SSC CGL Direction Sense Practice Test 1
15 original SSC CGL reasoning questions on turns, direction, shortest distance, and final position.
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SSC CGL Direction Sense Practice Test 1
15 original SSC CGL reasoning questions on turns, direction, shortest distance, and final position.
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- Turns
1. A man is facing north. If he turns right, he will face:
- A. east (Correct)
- B. west
- C. south
- D. north
Explanation: A right turn from north points east.
- Turns
2. A woman is facing east. After turning left, she faces:
- A. north (Correct)
- B. south
- C. west
- D. east
Explanation: A left turn from east points north.
- Distance
3. A person walks 3 m east and then 4 m north. His shortest distance from the start is:
- A. 5 m (Correct)
- B. 6 m
- C. 7 m
- D. 8 m
Explanation: This forms a 3-4-5 right triangle.
- Final Position
4. Ravi walks 5 m north and then 5 m south. He is now:
- A. 5 m north
- B. 5 m south
- C. at the starting point (Correct)
- D. 10 m south
Explanation: The movements cancel each other.
- Turns
5. Facing west, a person turns left. He now faces:
- A. north
- B. south (Correct)
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: A left turn from west points south.
- Distance
6. A person goes 6 m south and 8 m west. His distance from the start is:
- A. 10 m (Correct)
- B. 12 m
- C. 14 m
- D. 15 m
Explanation: This is a 6-8-10 right triangle.
- Final Direction
7. Facing north, a person turns right, then right again. He now faces:
- A. east
- B. west
- C. south (Correct)
- D. north
Explanation: North -> east -> south.
- Path Tracking
8. A person walks 7 m east, 4 m west, and then 3 m east. He is finally:
- A. 6 m east of start (Correct)
- B. 6 m west of start
- C. at start
- D. 4 m east of start
Explanation: Net movement = 7 - 4 + 3 = 6 m east.
- Turns
9. If you are facing south, then a right turn will make you face:
- A. east
- B. west (Correct)
- C. north
- D. south
Explanation: A right turn from south points west.
- Final Position
10. Mina walks 10 m north, then 10 m east. In which direction is she from the start?
- A. north-east (Correct)
- B. north-west
- C. south-east
- D. east
Explanation: She moves north and east from the start.
- Distance
11. A boy walks 9 m north and 12 m east. His distance from the start is:
- A. 13 m
- B. 14 m
- C. 15 m (Correct)
- D. 16 m
Explanation: This forms a 9-12-15 triangle.
- Turns
12. Facing east, a man turns left, then left, then right. He finally faces:
- A. north (Correct)
- B. south
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: East -> north -> west -> north.
- Coded Direction
13. If north is called east and east is called south, then the sun rises in the:
- A. north
- B. east
- C. south (Correct)
- D. west
Explanation: The sun rises in the original east, which is called south in the code.
- Shortest Path
14. A person walks 8 m west and 15 m north. The shortest distance from the start is:
- A. 15 m
- B. 16 m
- C. 17 m (Correct)
- D. 18 m
Explanation: This forms an 8-15-17 triangle.
- Final Direction
15. A child walks north and then turns right. The child now walks towards:
- A. east (Correct)
- B. west
- C. south
- D. north
Explanation: Right from north is east.