SSC CGL Direction Sense Practice Test 3
15 fresh SSC CGL direction sense questions on turns, displacement, and coded direction logic.
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SSC CGL Direction Sense Practice Test 3
15 fresh SSC CGL direction sense questions on turns, displacement, and coded direction logic.
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- Final Direction
1. Facing east, one right turn points to:
- A. north
- B. south (Correct)
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: A right turn from east points south.
- Distance
2. A person walks 9 m east and 12 m north. Distance from start is:
- A. 13 m
- B. 15 m (Correct)
- C. 17 m
- D. 21 m
Explanation: This forms a 9-12-15 triangle.
- Path Tracking
3. A man walks 4 m west, 4 m east, and 7 m south. He is now:
- A. 7 m south of the start (Correct)
- B. 7 m north of the start
- C. 4 m east of the start
- D. at the start
Explanation: East and west cancel, leaving 7 m south.
- Turns
4. Facing south, a person turns right, then left. He finally faces:
- A. east
- B. west
- C. north
- D. south (Correct)
Explanation: South -> west -> south.
- Final Position
5. A walker moves north and then west. He is now in the:
- A. north-east
- B. north-west (Correct)
- C. south-east
- D. south-west
Explanation: He lies to the north-west of the starting point.
- Shortest Path
6. A person goes 15 m east and 8 m south. Shortest distance to the start is:
- A. 15 m
- B. 16 m
- C. 17 m (Correct)
- D. 18 m
Explanation: This forms an 8-15-17 triangle.
- Turns
7. A woman faces west. She turns left, left, right, and right. She finally faces:
- A. north
- B. south
- C. east
- D. west (Correct)
Explanation: West -> south -> east -> south -> west.
- Coded Direction
8. If north is called south and south is called east, then the opposite of original north is called:
- A. north
- B. south
- C. east (Correct)
- D. west
Explanation: Opposite of original north is original south, which is called east.
- Distance
9. A person goes 20 m south and 21 m west. Distance from start is:
- A. 28 m
- B. 29 m (Correct)
- C. 30 m
- D. 31 m
Explanation: This forms a 20-21-29 triangle.
- Final Direction
10. Facing north-west, the opposite direction is:
- A. south-east (Correct)
- B. south-west
- C. north-east
- D. west
Explanation: Opposite of north-west is south-east.
- Path Tracking
11. A person walks 2 m north, 2 m east, 2 m south, and 2 m west. He is now:
- A. 2 m north
- B. 2 m east
- C. at the start (Correct)
- D. 2 m south
Explanation: All movement cancels out.
- Turns
12. A child facing east turns left twice. The child now faces:
- A. north
- B. south
- C. east
- D. west (Correct)
Explanation: East -> north -> west.
- Shortest Path
13. A person moves 24 m east and 10 m north. The shortest distance from the start is:
- A. 24 m
- B. 25 m
- C. 26 m (Correct)
- D. 28 m
Explanation: This forms a 10-24-26 triangle.
- Coded Direction
14. If west is called east and east is called north, then a person walking toward original west walks toward:
- A. east (Correct)
- B. north
- C. south
- D. west
Explanation: Original west is renamed east.
- Final Position
15. A person goes 5 m north, 5 m west, and 5 m south. He is finally:
- A. 5 m east of start
- B. 5 m west of start (Correct)
- C. at the start
- D. 5 m north of start
Explanation: North and south cancel out, leaving 5 m west.