Direction & Distance

LSSSSB Non-Technical · Reasoning · 91 practice questions with answers and explanations: 51 Easy, 40 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

A person is facing South. He turns left, then turns around (180°), then turns left, then turns left. Which direction is he facing now?

  1. South
  2. East
  3. West
  4. North
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Answer: B. Starting from South, each right turn is a quarter-turn clockwise and each left turn a quarter-turn anticlockwise; the final direction is East.

Sample Easy question 2

A person walks 4 m towards South and then turns around and walks 4 m. In which direction is he from the starting point?

  1. 4 m North
  2. 4 m South
  3. 8 m South
  4. He is back at the starting point
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Answer: D. The two equal and opposite walks cancel out.

Sample Easy question 3

A person is facing West. He turns left, then turns right, then turns left, then turns right. Which direction is he facing now?

  1. North
  2. South
  3. East
  4. West
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Answer: D. Starting from West, each right turn is a quarter-turn clockwise and each left turn a quarter-turn anticlockwise; the final direction is West.

Sample Medium question 4

A person walks North 10 m, then East 10 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?

  1. North-East
  2. South-East
  3. South-West
  4. North-West
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Answer: A. He has moved 10 m East and 10 m North, equal distances, so he is exactly North-East of the start.

Sample Medium question 5

A person is facing South. He turns left, then turns around (180°). Which direction is he facing now?

  1. South
  2. East
  3. West
  4. North
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Answer: C. Starting from South, each right turn is a quarter-turn clockwise and each left turn a quarter-turn anticlockwise; the final direction is West.

Sample Medium question 6

A person walks 5 m towards South, turns left and walks 12 m. How far is he from the starting point (in m)?

  1. 7
  2. 14
  3. 17
  4. 13
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Answer: D. The two legs are at right angles, so distance = √(5² + 12²) = 13 m.

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