SSC CGL Direction Sense Practice Test 5
15 fresh SSC CGL direction sense questions on orientation, net movement, and displacement.
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SSC CGL Direction Sense Practice Test 5
15 fresh SSC CGL direction sense questions on orientation, net movement, and displacement.
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- Turns
1. A person facing east turns right twice. He finally faces:
- A. north
- B. south
- C. east
- D. west (Correct)
Explanation: East -> south -> west.
- Distance
2. A person walks 9 m north and 40 m east. Distance from the start is:
- A. 39 m
- B. 40 m
- C. 41 m (Correct)
- D. 49 m
Explanation: This forms a 9-40-41 triangle.
- Final Position
3. A person walks 4 m south and 4 m east. He is in which direction from the start?
- A. south-east (Correct)
- B. south-west
- C. north-east
- D. east
Explanation: He lies to the south-east of the start.
- Turns
4. Facing north, a person turns left, left, and then right. He finally faces:
- A. east
- B. west (Correct)
- C. north
- D. south
Explanation: North -> west -> south -> west.
- Path Tracking
5. A boy walks 6 m east, 6 m west, and 2 m north. He is now:
- A. 2 m north of start (Correct)
- B. 2 m south of start
- C. at the start
- D. 6 m east of start
Explanation: East and west cancel, leaving 2 m north.
- Distance
6. A person walks 11 m north and 60 m east. Distance from the start is:
- A. 59 m
- B. 60 m
- C. 61 m (Correct)
- D. 62 m
Explanation: This forms an 11-60-61 triangle.
- Coded Direction
7. If north is called east, east is called south, south is called west, and west is called north, then original west is called:
- A. north (Correct)
- B. east
- C. south
- D. west
Explanation: The code maps west to north.
- Final Direction
8. Facing south-west, the opposite direction is:
- A. north-east (Correct)
- B. north-west
- C. south-east
- D. west
Explanation: Opposite of south-west is north-east.
- Shortest Path
9. A person walks 28 m south and 45 m east. Shortest distance from the start is:
- A. 51 m
- B. 52 m
- C. 53 m (Correct)
- D. 54 m
Explanation: This forms a 28-45-53 triangle.
- Turns
10. Facing west, a person turns right, right, right. He finally faces:
- A. north
- B. south (Correct)
- C. east
- D. west
Explanation: West -> north -> east -> south.
- Path Tracking
11. A person goes 5 m north, 3 m east, 5 m south, and 1 m west. He is now:
- A. 2 m east of start (Correct)
- B. 2 m west of start
- C. 4 m east of start
- D. at start
Explanation: North and south cancel; east-west leaves 2 m east.
- Distance
12. A person walks 5 m west and 12 m south. Distance from the start is:
- A. 11 m
- B. 12 m
- C. 13 m (Correct)
- D. 14 m
Explanation: This forms a 5-12-13 triangle.
- Coded Direction
13. If east is called north, south is called east, west is called south and north is called west, then the right of original east is called:
- A. north
- B. east (Correct)
- C. south
- D. west
Explanation: The right of original east is original south, and original south is called east in the code.
- Final Position
14. A person goes west and then north. He is now in the:
- A. north-west (Correct)
- B. north-east
- C. south-west
- D. west
Explanation: He lies to the north-west of the start.
- Turns
15. A person facing south turns 180° and then turns right. He finally faces:
- A. north
- B. south
- C. east (Correct)
- D. west
Explanation: South -> north -> east.