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301.

One morning at a crossing Manoj and Lalit were walking towards each other face to face. If Manoj's shadow was exactly to the left of Lalit, which direction was Lalit facing?

A. East
B.    West
C. North-West
D. South
E. None of these
Answer» D. South
302.

Rinky and Minky are standing straight opposite to each other. Rinky is standing in south from the place Minky is standing. If Rinky has to go to meet Minky, then in which direction will Rinky go?

A. North 
B. East
C. Right, Right, Right, Left, Left, Left, Right, Right
D. West
E. None of these
Answer» B. East
303.

Pinky walks towards North from a certain point P, after walking some distance she takes left turn, walks a certain distance and again turns left. Now towards which direction does she look?

A. East  
B. West
C. 18 km   
D. South
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
304.

Rajni goes to market which is towards East from her house. If she has to return home, in which direction will she come?

A. South 
B. West
C. 14 km 
D. East
E. None of these
Answer» C. 14 km 
305.

Direction:Study the following information to answer the given question.Town L is to the west of Town M.Town N is to the south of Town L. Town P is to the East of Town N.Town M is in which direction with respect to Town N?

A. South-East  
B. North-West
C. South   
D. South   
E. None of these
Answer» D. South   
306.

Direction:Study the following information to answer the given question.Town L is to the west of Town M.Town N is to the south of Town L. Town P is to the East of Town N.Town P is towards which direction of Town L?

A. North   
B. South-East  
C. North   
D. North-East  
E. None of these
Answer» C. North   
307.

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what with West become?

A. North
B. South-East  
C. North East  
D. East 
E. None of these
Answer» C. North East  
308.

Direction: The following questions are based on the diagram given below showing four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown below.  From the original position given in the above figure, A and B move one arm length clockwise and then crossover to the corner diagonally opposite; C and D move one arm length anti-clockwise and cross over the corner diagonally opposite. The original configuration ADBC has now changed to:

A. CBDA  
B. BDAC
C. South 
D. ACBD
E. None of these
Answer» B. BDAC
309.

A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east, in whichdirection does its hour hand point at 130 pm?  

A. North
B.    South 
C. East  
D. West
E. None of these 
Answer» D. West
310.

Direction: The following questions are based on the diagram given below showing four persons stationed at the four corners of a square piece of plot as shown below.  A starts crossing the field diagonally. After walking half the distance, he turns right, walks some distance and turns left. Which direction is a facing now?

A. North-East
B.    North-West
C. North
D.    South-East
E. None of these
Answer» C. North
311.

Five friends A, B, C, D and E reside in the same colony. B's house is to the East of A's house and to the North of C's house. C's house is to the West of D's house. In which direction D's house is from A's house?

A. South-East   
B. North-East
C.  \[\frac{5}{8}\]
D. South
E. None of these
Answer» B. North-East
312.

Nitin starts moving towards East from a point K. After moving 30 metres he turns to his right and moves 10 metre. He again turns to his right and walks 30 metres. He turns to his right and moves 30 metres. At what distance and in which direction is he now from K?

A. At K, East   
B. 10 m, North
C. 2   
D. 20 m, North
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
313.

X and Y start moving towards each other from two places 200 m apart. After walking 60 m, Y turns left and goes 20m, then he turns right and goes 40 m. He then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had started walking. If X and Y walk with the same speed, what is the distance between them now?

A. 20 m
B. 30 m
C. North 
D. 50 m
E. None of these
Answer» D. 50 m
314.

See the given figure and find the direction of P with respect to M.

A. South East 
B. South West
C. South
D. North West
E. None of these
Answer» B. South West
315.

Sonu reaches T going along the following route. The directions of his route are.............

A. South, East, West
B. South, West, South
C. North
D. South, East, South
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
316.

Radha starts walking from her house 'H' and comes to a temple which is in South direction from Radha's house. From temple 'T', she takes right turn and goes to the market "M". What is the direction of market from temple?

A. West
B. North
C. North   
D. East
E. None of these
Answer» B. North
317.

Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 km apart. The first bus runs for 25 km and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 km. It then turns left and runs for another 25 km and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 km along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point?

A. 60 km  
B. 65 km
C. North-East  
D. 85 km
E. None of these
Answer» C. North-East  
318.

Ram started in East direction. After moving 30 metres he turned right and moved 40 metres. After that he turned right and moved 30 metres. He again turned right and moved 50 metres. At what distance from the origin is he now?

A. 40 metres
B. 30 metres
C. North-West  
D. 10 metres
E. None of these
Answer» E. None of these
319.

Akash started walking towards West from his house and went 40 km. Then turned left and walked 30 km. How far is he now from his house?

A. 30 km 
B. 50 km
C. North-West  
D. 40 km
E. None of these
Answer» C. North-West  
320.

Directions: The position of four policemen A, B, C and D in a circular park which is divided into sixteen plots is shown. P, Q, R and S are the offenders whom they have to catch after given moves. The figure shows their positions. (Note: The by-lanes are North-South and East-West.) If A, B, C and D were to move clockwise four plots and P, Q, R and S were to move anti-clockwise six plots, then who two would be the north-south?

A.  P, A  
B.  Q, B
C. East 
D.  P, C
Answer» D.  P, C
321.

Rohan starts walking towards South. After walking 15 m he turns towards North. After walking 20 m, he turns towards East and walks 10 m. He then turns towards South and walks 5 m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

A.  10m, North  
B.   10m, South
C. North
D.   10 m, East
Answer» E.
322.

One day, Zaheer left home and cycled 10 km southwards, turned right and cycled 5 km again turned right and cycled 10 km the- turned left and cycled 10 kms. How many kilometres will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?

A.  10 km 
B.  15 km  
C. East
D.  25 km
Answer» C. East
323.

Ashraf starts walking towards north. After walking 20m, he turns south. After walking 20 m, he turns east and walks 10 m. He then turns north and walks 5 m. How far is he from his original position and in which direction?

A.  10 m. North 
B.     10 m. South
C. 20 m, West   
D.  10m, West
Answer» D.  10m, West
324.

A man goes northwards and travels 5 km and then goes 5 km towards the east, then travels 15 km towards the right and finally travels 17 km towards the right. Approximately how far is he from the original place?

A.  15.2km 
B.  15.6km
C. 40 m 
D.  15.4km
Answer» C. 40 m 
325.

Direction: Each of these questions is based on the following information. (i) Six flats on a Ist floor in two rows facing north and south are allotted to P, Q, R, S, T and U. (ii) Q gets a north facing flat and is not next to S. (iii) S and U get diagonally opposite flats. (iv) R is next to U and gets a south facing flat and T gets a north facing flat. Based on above information answer the questions given below. Whose flat is between Q and S?

A.  T    
B.  U 
C. North East
D.  P
Answer» B.  U 
326.

Vamshi starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres, he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?

A.  25 metres  
B.  50 metres
C. North, East, South   
D.  35 metres
Answer» E.
327.

Khan starts from his office and goes towards his house. To reach his house, he has to follow the following directions: Travel 5km towards northeast from the office followed by 5km towards southeast; then travel 5km towards southwest followed by 5 km towards northwest. Approximately how far is the office from his house?

A.  1 km   
B.  0 km   
C. South
D.  5 km
Answer» C. South
328.

Starting from a point, a person walked 12 m North, he turned right and walked 10 m, he again turned right and walked 12 m, then he turned left and walked 5 m. How far is he now and in which direction from the starting point?

A.  10 m, towards West
B.  15 m, towards East
C. 75 km  
D.  5 m, towards West
Answer» C. 75 km  
329.

Khan is standing at a point. He walks 20 m towards East and further 10 m towards South, then he walks 35 m towards West and further 5 m towards North. Then he walks 15 m towards East. What is the straight distance in metres between his starting point and the point where he reached last?

A.  0  
B.  5  
C. 20 metres  
D.  15
Answer» C. 20 metres  
330.

Directions: These questions are based on the following information. Seven villages A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are situated ad fallow. E is 2 km to the west of B, F is 2 km to the north of A, C is 1km to the west of A, D is 2 km to the south of G, G is 2 km to the east of C, D is exactly in the middle of D and . How far is E from F (in km)?

A.  4
B.   \[\sqrt{20}\]
C. 25 km   
D.   \[\sqrt{26}\]
Answer» B.   \[\sqrt{20}\]
331.

A man walks 10 km towards north. From there he walks 6 km towards South. Then he walks 3 km towards East. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?

A.  7 km towards East  
B.  5 km towards West
C.  S
D.  7 km towards West
Answer» D.  7 km towards West
332.

Directions for: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow. A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H and I are nine houses. C is 2 km East of B. A is 1 km North of B and H is 2 km South of A. G is 1 km West of H while D is 3 km East of G and F is 2 km North of G. I is situated just in middle of B and C while E is just in middle of H and D. Distance between A and F is

A.  1 km  
B.  1.41 km
C.  R, D
D.  3 km
Answer» B.  1.41 km
333.

An asteroid is projected from South-East direction to North-West direction with a certain force. Air exerts an equal force from South-West direction to North-East direction. What will be the new direction of the asteroid?

A.  Towards South-East
B.  Towards North-East  
C.  10 m. West   
D.  Towards South-West
Answer» C.  10 m. West   
334.

There are four towns P, Q, R and T. Q is to the South-west of P, R is to the east of Q and South-east of P, and T is to the north of R in line with QP. In which direction of P is T located?

A.  south-east  
B.  North
C.  20 km     
D.  East
Answer» D.  East
335.

A person travels 5 km towards the west and then travels 21km towards the left; he then travels 5 km to the right and then travels 6km towards the left and finally travels 2km towards the east. How far is he from starting point in the vertical direction?

A.  30 km   
B.  42 km
C.  10m, East
D.  27 km  
Answer» E.
336.

A farmer everyday walks in his farm. He starts his walking from a point and walks 400 m towards South-East. He then turns to the right and moves 400 m again. He again turns to the right and walks 400 m. Finally he turns to the right and walks 400 m. What is the distance (in metres) between his initial and final position?

A.  0
B.  400
C.  15.8km 
D.  800
Answer» B.  400
337.

Direction: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions giver below: Point D is 14 m towards the West of point A. Point B is 4 m towards the South of point D. Point F b 9 m towards the South of point D. Point E is 7 m towards the East of point B. Point C is 4 m towards the North of point E. Point G is 4 m towards the South of point A.A is in which direction with respect to C?

A.  North    
B.  West 
C.  R   
D.  South
Answer» D.  South
338.

Anshuman is facing South. He turns 135\[{}^\circ \] in the anticlockwise direction and then 180\[{}^\circ \] in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?

A.  North-East 
B.  North-West 
C.  115 metres 
D.  South-West
Answer» E.
339.

After his office in the afternoon Ronak goes facing the sun. He turns to his left, then to his right and then turn to his right and again to his left. In which direction is he moving?

A.  North 
B.  West  
C.  3 km
D.  South 
Answer» C.  3 km
340.

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

A.  North-East
B.  South-West 
C.  10 m, towards East 
D.  South
Answer» B.  South-West 
341.

If the given clock rotates \[\text{270 }\!\!{}^\circ\!\!\text{ }\] clock-wise, then the hands will be in ______direction. 

A.  North 
B.  East
C.  10 
D.  South
Answer» D.  South
342.

A traveller starts from a point A and travels 3 km eastwards 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 A and D is

A.  12 km   
B.  15 km
C.  5
D.  18 km
Answer» C.  5
343.

DIRECTIONS: Observe the given diagram carefully and answer the following questions. Ruhi is at position G facing D. She walks forward and makes a \[\text{90 }\!\!{}^\circ\!\!\text{ }\] turn to the right. She walks on the next position where she makes another \[\text{90 }\!\!{}^\circ\!\!\text{ }\] turn to the right to reach the next and final position. What is her final position?

A.  E  
B.  I
C.  2 km
D.  F
Answer» D.  F
344.

After going 40 km towards North, Varun takes a right turn and goes another 20 km. He then takes a right turn and goes 25 km. How far is he from the starting point?

A.  20 km  
B.  12 km  
C.  Towards East
D.  24 km
Answer» D.  24 km
345.

DIRECTIONS: Fill in the blanks based on the image below. The _______ is south-east of the soccer ball.

A.  Skates
B.  Basketball
C.  North-east   
D.  None of these
Answer» C.  North-east   
346.

Shalu is facing towards South-West and turns through 45\[{}^\circ \] clockwise, 135\[{}^\circ \] anticlockwise and 45\[{}^\circ \] anticlockwise again. In which direction is she facing now?(SOF NCO 2017)

A.  North    
B.  East    
C.   20 km   
D.  North-East
Answer» C.   20 km   
347.

Sneha walked 20 m towards North. Then she turned right and walked 30 m. Then she turned right and walked 35 m. Then she turned left and walked 15 m. Finally she turned left and walked 15 m. In which direction is she from the starting point? (SOF NCO 2017)

A.  West   
B.  North    
C.  \[400\sqrt{2}\]  
D.  South
Answer» D.  South
348.

  Mini goes to the Departmental Store, which is to the North of her house, 6 km away by an auto. After the shopping she decides to visit her friend Trishu, hence turns to the right and reaches her friend's house which is 8 km away.  From there she visits a shop which is 6 km away, taking a right turn. Finally, she turns to the right and phones up to the house to send the car. In what direction should the driver take the car to pick up Mini to bring her back?(SOFNS02016)

A.  West   
B.  East 
C.  East    
D.  North
Answer» C.  East    
349.

Who is standing to the South-West of Mohit? (SOF IMO 2016)

A.  Sam rath  
B.  Sidak  
C.  South-East 
D.  Avi
Answer» B.  Sidak  
350.

Direction: Study the information given below carefully and answer the questions that follow. Five students facing East, are sitting in a class room as described below: (i) Naresh is 3 metres to the East of Mukesh (ii) Suresh is 5 metres to the West of Naresh (iii) Harsh is 4 metres to the North of Munesh (iv) Mukesh is 1 metre to the South of Harsh If Suresh and Harsh interchanged their places, then who is to the West of Mukesh?

A.  Naresh     
B.  Suresh     
C.  East   
D.  Munesh
Answer» D.  Munesh