A hunter while chasing a prey walks 5 km North, then turns East and walks 3 km, then turns North and walks 10 km, then turns to his left and walks 3 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?

5 km North from the starting position

15 km South from the starting position

5 km South from the starting position

15 km North from the starting position

466 + Mcqs in Direction And Distance in Logical and Verbal Reasoning Page 7 McqOptions

301.	One morning Sita met her teacher face to face in the playground. Then she noticed that teacher’s shadow was to the right of her(Sita). Which direction was Sita facing?
A.	East
B.	South
C.	North
D.	West
Answer» C. North

Discussion

302.	A truck travels 36 km North, then it turns West and travels 9 km, then it turns South and travels 50 km, then it turns to its left and travels 9 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?
A.	14 km North
B.	86 km South
C.	86 km North
D.	14 km South
Answer» E.

Discussion

303.	Facing towards south, Ram started walking and turned left after walking 30 m. He walked 25 m and turned left and walked 30 m. How far and in which direction is he from his starting position?
A.	At the starting point only
B.	25 m, east
C.	30 m, east
D.	25 m, west
Answer» C. 30 m, east

Discussion

304.	Point F is in which direction with respect to point B?
A.	South West
B.	North East
C.	South
D.	North West
E.	East
Answer» B. North East

Discussion

305.	Amit goes 12 meters South, then turns left and walks 15 meters, then turns right and walks 15 metres and he again turns right and walks 15 meters. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 5 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
A.	22 metres North
B.	22 metres south
C.	12 metres East
D.	15 metres West
Answer» C. 12 metres East

Discussion

306.	Manas rode his cycle 5 km towards South, then he took a left turn and cycled 12 km, then he took a left and cycled 10 km more. Now, which direction is he facing?
A.	South
B.	East
C.	North
D.	South-east
Answer» D. South-east

Discussion

307.	A dog is running towards its owner who is standing at the east direction. From which direction did the dog start?
A.	South
B.	North
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» E.

Discussion

308.	A girl runs 10 m towards East and turns to right, then she runs 5 m and turns to right, runs 8 m and then turns to left, runs 10 m and finally turns to left and runs 5m. Now, which direction is the girls facing?
A.	North
B.	West
C.	East
D.	South
Answer» D. South

Discussion

309.	Bala is facing west and moves forward; then he turns 45° to his left. Which direction is he facing now?
A.	North west
B.	North east
C.	South east
D.	South west
Answer» E.

Discussion

310.	If North-East is called East, North is called North-East and North-West is called North, then what will South be called as?
A.	West
B.	South-West
C.	North-West
D.	East
Answer» C. North-West

Discussion

311.	A man walks 3 km West, then turns South and walks 7 km, then turns East and walks 3 km, then turns to his right and walks 5 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?
A.	12 km North
B.	2 km South
C.	12 km South
D.	2 km North
Answer» D. 2 km North

Discussion

312.	In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 metres towards north, takes a left turn and walks 40 metres; again takes a left turn and walks 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?
A.	110 metres
B.	70 metres
C.	50 metres
D.	40 metres
Answer» D. 40 metres

Discussion

313.	A street vendor pushes his cart 2 km South, then he turns East and walks 2.5 km, then he turns North and walks 1 km, then he turns to his left and walks 2.5 km. Where is he with respect to his starting point?
A.	3 km South
B.	1 km North
C.	3 km North
D.	1 km South
Answer» E.

Discussion

314.	Hema starts from her home eastward in order to go to school. She took right turn and took left to reach school. Which direction was her school from home?
A.	South west
B.	North east
C.	North west
D.	South east
Answer» E.

Discussion

315.	A is standing 6 m to the East of B. A walks 9 m South, then turns to his right and walks 7 m. At the same time, B has walked 3 m West, then he turned South and walked 9 m, then he turned to his left and walked 5 m. Where is B now with respect to the position of A?
A.	B is 12 m to the East of A
B.	B is 3 m to the West of A
C.	B is 3 m to the East of A
D.	B is 12 m to the West of A
Answer» D. B is 12 m to the West of A

Discussion

316.	DIRECTIONS : The following questions are based on the ability to perceive direction and distance. ‘X’ is in the East of ‘Y’ which is in the North of ‘Z’. if ‘P’ is the East of ‘Z’ then in which direction of ‘X’ is ‘p’?
A.	North
B.	East
C.	South
D.	West
Answer» D. West

Discussion

317.	Chennai is at the north of Bengaluru; and Hyderabad is located to the west of Chennai. With respect to Bengaluru, in which direction is Hyderabad located?
A.	South
B.	North west
C.	West
D.	North east
Answer» C. West

Discussion

318.	A and B start running from the same point. A runs 3 km West, then turns South and runs 5 km, then turns to her right and runs 7 km. B runs 1 km South then turns to her right and runs 10 km. Where is B with respect to A now?
A.	4 km South
B.	4 km North
C.	6 km North
D.	6 km South
Answer» C. 6 km North

Discussion

319.	From a point, Raju started walking towards east and walked 35 m. He then turned right and walked 20 m, and he again turned right and walked 35 m. Finally, he turned left and walked 20 m and reached his destination. How far is he now from his starting point?
A.	50 m
B.	40 m
C.	20 m
D.	55 m
Answer» C. 20 m

Discussion

320.	A person walks 12 km due north, then 15 km due east, after that 19 km due west and then 15 km due south. How far is he from the starting point?
A.	5 km
B.	9 km
C.	37 km
D.	61 km
Answer» B. 9 km

Discussion

321.	Ram traveled 12 kilometers southward, then turned right and traveled to 10 kilometers, then turned right and traveled 12 kilometers. How far was Ram from the starting point?
A.	12 Kilometres
B.	2 Kilometres
C.	24 Kilometres
D.	10 Kilometres
Answer» E.

Discussion

322.	A boy walks 2 km to the east and walks 2.5 km to the north. Again he turns to the east and walks 1.5 km. How far is he from the starting point?
A.	4.3 km
B.	1.5 km
C.	2.5 km
D.	5.5 km
Answer» B. 1.5 km

Discussion

323.	A man starts from his office and goes 8 km East. Then he turns to the left and walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks for 8 km. At what distance is he from the starting point?
A.	5 km
B.	4 km
C.	6 km
D.	3 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

324.	A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points toward North-east. In which direction does its hour hand pointat 6.30 PM?
A.	North-West
B.	South-West
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» C. East

Discussion

325.	A postman starts from the post office and cycles 13 km south, then turns west and cycles 10 km, then turns north and cycles 8 km, then turns east and cycles 2 km and then turns to his left and cycles 5 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?
A.	8 km east
B.	12 km east
C.	12 km west
D.	8 km west
Answer» E.

Discussion

326.	A parking area has two gates, one on the eastern side which is the entry gate and another in the western corner which is the Exit gate. If a car enters the parking area through the entrance gate following a straight path and makes a 90° turn to the right and gets place to park which direction does the car’s bonnet face?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	West
D.	East
Answer» B. South

Discussion

327.	Facing East, X turns 150° clockwise and 105° anti-clockwise. Which direction is X facing now?
A.	South-West
B.	North-West
C.	South-East
D.	North-East
Answer» D. North-East

Discussion

328.	Prahlad travels 7 km towards the east, then turns right and travels 7 km, then travels 15 km towards the left, then goes 12 km towards the left again and finally goes 5 km towards the north. How far is he from his original place in the horizontal direction?
A.	24 km
B.	8 km
C.	22 km
D.	17 km
Answer» D. 17 km

Discussion

329.	Meenu goes to the grocery shop just adjacent to her home on the right side. Her home’s entrance faces East. After entering the shop she turns to her right to start walking towards an aisle that has fresh produce. Which direction is she walking?
A.	West
B.	North
C.	East
D.	South
Answer» C. East

Discussion

330.	If East becomes North then what will be south become?
A.	South
B.	North
C.	West
D.	East
Answer» E.

Discussion

331.	If west becomes north and north becomes east and so on, what will be the south west?
A.	South
B.	North east
C.	West
D.	North west
Answer» E.

Discussion

332.	In the morning X and Y are walking towards each other in a park. When they meet, Y's shadow' falls upon X. In which direction was X facing?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» D. West

Discussion

333.	Arjun starts walking towards the east. After walking 50 m, he turns to his left and walks 15 m straight. Then, he turns to his left and walks 30 m straight. Again, he turns to his the left and walks a distance of 15 m. How far is he from the starting point?
A.	40m
B.	30m
C.	10m
D.	20m
Answer» E.

Discussion

334.	A man goes towards east 5kms, then he takes a turn to south-west and goes 5 kms. He again takes a turn towards north-west and goes 5 kms. With respect to the point form where he started, where is he now?
A.	East
B.	North
C.	West
D.	South
Answer» D. South

Discussion

335.	A policeman stepped out of the police station and walked 60 m towards west. He then took a left turn walked 38 m to reach a fruit shop. He then took a right turn and walked 60 m. He then took a right turn and walked 38 m to reach a restaurant. What is the approximate shortest distance between the police station and the restaurant via the fruit shop?
A.	71 m
B.	150 m
C.	112 m
D.	142 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

336.	A man is standing near a clock tower. He moves southwards to reach a point ‘P’, 8 km from the clock tower. From ‘P’ he turns right, then moves 6 km to reach a point ‘Q’. Form ‘Q’ he moves to right again and reaches a point ‘R’, 10 km from ‘Q’. From ‘R’ he turns right and reaches a spot ‘S’, 6 km from ‘R’. How far and in which direction, he is from the clock tower?
A.	2 km South
B.	2 km North
C.	18 km South
D.	4 km South
Answer» C. 18 km South

Discussion

337.	Pradeep and Ashoka were running in exactly the opposite direction. If Pradeep was running in the north-west direction, in which direction was Ashoka running?
A.	North - East
B.	North - West
C.	South - East
D.	South - West
Answer» D. South - West

Discussion

338.	Karan travels 20 km towards the south, and then takes a left, and travels 35 km further. Again, he takes a left and travels 20 km further. How far is he from his original position?
A.	35 km
B.	25 km
C.	30 km
D.	40 km
Answer» B. 25 km

Discussion

339.	Raj and Mani are facing to each other, where Mani is facing towards west. Which direction is Raj facing?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» D. West

Discussion

340.	P started from his house towards the west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this, he is to turn at 135° clockwise direction and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?
A.	West
B.	South
C.	South West
D.	South East
Answer» D. South East

Discussion

341.	Anand walked 6 km west from his home and turned south covering 4 km. Finally, he walked 1.5 km towards west. What is the distance from his home and which direction is his home facing?
A.	5.5 km, west
B.	5.5 km, east
C.	8.5 km, west
D.	7.5 km, east
Answer» D. 7.5 km, east

Discussion

342.	A villager walks 8 km North, then turns East and walks 2 km, then turns South and walks 5 km, then turns to his right and walks 2 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?
A.	3 km North
B.	13 km North
C.	13 km South
D.	3 km South
Answer» B. 13 km North

Discussion

343.	A hunter while chasing a prey walks 5 km North, then turns East and walks 3 km, then turns North and walks 10 km, then turns to his left and walks 3 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?
A.	5 km North from the starting position
B.	15 km South from the starting position
C.	5 km South from the starting position
D.	15 km North from the starting position
Answer» E.

Discussion

344.	Paramjeet rides a bike to his college. First, he goes straight for 3 km. Then he turns right and goes 6 km. Finally, he turns right and goes for another 3 km and reaches his college. In which direction is Paramjeet’s home with respect to his college, if he started his journey facing West?
A.	South
B.	West
C.	North
D.	East
Answer» B. West

Discussion

345.	If South becomes South-East, then what will North become?
A.	South - West
B.	North - East
C.	South - East
D.	North - West
Answer» E.

Discussion

346.	Nikita walks 2 km towards West, turns right and walks 1 km. Again she turns right and walks 2 km. She again turns right and walks another 2 km. How far is she from her starting point?
A.	1 km
B.	2 km
C.	5 km
D.	4 km
Answer» B. 2 km

Discussion

347.	Kanchan is standing at point A and his friend Kumar is standing at point B, which is just east of Kanchan. Kanchan starts walking straight towards North. At the same time, Kumar also starts walking straight at twice the speed of Kanchan. After Kanchan walks 5 km, both Kanchan and Kumar meet each other. What is the distance between A and B?
A.	5√3 km
B.	3√5 km
C.	2√3 km
D.	3√2 km
Answer» B. 3√5 km

Discussion

348.	I am facing in Southern Direction I turn Right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right and walk 10 m. Then again I turn left and walk 10 m. Then again I turn right and walk 20 m. Once again I turn left and walk 60 m. In which direction I am from (starting) Initial point?
A.	North
B.	North West
C.	East
D.	North East
Answer» C. East

Discussion

349.	A bird starts flying from its nest and flies 3 km North, then turns West and flies 4 km, then turns South and flies 11 km, finally, it turns to its left and flies 4 km. Where is it now with respect to its nest?
A.	8 km North
B.	8 km South
C.	14 km South
D.	14 km North
Answer» C. 14 km South

Discussion

350.	Ahmed is standing to the West of Amit and North of Rachna and Satish is to the West of Rachna and South of Samir. Satish is in which direction from Amit?
A.	West
B.	South‐West
C.	South
D.	South‐East
Answer» C. South

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Logical and Verbal Reasoning.

One morning Sita met her teacher face to face in the playground. Then she noticed that teacher’s shadow was to the right of her(Sita). Which direction was Sita facing?

A truck travels 36 km North, then it turns West and travels 9 km, then it turns South and travels 50 km, then it turns to its left and travels 9 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?

Facing towards south, Ram started walking and turned left after walking 30 m. He walked 25 m and turned left and walked 30 m. How far and in which direction is he from his starting position?

Point F is in which direction with respect to point B?

Amit goes 12 meters South, then turns left and walks 15 meters, then turns right and walks 15 metres and he again turns right and walks 15 meters. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 5 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?

Manas rode his cycle 5 km towards South, then he took a left turn and cycled 12 km, then he took a left and cycled 10 km more. Now, which direction is he facing?

A dog is running towards its owner who is standing at the east direction. From which direction did the dog start?

A girl runs 10 m towards East and turns to right, then she runs 5 m and turns to right, runs 8 m and then turns to left, runs 10 m and finally turns to left and runs 5m. Now, which direction is the girls facing?

Bala is facing west and moves forward; then he turns 45° to his left. Which direction is he facing now?

If North-East is called East, North is called North-East and North-West is called North, then what will South be called as?

A man walks 3 km West, then turns South and walks 7 km, then turns East and walks 3 km, then turns to his right and walks 5 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

In an open ground, Rakesh walks 20 metres towards north, takes a left turn and walks 40 metres; again takes a left turn and walks 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point ?

A street vendor pushes his cart 2 km South, then he turns East and walks 2.5 km, then he turns North and walks 1 km, then he turns to his left and walks 2.5 km. Where is he with respect to his starting point?

Hema starts from her home eastward in order to go to school. She took right turn and took left to reach school. Which direction was her school from home?

A is standing 6 m to the East of B. A walks 9 m South, then turns to his right and walks 7 m. At the same time, B has walked 3 m West, then he turned South and walked 9 m, then he turned to his left and walked 5 m. Where is B now with respect to the position of A?

DIRECTIONS : The following questions are based on the ability to perceive direction and distance. ‘X’ is in the East of ‘Y’ which is in the North of ‘Z’. if ‘P’ is the East of ‘Z’ then in which direction of ‘X’ is ‘p’?

Chennai is at the north of Bengaluru; and Hyderabad is located to the west of Chennai. With respect to Bengaluru, in which direction is Hyderabad located?

A and B start running from the same point. A runs 3 km West, then turns South and runs 5 km, then turns to her right and runs 7 km. B runs 1 km South then turns to her right and runs 10 km. Where is B with respect to A now?

From a point, Raju started walking towards east and walked 35 m. He then turned right and walked 20 m, and he again turned right and walked 35 m. Finally, he turned left and walked 20 m and reached his destination. How far is he now from his starting point?

A person walks 12 km due north, then 15 km due east, after that 19 km due west and then 15 km due south. How far is he from the starting point?

Ram traveled 12 kilometers southward, then turned right and traveled to 10 kilometers, then turned right and traveled 12 kilometers. How far was Ram from the starting point?

A boy walks 2 km to the east and walks 2.5 km to the north. Again he turns to the east and walks 1.5 km. How far is he from the starting point?

A man starts from his office and goes 8 km East. Then he turns to the left and walks for 3 km. Again he turns left and walks for 8 km. At what distance is he from the starting point?

A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points toward North-east. In which direction does its hour hand pointat 6.30 PM?

A postman starts from the post office and cycles 13 km south, then turns west and cycles 10 km, then turns north and cycles 8 km, then turns east and cycles 2 km and then turns to his left and cycles 5 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

Facing East, X turns 150° clockwise and 105° anti-clockwise. Which direction is X facing now?

Prahlad travels 7 km towards the east, then turns right and travels 7 km, then travels 15 km towards the left, then goes 12 km towards the left again and finally goes 5 km towards the north. How far is he from his original place in the horizontal direction?

Meenu goes to the grocery shop just adjacent to her home on the right side. Her home’s entrance faces East. After entering the shop she turns to her right to start walking towards an aisle that has fresh produce. Which direction is she walking?

If East becomes North then what will be south become?

If west becomes north and north becomes east and so on, what will be the south west?

In the morning X and Y are walking towards each other in a park. When they meet, Y's shadow' falls upon X. In which direction was X facing?

Arjun starts walking towards the east. After walking 50 m, he turns to his left and walks 15 m straight. Then, he turns to his left and walks 30 m straight. Again, he turns to his the left and walks a distance of 15 m. How far is he from the starting point?

A man goes towards east 5kms, then he takes a turn to south-west and goes 5 kms. He again takes a turn towards north-west and goes 5 kms. With respect to the point form where he started, where is he now?

Pradeep and Ashoka were running in exactly the opposite direction. If Pradeep was running in the north-west direction, in which direction was Ashoka running?

Karan travels 20 km towards the south, and then takes a left, and travels 35 km further. Again, he takes a left and travels 20 km further. How far is he from his original position?

Raj and Mani are facing to each other, where Mani is facing towards west. Which direction is Raj facing?

P started from his house towards the west. After walking a distance of 25 m. He turned to the right and walked 10 m. He then again turned to the right and walked 15 m. After this, he is to turn at 135° clockwise direction and to cover 30 m. In which direction should he go?

Anand walked 6 km west from his home and turned south covering 4 km. Finally, he walked 1.5 km towards west. What is the distance from his home and which direction is his home facing?

A villager walks 8 km North, then turns East and walks 2 km, then turns South and walks 5 km, then turns to his right and walks 2 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

A hunter while chasing a prey walks 5 km North, then turns East and walks 3 km, then turns North and walks 10 km, then turns to his left and walks 3 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?

Paramjeet rides a bike to his college. First, he goes straight for 3 km. Then he turns right and goes 6 km. Finally, he turns right and goes for another 3 km and reaches his college. In which direction is Paramjeet’s home with respect to his college, if he started his journey facing West?

If South becomes South-East, then what will North become?

Nikita walks 2 km towards West, turns right and walks 1 km. Again she turns right and walks 2 km. She again turns right and walks another 2 km. How far is she from her starting point?

I am facing in Southern Direction I turn Right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right and walk 10 m. Then again I turn left and walk 10 m. Then again I turn right and walk 20 m. Once again I turn left and walk 60 m. In which direction I am from (starting) Initial point?

A bird starts flying from its nest and flies 3 km North, then turns West and flies 4 km, then turns South and flies 11 km, finally, it turns to its left and flies 4 km. Where is it now with respect to its nest?

Ahmed is standing to the West of Amit and North of Rachna and Satish is to the West of Rachna and South of Samir. Satish is in which direction from Amit?