162 + Mcqs in Direction and Distance in Verbal Reasoning Page 1 McqOptions

1.	Ram walks 10 m South from his house, turns left and walks 25 m, again turns left and walks 40 m, then turns right and walks 5 m to reach the school. In which direction is the school from his house?
A.	North
B.	South-West
C.	North-East
D.	East
Answer» D. East

Discussion

2.	At dusk, Rohit started walking facing the sun. After a while, he met his friend and both turned to their left. They halted for a while and started moving by turning again to their right. Finally Rohit waved good bye to his friend and took a left turn at a corner. At which direction is Rohit moving now?
A.	South
B.	West
C.	North
D.	East
Answer» B. West

Discussion

3.	Town D is 13 Km. towards the East of town A. A bus starts from town A travels 8 Km. towards West and takes a right turn. After taking the right turn, it travels 5 Km. and reaches town B. From town B the bus takes a right turn again, travels 21 Km. and stops. How far and towards which direction must the travel to reach town D?
A.	13 Km. towards South
B.	5 Km. towards West
C.	21 Km. towards South
D.	5 Km. towards South
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

4.	One morning, Rita started to walk toward the sun. After walking a while, she turned to her left and again to her left. After walking a while, she again turned right. Which direction is she facing now?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	North
D.	South
Answer» D. South

Discussion

5.	A man walks 6 kms South, turns left and walks 4 kms, again turns left and walks 5 kms. Which direction is he facing now?
A.	South
B.	North
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» C. East

Discussion

6.	One morning after sunrise, Gangadhar was walking facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right, which direction was he facing?
A.	South
B.	West
C.	North
D.	East
Answer» B. West

Discussion

7.	Tina drives 45 kms towards East, turns right and drives 65 kms, then turns left and drives 33 kms. In which direction is she facing now?
A.	East
B.	North
C.	West
D.	South
Answer» B. North

Discussion

8.	After walking 10 m, Shankar turned left and covered a distance of 6 m, then turned right and covered a distance of 20 m. In the end, he was moving toward the south. From which direction did Shankar start his journey?
A.	West
B.	North
C.	South
D.	East
Answer» C. South

Discussion

9.	A boy was misdirected from his way while returning to his home from his school. In order to reach his home, he first moved 3 km in south direction and then turned to his left and moved 2 km in straight direction on the road leading to the east. From there, he moved to his left and walked 3 km. After this. he again turned to his left and moved 1 km. Finally he reached his home. The home of the boy was in which direction from his school?
A.	South
B.	West
C.	North
D.	East
Answer» E.

Discussion

10.	Rani and Sarita started from a place X. Rani went West and Sarita went North, both travelling with the same speed. After sometimes, both turned their left and walked a few steps. If they again turned to their left, in which directions the faces of Rani and Sarita will be with respect to X?
A.	North and East
B.	North and West
C.	West and North
D.	East and South
Answer» E.

Discussion

11.	Raj is standing in the middle of a square field. He starts walking diagonally to North-East. Then he turns right and reaches the far end of the field. Then he turns right and starts walking. In the midway he again turns right and starts walking. In halfway, he turns to his left and reaches a new far end. In what direction is Raj now?
A.	South-West
B.	North
C.	South
D.	North-West
Answer» E.

Discussion

12.	How far is the he from the start ?
A.	2 m
B.	1 m
C.
D.	2
E.	m
Answer» D. 2

Discussion

13.	Kunal walks 10 kilometers towards North. From there, he walks 6 kilometers towards South. Then, he walks 3 kilometers towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
A.	5 kilometers West
B.	5 kilometers North-east
C.	7 kilometers East
D.	7 kilometers West
E.	None of these
Answer» F.

Discussion

14.	Going 50 m to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turning to the North, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?
A.	North - West
B.	North
C.	South - East
D.	East
E.	None of these
Answer» B. North

Discussion

15.	I am facing east. I turn 100 in the clockwise direction and then 145 in the anti clock wise direction. Which direction am I facing now?
A.	East
B.	North - East
C.	North
D.	South - West
E.	None of these
Answer» C. North

Discussion

16.	You go north, turn right, then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you now?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
E.	None of these
Answer» D. West

Discussion

17.	Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many kilometers is he from the starting point?
A.	1 KM
B.	2 KM
C.	3 KM
D.	5 KM
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 2 KM

Discussion

18.	Sanjeev walks 10 meters towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 meters and then moves to his right. And moving a distance of 20 meters, he turns to the right and walks 20 meters. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 meters. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
A.	10 meters North
B.	20 meters South
C.	20 meters North
D.	10 meters South
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 20 meters North

Discussion

19.	A river flows from west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock, and then turns left at right angle. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
A.	West
B.	East
C.	North
D.	South
E.	None of these
Answer» C. North

Discussion

20.	A person starts from a point A and travels 3 km east - wards to B and then turns left and travels thrice that distance to reach C. He again turns left and travels five times the distance he covered between A and B and reaches his destination D. The shortest distance between the starting point and the destination is?
A.	12 KM
B.	15 KM
C.	16 KM
D.	18 KM
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 16 KM

Discussion

21.	A man is facing towards west and turns through 45 clockwise, again 180 clockwise and then turns through 270 anti-clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?
A.	West
B.	North - West
C.	South
D.	South - West
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

22.	Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to her left and walks 10 meters. Again turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance (in meters) between her starting point and the present position?
A.	10
B.	24
C.	28
D.	38
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 28

Discussion

23.	Amit walked 30 meters towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 meters. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 meters. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
A.	North - East
B.	East
C.	South - East
D.	South
E.	None of these
Answer» D. South

Discussion

24.	Maya starts at point T, Walks straight to point U which is 4 ft away. She turns left at 90 and walks to W which is 4 ft away, turns 90 right and goes 3 ft to P, turns 90 right and walks 1 ft to Q, turns left at 90 and goes to V, which is 1 ft away and once again turns 90 right and goes to R, 3 ft away. What is the distance between T and R?
A.	4 Ft.
B.	5 Ft.
C.	7 Ft.
D.	8 Ft.
E.	None of these
Answer» E. None of these

Discussion

25.	A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns to his south and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks 2 km, after this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?
A.	3 KM
B.	4 KM
C.	5 KM
D.	7 KM
E.	None of these
Answer» D. 7 KM

Discussion

26.	A walks 10 meters in front and 10 meters to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 meters respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
A.	5 meters
B.	10 meters
C.	20 meters
D.	23 meters
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 10 meters

Discussion

27.	A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns South and walks 10 m. Then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance (in meters) between his initial and final position?
A.	0
B.	5
C.	Cannot be determined
D.	None of these
E.	8
Answer» C. Cannot be determined

Discussion

28.	Of the 5 towns A,B,C,D and E situated close to each other. A is to the west of B, C is to the south of A,E is to the north of B and D is to the east of E. Then C is in which direction with respect to D?
A.	South-West
B.	North-East
C.	North-West
D.	South-East
Answer» B. North-East

Discussion

29.	A boy starts walking towards West, he turns right and again he turns right and then turns left at last. Towards which direction is he walking now?
A.	West
B.	North
C.	South
D.	East
Answer» C. South

Discussion

30.	A walks southwards, then turns right, then left and then right. In which direction is he from the starting point?
A.	South
B.	East
C.	West
D.	North
Answer» B. East

Discussion

31.	Radhika went 50 metres south from her house then turned left and went 20 metres then turning, to north she went 30 metres. In which direction is her home from this point?
A.	North
B.	South-West
C.	East
D.	North-West
Answer» E.

Discussion

32.	A watch reads 4: 30. If the minute hand points East in which direction will the hour hand point?
A.	South
B.	North East
C.	North
D.	South West
Answer» C. North

Discussion

33.	Sitara walked 45 metres in NorthWest from her uncle s house. There she met her friend and they walked 45 metres in South-West direction. Then they walked 45 metres in South-East direction and turned to uncle s house. Now in which direction they are going?
A.	North-West
B.	South-West
C.	North-East
D.	South-East
Answer» D. South-East

Discussion

34.	Laxman went 15 km to North then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally turning to East he covered 10 kms. In which direction he is from his house?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	North
D.	South
Answer» D. South

Discussion

35.	Gopal started walking 2 km straight from his school. Then he turned right and walked 1 km. Again he turned right and walked 1 km to reach his house. If his house is south-east from his school, then in which direction did Gopal start walking from the school?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	South
D.	North
Answer» C. South

Discussion

36.	A man starts from a point, walks 4 miles North, turns to his right and walks 2 miles, again turns to his right and walks 2 miles, again turns to his right and walks 2 miles. In which direction would he be now?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» B. South

Discussion

37.	I started walking down a road in the morning facing the Sun. After walking for sometime I turned to my left. Then I turned to my right. In which direction was I going then?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	North
D.	South
Answer» B. West

Discussion

38.	A man starts from a point, walks 4 miles towards north and turns left and walks 6 miles, turns right and walks for 3 miles and again turns right and walks 4 miles and takes rest for 30 minutes. He gets up and walks straight 2 miles in the same direction and turns right and walks one mile. What is the direction he is facing?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	South-east
D.	West
Answer» C. South-east

Discussion

39.	Arun started from point A and walked 10 kms East to point B, then turned to North and walked 3 kms to point C and then turned West and walked 12 kms to point D, then again turned South and walked 3 kms to point E. In which direction is he from his starting point?
A.	East
B.	South
C.	West
D.	North
Answer» D. North

Discussion

40.	A man starts from a point, walks 2 km towards north, turns towards his right and walks 2 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?
A.	South
B.	East
C.	North
D.	West
Answer» B. East

Discussion

41.	A starts from a point and walks 5 kms north, then turns left and walks 3 kms. Then again turns left and walks 5 kms. Point out the direction in which he is going now.
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» C. East

Discussion

42.	If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards west from point R, which of the following points would he cross first?
A.	V
B.	Q
C.	T
D.	S
E.	Cannot be determined.
Answer» E. Cannot be determined.

Discussion

43.	Ramesh walked 3 km. towards West and turned to his left and walked 2 km. He, then turned to his right and walked 3 km. Finally, he turned to his right again and walked another 2 km. In which direction is Ramesh from his starting point now?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	North
D.	South
Answer» C. North

Discussion

44.	X walks southwards and then turns right, then left and then right. In which direction is he moving now?
A.	South
B.	North
C.	West
D.	South West
Answer» D. South West

Discussion

45.	Sanmitra starts from his house and walks 3 km towards north. Then he turns right and walks 2 km and then turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right and walks 2 km and then again turns right and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	West
D.	East
Answer» B. South

Discussion

46.	A man started to walk East. After moving a distance he turned to his right. After moving a distance he turned to his right again. After moving a little he turned in the end to his left. In which direction was he going now?
A.	North
B.	South
C.	East
D.	West
Answer» C. East

Discussion

47.	Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards south, turns left and walks 1 km. Then turns left again and walks 1 km. Now which direction he is facing?
A.	East
B.	West
C.	North
D.	South West
Answer» D. South West

Discussion

48.	A school bus driver starts from the school, drives 2 km. towards North, takes a left turn and drives for 5 km. he then takes a left turn and drives for 8 km. before taking a left turn again and driving for further 5 km. The driver finally takes a left turn and drives 1 km. before stopping. How far and towards which direction should the driver drive to reach the school again?
A.	3 km. towards North
B.	7 km. towards east
C.	6 km. towards south
D.	6 km. towards west
E.	5 km. towards north
Answer» F.

Discussion

49.	Rajesh starting from his house, goes 4 km. in the East, then he turns to his right and goes 3 km. What is his final distance from his house?
A.	4 km.
B.	5 km.
C.	5 km.
D.	4.5 km.
E.	None of these
Answer» C. 5 km.

Discussion

50.	Ricky after travelling for 5 km. took right turn and travelled 6 km. before taking left turn and then travelled for 3 km. find his final distance from home.
A.	10 km
B.	12 km
C.	9 km
D.	11 km
E.	None of these
Answer» B. 12 km

Discussion

Explore topic-wise MCQs in Verbal Reasoning.

Ram walks 10 m South from his house, turns left and walks 25 m, again turns left and walks 40 m, then turns right and walks 5 m to reach the school. In which direction is the school from his house?

One morning, Rita started to walk toward the sun. After walking a while, she turned to her left and again to her left. After walking a while, she again turned right. Which direction is she facing now?

A man walks 6 kms South, turns left and walks 4 kms, again turns left and walks 5 kms. Which direction is he facing now?

One morning after sunrise, Gangadhar was walking facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right, which direction was he facing?

Tina drives 45 kms towards East, turns right and drives 65 kms, then turns left and drives 33 kms. In which direction is she facing now?

After walking 10 m, Shankar turned left and covered a distance of 6 m, then turned right and covered a distance of 20 m. In the end, he was moving toward the south. From which direction did Shankar start his journey?

Rani and Sarita started from a place X. Rani went West and Sarita went North, both travelling with the same speed. After sometimes, both turned their left and walked a few steps. If they again turned to their left, in which directions the faces of Rani and Sarita will be with respect to X?

How far is the he from the start ?

Kunal walks 10 kilometers towards North. From there, he walks 6 kilometers towards South. Then, he walks 3 kilometers towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?

Going 50 m to the South of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turning to the North, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now?

I am facing east. I turn 100 in the clockwise direction and then 145 in the anti clock wise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

You go north, turn right, then right again and then go to the left. In which direction are you now?

Rohan walks a distance of 3 km towards North, then turns to his left and walks for 2 km. He again turns left and walks for 3 km. At this point he turns to his left and walks for 3 km. How many kilometers is he from the starting point?

A river flows from west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock, and then turns left at right angle. In which direction is the river finally flowing?

A man is facing towards west and turns through 45 clockwise, again 180 clockwise and then turns through 270 anti-clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to her left and walks 10 meters. Again turning to her left she walks 14 meters. What is the shortest distance (in meters) between her starting point and the present position?

Amit walked 30 meters towards East, took a right turn and walked 40 meters. Then he took a left turn and walked 30 meters. In which direction is he now from the starting point?

A man walks 1 km towards East and then he turns to his south and walks 5 km. Again he turns to East and walks 2 km, after this he turns to North and walks 9 km. Now, how far is he from his starting point?

A walks 10 meters in front and 10 meters to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 meters respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?

Of the 5 towns A,B,C,D and E situated close to each other. A is to the west of B, C is to the south of A,E is to the north of B and D is to the east of E. Then C is in which direction with respect to D?

A boy starts walking towards West, he turns right and again he turns right and then turns left at last. Towards which direction is he walking now?

A walks southwards, then turns right, then left and then right. In which direction is he from the starting point?

Radhika went 50 metres south from her house then turned left and went 20 metres then turning, to north she went 30 metres. In which direction is her home from this point?

A watch reads 4: 30. If the minute hand points East in which direction will the hour hand point?

Sitara walked 45 metres in NorthWest from her uncle s house. There she met her friend and they walked 45 metres in South-West direction. Then they walked 45 metres in South-East direction and turned to uncle s house. Now in which direction they are going?

Laxman went 15 km to North then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally turning to East he covered 10 kms. In which direction he is from his house?

Gopal started walking 2 km straight from his school. Then he turned right and walked 1 km. Again he turned right and walked 1 km to reach his house. If his house is south-east from his school, then in which direction did Gopal start walking from the school?

A man starts from a point, walks 4 miles North, turns to his right and walks 2 miles, again turns to his right and walks 2 miles, again turns to his right and walks 2 miles. In which direction would he be now?

I started walking down a road in the morning facing the Sun. After walking for sometime I turned to my left. Then I turned to my right. In which direction was I going then?

Arun started from point A and walked 10 kms East to point B, then turned to North and walked 3 kms to point C and then turned West and walked 12 kms to point D, then again turned South and walked 3 kms to point E. In which direction is he from his starting point?

A man starts from a point, walks 2 km towards north, turns towards his right and walks 2 km, turns right again and walks. What is the direction now he is facing?

A starts from a point and walks 5 kms north, then turns left and walks 3 kms. Then again turns left and walks 5 kms. Point out the direction in which he is going now.

If a person walks in a straight line for 8 m towards west from point R, which of the following points would he cross first?

Ramesh walked 3 km. towards West and turned to his left and walked 2 km. He, then turned to his right and walked 3 km. Finally, he turned to his right again and walked another 2 km. In which direction is Ramesh from his starting point now?

X walks southwards and then turns right, then left and then right. In which direction is he moving now?

Sanmitra starts from his house and walks 3 km towards north. Then he turns right and walks 2 km and then turns right and walks 5 km, then turns right and walks 2 km and then again turns right and walks 2 km. Which direction is he facing now?

A man started to walk East. After moving a distance he turned to his right. After moving a distance he turned to his right again. After moving a little he turned in the end to his left. In which direction was he going now?

Mohan starts from point A and walks 1 km towards south, turns left and walks 1 km. Then turns left again and walks 1 km. Now which direction he is facing?

Rajesh starting from his house, goes 4 km. in the East, then he turns to his right and goes 3 km. What is his final distance from his house?

Ricky after travelling for 5 km. took right turn and travelled 6 km. before taking left turn and then travelled for 3 km. find his final distance from home.