100+ Direction Sense Test Verbal Reasoning Questions & Answers - 2

Question: 6

Two ladies and two men are playing cards are seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South. Which directions are the ladies facing?

(A) South and East

(B) East and West

(C) North and West

(D) North and East

Ans: C

No lady is facing east means a man faces east. Persons opposite are not of same sex. So, a woman will be facing west. Again, a man faces south. So, opposite to him will be a woman facing north.

Question: 7

I start from my home and go 2 kms straight. Then, I turns towards my right and go 1 km. I turn again towards my right and go 1 km again. If I am north-west from my house, then in which direction did I go in the beginning?

(A) North

(B) South

(C) East

(D) West

Ans: D

Clearly, the route is as shown in Figure A. It is given that the person is finally to the north-west of his house. Rotating Figure A 90° anticlockwise, we obtain Figure B satisfying the specified conditions. It is evident from Figure B that the direction of walking in the beginning was west.

Question: 8

A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?

(A) North-east

(B) South-east

(C) North-west

(D) North

Ans: A

Clearly, to show 4.30, the position of the minute and hour hands of the clock will be as shown. So, again as shown, if the minute hand points East, the hour hand will point in the North-east.

Question: 9

One morning after sunrise, Reeta and Kavita were talking to each other face to face at Tilak Square. If Kavita's shadow was exactly to the right of Reeta, which direction Kavita was facing?

(A) North

(B) South

(C) East

(D) Data inadequate

Ans: A

In morning, sun rises in the east and so any shadow falls towards the west. Now, Kavita's shadow falls to the right of Reeta. Hence, Reeta is facing South and Kavita is facing North.

Question: 10

A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himselft exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially?

(A) 1 km

(B) 2 km

(C) 3 km

(D) 5 km

Ans: B

Clearly, the boy rode from A to B, then to C and finally upto D. Since D lies to the west of A. so required distance = AB = CD = 2 km.