Direction sense
- Meera walks 10 m towards East, turns left and walks 15 m, turns left again and walks 18 m, and then turns left and walks 9 m. How far and in which direction is she from her starting point? Answer: C. 10 m, North-West Answer: (C) 10 m, North-West Start (0, 0). East 10 → (10, 0); left = North 15 → (10, 15); left = West 18 → (−8,... 1
- Point A is 6 m to the North of point B. Point C is 8 m to the East of point B. What is the shortest distance between A and C, and in which direction is C with respect to A? Answer: D. 10 m, South-East Answer: (D) 10 m, South-East B = (0, 0), A = (0, 6), C = (8, 0). AC = √(8²+6²) = 10 m. C is to the right of and... 1
- One morning, shortly after sunrise, Kiran was standing in an open field facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was Kiran facing? Answer: D. South Answer: (D) South In the morning the sun is in the East, so shadows fall towards the West. The shadow is on Kiran's right,... 1
- A man is facing South. He turns 135° clockwise and then 90° anticlockwise. Which direction is he facing now? Answer: D. South-West Answer: (D) South-West South = 180°. 135° clockwise → 315° (North-West). 90° anticlockwise → 225°, which is South-West... 1
- Ravi starts from point A and walks 8 m towards North. He turns right and walks 6 m, then turns right again and walks 3 m. Finally he turns left and walks 6 m. How far and in which direction is he now from point A? Answer: B. 13 m, North-East Answer: (B) 13 m, North-East Take A as (0, 0). North 8 → (0, 8); right = East 6 → (6, 8); right = South 3 → (6,... 1
- Point P is 5 m to the West of point Q. Point R is 4 m to the North of Q. Point S is 3 m to the East of R. Point T is 4 m to the South of S. What is the distance between P and T, and in which direction is T from P? Answer: D. 8 m, East Answer: (D) 8 m, East Q = (0, 0), P = (−5, 0), R = (0, 4), S = (3, 4), T = (3, 0). T and P lie on the same line, T is 3... 1