-West
  3. CNorth-East
  4. DNorth-West
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Answer: A

Explanation: Facing North -> 90° right turn faces East -> 45° right turn faces South-East.

5. A village P is to the North of village Q. Village R is to the East of village Q. Village S is to the left of village P. In which direction is village S with respect to village R?

  1. ANorth-West
  2. BSouth-West
  3. CNorth-East
  4. DSouth-East
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Answer: A

Explanation: Q is at origin. P is North (0, y). R is East (x, 0). S is to left of P (West of P => (-w, y)). S (-w, y) relative to R (x, 0) is North-West.

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