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The document provides information about directions (North, South, East, West) and how to solve problems involving movement between directions. It includes: 1) Explanations of the 4 main and 4 cardinal directions and how shadows fall at different times of day depending on direction faced. 2) Tips for diagramming travel paths involving turns between directions and calculating distances between points. 3) Examples of problems solved by diagramming movements and calculating shortest distances and final directions. The document outlines key concepts around directions and provides examples of solving word problems involving movement between directions using diagrams. It emphasizes diagramming travel paths and using that to determine final distances and directions from starting points.

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Direction Test

The document provides information about directions (North, South, East, West) and how to solve problems involving movement between directions. It includes: 1) Explanations of the 4 main and 4 cardinal directions and how shadows fall at different times of day depending on direction faced. 2) Tips for diagramming travel paths involving turns between directions and calculating distances between points. 3) Examples of problems solved by diagramming movements and calculating shortest distances and final directions. The document outlines key concepts around directions and provides examples of solving word problems involving movement between directions using diagrams. It emphasizes diagramming travel paths and using that to determine final distances and directions from starting points.

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DIRECTION TEST

Directions:

There are four main directions - East, West, North and South as
shown below:

There are four cardinal directions - North-East (N-E), North-West (N-W), South-East (SE), and South-West (S-W) as shown below:

1. At the time of sunrise if a man stands facing the east, his shadow will be towards
west.
2. At the time of sunset the shadow of an object is always in the east.
3. If a man stands facing the North, at the time of sunrise his shadow will be towards his
left and at the time of sunset it will be towards his right.
4. At 12:00 noon, the rays of the sun are vertically downward hence there will be no
shadow.
In these questions, we will see persons or things moving in E, W, N, S directions from an
initial point. We have to plot the diagram for their movements and give the appropriate
Solutions to the given questions.
Tips 2 solve:
1) Plot the diagram of traverse path with respect to the 4 directions E, W, N and S in a
diagrammatic presentation
2) Find the distance from one node to another place, if necessary.

3) Now solve the question by carefully observing the diagrammatic


presentation.
Example: 1) A man walks 5 km east and turns left, then he walks 7 km and turns right
and walks 3 km, then turns right and walks 7 km. Find the shortest distance he traveled
and find the direction he is now from the starting point?
Solution: Diagrammatic representation of the given data:

The shortest distance, he is from the starting point = 5 km + 3 km = 8 km.

The direction he is from the starting point = East.

2) A car travels 2.5 km towards south, then turns left and travels 7.5 km and then turns
left and travels 15 km and then turns left and travels 7.5 km. Then find the distance and
direction of the with respect to the starting point?
Solution: Diagram: prob1
The final position of the car in north direction with respect to the starting point.

The distance from the starting point, from the diagram = 15 km - 2.5 km
= 12.5 km

1. After walking 6 kms, I turned right and travelled a distance of 2 kms,


then turned left and covered a distance of 10 km. In the end I was
moving towards the north. From which direction did I start my journey?
a. North

b. South

c. South-West

d. North-East

2. Raju who is facing east, turns 1000 in the anti-clock-wise direction and
then 1450 in the clock-wise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
a. South-East

b. South

c. North-West

d. West

3. From her school Meenu walks 20 metres towards north. She, then
turns left and walks 40 metres. She again turns left and walks 20 metres.
Further she moves 20 metres after turning to the right. How far is she
from her original position?
a. 20m

b. 30m

c. 50m

d. 60m

4. A watch shows 4.30. If the minute hand points to east, in what


direction will the hour hand point?
A. North-West

b. South-East

c. North-East

d. North

5. On an election day Santhosh walked from a place, 10 km towards


South to reach the polling station, then turned left upto 2 km, then took a
right turn, and took another 4 kms walk. Again he turned right and
walked for 12 kms and took a 14 km walk by turning to North, and there
he could see the polling station at a 12 km distance after taking a right
turn. In which direction is the polling station situated?
a.North

b.East

c.South

d.West

6. One evening, two friends Riya and Priya were talking to each other,
with their backs towards each other, sitting in a park. If Riyas shadow
was exactly to the left of her, then which direction was Priya facing?
a. North-East
b. north
c. East
d. South
7. Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150kms
apart. The first bus runs for 25kms and takes a right turn and then runs
for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the
direction back to reach the mai road. In the meantime, due to a minor
breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What
would be the distance between the two buses at this point?
A. 65kms

b. 75kms

c. 80 kms

d. 85kms

8. Fifteen boys are standing in a row facing opposite direction

alternately from left to right. If the fourth boy from left is facing
towards the east then the fifth boy from the right is facing which
direction?
a.South

b. North-west

c. East

d. None of these

9. Vishwanath was walking on the road early morning after the sunrise
and his shadow was failing to his left. Which direction was he facing?
a.East

b. North

Answer & Explanations

1. Ans: (b).

2. Ans: (a).

3. Ans: (d)

c. West

d. Either East or West

4. Ans: (c)

5. Ans: (b)

6. Expl: Riyas shadow fell to her left i.e. towards East (as it was

evening). So, Riya was facing South. As Priya had her back
towards Riya, hence, Priya was facing North.
Choice (2).
7. Ans:a.
Let X and Y be two buses.
Bus X travels along the path PA, AB, BC, CD.

Now, AD=BC=25km.
So, PD=PA+AD=50 km.

Bus Y travels 35 km upto E.


Therefore, distance between two buses= PQ- (PD+QE)= (150(50+35))=65 km.
8. Ans: e
Fifth boy from right means
(15-5)+1= 11th boy from left.
According to question
4th boy from the left is facing towards the east. It implies that the boys
standing at even positions from left are facing towards east and those
standing at odd positions are facing towards west. Therefore, fifth boy
from the right (11th boy from left) would face towards west.
9. Ans: b.
In the morning hour the shadow of any object is formed towards west.
According to question, to the left of Vishwanath is the west. Therefore, he
was facing towards north.

1. Deepak starts walking straight towards east. After walking 75 metres,


he turns to the left and walks 25 metres straight. Again he turns to the
left, walks a distance of 40 metres straight, again he turns to the left and
walks a distance of 25 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
(a) 140 metres
(b) 50 metres
(c)
115
metres
(d) 25 metres
(e) 35
2. Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of
30metres, he turned towards right and walked 20 metres. He then turned
left and moving a distance of 10 metres, turned to his left again and
walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he
turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?
(a) North
(b) South
(c) East
(d) South-West
(e) West
3. A girl leaves from her home. She first walks 30 metres in North-West
direction and then 30 metres

in South-West direction. Next, she walks 30 metres in South-East


direction. Finally, she turns towards her house. In which direction is she
moving?
(a) North-East
(d) South-West

(b) North-West
(e) None of these

(c) South-East

4. Joseph started walking towards East. After moving a distance of 1 km,


he turned southwards and walked 5 km. Again, he turned to East and
walked 2 km. Finally, he turns to the North and walked 9 km. How far is
he from his starting point?
(a) 7 km
(b) 5 km
(c) 4 km
(d) 3 km
(e) None of these
5.Six persons A, B,C, D, E and F are standing in a circle. B is between F
and C; A is between E and D; F is to the left of D. Who is between A and
F?
(a) B
(b) C
(c) D
(d) E
6.Five students A, B, C, D and E are sitting in a row. D is on the right of E.
B is on the left of E but is on the right of A. D is on the left of C. Who is
sitting on the extreme left?
(a) A
(b) B
(c) C
(d) D
(e) E
1. A person travels 12 km in the southward direction and then travels 5km to the right and
then
travels
15km
toward
the
right
and
finally travels 5km towards the east, how far is he from his starting place?(wipro)
(a) 5.5 kms
(b) 3 km
(c) 13 km
(d) 6.4 km
2. A person travels 6km towards west, then travels 5km towards north ,then finally travels
6km towards west. Where is he with respect to his starting position? (wipro)
(a) 13km east
(b) 13km northeast
(c) 13km northwest
(d) 13km west

INFOSYS QUESTIONS

1. Salay walked 10 m towards West from his house. Then he walked 5 m turning to his left.
After this he walked
10 m turning to his left and in the end he walked 10 m turning to his left. In what direction is
he now from his
starting point?(Infosys)
(A) South (B) North (C) East (D) West (E) None of these
2.Manish goes 7 km towards South-East from his house, then he goes 14 km turning to West.
After this he goes
7 km towards North West and in the end he goes 9 km towards East. How far is he from his
house? (Infosys)
(A) 5 km (B) 7 km (C) 2 km (D) 14 km (E) None of these
3. Laxman went 15 kms from my house, then turned left and walked 20 kms. He then turned
east and walked
25 kms and finally turning left covered 20kms. How far was he from his house. (Infosys)
(A) 5 kms (B) 10 kms (C) 40 kms (D) 80 kms (E) None of these
4. The door of Aditya's house faces the east. From the back side of his house, he walks
straight 50 metres, then
turns to the right and walks 50 metres, then turns towards left and stops after walking 25
metres . Now Aditya
is in which direction from the starting point? (Infosys)
(A) South-East (B) North-East (C) South- West (D) North-West (E) None of these

5. P, Q, R and S are playing a game of carrom. P, R, and S, Q are partners. S is to the right of
R who is facing
west. Then Q is facing ? (Infosys)
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of these
6. A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which
direction does its hour
hand point at 1.30 p.m(Infosys)?
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West (E) None of these

7. A man walks 30 metres towards South. Then , turning to his right, he walks 30 metres .
Then turning to his left,
he walks 20 metres. again he turns to his left and walks 30 metres . How far is he from his
initial position? (Infosys)
A. 20 metres B. 30 metres C.60 metres D. 80 metres E None of these

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