SSC CGL Direction Sense Verified Practice Test 3
15 structurally validated Direction Sense questions with unique options, mapped answers and explanations.
SSC CGL Direction Sense Verified Practice Test 3
15 structurally validated Direction Sense questions with unique options, mapped answers and explanations.
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- Turns
1. Facing north, a left turn will make a person face:
- A. east
- B. west (Correct)
- C. south
- D. north
Explanation: A left turn from north points west.
- Distance
2. A person goes 5 m east and 12 m north. How far is he from the start?
- A. 13 m (Correct)
- B. 15 m
- C. 17 m
- D. 19 m
Explanation: This forms a 5-12-13 triangle.
- Path Tracking
3. A person walks 10 m south, then 10 m north, then 4 m east. He is now:
- A. 4 m east of the start (Correct)
- B. 4 m west of the start
- C. 10 m north of the start
- D. at the start
Explanation: North and south cancel, leaving 4 m east.
- Final Direction
4. A person facing west turns right. He will now face:
- A. north (Correct)
- B. south
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: A right turn from west points north.
- Distance
5. A girl walks 8 m north and 6 m west. Her distance from the start is:
- A. 10 m (Correct)
- B. 12 m
- C. 13 m
- D. 14 m
Explanation: This forms a 6-8-10 triangle.
- Turns
6. A man faces south and turns left twice. He finally faces:
- A. north (Correct)
- B. east
- C. west
- D. south
Explanation: South -> east -> north.
- Coded Direction
7. If south is called west and west is called north, then a person walking toward original south walks toward:
- A. east
- B. west (Correct)
- C. north
- D. south
Explanation: Original south is renamed west.
- Shortest Path
8. A person goes 12 m east and 16 m south. The shortest distance to the start is:
- A. 18 m
- B. 19 m
- C. 20 m (Correct)
- D. 21 m
Explanation: This forms a 12-16-20 triangle.
- Final Position
9. A boy goes north, then east. In which direction is he from the start?
- A. north-east (Correct)
- B. north-west
- C. south-east
- D. east
Explanation: He is to the north-east of the start.
- Turns
10. Facing east, a person turns right, then left, then left. He finally faces:
- A. north (Correct)
- B. south
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: East -> south -> east -> north.
- Distance
11. A person walks 7 m west and 24 m north. Distance from the start is:
- A. 23 m
- B. 24 m
- C. 25 m (Correct)
- D. 26 m
Explanation: This forms a 7-24-25 triangle.
- Final Direction
12. If a person is facing south-west, then the opposite direction is:
- A. north-east (Correct)
- B. north-west
- C. south-east
- D. west
Explanation: Opposite of south-west is north-east.
- Path Tracking
13. A child goes 3 m south, 3 m east, and 3 m north. Where is the child now?
- A. 3 m east of the start (Correct)
- B. 3 m west of the start
- C. at the start
- D. 3 m north of the start
Explanation: North and south cancel out, leaving 3 m east.
- Turns
14. A person faces north, turns 270° clockwise, and then 90° anti-clockwise. He now faces:
- A. north
- B. south (Correct)
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: 270° clockwise from north is west, then 90 degrees anti-clockwise from west points south. The net clockwise turn is 180 degrees.
- Coded Direction
15. If east is called north, north is called west, and west is called south, then original west will be called:
- A. north
- B. south (Correct)
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: The code directly maps west to south.