Important Direction Questions with Answers For SSC MTS
1. One evening, Raja started to walk toward the Sun. After walking a while, he turned to his right and again to his right. After walking a while, he again turned right. In which direction is he facing ?
(1) South
(2) East
(3) West
(4) North
2. Five boys A, B, C, D, E are sitting in a park in a circle. A is facing South-West, D is facing South-East, B and E are right opposite A and D respectively and C is equidistant between D and B. Which direction is C facing?
(1) West
(2) South
(3) North
(4) East
3. If a man on a moped starts from a point and rides 4 km South, then turns left and rides 2 km to turn again to the right to ride 4 km more, towards which direction is he moving?
(1) North
(2) West
(3) East
(4) South
4. A man starts from a point, walks 8 km towards North, turns right and walks 12 km, turns left and walks 7 km, turns and walks 24 km towards South, turns right and walks 12 km. In which direction is he from the starting point?
(1) North
(2) South
(3) West
(4) East
5. Daily in the morning the shadow of Gol Gumbaz falls on Bara Kaman and in the evening the shadow of Bara Kaman falls on Gol Gumbaz exactly. So in which direction is Gol Gumbaz to Bara Kaman ?
(1) Eastern side
(2) Western side
(3) Northern side
(4) Southern side
6. Ashok went 8 kms South and turned West and walked 3 kms, again he turned North and walked 5 kms. He took a final turn to East and walked 3 kms. In which direction was Ashok from the starting point ?
(1) East
(2) North
(3) West
(4) South
7. If X stands on his head with his face towards south, to which direction will his left hand point?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South
8. I drove East for 5 miles, then drove North 3 miles, then turned to my left and drove for 2 miles and again turned to my left. Which direction am I going now?
(1) South
(2) North
(3) West
(4) North-west
9. Leela starts from a point and walks 1 km east and then turns left and walks 2 km and turns right and walks 2 km again. She starts towards a point 2 km towards her right, from where again she walks 1 km left. How far is she from the starting point?
(1) 3 km
(2) 4 km
(3) 5 km
(4) 2 km
10.My friend and I started simultaneously towards each other from two places 100 m apart. After walking 30 m, my friend turns left and goes 10m, then he turns right and goes 20 m and then turns right again and comes back to the road on which he had started walking. If we walk with the same speed, what is the distance between us at this point of time ?
(1) 50 m
(2) 20 m
(3) 30 m
(4) 40 m
11. Sudha travels 8 km to the South. Then she turns to the right and walks 4 km. Then again she turns to her right and moves 8 km forward. How many km away is she from the starting point?
(1) 7
(2) 6
(3) 4
(4) 8
12. Vivek and Ashok start from a fixed point. Vivek moves 3 km north and turns right and then covers 4 km. Ashok moves 5 km west and turns right and walks 3 km, Now how far are they apart ?
(1) 10 km
(2) 9 km
(3) 8 km
(4) 6 km
13. Ganesh cycles towards SouthWest a distance of 8 m, then he moves towards East a distance of 20 m. From there he moves towards North-East a distance of 8 m, then he moves towards West a distance of 6 m. From there he moves towards North-East a distance of 2 m. Then he moves towards West a distance of 4 m and then towards South-West 2 m and stops at that point. How far is he from the starting point?
(1) 12 m
(2) 10 m
(3) 8 m
(4) 6 m
14. From my house I walked 5 km towards North. I turned right and walked 3 km. Againt I went one km to the south. How far am I from my house?
(1) 7 km
(2) 6 km
(3) 4 km
(4) 5 km
15. A and B are standing at a distance of 20 km from each other on a straight East-West road. A and B start walking simultaneously eastwards and westwards respectively and both cover a distance of 5 km. Then A turns to his left and walks 10 km. B turns to his right and walks 10 km at the same speed. Then both turn to their left and cover a distance of 5 km at the same speed. What will be the distance between them ?
(1) 10 km
(2) 30 km
(3) 20 km
(4) 25 km
16. Rama left home and walked 5 km southwards, turned right and walked 2 km and turned right and walked 5 km and turned left and walked 5 km. How many kilometres will she have to walk to reach her home straight?
(1) 5
(2) 7
(3) 17
(4) 15
17. Sandhya walks straight from point A to B which is 2 kms away. She turns left, at 90° and walks 8 kms to C, where she turns left again at 90° and walks 5 kms to D. At D she turns left at 90° and walks for 8 kms to E. How far is she from A to E ?
(1) 2
(2) 3
(3) 5
(4) 8
18. Rahim rode on his bicycle from his house towards the market for 300 m. He was moving southwest. Then he turned left at an angle of 135° and rode for 100 m to visit a friend. In which direction is Rahim’s house located from his friend’s house?
(1) North
(2) East
(3) West
(4) South
19. A man is facing South. He turns 135° in the anticlockwise direction and then 180° in the clockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now ?
(1) South – East
(2) South – West
(3) North – East
(4) North – West
20. Ravi is walking in the East direction. After covering a distance of one kilometre, he turns 45° left and then 90° right. In which direction is he now?
(1) North–East
(2) West
(3) North–West
(4) North
21. Kiran walks 20 m north, he turns right and walks 30 m, then he turns right and walks 35 m, then he turns left and walks 15 m, then he turns left and walks 15 m. he again turns left and walks 15 m. 4. Which direction is Kiran facing now ?
(1) East
(2) West
(3) North
(4) South
22. If you start running from a point towards North and after covering 4 kms. you turn to your left and run 5 kms. and then again turn to your left and run 5 kms. and then turn to left again and run another 6 kms and before finishing you take another left turn and run 1 km., then answer the following question based on this information. From the finishing point if you have to reach the point from where you started, in which direction will you have to run ?
(1) West
(2) East
(3) South
(4) North
23. At dusk, Rohit started walking facing the sun. After a while, he met his friend and both turned to their left. They halted for a while and started moving by turning again to their right. Finally Rohit waved ‘good bye’ to his friend and took a left turn at a corner. At which direction is Rohit moving now ?
(1) South
(2) West
(3) North
(4) East
24. Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated as shown in the figure. All are facing outwards. If A and B interchange their places with each and D and H interchange their places with each other then which one of the following statements is not correct ?
(1) H is facing South–East
(2) B is facing North
(3) G is facing West
(4) A is facing North–West
25.Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are placed in this manner. All are facing outwards. If all of them move two positions in clockwise direction, then the directions, H will be facing, is
(1) North-east
(2) North
(3) North-west
(4) East
