Tough Examples of Direction Sense Questions

Q-20. Mira started her journey from point T, and walked straight to point U which is 4 feet away. She turns left, at 90⁰ and walks to W Which is 4 feet away, then she turns 90⁰ right and goes 3 feet to point P. Then she turns 90⁰ right and walks 1 feet to point Q. Then she turns left at 90⁰ at and goes to point V, which is 1 feet away and once again she turns 90⁰ right and goes to point O, which is 3 feet away. What is the distance between T and O?
(A) 4 Feet
(B) 5 Feet
(C) 7 Feet
(D) 8 Feet

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Answer: (D) 8 Feet 
Explanation:  lets solve distance between T and Q

Required distance
= (4 + 3 + 1) Feet
= 8 Feet.

Q-21. One evening before sunset Minal and Prachi were talking to each other face to face. If Prachi’s Shadow was exactly to the right of Prachi, Which direction was Minal facing?
(A) North
(B) South
(C) East
(D) Data is inadequate

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Answer:  (B) South 
Explanation:  As shown in fig. in the evening sun is in West direction.

Q-22. One morning after sunset Mohan and Gaurav were standing opposite to each other. Mohans Shadow fell exactly on his left. Towards which direction Gaurav is facing?
(A) South
(B) North
(C) West
(D) Data is inadequate

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Answer: (A) South 
Explanation:  the position of mohan and daurav As shown in figure 

so, Gaurav facing South Direction

Q-23. In the evening when Suraj started walking from his house, his Shadow was exactly towards his right. He walked 6 km. Then he turns to his left and moves 4 km. again he turns to his right and walks 6 km. Then he turns to his right and goes 13km. How far is he and in which direction from the starting point?
(A) 15 km North-East
(B) 15 km North
(C) 15 km South-East
(D) 16 km South

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Answer: (A) 15 km North-East
Explanation:  walking position of suraj as shown below

AF = AB + CD 
      = 6 + 6 = 12 km
FE = DE -BC 
      = 13 - 4 = 9 km
EA =  \sqrt{\left( AF \right)^{2}+(EF)^{2}}    
      =  \sqrt{\left( 12 \right)^{2}+(9)^{2}}    
      =   \sqrt{225} 
      = 15 km 

Q-24. Rahul facing east direction. He turns to 900 anticlockwise. then he turns 1800 clockwise. in which direction is he facing now?
(A) South
(B) West
(C) East
(D) North

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Answer:  (A) South 
Explanation: