One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the

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Question
One morning after sunrise, Suresh was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. To which direction was he facing?
Options
A. East
B. South
C. West
D. Data is inadequate

Correct Answer

South

Explanation

Sun rises in the east in the morning. Since the shadow of Suresh falls to his right. So he is facing South.

Direction Sense Test problems

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1. Village Q is to the North of the village P. The village R is in the East of Village Q. The village S is to the left of the village P. In which direction is the village S with respect to village R?
Options
A. West
B. South-West
C. South
D. North-West

2. K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?
Options
A. East
B. West
C. North-East
D. South

3. Rohit walked 25 m towards south. Then he turned to his left and walked 20 m. He then turned to his left and walked 25 m. He again turned to his right and walked 15 m. At what distance is he from the starting point and in which direction?
Options
A. 35 m East
B. 35 m North
C. 30 m West
D. 45 m East

4. One morning after sunrise Nivedita and Niharika were talking to each other face to face at Dalphin crossing. If Niharika's shadow was exactly to the right of Nivedita, Which direction Niharika was facing?
Options
A. North
B. South
C. East
D. Data is inadequate

5. Umesh directly went from P, to Q which is 9 feet distant. Then he turns to the right and walked 4 feet. After this he turned to the right and walked a distance which is equal from P to Q. Finally he turned to the right and walked 3 feet. How far is he now from P?
Options
A. 6 feet
B. 5 feet
C. 1 feet
D. 0 feet

6. Sundar runs 20 m towards East and turns to right and runs 10 m. Then he turns to the right and runs 9 m. Again he turns to right and runs 5 m. After this he turns to left and runs 12 m and finally he turns to right and 6 m. Now to which direction is Sundar facing?
Options
A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South

7. Ravi left home and cycled 10 km towards South, then turned right and cycled 5 km and then again turned right and cycled 10 km. After this he turned left and cycled 10 km. How many kilometers will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?
Options
A. 10 km
B. 15 km
C. 20 km
D. 25 km

8. X started to walk straight towards south. After walking 5 m he turned to the left and walked 3 m. After this he turned to the right and walked 5 m Now to which direction X is facing?
Options
A. North-East
B. South
C. North
D. South-West

9. Shyam walks 5 km towards East and then turns left and walks 6 km. Again he turns right and walks 9 km. Finally he turns to his right and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?
Options
A. 26 km
B. 21 km
C. 14 km
D. 9 km

10. Y is in the East of X which is in the North of Z. If P is in the South of Z, then in which direction of Y, is P?
Options
A. North
B. South
C. South-East
D. None of these

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