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Q1mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
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A man travels 10km towards west, then he takes a turn towards north-east and travels 20km in that direction. He again takes a turn towards south-east and covers 5km. Taking the starting point as the origin, in which direction is he now?
Q2mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningPractice Test2026
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If East is replaced by West, then South-West will be replaced by:
Q3mediummcqMental AbilityGeneral Knowledge2026
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While a car in moving on a straight road, a GPS map is showing North in the bottom right hand corner. In which direction will it be travelling after it turns to left?
Q4mediummcqReasoningWest Bengal Civil Services2026
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One evening before sunset two friends Ajoy and Amal were talking to each other face to face. If Amal’s shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Ajoy facing?
Q5mediummcqMental AbilityCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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A man started walking towards south. After moving 4 km he turned towards east and walked 6 km. Again he turned towards north and walked 12 km. How far is he from the starting point?
Q6mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
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A man is facing west and he turns anti-clockwise by 90
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and moves 10m straight, then he again turns 90
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anti-clockwise. Which direction is the man facing now?
Q7mediummcqReasoningWest Bengal Civil Services2026
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A man walks northwards and then turns left and goes . He again turns left and goes . He turns right and walks straight. In which direction is he walking now?
Q8mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
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In a compass every direction is rotated to degrees from the original direction. In which direction will South-West be if the rotation took towards clockwise direction?
Q9mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
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Sally drives a mini school bus. She starts from the school gate and drives North to pick up her first ride. Then she turns right and drives picking up children along the way. She takes another right turn and drives . She then takes a final right turn to return to the school. How far would Sally need to drive to reach back to the school gate again?
Q10mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
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If you start facing East and turn anticlockwise, what direction are you facing now?
Q11mediummcqReasoningWest Bengal Civil Services2026
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One morning after sunrise Bikram and Shailesh were standing in a lawn with their back towards each other. Bikram's shadow fell exactly towards left-hand side. Which direction was Shailesh facing?
Q12mediummcqQuantitative Aptitude & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Ramy put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 p.m. the hour hand points towards the South. Then towards which direction will the minute hand be pointing?
Q13mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceUP Police Constable2026
If you start facing East and turn 270 degrees anticlockwise, what direction are you facing now?
Q14mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceUP Police Constable2026
A person moves 10 meters north, then 20 meters to the right, then 20 meters to the right once more, then 10 meters to the right again. How far has he gone from the beginning?
Q15mediummcqReasoningPractice Test2026
In a compass every direction is rotated to degrees from the original direction. In which direction will South-West be if the rotation took towards clockwise direction?
Q16mediummcqReasoningPractice Test2026
Lihaan walks towards South from his office to reach the park. Then he takes a left turn and walks to reach a traffic signal. Then he turns in an anti-clockwise direction and walks to reach a coffee shop. He takes a left turn and walks to reach home. The office is in which direction with respect to Lihaan's home?
Q17mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Seven people are standing facing south. B is second to the right of the person in the middle and C is third to the left of B. A is to the immediate left of C. What is the position of A with respect to the person in the middle?
Q18mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Two airliners start from the same airport. A flies 20 km South. B flies 35 km East, then turns South and flies 45 km, then turns to its right and flies 35 km. Where is B with respect to A now?
Q19mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceCompetitive Exams2026
A person performing yoga starts facing North and then turns counterclockwise followed by another counterclockwise. What direction is the person facing now?
Q20mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceCompetitive Exams2026
A person walking towards the North-West direction sees his left hand pointing in which direction?
Q21mediummcqMental AbilityPractice Test2026
A clock with the hour hand pointing West at will have its minute hand at pointing towards:
Q22mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable Previous Year Paper2026
X bicycled north, then to his left. At least, how many more kms does he need to bicycle to return to his original position?
Q23mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable Previous Year Paper2026
Two cars start from a common point. The car travels north , turns left and goes ahead for . The car goes south for , turns right and travels . What is the distance between the cars?
Q24mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable Previous Year Paper2026
X walks away from his starting point. He turns right and travels a further . He turns left and walks ahead, but notices that he is in the opposite direction of what he is supposed to be in. He started by walking towards east. In which direction is he supposed to go?
Q25mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable Previous Year Paper2026
X travels north, turns right and covers . He then turns right and travels . In which direction is he going?
Q26mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Amit, Bhuwan, Chetan, Dilip, Lalit and Fahim are sitting in a row facing west. Chetan is between Amit and Lalit. Bhuwan is just to the left of Lalit but right of Dilip. Chetan is sitting to the immediate right of Lalit. Fahim is at the extreme left end. Which pair is sitting by the side of Dilip?
Q27mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Two buses start from opposite points on a straight main road that is apart. The first bus runs for , takes a right turn, and runs for . It then turns left, runs for another , and then takes a turn to head back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the second bus has run only along the main road. What is the distance between the two buses at this point?
Q28mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
, , , , and are sitting around a circular table facing the center. is to the immediate right of and is second to the left of . is not between and . Who is second to the left of ?
Q29mediummcqReasoning AbilityCompetitive Exam2026
At 12 pm both hands of a wall clock, placed normally on the wall, point to the South. In which direction the hour hand will point at 9 am?
Q30mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
Kailash walks to East and turns South and walks . Again turns West and walks . How far is he from the starting point?
Q31mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
I am facing south. I turn right and walk . Then I turn right again and walk . Then I turn left and walk and then turning right walk . Then I turn right again and walk . In which direction am I from the starting point?
Q32mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningWest Bengal Civil Services2026
A man starts from his office and goes East. Then he turns to the left and walks for . Again he turns left and walks for . At what distance is he from the starting point?
Q33mediummcqLogical ReasoningWBCS Prelims2026
A man started walking towards the South. After moving , he turned towards the East and walked . He then turned towards the North and walked . How far is he from his original starting point?
Q34mediummcqMental AbilityWBCS Prelims2026
Sanjeev walks towards the south. Turning to left, he walks and then moved to right. After moving a distance of , he turns to the right and walks another . Finally, he again turns to the right and moves a distance of . How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
Q35mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Kavya is standing outside her house watching the sunset. She then performs the following movements :
(a) Turns left and walks 1 km
(b) Turns right and walks 0.5 km
(c) Turns right again and walks 1 km
In which direction is she facing now and what is the shortest distance from her starting point ?
Q36mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Priya started walking towards east for 20m, then took left and walked for 40m, then turned right and walked for 30m. Now she turns right and walks 40m. How far is priya from her starting point?
Q37mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningAUT-242026
Which way would you face now if you turned to the left after starting by facing south?
Q38mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningAUT-242026
Arun wants to go to Anu's home. Anu's home is North-West of Priya's home which is East of Tharun's home. Tharun's home is North-West of Arun's home. In which direction is Arun's home from Anu's home?
Q39mediummcqReasoningPrepp2026
Sunil drives from point A towards the west. He then takes a left turn and drives . He again takes a left turn and drives . He then takes a left turn and drives . He finally takes a right turn and drives to arrive at point B. How much and in which direction does he have to drive to return to point A? (All the turns are turns only.)
Q40mediummcqReasoningPrepp2026
Vani starts from point A and drives towards West. She then takes a left turn, drives . She then turns left and drives to reach point B. In which direction is point B with respect to point A?
Q41mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Manisha is to the East of Dolly, Fina is to the South of Manisha, and Kareena is to the West of Fina. In which direction is Manisha with respect to Kareena?
Q42mediummcqReasoning AbilityPractice Test2026
Manohar starts his morning walk facing North. During his walk, he makes the following successive turns:
1. Turns to his right,
2. Turns to his right again,
3. Turns to his left,
4. Turns to his right.

After completing all these turns, which direction is Manohar facing?
Q43mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
means is to the South of
means is to the North-East of
means is to the East of
means is to the South-West of

Based on the expression , find the direction of with respect to :
Q44mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Vasudha started jogging from a point near her house. She first jogs towards West, then she turned towards North and moved in that direction. What is the shortest distance and in which direction is Vasudha from her house?
Q45mediummcqReasoning AbilityPractice Test2026
Reena walks to the North, then turns East and walks . What is the straight-line distance from her starting point?
Q46mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Suresh walks North, then East, then South, then West. What is the shortest distance and in which direction is he from his starting point?
Q47mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
A delivery boy starts from the warehouse and goes West to deliver a parcel. He then goes North to pick another order, then East for another delivery and finally North to a customer location. What is his final direction from the warehouse?
Q48mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Raadha places her clock so that at 1:30 PM., the hour hand points South-West. In which direction will the minute hand point at 4:30 PM ?
Q49mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Vishnu starts walking towards the North-East direction. After covering some distance, he turns 90 degrees right, then turns 90 degrees right again, and finally turns 90 degrees right once more. After these three right turns, determine his final facing direction.
Q50mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
A person walking towards North-East direction sees his right hand in which direction?
Q51mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Raina starting from his house goes in the East, and then he turns to his right and goes . What is the minimum distance he must cover to return directly to his house?
Q52mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningPractice Paper2026
If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what will South become?
Q53mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Eight friends P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W are sitting clockwise around a circular table, facing the center in the same sequence at equal distances between them. If W is sitting in the north direction, then in which direction is Q sitting?
Q54mediummcqReasoning AbilityCompetitive Exam2026
For a clock with its 9th hour mark pointing towards the East, the hour hand at 1:30 points towards which direction?
Q55mediummcqReasoning AbilityCompetitive Exam2026
A, B, C and D are playing a game of Carrom. A, C and B, D are partners. D is to the left of C who is facing east. Then D is facing:
Q56mediummcqReasoningPractice Paper2026
Arun wants to go to Anu's home. Anu's home is North-West of Priya's home, which is East of Tharun's home. Tharun's home is North-West of Arun's home. In which direction is Arun's home from Anu's home?
Q57mediummcqReasoningPractice Paper2026
Which direction would you face now if you turned to the left after starting by facing South?
Q58mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on, what will South-West become?
Q59mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
Atul walks 5 km toward North and then turns to the right. After walking 3 km he turns to the right and walks 5 km. In which direction is he now, with respect to his starting point?
Q60mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable2026
Which way would you face now if you turned to the left after starting by facing north-east?
Q61mediummcqReasoningUP Police Constable2026
How far are you from your starting point when you walk north and then turn to your left and walk another ?
Q62mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
If you are initially facing North-East and turn to your right, what direction are you facing now?
Q63mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningExam Paper2026
Priya started walking towards east for 20 m, then took left and walked for 40 m, then turned right and walked for 30 m. Now she turns right and walks 40 m. How far is priya from her starting point ?
Q64mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Which direction are you facing now, if you walk to the North and then turn to the right?

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