Directions UPSC Questions

Directions MCQ Questions

13.

One morning Saranya and Saravanan were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Saranya, which direction was Saranya facing?

A.

East

B.

West

C.

North

D.

South

ANSWER :

C. North
One morning Saranya and Saravanan were talking to each other face to face at a crossing. If Vishal's shadow was exactly to the left of Saranya, which direction was Saranya facing?

14.

Directions for the next two questions are given below:
Kalki, Kumar, Karthik, Sri and Tej are standing facing to the North in a playground such as given below:
1. Kumar is at 40 m to the right of Sri.
2. Kalki is are 60 m in the south of Kumar.
3. Karthik is at a distance of 25 m in the west of Sri.
4. Tej is at a distance of 90 m in the North of Kalki.
Which one is in the North-East of the person who is to the left of Kumar?

A.

Kalki

B.

Karthik

C.

Sri

D.

Tej

ANSWER :

D. Tej
Kalki, Kumar, Karthik, Sri and Tej are standing facing to the North in a playground such as given below: 1. Kumar is at 40 m to the right of Sri. 2. Kalki is are 60 m in the south of Kumar. 3. Karthik is at a distance of 25 m in the west of Sri. 4. Tej is at a distance of 90 m in the North of Kalki. Which one is in the North-East of the person who is to the left of Kumar?

15.

If a boy starting from Karthik, met to Sri and then to Kumar and after this he to Kalki and then to Tej and whole the time he walked in a straight line, then how much total distance did he cover?

A.

100 m

B.

125 m

C.

200 m

D.

215 m

ANSWER :

D. 215 m
If a boy starting from Karthik, met to Sri and then to Kumar and after this he to Kalki and then to Tej and whole the time he walked in a straight line, then how much total distance did he cover?

16.

Town A is to the West of Town B. Town P is to the South of Town A. Town Q is to the East of Town P. Then Town Q is towards which direction of Town A?

A.

North

B.

South

C.

North West

D.

South West

ANSWER :

C. North West
Town A is to the West of Town B. Town P is to the South of Town A. Town Q is to the East of Town P. Then Town Q is towards which direction of Town A?

17.

Sankar walks 80 ms towards south. Then, turns to his right & starts walking straight till he completes another 80 ms. Then, again turning to his left he walks for 60 metres. He then turns to his left & walks for 80 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

A.

60 m

B.

100 m

C.

120 m

D.

140 m

ANSWER :

D. 140 m
Sankar walks 80 ms towards south. Then, turns to his right & starts walking straight till he completes another 80 ms. Then, again turning to his left he walks for 60 metres. He then turns to his left & walks for 80 metres. How far is he from his initial position?

18.

K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?

A.

East

B.

West

C.

North-East

D.

South

ANSWER :

A. East
K is 40 m South-West of L. If M is 40 m South-East of L, then M is in which direction of K?