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Q1easymcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
28% accuracy
Four houses A, B, C and D are located in a colony. B is 40m north of C. A is 20m east of D. C is 30m west of D. In which direction is A with reference to C?
Q2mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
20% accuracy
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?
Q3mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
67% accuracy
A man walks towards north, then he turns right and walks , then turns left and walks and from there he walks towards east. How far and in which direction is he from his initial position?
Q4mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
Karan travels 20 km towards the south, and then takes a left, and travels 35 km further. Again, he takes a left and travels 20 km further. How far is he from his original position?
Q5mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
Raju cycles 6km in east direction and takes a right turn to move another 8km. He again takes a left turn and moves 16km. In which direction is he now from his original position?
Q6mediummcqMental AbilityUP Police Constable2026
50% accuracy
A person walks east, then turns left and walks , then turns left again and walks . How far is he from the starting point?
Q7mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2018 Higher Secondary Level2026
50% accuracy
नगर P, नगर Q के पूर्व दि शा में है। नगर R, नगर P के दक्षि ण दि शा में है। नगर T, नगर R के पूर्व दि शा में है। नगर T, नगर P के कि स दि शा में है?
Q8mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceSSC Selection Post 2018 Higher Secondary Level2026
0% accuracy
दी प 5 मी टर उत्तर दि शा की ओर चलता है। तब वह दा यें मुड़ता है और 5 मी टर चलता है। फि र वह बा एं मुड़ता है और 5 मी टर चलता है। उसके बा द वह बा एं मुड़ता है और 10 मी टर चलता है। अंत में, वह बा एं मुड़ता है और 15 मी टर चलता है। प्रा रम्भि क बिं दु से वह अब कि स दि शा में है?
Q9mediummcqReasoningMock Test2026
0% accuracy
A man walks North, then turns right and walks . Then he turns right again and walks and makes a U-turn. Which direction is he facing now?
Q10mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
An office worker walks 4 km East from his home to reach a taxi-stand. He catches a taxi from there which goes 10 km South, then the taxi turns right and goes a further 15 km. Here he gets down and takes a bus. This bus travels 2 km North, then travels 3 km West then it turns to its right and travels 8 km to reach the man's office. Where is this man's office with respect to his home?
Q11mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
Arjun is facing south, then he turns 45
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right and goes 50 m, then turns north-west to move 50 m and from there 50 m to west. In which direction/place is he from his original place?
Q12mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
Amar moved 20km towards east in a car from his home to reach a hospital. From there he turned left and moved 30km and again moved 20km left to reach his school. How far is his school from the hospital?
Q13mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
100% accuracy
Ram travels towards east covering 5 km. He takes a left turn and travels 10 km more. Then, he takes a right turn and travels another 5 km and finally takes a right turn to cover 10 km. How far is he from his original position?
Q14mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CPO 20242026
0% accuracy
Preeti starts from point A and drives towards South. From here, she turns left and drives . Then she turns left one last time and drives to reach point B. How far should Preeti drive to reach point A from point B?
Q15mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
0% accuracy
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?
Q16mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
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?
Q17mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
0% accuracy
Rahul leaves his home and walks 5km towards east, turns in the south-east direction and walks for 10km, then he turns north-east and moves 10km. Again, he moves towards the north for 10km. In which direction is he now from starting point?
Q18mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
Two vans X and Y start from the same point. X travels 5 km West, then turns to its left and travels 3 km. Y travels 13 km South, then turns West and travels 5 km, then turns to its left and travels 7 km. Where is Y with respect to X now?
Q19mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
0% accuracy
Manoj walks 12 metres towards north. Then turns right and walk another 12 metres. Then turn right and walks for 7 metres to reach college R. He again turns to his right and walks for 12 metres. What is the straight line distance (in metres) between the starting point and college R?
Q20mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceCompetitive Exams2026
A person performing yoga starts facing North and then turns counterclockwise followed by another counterclockwise. What direction is the person facing now?
Q21mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Seema ran towards east, then turned left and walked , then she turned right and walked for . Finally, she took a right turn and walked for and reached her home. In which direction is her home located with respect to the starting point?
Q22mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceCompetitive Exams2026
A person walking towards the North-West direction sees his left hand pointing in which direction?
Q23mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
A girl is standing facing towards the south. She turns in the anticlockwise direction and then again takes a turn in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is she facing now?
Q24mediummcqGeneral 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?
Q25mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningSSC JE2026
A brother and sister daily leave home together to go to their respective schools. The brother goes 3 km North, then turns left and goes 1 km to reach his school. The sister goes 4 km West, then 3 km North, then turns left and goes 5 km to reach her school. Where is the brother's school with respect to the sister's school?
Q26mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Amit is facing north. He turns 90° right and walks for 50 m, then turns towards the south and walks 50 m, then turns right to walk for another 50 m and from there, he walks 50 m towards north. In which direction/position is he from his original position?
Q27mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningMock Test2026
A man went towards North, then turned East and covered and turned to the left. Again after he turned to the right and covered to reach the destination. How far and in which direction is he from his starting point?
Q28mediummcqGeneral 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?
Q29mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
What is your final position in relation to your starting point if you have walked South, then turned to the left and walked another ?
Q30mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
What direction are you facing at the moment, if you start by facing south-east and turn around anti-clockwise?
Q31mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
From his house, X went to the north. Then he turned east and covered . Then he turned south and covered . Finally turning to the west, he covered . In which direction is he now, with respect to his house?
Q32mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
After walking , X turned to the right and then walked . After that he turned to the left and walked . In the end, he was moving towards the north. From which direction did he start the journey?
Q33mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exams2026
A left home and cycled towards north, then turned right and cycled and then again turned right and cycled . After this he turned left and cycled . How many kilometers and in which direction will he have to cycle to reach his home straight?
Q34mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningUP Police Constable2026
If means is to the south of ; means is to the north of ; means is to the east of ; means is to the west of : then in , is in which direction with respect to ?
Q35mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningUP Police Constable2026
One morning, starts walking towards the sun, then takes a right, then takes 2 consecutive lefts. Towards which direction is he walking now?
Q36mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningUP Police Constable2026
A child went to the west to look for his father, then he turned right and went . After this, he turned right and walked to reach his uncle's house. His father was NOT there. From there he went to his south and met his father. How far did he meet his father from the starting point?
Q37mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningUP Police Constable2026
walked from point to . He turns right and walks . He again turns right and walks a distance which is equal to that from to . He again turns right and walks . How far is he from the starting point?
Q38mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Neeraj is facing north, then he turns 45 degree right and goes 25 m, then turns in south-east direction to move 25 m and from there 25 m to east. In which direction/place is he from his original place?
Q39mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Starting from a point, Suraj walked 20 m south, then he turned left and walked 18 m, he again turned left and walked 18 m, then he turned right and walked 10 m. How far and in which direction is he now from the starting point?
Q40mediummcqMental AbilityCompetitive Exam2026
Starting from a point, Kalidas walked North, he turned right and walked , he again turned right and walked , then he turned left and walked . How far is he now and in which direction from the starting point?
Q41mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Study the following layout information:
* Tree is located to the North-East of tree .
* Tree is situated exactly to the East of tree .
* Tree is situated exactly to the West of tree .
* Tree is to the North-West of tree and lies directly on the straight line connecting and .
* Tree is located directly to the South of tree .

In which direction is tree situated with respect to tree ?
Q42mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Test2026
Study the following layout information:
* Tree is located to the North-East of tree .
* Tree is situated exactly to the East of tree .
* Tree is situated exactly to the West of tree .
* Tree is to the North-West of tree and lies directly on the straight line connecting and .
* Tree is located directly to the South of tree .

What is the linear straight-line distance between tree and tree ?
Q43mediummcqReasoningPractice Test2026
Starting from point B, Jayant walked towards the East. He turned left and walked . He then turned left again and walked . After this he turned to his right and walked . What is the shortest distance between his current position and point B and in which direction is Jayant now from point B?
Q44mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Priya started walking towards east for , then took left and walked for , then turned right and walked for . Now she turns right and walks . How far is priya from her starting point?
Q45mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningUP Police Constable Re-Exam (23 Aug 2024 Shift 2)2026
A cyclist rides west and then turns right and rides . In which direction is the cyclist now travelling?
Q46mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
is in the East of , which is in the East of . is in the North-West of . In which direction of is ?
Q47mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Rani went towards west, then turned left and went . She again turned left and went . She took a turn towards her left and went straight. In which direction is she walking now?
Q48mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Which way are you facing now, if you walk to the North and then turn to the right?
Q49mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A person starts at point A and walks 5 blocks North, then 3 blocks West, then 2 blocks South and finally 1 block East. What is the person's final position relative to point A?
Q50mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A person walking towards North-East direction sees his right hand in which direction?
Q51mediummcqReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A man facing South-East makes three turns of in the anticlockwise direction and then two turns in the clockwise direction. In which direction is his right hand now with respect to him?
Q52mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CPO 20242026
Sally drives a mini school bus. She starts at the school gate and drives north for her first pick-up. She then turns right and drives picking up children along the way. She takes another right turn and drives . She then takes a final right to return to the school. How far would Sally need to drive to reach back to the school gate again?
Q53mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CPO 20242026
Preeti starts from point and drives towards South. From here, she takes a left turn and drives . She then takes a final left turn and drives to reach point . How far should Preeti drive to reach point from point ?
Q54mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CPO 20242026
Manish starts from Point A and drives towards East. He then takes a left turn, drives , turns left and drives . He then takes a left turn and drives . He takes a final left turn, drives and stops at Point Q. How far (shortest distance) and towards which direction should he now drive to reach Point A again? (All turns are turns only.)
Q55mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CPO 20242026
Aman drives from point A towards the south. He then takes a left turn and drives . He then takes a right turn and drives . He again takes a right turn and drives . He finally takes a right turn and drives to reach point B. How much and in which direction does he have to drive to return to point A? (All the turns are turns only.)
Q56mediummcqReasoningPrepp2026
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.)
Q57mediummcqReasoningPrepp2026
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?
Q58mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Arnav walks towards the North from his starting point. He then turns right and walks . After that, he turns right again and walks . In which direction is Arnav now with respect to his starting point?
Q59mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
Anna walks south, then turns right and walks another . How far and in which direction is she from her starting point?
Q60mediummcqReasoningPractice Test2026
If,
means is to the East of ,
means is to the North of ,
means is to the West of ,
means is to the South of ,
then which of the following expressions correctly shows that is to the North-East of ?
Q61mediummcqMental Ability and ReasoningUP Police Assistant Operator Exam2026
If a person walks from 12 o'clock to 9 o'clock, then from 9 o'clock to 6 o'clock, and finally from 6 o'clock to 3 o'clock, in which direction is the person finally facing?
Q62mediummcqMental Ability and ReasoningUP Police Assistant Operator Exam2026
Twelve students stand in a circle facing the centre and representing the hours of a clock with the first student at the 1st hour position, second student at the 2nd hour position and so on. In which direction is the student on the right hand of the 10th student with respect to him?
Q63mediummcqMental AbilityPractice Test2026
From my house, I walked to the North. Then I turned West and covered and then covered turning South. Finally turning to the East, I covered . In which direction am I standing from my house?
Q64mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A person starts at point A and walks 5 blocks North, then 3 blocks West, then 2 blocks South and finally 1 block East. What is the person's final position relative to point A?
Q65mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningPractice Paper2026
A person walking towards North-East direction sees his right hand in which direction?
Q66mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
From point A, Ram moves 100m in north-east direction, he again turns and moves 100m in south-east direction. He again turns and covers 100m south-west and finally covers 100m in north-west direction. In which direction is he now with respect to A?
Q67mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
A man moves 24 metres in South direction and turns 90 degrees anticlockwise and moves another 7 metres and takes a right turn and moves 3 metres and then moves 3 metres in the North direction. Find the distance between his initial and his final position.
Q68mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Raj is facing north. He cycles for 8 km, then turns towards the south-east direction to move 10 km and from there, he moves 6 km towards the west. In which direction/place is he from his original position?
Q69mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
Two women A and B start their morning run from the same point. A runs 3 km North, then turns West and runs 2 km, then turns to her right and runs 5.5 km. B runs 4 km West then turns to her right and runs 8.5 km. Where is B with respect to A now?
Q70mediummcqGeneral IntelligenceUP Police Constable2026
If you start facing East and turn 270 degrees anticlockwise, what direction are you facing now?
Q71mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningCompetitive Exam2026
A cyclist rides west and then turns right and rides . In which direction is the cyclist now travelling?
Q72mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Arjun is facing east. He walks 10m in this direction, then turns left and walks for another 10m, then he turns right to walk 25m and from there he walks another 10m towards south. Finally, he walks 50m to his left. How far is he from his original position?
Q73mediummcqGeneral Intelligence and ReasoningSSC CGL2026
Two women A and B start their morning run from the same point. A runs 3km North, then turns West and runs 2km, then turns to her right and runs 5.5km. B runs 4km West then turns to her right and runs 8.5km. Where is B with respect to A now?
Q74mediummcqGeneral Intelligence & ReasoningStaff Selection Commission2026
A man is facing the west direction and from there he walks in the right and then turns left and walks another . Then, he turns clockwise and walks for another and finally walks in the east. Find the distance between his initial and final position.

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