VAP Book – Chapter 2 (Direction Test)

Directions for Q1 to Q25: For each of the following question, choose the most appropriate option.

1. A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the north. When the post office
was 100 meters away from him, he turned to the left and moved 50 meters to deliver the last letter at
Mayor’s House. He then moved in the same direction for 40 meters, turned to his right and moved 100
meters. How many meters was he away from the post office?
(A) 0 (B) 90 (C) 150 (D) 100

2. A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2
km. He found himself exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards
initially?
(A) 1 km (B) 1.5 km (C) 2 km (D) 3 km

3. If ‘South-east’ is called ‘East’, ‘North-west’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-west’ is called ‘South’ and so on,
what will ‘North’ be called?
(A) East (B) North-east (C) North-west (D) South

4. If South-east becomes North, North-east becomes

(A) West (B) East (C) South-east (D) South-west

5. A direction pole was situated on the crossing. Due to an accident the pole turned in such a manner that
the pointer which was showing East, started showing South. One traveler went to the wrong direction
thinking it to be West. In what direction actually he was travelling?
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West

6. A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anti clockwise
direction. Which direction is he facing now?
(A) East (B) West (C) North (D) South

7. 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

8. A river flows west to east and on the way turns left and goes in a semi-circle round a hillock, and then
turns left at right angles. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
(A) West (B) East (C) North (D) South

9. You go towards 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
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10. Raju starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 meters, he turns to the left and walks 25
meters straight. Again he turns to the left, walks a distance of 40 meters straight, again he turns to the
left and walks a distance of 25 meters. How far is he from the starting point?
(A) 25 meters (B) 35 meters (C) 115 meters (D) 140 meters

11. Param 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

12. 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

13. Kavya walked 40 meters towards North, took a left turn and walked 20 meters. She again took a left turn
and walked 40 meters. How far and in which direction is she from the starting point?
(A) 20 meters East (B) 20 Meters West
(C) 40 Meters South (D) 100 Meters South

14. Namita walks 14 meters towards west, then turns to her right and walks 14 meters and then turns to here
left and walks 10 meters. Again turning to here 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

15. Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 30 meters, he turned towards
right and walked 20 meters. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 meters, turned to his left
again and walked 40 meters. He now turns to the left and walks 5 meters. Finally he turns to his left. In
which direction is he walking now?
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West

16. A girl leaves from her home. She first walks 30 meters in North-west direction and then 30 meters in
South-west directions. Next, she walks 30 meters in South-east directions. Finally, she turns towards her
house. In which direction is she moving?
(A) North-east (B) North-west (C) South-east (D) South-west

17. A man walks 30 meters towards South. Then, turning to his right, he walks 30 meters. Then turning to
his left, he walks 20 meters. Again, he turns to his left and walks 30 meters. How far is he from his
initial position?
(A) 20 meters (B) 30 meters (C) 50 meters (D) 60 meters

18. One morning Udai and Vishal were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow
was exactly to the left of Udai, which direction was Udai facing?
(A) South (B) North (C) West (D) East
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19. Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is
P?
(A) North (B) South (C) South-west (D) North-west

20. A man walks 5 km toward south and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the left and
walks 5 km. Now in which direction is he from the starting place?
(A) West (B) South (C) North-east (D) South-west

21. Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to North. In which
direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M.?
(A) South-east (B) South (C) North (D) West

22. Rasik walked 20 m towards north. Then he turned right and walks 30 m. Then he turns right and walks
35 m. Then he turns left and walks 15 m. Finally he turns left and walks 15 m. In which direction and
how many metres is he from the starting position?
(A) 15m, west (B) 30m, west (C) 30m, east (D) 45m, east

23. Starting from the point X, Jayant walked 15 m towards west. He turned left and walked 20 m. He then
turned left and walked 15 m. After this he turned to his right and walked 12 m. How far and in which
directions is now Jayant from X?
(A) 30 m, North (B) 32 m, North (C) 32m, South (D) None of these

24. One evening before sunset Rekha and Hema were talking to each other face to face. If Hema's shadow
was exactly to the right of Hema, which direction was Rekha facing?
(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West

25. 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) North-west

Answer Key (Chapter 2)

1 B 6 B 11 B 16 A 21 D
2 C 7 D 12 A 17 C 22 D
3 C 8 B 13 B 18 B 23 C
4 A 9 C 14 B 19 C 24 A
5 B 10 B 15 A 20 D 25 A