SSC CGL Preparation – Day 5

Practice Set – Direction Sense Test

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Q1. Ramesh walks 10 meters North, then turns right and walks 5 meters. He then turns right again and walks 10 meters. What direction is he facing now?

A. North
B. East
C. South
D. West

🟩 Answer: C. South
📝 Explanation:

• 10m North → Right → 5m East
• Right again → 10m South
  ➡ Now facing South

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Q2. A person walks 4 km North, then 3 km East. What is the shortest distance from the starting point?

A. 5 km
B. 6 km
C. 7 km
D. 3.5 km

🟩 Answer: A. 5 km
📝 Explanation:

• Use Pythagoras: √(4² + 3²) = √(16 + 9) = √25 = 5 km

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Q3. Sita is facing East. She turns left and walks 10 meters, then turns left again and walks 10 meters. Which direction is she facing now?

A. East
B. West
C. North
D. South

🟩 Answer: C. North
📝 Explanation:

• Facing East → Left = North → Left = West
  (She is now facing North, not West)

Oops! Correction:

• Facing East → Left = North
• Then again Left = West
  ✅ So, Answer: B. West

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Q4. A man walks 12 meters North, then turns right and walks 10 meters. He turns right again and walks 12 meters. How far is he from the starting point?

A. 10 meters
B. 12 meters
C. 24 meters
D. 5 meters

🟩 Answer: A. 10 meters
📝 Explanation:

• Net movement East = 10 meters
• North and South cancel out (12 – 12 = 0)
  ➡ Final position: 10 meters East of starting point.

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Q5. A person faces North. He turns 135° clockwise. What direction is he facing now?

A. South-East
B. South-West
C. North-West
D. East

🟩 Answer: A. South-East
📝 Explanation:

• 135° clockwise from North = SE direction

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Q6. Meena walked 20 meters West, then turned left and walked 30 meters. Then she turned left again and walked 20 meters. How far is she from her starting point?

A. 20 m
B. 30 m
C. 50 m
D. 10 m

🟩 Answer: B. 30 m
📝 Explanation:

• West → South → East
• Net: 30m South from the starting point

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Q7. If you face South and turn 270° clockwise, which direction will you face?

A. East
B. North
C. West
D. South-East

🟩 Answer: B. North
📝 Explanation:

• 270° clockwise from South → West → North → North

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Q8. Rahul walks 3 km North, turns right and walks 4 km, then turns right and walks 5 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?

A. North-West
B. South-East
C. South-West
D. North-East

🟩 Answer: C. South-West
📝 Explanation:

• Moves: 3 km N → 4 km E → 5 km S
• Net: 2 km South, 4 km East from original
  ➡ Direction: South-East

Oops! Correction:

• 3 km N – 5 km S = 2 km South
• 4 km East
  ➡ Direction: South-East
  ✅ So, Answer: B. South-East

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Q9. A girl walks 6 meters towards North, then turns left and walks 7 meters, then turns left and walks 6 meters again. How far is she from the starting point?

A. 7 meters
B. 13 meters
C. 6 meters
D. 0 meters

🟩 Answer: A. 7 meters
📝 Explanation:

• She returns to the same North-South line
• But 7 meters West from starting point

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Q10. A person walks 10 meters towards the West, then 10 meters South, then 10 meters East. How far is he from the starting point?

A. 10 meters
B. 20 meters
C. 5 meters
D. 15 meters

🟩 Answer: A. 10 meters
📝 Explanation:

• West → South → East
• Net: 10 meters South from start