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101.

Neeraj is facing north, then he turns 45 degree right and goes 25 m, then turns in south-east direction to move 25 m and from there 25 m to east. In which direction/place is he from his original place?

A. North
B. West
C. East
D. South
Answer» D. South
102.

Navjot starts moving towards the west. After covering some distance, he turns left and then takes a right. Which direction is he facing now?

A. South
B. North
C. West
D. East
Answer» D. East
103.

Murali takes his dog for a walk. He turns left at a cross road and faces South. Towards which direction was he walking before turning left?_x005F_x000D_

A. East
B. North
C. West
D. South
Answer» D. South
104.

Mohan is chasing a bike which is moving in the south­west direction. In which direction is Mohan moving?

A. North
B. East
C. North­-east
D. South­-west
Answer» E.
105.

Mamatha is walking towards North. After walking 4 kms, she turns right and then walks for 3 kms. Now how far and in which direction is she from the starting point._x005F_x000D_

A. 6 kms - N-W
B. 7 kms - West
C. 5 kms - S-E
D. 5 kms - NE
Answer» E.
106.

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
107.

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√39
B. 10√98
C. 10√89
D. 10√93
Answer» D. 10√93
108.

Meet starts cycling early in the morning, facing the Sun. After some time, he takes a 45° turn to his leftand then again turns 80° towards his left. In which direction is he now with respect to his initialposition?

A. South-East
B. South-West
C. North-West
D. North-East
Answer» D. North-East
109.

Mamatha and Nandini are playing chess in the morning. If Nandini is looking straight at the sunrise while she is playing, then in which direction is Mamatha facing?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. East
B. South
C. North
D. West
Answer» E.
110.

Leela starts for work in the morning. Her office is 2 kms from home so she prefers to walk. She stalls walking in the opposite direction of the sun from home, walks for 500 m and then takes a right turn and walks for 200 m. Then again. she takes a left and walks towards her office. In which direction from her home is her office?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. North-West
B. South
C. North
D. North-East
Answer» B. South
111.

L, M, N, O and P are sitting in a line facing east. L and M are sitting together. N is sitting at north end and O is sitting at south end. P is the neighbour of M and N. Who is third from north end?

A. L
B. O
C. M
D. P
Answer» D. P
112.

Laxmi goes 6 km towards South-East from her office.Then she goes 15 km turning to West. After this she goes 6 km towards North-West and in the end she goes 11 km towards East. How far is she from her office ?

A. 10 km
B. 11 km
C. 4 km
D. 6 km
Answer» D. 6 km
113.

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
114.

Kamal starts walking from his home facing west direction. After walking 10 km he takes a right turn and walks another 10 km. He takes another right turn and walks 10 km to reach his school. How far (in km) and in which direction is he from his home?

A. 10, North
B. 10, South
C. 20, North-East
D. 20, South-West
Answer» B. 10, South
115.

K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?

A. East
B. West
C. North-East
D. South
Answer» B. West
116.

Johnson left for his office in his car. He drove 15km towards North and then 10km towards West. He then turned to the South and covered 5km. Further he turned to East & moved 8km. Finally he turned right and moved 10km. How far & in which direction is he from his starting point?

A. 2 km, West
B. 5 km, East
C. 3 km, North
D. 3 km, South
Answer» B. 5 km, East
117.

It is 10:30 by the clock. If the minute hand points towards the south direction, then which direction will the hour hand point to ?

A. South-­west
B. North-­west
C. North­-east
D. South­-east
Answer» C. North­-east
118.

In the morning, X and Y walk towards each other in a park. When they meet, Y's shadow falls towards the left side of X. In which direction was X facing?

A. South
B. West
C. North
D. East
Answer» D. East
119.

In the morning, X and Y walk towards each other in a park. When they meet, Y's shadow falls towards the right side of X. In which direction was X facing?

A. North
B. East
C. West
D. South
Answer» E.
120.

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
121.

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

A. Soutth
B. North
C. East
D. West
Answer» D. West
122.

In a compass, west direction is shown as south. As per the compass, which direction should a man go to, if he wishes to move towards the east?

A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer» B. South
123.

In a certain code language, North = West, South = East, East = North, which direction does the sun rise?

A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
Answer» D. South
124.

If South-East is changed to North and North-East to West and so on, then what will come in place of South?

A. South-West
B. North-East
C. South-East
D. North-West
Answer» C. South-East
125.

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West become?

A. North-East
B. North-West
C. South-East
D. South-West
Answer» D. South-West
126.

If north-­west becomes south, north­-east becomes west and so on, then east will become which direction?

A. North­-west
B. South­-east
C. South
D. North
Answer» B. South­-east
127.

If Kamala is 50 m south-west of Neeta, and Rita is 50 m south-east of Neeta, then Rita is in which direction with respect to Kamala?

A. North-West
B. East
C. West
D. North-East
Answer» C. West
128.

If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q?

A. South-West
B. South-East
C. North-East
D. North-West
Answer» C. North-East
129.

If east becomes south, then in which direction should a man move to go towards the north?

A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer» D. West
130.

If A x B means A is to the south of B; A + B means A is to the north of B; A % B means A is to the east of B; A - B means A is to the west of B; then in P % Q + R - S, S is in which direction with respect to Q ?

A. South-East
B. North-West
C. East
D. West
Answer» B. North-West
131.

Iam facing south. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10m. Then I turn left and walk 10m and then turning right walk 20m. Then I turn right again and walk 60m. In which direction am I from the starting point?

A. North
B. North-West
C. North-East
D. East
Answer» D. East
132.

I travel 20 miles towards north and then travel 25 miles eastward. I then travel 40 miles rightwards, then travel 30 miles towards left and then travels 12 miles to the left and finally 20 miles northwards. How far am i pproximately from my original destination and in what direction ?

A. 20 miles towards south
B. 13 miles towards south-west
C. 12 miles towards east
D. 13 miles towards north-east
Answer» C. 12 miles towards east
133.

I go 5 km East, then turn right and go 8km. Then I turn left and go 5 km and then I turn left and go 8 km. At what distance am I from the starting point?

A. 8
B.
C. 10
D. 5
Answer» D. 5
134.

I am facing north. I turn left and walk 30 m. Then I turn right and walk 20 m, then I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right and walk 50 m. Then I turn left and walk 50 m. In which direction am I from the starting point?

A. North
B. South
C. North-­west
D. North­-east
Answer» D. North­-east
135.

Hemant in order to go to university started from his house in the east and came to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In which direction is the university?

A. North
B. South
C. East
D. West
Answer» B. South
136.

Heera starts walking towards the east from her home to go to her college. She walks for 10 km in the east, takes a left turn, walks 20 km further and reaches her college. In which direction is her home with respect to her college?

A. North­-West
B. West
C. North
D. South­-West
Answer» E.
137.

Gurpreet is facing towards south. She turns right and walks 35m, then turns right again and walks 40m more. Finally, she turns left and walks 30m. Which direction is she facing now?

A. South
B. North
C. West
D. East
Answer» D. East
138.

Ganga leaves from her college at 10:00 a.m. She starts walking towards north and covers a distance of 14 km. She turns right and walks 20 km to reach point K. She turns left and walk 16 km. She again turns left and walks 10 km. How far (in km) and in which direction is she now from point K?_x005F_x000D_

A. 3√33, North-West
B. 2√89, North-West
C. 3√33, North-East
D. 2√89, North-East
Answer» C. 3√33, North-East
139.

From point A, Ram moves 100m in north ­east direction, he again turns and moves 100m in south­east direction. He again turns and covers 100m south-west and finally covers 100m in north­ west direction. In which direction is he now with respect to A?

A. West
B. South­west
C. At point A
D. East
Answer» D. East
140.

From a hospital J, Pritam walked 49 metres to the south, then after turning to right he walked 49 metres. He again turned right and walked another 34 metres and finally turned to right and walked 49 metres. At what distance (in metres) and in which direction is he from the hospital J now?_x005F_x000D_

A. 15, North
B. 22√3, North
C. 15, South
D. 22√3, South
Answer» D. 22√3, South
141.

Five boys are sitting facing towards South. Raj is between Rohit and Vishal. Vishal is to the immediate right of Manoj and Manoj is to the immediate right of Shekhar. Who is sitting in the middle?

A. Vishal
B. Manoj
C. Raj
D. Shekhar
Answer» B. Manoj
142.

From her house Rimi went 20 km to the north. Then she turned west and covered 15 km. Then she turned south and covered 10 Km. Finally turning to east, she covered 15 km. In which direction is she from her house?

A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South
Answer» D. South
143.

Five girls are sitting facing towards the north. Rekha is between Shalini and Neetu. Pooja is to the immediate right of Neetu and Shalini is to the immediate right of Neha. Who is sitting in the middle?

A. Shalini
B. Neetu
C. Rekha
D. Pooja
Answer» D. Pooja
144.

From a point, Lokesh starts walking towards south and after walking 30 metres he turns to his right and walks 20 metres, then he turns right again and walks 30 metres. He finally turns to his left and walk 40 metres. In which direction is he with reference to the starting point?

A. North-West
B. East
C. West
D. South
Answer» D. South
145.

Facing south, x turns 225 deg clockwise and then 90 deg anti-clock wise. What direction is x facing now?_x005F_x000D_  _x005F_x000D_

A. South-west
B. North-East
C. North-west
D. south-East
Answer» D. south-East
146.

Facing the East, Rahul turned left and walked 10m, then he turned to his left again and walked 10m. He then turned towards his right and went straight to cover 25m. In which direction is he from his starting point?

A. North-West
B. North-East
C. South-West
D. South-East
Answer» B. North-East
147.

Facing North, Aishwarya turns 45 deg clockwise, then 135 deg anticlockwise and then 180 deg clockwise. Which direction is she is facing now?

A. South
B. East
C. North
D. West
Answer» C. North
148.

Facing North, X turns 205 deg clockwise and then 160 deg anticlockwise. Which direction is X facing now?

A. North-West
B. South-East
C. South-West
D. North-East
Answer» E.
149.

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

A. North-East
B. South-West
C. North-West
D. South-East
Answer» E.
150.

Deepu started his journey from A and moves 2 km towards South, then he turns right and moves 1⁄2 kilometre. Again he takes a right turn and walks 2km. Now he takes a left turn and walks 3 km more. How far he is from the starting point?

A. 3.5 km
B. 2.5 km
C. 7.5 km
D. 1.5 km
Answer» B. 2.5 km