🧭 Direction Sense – Reasoning Notes 1
Direction Sense is a topic in logical reasoning that checks how well you can understand and
follow directions like left, right, north, south, etc., to find someone’s final position or
direction based on a journey or set of instructions.
There are 4 main directions and 4 cardinal (intermediate) directions:
Main Directions:
● North (↑)
● South (↓)
● East (→)
● West (←)
Cardinal Directions:
● North-East (NE)
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● North-West (NW)
● South-East (SE)
● South-West (SW)
Angle Between Directions
● Each angle between two adjacent directions = 90°
● Between cardinal directions (e.g., NE and SE) = 90°
● Between opposite directions (e.g., North and South) = 180°
● Between diagonal directions (e.g., North and South-East) = 45°
Remember:
● Adjacent directions = 90°
● Diagonal = 45°
● Opposites = 180°
Turning Logic
● Left Turn = 90° anti-clockwise
● Right Turn = 90° clockwise
Example: If a person is facing North and takes a:
● Left turn → Now facing West
● Right turn → Now facing East
Facing Directions
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Current Direction After Left Turn After Right Turn
North West East
South East West
East North South
West South North
Understanding the Left-Right Movement
Knowing left-right movement in some easy steps is another method to solve the directions
questions. There are a few statements with directional changes that must be known. These
are known as the left-right movement, using the left and right turns. These statements are:
● When we are in the North, turning left is West and turning right is East.
● When we are in the West, turning left will be South, and turning right will be North.
● When we are in the East, turning to left will be North, and turning to right will be
South.
● When we are in the South, turning to the left is East and turning to the right is West
Knowing Anti-Clockwise and Clockwise
Another simple technique to solve direction questions is identifying direction as
anticlockwise or clockwise. If we move to the right, the entire direction will be clockwise.
So, every right movement will lead to the East, South, and West directions, which are
clockwise when starting from the right point, at North.
Similarly, if the movement begins from the left, the entire directions that follow would be
anti-clockwise. So, if you turn to the left from North, the directions would be West, South,
and East, which are in a reverse pattern.
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Tips to Solve Direction Questions Quickly:
1. Always start with a fixed direction (usually North).
2. Sketch the path on paper if needed.
3. Use abbreviations like:
N = North, R = Right, L = Left, E = East, S = South, etc.
4. Mark position after every turn.
5. Practice visualizing the movement in your head.
Example 1
A man is moving 4km to the East. He then takes a right turn, and 5 km after the right turn,
he takes a right turn again. Identify the final direction he has reached.
Answer: The final direction that the man would reach is West. Using the Left-Right
movement method, the man first moves to the South and then to the West.
Example 2
A man walks towards the North and shifts to 45 degrees to the right. He then moves to the
right. What will be his direction at 45 degrees?
Answer: By using the method of direction chart, at 45 degrees, the man would be in the
Northeast direction.
SET 1 Questions with answers
1. Anuj began walking back, keeping his back towards the sun. After some time, he turned
left, then right, and then back to the left. What is his current direction?
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(A) South or West
(B) North or West
(C) North or South
(D) East or West
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2. Rohit took a 25-meter walk to the south. He then turned left and walked about 20
metres. He moved 25 metres to his left after that. He moved 15 metres to his right after
turning. What is his distance from the beginning location and in which direction is he
moving?
(A) 35 metres North
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(B) 35 metres East
(C) 40 metres East
(D) 60 metres East
3. A young lady leaves her home. She walks for 30 metres in a north-south direction, then
30 metres in a south-west direction. She then travels 30 metres to the south-east. She
finally returns to her home. What direction is she heading?
(A) South-east
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(B) South-west
(C) North-east
(D) North-west
4. Deepak begins travelling directly eastward. He turns left after walking 75 metres and
walks 25 metres straight. He goes to the left again and travels 40 metres straight before
turning to the left again and walking 25 metres. What is his distance from the starting
point?
(A) 35 metres ✅
(B) 50 metres
(C) 115 metres
(D) 140 metres
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SET 2: Direction Sense Questions (with Answers)
1. Rita drives to the north of her lodging at A and discovers that she has driven in the
incorrect direction after 25 kilometres. She then turns right and goes 2 kilometres before
turning right and driving straight for another 25 kilometres. How far does she have to travel
to get back to the beginning point?
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(A) 25 km
(B) 2 km
(C) 4 km
(D) 40 km
2. Walk 4 kilometres north, then turn right and walk 5 kilometres. He then goes 2 kilometres
south before turning west and walking 3 kilometres before stopping. Then we walked
another 3 kilometres. What is A’s starting point’s distance from him?
☐ (A) 16 kms
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☐ (B) 12 kms
☑ (C) 2 kms
☐ (D) 4 kms
3. A father searching for his child went 90 metres east before turning right. He walked 20
metres before turning right to look for his child at his uncle’s house, which was 30 metres
away. His child was absent. He then travelled 100 metres north before meeting his child on
a street. How far away from the beginning point did the father meet his son?
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(A) 80 mts
(B) 100 mts
(C) 140 mts
(D) 260 mts
4. Ravi walks 10 metres to the south, then turns left and walks 20 metres before turning
right. He turns right after walking 20 metres and continues another 20 metres. Finally, he
moves a distance of 10 metres to the right. What is his distance from the starting point and
also direction from that starting point?
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(A) 10 mts North
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(B) 20 mts South
(C) 20 mts North
(D) 10 mts South
SET 3 Questions with answers
1. Pravin walked 30 metres towards East, took a right turn and walked 20 metres,
again took a right turn and walked 30 metres. How far was he from the starting point
?
1. 30 metres
2. 80 metres
3. 50 metres
4. 20 metres
Solution. (4): Diagram of Pravin walking direction is as follows:
2. R is to the West of P. T is to the East of S. P is to the north of S. T is in which
direction with reference to R?
1. West
2. East
3. North
4. South
5. None of these
Solution. (5): According to question,
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Hence, T is in south-east direction with respect to R
3. A is 40 m south-west of B. C is 40 m south-east of B. Then, C is in which direction
of A?
1. East
2. West
3. North-east
4. South
Solution. (1): As clear from the adjoining diagram, C lies to the east of A.
4. Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 metres. He
again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further, he moves 20 metres after turning to
the right. How far is he from his original position?
1. 20 metres
2. 30 metres
3. 50 metres
4. 60 metres
Solution. (4): The movements for Gaurav are as shown in figure.
Clearly, Gaurav’s distance from his initial position
P = PX = (PS + SX) = (QR + SX) = (40 + 20) m = 60 m.
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5. After walking 6 km, I turned right and covered a distance of 2 km, 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?
1. North
2. South
3. East
4. West
Solution. (2): The route is as shown in the adjoining diagram.
Thus, the man started his journey from the south and moved northwards.
6. If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B, in what direction is A with
respect to C?
1. North-east
2. North- west
3. South-east
4. South-west
Solution. (4): Clearly, comparing the direction of A with respect to clock in the second
diagram with that in the first diagram, A will be south-west of C.
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7. This year, Balu’s birthday is on 27th January i.e. Wednesday. Balu remembers that
Mohan’s birthday is exactly on the fifth Friday after his birthday. How much younger
is Mohan than Balu?
1. Data inadequate
2. By 30 days
3. By 3 days
4. By 29 days
Solution. (2): First Friday will be two days after Wednesday.
Total number of days = 2 + (7 × 4) = 30 days
8. Shailesh saw the movie on Monday. Nitin saw the movie two days prior to Vikas
but three days after Shailesh. On which day did Vikas see the movie?
1. Monday
2. Saturday
3. Tuesday
4. Sunday
Solution. (2): Nitin saw the film on Monday + 3 = Thursday Vikas saw the film on
Thursday + 2 = Saturday
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