REASONING

Direction & sense questions, also known as distance and direction-based questions, hold significant importance in reasoning sections of banking and insurance, such as IBPS PO, SBI PO, SBI Clerk, IBPS Clerk, RRB Assistant, RRB Scale 1, LIC Assistant, LIC AAO, RAILWAYS and various competitive examinations Investing time in honing your direction sense is crucial for excelling in this category of reasoning problems.

Reasoning - Directions practice question and answers :-

Directions: Study the following questions carefully and answer the questions given below.

1. Sonia walked 25 m towards south and then took a left turn and walked 45 m. Again he took a left turn and walked 25 m. Finally he turned to his right and walked 20 m and stopped. How far and in which direction is Sonu from starting point?

A. 45 m, South

B. 50 m, West

C. 65 m, East

D. 20 m, North

2. Sandeep starts from point A and walks 5 kms to the East. Aamir starts from the same point and walks 5 kms to the West. Now, Sandeep takes a left turn and Aamir takes a right turn, and both walks 5 kms and stop. How far are the two from each other at the point where they finally stop?

A. 10 kms

B. 15 kms

C. 5 kms

D. Can’t be determined

3. If Sita walks 10 km towards West, then turned towards South and walked 10 km, then turned East walked 10 km, and turned North walked 10 km. How far she is from starting point?

A. 20 km

B. 40 km

C. 10 km

D. 0 km

4. Laxmi went 10 km to the West from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. She then turned East and walked 25 kms & finally turning left covered 20 kms. How far was she from my house?

A. 10 kms

B. 15 kms

C. 5 kms

D. 40 kms

5. Aakash started walking towards South. After walking 50 m he took a right turn and walked 30 m. He then took a right turn and walked 100 m. He again took a right turn and walked 30 m and stopped. How far and in which direction was he from the starting point?

A. 50 m South

B. 150 m North

C. 180 m East

D. 50 m North

Answers :-

1. C