Direction Sense
Direction Sense: Overview
This topic covers concepts, such as, Direction Sense Test, Main Directions in Horizontal Plane, Casting Shadow & Direction Sense in 3D etc.
Important Questions on Direction Sense
Prabir started walking towards the South. He took a right turn after walking . He again took a left turn after walking . Which direction is he facing now?

A man is facing south. He turns in the anticlockwise direction and then ° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now ?

Direction- Study the given information carefully and answer the question given below-
Vijay is facing South at Bus Stop. From there he turns right and walks m. Then he turns right again and walks m. Then he turns left and walks m and after turning towards north walks m. Then he turns right again and walks m and reaches his office.
Find the shortest distance and direction, between his starting position and final position.

I am facing east. I turn , in clockwise direction and then , in anticlockwise direction. Which direction am I facing now?

The bank is to the south of the hospital while stadium is to the east of the bank. The college is to the west of the hospital. If the distance of the college from the bank is equal to the distance of stadium from the hospital, in which direction is the college with respect to stadium?

Harihar walked , towards South. He then took a right turn and travelled, . Now, he took a left turn and travelled . Finally, he took a left turn and stand there. In which direction is he facing now?

A country has the following types of traffic signals.
red lights = stop;
red lights = turn left;
red light = turn right;
green lights = go at kmph speed;
green lights = go at kmph speed
green light = go at kmph speed.
A motorist starts at a point on a road and follows all traffic signals literally. His car is heading towards the north. He encounters the following signals (the time mentioned in each case below is applicable after crossing the previous signal)
Starting point: green light;
After half an hour, st signal: red and green lights;
After minutes, nd signal: red light
After half an hour, rd signal: red and green lights;
After minutes, th signal: red and green lights;
After minutes, th signal: red lights;
What is the position (radial distance) of the motorist when he reaches the last signal?

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 North, started showing East. According to the pointer one traveler went to the south-west. In what direction actually he was travelling?

Pran and Khan start from their office and walks in opposite directions, each travelling , while Khan turns right and walks . How far are they now from each other?

Directions : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
A person standing at point E to the northwest of Point D, which is to the south of Point C, which is to the west of Point B. Point A is to the north of Point B and to east of Point F, which is in the same line as C and D. E is in the same line as B and C.
Now find point E is in which direction with respect to Point A?

Starting from the point P Satish moved m in South direction. Then he turned to his left and moved m. Now he again turned to his left and moved m. Then he again turned to his left and moved m and reached Q. How far is Q from P and in what direction?

Nitin starts walking in the west direction and after walking metres he moves towards the north direction and walks 12 metres then moves in southeast direction (towards the starting point) and walks metres and stops. How far he is from the starting point?

Dinesh and Ramesh start together from a certain point in the opposite direction on motorcycles. The speed of Dinesh is 60 km per hour and Ramesh. What will be the distance between them after?

After walking , Arvind turned left and covered a distance of , then turned right and covered a distance of . After that he took two left turns two U turns and then a right turn. In the end, he was moving towards the West. From which direction did he start his journey?

A dog runs metre towards East and turns Right, runs metre and turns to right, runs metre and again turns to left, runs metre and then turns to left, runs metre and finally turns to left and runs metre. Now which direction dog is facing ?

Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:
The distance between Pole C and D is km. Pole D is km to the south of Pole E. Pole A is km to the west of Pole B, which is 5 km to the north of Pole C. Pole F is km north of Pole D. Pole C is to the west of Pole D. If a man has to travel from Pole E to Pole F, then Pole F to Pole B in a linear direction then how much distance he would have to cover?

Five boys are standing in a row facing North. Raja is to the left of Ram, Mohan and Roy. Roy is between Ram and Mohan. Ram, Mohan and Roy are to the left of John. If Mohan is fourth from the left, how far is Roy from the right?

Sohan started walking southward and after covering a distance, he turned left, he walked and turned to the left, and again walked. How far is he from the starting point and in which direction?

In the following question is based on the following information:
A B means B is to the right of A.
A B means B is to the North of A.
A B means B is to the left of A.
A B means B is to the South of A.
According to M N T, T is in which direction with respect to M?

Of the five houses A, B, C, D and E situated close to each other, A is to the west of B, C is to the south of A, E is to the north of B and D is to the east of E. Then, D is in which direction with respect to C?
