A postman cycles 4 km West, then turns South and cycles 7 km, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns to his left and cycles 10 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

3 km South from the starting position

17 km North from the starting position

3 km North from the starting position

3 km South from the starting position

17 km South from the starting position

A wolf is chasing a deer. The wolf runs 5 km East, then turns South and runs 9 km, then turns West and runs 5 km, then it turns to its right and runs 3 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?

12 km North from the starting position

12 km South from the starting position

6 km North from the starting position

6 km South from the starting position

12 km North from the starting position

466 + Mcqs in Direction And Distance in Logical and Verbal Reasoning Page 8 McqOptions

351.	A man walks 2 km North from his home to reach a bus stop. He catches a bus from there which goes 13 km East, then the bus turns right and goes a further 20 km. Here he gets down and hires a taxi. This taxi travels 5 km West, then travels 3 km South then it turns to its right and travels 8 km to reach the man's office. Where is the man's office with respect to his home?
A.	21 km South
B.	21 km North
C.	15 km South
D.	15 km North
Answer» B. 21 km North

Discussion

352.	Rahul starts walking towards west. After a while, he turns left and then to his right. Again he turns left and then right. How many times did he turn towards south?
A.	Two turns
B.	Three turns
C.	Four turns
D.	One turn
Answer» B. Three turns

Discussion

353.	Pani’s house faces West. On entering her home, you will find the kitchen to the right-hand side. With respect to the entrance, in which direction is the kitchen?
A.	South
B.	North-East
C.	North
D.	North-West
Answer» B. North-East

Discussion

354.	Kartik and Prayag start walking in different directions from the same place. Kartik goes 40m North and then turns left and walks 20 m. Prayag goes 60 m South and then turns left and walks 20 m. Prayag turns left again. What distance should Prayag walk now so that he reaches 40 m East of Kartik?
A.	40 m
B.	20 m
C.	60 m
D.	100 m
Answer» E.

Discussion

355.	From point A, Ravi walks 5 km North – East to point B, from point B he walks 10 km South to point C. From point C he moves 5 km North – East to point D. From point D he was back to point A. If Ravi always walked in a straight line what figure has he traced?
A.	Trapezium
B.	Rhombus
C.	Kite
D.	Parallelogram
Answer» D. Parallelogram

Discussion

356.	A and B start from the same point. A cycles 8 km South, then turns to her right and cycles 5 km. B cycles 3 km North, then turns West and cycles 5 km, then turns to her left and cycles 4 km. Where is B with respect to A now?
A.	7 km North
B.	7 km South
C.	15 km North
D.	15 km South
Answer» B. 7 km South

Discussion

357.	Amit and Chintu starts from same point and walks 20 km in opposite directions. Amit turns left and walks 20 km. Chintu turns left and walks 20 km. How far (in km) are they from each other?
A.	80
B.	40√2
C.	160
D.	80√2
Answer» C. 160

Discussion

358.	After their day’s work two village women are returning home. The first woman walks 1.5 km West, then turns to her right and walks 3 km to reach her house. In the mean while the second woman walks 1 km North, then she turns East and walks 3.5 km, then she turns to her left and walks 2 km to reach her house. Where is the first woman’s house with respect to the second woman’s house?
A.	2 km West
B.	5 km East
C.	5 km West
D.	2 km East
Answer» D. 2 km East

Discussion

359.	Kokila turned 45 degrees right, then 90° left and then 45° right and is now moving towards east. Which direction she was heading in before?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» D. West

Discussion

360.	A walks 5 km toward west. He turns right and walks 10 km. He again turns right and walks 15 km. how far (in km) is he from his starting point?
A.	10√2
B.	10√3
C.	20
D.	10
Answer» B. 10√3

Discussion

361.	A man walked 28 m north. Then he turned right and walked 11 m. He once again turned right and walked 12 m. He then turned left and walked 23 m. In which direction is the man now standing?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	North
D.	South
Answer» B. West

Discussion

362.	In which direction is point I with respect to point A?
A.	North-west
B.	North-east
C.	South-east
D.	South-west
E.	Cannot be determined
Answer» C. South-east

Discussion

363.	Dev walks 1 km towards the north to meet Neha, and then together, they both take a right turn and walk 4 km. After that, take a left turn and walk 2 km to reach Dev’s home. What is the minimum distance between Dev’s home and the starting point?
A.	5 km
B.	10 km
C.	7 km
D.	8 km
Answer» B. 10 km

Discussion

364.	Abhishek started from a point A and walked 15 meters towards south. He turned left and walked 20 meters. He then turned left again and walked 15 meters. He again turned left and walked 35 meters and reached a point B. How far and in which direction is point B with respect to point ‘A’?
A.	15 meters, West
B.	20 meters, North
C.	35 meters, South
D.	15 meters, East
Answer» B. 20 meters, North

Discussion

365.	Meena walked 26.6 m to the South. She turns to her right and walks 19.5 m. Next, she moves 23.4 m to her left. Next, she moves 8.5 m to her left. How far is she from her starting point?
A.	45.20 m
B.	51.19 m
C.	78 m
D.	32.75 m
Answer» D. 32.75 m

Discussion

366.	A leopard is chasing a prey. The leopard runs 2 km South, then turns West and runs 2.5 km, then turns North and runs 1.5 km, then it turns to its right and runs 2.5 km. Where is it now with respect to the starting position?
A.	3.5 km South
B.	0.5 km North
C.	0.5 km South
D.	3.5 km North
Answer» D. 3.5 km North

Discussion

367.	One morning Uday and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal’s shadow was exactly to the left of Uday, which direction was Uday facing ?
A.	North
B.	West
C.	East
D.	South
Answer» B. West

Discussion

368.	In the given figure, X is 150 km eastward of O and Y is 200 km north of O. P is exactly in the middle of Y and X. The distance between Y and P is.
A.	350 km
B.	300 km
C.	125 km
D.	200 km
Answer» D. 200 km

Discussion

369.	Dharmesh drives 8 km straight from the City Centre towards East. Then turning right, he drives 4 km to reach CBD. From CBD, he turns right and drives 5 km to reach an isolated spot where his car breaks down. If Dharmesh has to walk back to the City Centre to get help, what is the shortest distance (short cut) from the isolated spot to City Centre?
A.	3 km
B.	4 km
C.	5 km
D.	7 km
Answer» D. 7 km

Discussion

370.	A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When the post office was 100 m away from him, he turned left and moved 50 m to deliver the last letter at the Shanti villa. He, then moved in the same direction for 40 m, turned to his right and moved 100 m. How many metres was he away from the post office?
A.	100 m
B.	10 m
C.	90 m
D.	150 m
Answer» D. 150 m

Discussion

371.	From point O, facing west, a person walks 4 km to reach point A, then from there, after walking 4 km to the right reaches point B, then after walking 4 km to the right he reaches point C, turning right, he walks 3 km to reach point D, turning left, he walks 4 km to reach point E, walking 5 km to the right reaches point F, the shortest distance between point B and point F is:
A.	8√2
B.	5√2
C.	4√2
D.	3√2
Answer» B. 5√2

Discussion

372.	In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that southeast becomes north, northeast becomes west so on. What will south become?
A.	North
B.	North-east
C.	North-west
D.	West
Answer» C. North-west

Discussion

373.	Ankit is facing North standing at point A. He walks 10 km straight and takes a right turn. He again walks 10 km and takes a right turn. He again walks 10 km to reach at point B. What is the distance (in km) between point A and B?
A.	10
B.	20
C.	10√2
D.	15
Answer» B. 20

Discussion

374.	An auto-rickshaw picks a passenger and travels North 6.5 km, then it turns to its left and rides for another 1.5 km, then it turns South and rides for 2.5 km, then it turns to its left and rides 1.5 km. Where is the auto now with respect to its starting position?
A.	9 km North
B.	4 km South
C.	4 km North
D.	9 km South
Answer» D. 9 km South

Discussion

375.	Gokul walks 8 km from his home towards east. He turns left to cover 2 km, and he turns right and walks 3 km. Find the distance he travelled towards east?
A.	5 km
B.	14 km
C.	8 km
D.	11 km
Answer» E.

Discussion

376.	In a morning after sunrise, a boy rode his bicycle 4 km towards west. Then the took right turn and rode 6 km then he right turn and rode 6 km to reach is school. In which direction the school is from then starting point?
A.	North - West
B.	North - East
C.	South - East
D.	South - West
Answer» C. South - East

Discussion

377.	Rakesh starts walking from his house and then takes two left turns and one right turn to reach the market. If he is facing north on reaching the market, in which direction was Rakesh facing when he started from his house?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» D. West

Discussion

378.	Ms. X moves 20 metres in the East direction and then turns to her left and walks 15 metres and then turns to her right and moves 25 metres. After this, she turns to her right and moves 15 metres. Now, how far is she from the starting point?
A.	35 metres
B.	40 metres
C.	45 metres
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

379.	Kashish goes 30 metres North, then turns right and walks 40 metres, then again turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 40 metres, how many metres is she from her original position?
A.	0
B.	10
C.	20
D.	15
Answer» C. 20

Discussion

380.	A taxi starts from a garage and travels 28 km to the north. It then turns right and goes for 12 km. finally turning left, it goes for a distance of 4 km to reach the airport. At which direction is the airport with respect to the starting point?
A.	South-east
B.	North-west
C.	South-west
D.	North-east
Answer» E.

Discussion

381.	Mehak is standing to the north of Karishma. Kartik is standing to the east of Karishma. Then, in which direction is Kartik standing with respect to Mehak?
A.	North-East
B.	North-West
C.	South-West
D.	South-East
Answer» E.

Discussion

382.	DIRECTIONS : The following questions are based on the ability to perceive direction and distance.Amith walked 30 meters towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
A.	North- East
B.	East
C.	South – East
D.	None of these
Answer» D. None of these

Discussion

383.	Arjun walks 4 km towards west, turns left and walks 5 km. Then turns towards east and walks 2 km. Again he takes a turn towards south and walks 3 km and stops for a while. Then he further walks 2 km towards east. What is the distance of Arjun from his starting point?
A.	14 km
B.	104 km
C.	8 km
D.	2 km
Answer» D. 2 km

Discussion

384.	Rakesh is standing at a point. He walks 20 m towards east and further 10 m towards south. He then walks 35 m towards west and further 5 m towards north. Again, he walks 15 m towards east. What is the shortest distance in meters between his starting point and the point where he is now?
A.	5 m
B.	Cannot be determined
C.	10 m
D.	1 m
Answer» B. Cannot be determined

Discussion

385.	Parmeet and Charu start moving towards each other from 2 places 200 m apart. After walking 60 m, Charu turns left and goes 20 m, then turns right and goes another 40 m. She then turns right again and comes back on the path on which she started walking. If Parmeet and Charu walk with the same speed, What is the distance between them now?
A.	40 m
B.	20 m
C.	50 m
D.	10 m
Answer» B. 20 m

Discussion

386.	In a game of carrom, Akhilesh and Brijesh are sitting opposite. Dayasagar faces towards North. If Akhilesh faces towards West, then who faces towards South?
A.	Akhilesh
B.	Brijesh
C.	Dayasagar
D.	None of them
Answer» E.

Discussion

387.	A woman starts walking from her village to a town. She walks 4.5 km North, then turns West and walks 2 km, then turns South and walks 4.5 km, then turns to her right and walks 6 km. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?
A.	4 km West
B.	8 km East
C.	4 km East
D.	8 km West
Answer» E.

Discussion

388.	Rahul and Ravi started from the same place, Rahul went towards west and Ravi went towards North. Now, in what direction is Rahul from Ravi?
A.	south-west
B.	north-east
C.	south-east
D.	north-west
Answer» B. north-east

Discussion

389.	A wants to go to school from his home, so first he went in north direction for 500 m and moved to his left hand side for 200 m, he again moved to his left for 700 m, in which direction he must go back to reach his home as a shortest distance?
A.	South west
B.	North east
C.	North west
D.	South east
Answer» C. North west

Discussion

390.	Abhijeet leaves his house and moves 30 m in the North-West direction. Then, he goes 30 m in the South-West direction. Next, he moves 30 m in the South-East direction. Then, he moves 30 m in the North-East direction. How far away is he from his house?
A.	10 m
B.	20 m
C.	0 m
D.	30 m
Answer» D. 30 m

Discussion

391.	Mamta walks 14 meters towards West, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to her left and walks 10 meter. Again, turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance between her starting point and the end position?
A.	38 m
B.	28 m
C.	24 m
D.	10 m
Answer» D. 10 m

Discussion

392.	Mr. X starts from point ‘A’ travels 80 km towards west, takes a left turn, travels 50 km and reaches point ‘B’. What is the shortest distance between points ‘A’ and ‘B’?
A.	\(10\sqrt {93}\)
B.	\(10\sqrt {39}\)
C.	\(10\sqrt {98}\)
D.	\(10\sqrt {89}\)
Answer» E.

Discussion

393.	A student cycles 2 km North, then turns West and cycles 2.5 km, then turns South and cycles 2 km, then turns to his left and cycles 4.5 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?
A.	7 km East
B.	2 km West
C.	7 km West
D.	2 km East
Answer» E.

Discussion

394.	A postman cycles 4 km West, then turns South and cycles 7 km, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns to his left and cycles 10 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?
A.	17 km North from the starting position
B.	3 km North from the starting position
C.	3 km South from the starting position
D.	17 km South from the starting position
Answer» C. 3 km South from the starting position

Discussion

395.	Mohan walks 5 meters towards East and then turns to his right, walks 4 meters and then again turns to his right and walks 5 meters. Now he turns left and walks 20 meters. He once again turns to the right and walks an additional 20 meters to reach the theater. In which direction is the theater in the context of Mohan's starting point?
A.	North-east
B.	North-West
C.	South-west
D.	East
Answer» D. East

Discussion

396.	A man started from a place. After walking a kilometer, he turns left. Then walking for half a kilometer, he again turns left. He is going eastwards. Towards which direction did he start?
A.	West
B.	South
C.	East
D.	North
Answer» B. South

Discussion

397.	Deep walked 5 m towards North. Then he turned right and walked 5 m. Then he turned left and walked 5 m. Then he turned left and walked 10 m. Finally, he turned left and walked 15 m. In which direction is he from the starting position?
A.	South-West
B.	North
C.	South-East
D.	North-West
Answer» B. North

Discussion

398.	If Ram is standing north of Ritu, and Shyam is to the east of Ram, in what direction is Ritu with respect to Shyam?
A.	North East
B.	South East
C.	North West
D.	South West
Answer» E.

Discussion

399.	P and Q are facing each other. Q is to the north of P. R is placed on the right side of Q. What is the direction of R with respect to P?
A.	Northwest
B.	Southwest
C.	Northeast
D.	Southeast
Answer» B. Southwest

Discussion

400.	A wolf is chasing a deer. The wolf runs 5 km East, then turns South and runs 9 km, then turns West and runs 5 km, then it turns to its right and runs 3 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?
A.	12 km South from the starting position
B.	6 km North from the starting position
C.	6 km South from the starting position
D.	12 km North from the starting position
Answer» D. 12 km North from the starting position

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Logical and Verbal Reasoning.

Rahul starts walking towards west. After a while, he turns left and then to his right. Again he turns left and then right. How many times did he turn towards south?

Pani’s house faces West. On entering her home, you will find the kitchen to the right-hand side. With respect to the entrance, in which direction is the kitchen?

Kartik and Prayag start walking in different directions from the same place. Kartik goes 40m North and then turns left and walks 20 m. Prayag goes 60 m South and then turns left and walks 20 m. Prayag turns left again. What distance should Prayag walk now so that he reaches 40 m East of Kartik?

From point A, Ravi walks 5 km North – East to point B, from point B he walks 10 km South to point C. From point C he moves 5 km North – East to point D. From point D he was back to point A. If Ravi always walked in a straight line what figure has he traced?

A and B start from the same point. A cycles 8 km South, then turns to her right and cycles 5 km. B cycles 3 km North, then turns West and cycles 5 km, then turns to her left and cycles 4 km. Where is B with respect to A now?

Amit and Chintu starts from same point and walks 20 km in opposite directions. Amit turns left and walks 20 km. Chintu turns left and walks 20 km. How far (in km) are they from each other?

Kokila turned 45 degrees right, then 90° left and then 45° right and is now moving towards east. Which direction she was heading in before?

A walks 5 km toward west. He turns right and walks 10 km. He again turns right and walks 15 km. how far (in km) is he from his starting point?

A man walked 28 m north. Then he turned right and walked 11 m. He once again turned right and walked 12 m. He then turned left and walked 23 m. In which direction is the man now standing?

In which direction is point I with respect to point A?

Dev walks 1 km towards the north to meet Neha, and then together, they both take a right turn and walk 4 km. After that, take a left turn and walk 2 km to reach Dev’s home. What is the minimum distance between Dev’s home and the starting point?

Abhishek started from a point A and walked 15 meters towards south. He turned left and walked 20 meters. He then turned left again and walked 15 meters. He again turned left and walked 35 meters and reached a point B. How far and in which direction is point B with respect to point ‘A’?

Meena walked 26.6 m to the South. She turns to her right and walks 19.5 m. Next, she moves 23.4 m to her left. Next, she moves 8.5 m to her left. How far is she from her starting point?

A leopard is chasing a prey. The leopard runs 2 km South, then turns West and runs 2.5 km, then turns North and runs 1.5 km, then it turns to its right and runs 2.5 km. Where is it now with respect to the starting position?

One morning Uday and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal’s shadow was exactly to the left of Uday, which direction was Uday facing ?

In the given figure, X is 150 km eastward of O and Y is 200 km north of O. P is exactly in the middle of Y and X. The distance between Y and P is.

In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that southeast becomes north, northeast becomes west so on. What will south become?

Ankit is facing North standing at point A. He walks 10 km straight and takes a right turn. He again walks 10 km and takes a right turn. He again walks 10 km to reach at point B. What is the distance (in km) between point A and B?

An auto-rickshaw picks a passenger and travels North 6.5 km, then it turns to its left and rides for another 1.5 km, then it turns South and rides for 2.5 km, then it turns to its left and rides 1.5 km. Where is the auto now with respect to its starting position?

Gokul walks 8 km from his home towards east. He turns left to cover 2 km, and he turns right and walks 3 km. Find the distance he travelled towards east?

In a morning after sunrise, a boy rode his bicycle 4 km towards west. Then the took right turn and rode 6 km then he right turn and rode 6 km to reach is school. In which direction the school is from then starting point?

Rakesh starts walking from his house and then takes two left turns and one right turn to reach the market. If he is facing north on reaching the market, in which direction was Rakesh facing when he started from his house?

Ms. X moves 20 metres in the East direction and then turns to her left and walks 15 metres and then turns to her right and moves 25 metres. After this, she turns to her right and moves 15 metres. Now, how far is she from the starting point?

Kashish goes 30 metres North, then turns right and walks 40 metres, then again turns right and walks 20 metres, then again turns right and walks 40 metres, how many metres is she from her original position?

A taxi starts from a garage and travels 28 km to the north. It then turns right and goes for 12 km. finally turning left, it goes for a distance of 4 km to reach the airport. At which direction is the airport with respect to the starting point?

Mehak is standing to the north of Karishma. Kartik is standing to the east of Karishma. Then, in which direction is Kartik standing with respect to Mehak?

DIRECTIONS : The following questions are based on the ability to perceive direction and distance.Amith walked 30 meters towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 metres. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. In which direction is he now from the starting point?

Arjun walks 4 km towards west, turns left and walks 5 km. Then turns towards east and walks 2 km. Again he takes a turn towards south and walks 3 km and stops for a while. Then he further walks 2 km towards east. What is the distance of Arjun from his starting point?

Rakesh is standing at a point. He walks 20 m towards east and further 10 m towards south. He then walks 35 m towards west and further 5 m towards north. Again, he walks 15 m towards east. What is the shortest distance in meters between his starting point and the point where he is now?

In a game of carrom, Akhilesh and Brijesh are sitting opposite. Dayasagar faces towards North. If Akhilesh faces towards West, then who faces towards South?

A woman starts walking from her village to a town. She walks 4.5 km North, then turns West and walks 2 km, then turns South and walks 4.5 km, then turns to her right and walks 6 km. Where is she now with reference to her starting position?

Rahul and Ravi started from the same place, Rahul went towards west and Ravi went towards North. Now, in what direction is Rahul from Ravi?

A wants to go to school from his home, so first he went in north direction for 500 m and moved to his left hand side for 200 m, he again moved to his left for 700 m, in which direction he must go back to reach his home as a shortest distance?

Abhijeet leaves his house and moves 30 m in the North-West direction. Then, he goes 30 m in the South-West direction. Next, he moves 30 m in the South-East direction. Then, he moves 30 m in the North-East direction. How far away is he from his house?

Mamta walks 14 meters towards West, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to her left and walks 10 meter. Again, turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance between her starting point and the end position?

Mr. X starts from point ‘A’ travels 80 km towards west, takes a left turn, travels 50 km and reaches point ‘B’. What is the shortest distance between points ‘A’ and ‘B’?

A student cycles 2 km North, then turns West and cycles 2.5 km, then turns South and cycles 2 km, then turns to his left and cycles 4.5 km. Where is he now with respect to the starting position?

A postman cycles 4 km West, then turns South and cycles 7 km, then turns East and cycles 4 km, then turns to his left and cycles 10 km. Where is he now with reference to his starting position?

A man started from a place. After walking a kilometer, he turns left. Then walking for half a kilometer, he again turns left. He is going eastwards. Towards which direction did he start?

Deep walked 5 m towards North. Then he turned right and walked 5 m. Then he turned left and walked 5 m. Then he turned left and walked 10 m. Finally, he turned left and walked 15 m. In which direction is he from the starting position?

If Ram is standing north of Ritu, and Shyam is to the east of Ram, in what direction is Ritu with respect to Shyam?

P and Q are facing each other. Q is to the north of P. R is placed on the right side of Q. What is the direction of R with respect to P?

A wolf is chasing a deer. The wolf runs 5 km East, then turns South and runs 9 km, then turns West and runs 5 km, then it turns to its right and runs 3 km. Where is it now with reference to its starting position?