Direction Sense – Logical Reasoning

Solved Examples

Rahul starts walking from his house and goes 15 meters North. Then he turns right and walks 20 meters East. After that, he turns right again and walks 25 meters South. Finally, he turns left and walks 10 meters East. In which direction is Rahul now from his starting point?

A) North-East
B) South-East
C) North-West
D) South-West

Correct Answer: B) South-East

Detailed Explanation:

Let’s trace Rahul’s path step by step, considering his house as the origin point (0, 0):

Step 1: Starts at house (0, 0) and walks 15m North

• New position: (0, 15)

Step 2: Turns right (now facing East) and walks 20m East

• New position: (20, 15)

Step 3: Turns right again (now facing South) and walks 25m South

• New position: (20, 15-25) = (20, -10)

Step 4: Turns left (now facing East) and walks 10m East

• Final position: (30, -10)

Analysis:

• Rahul’s final position is at coordinates (30, -10)
• From the starting point (0, 0):
  • He is 30 meters to the East (positive x-direction)
  • He is 10 meters to the South (negative y-direction)

Therefore, Rahul is in the South-East direction from his starting point.

Visual Representation:

        N
        ↑
W ←─────●─────→ E    ● = Starting point (House)
        ↓           ★ = Final position
        S
        
        ★ (Final position is South-East of starting point)

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A car started from point P and moves towards east. After moving a distance of 30m, it took a right turn,
again after moving 15m, it took a left turn, and again after moving 10m, he took a right turn. Which
direction is the car facing now?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) North-west
e) South-west

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DIRECTION SENSE

Direction Sense questions are definitely asked in MBA CET exam. This topic accounts for at least 5 marks. It is one of the simplest topics from Logical Reasoning Section.

• 4 Major directions – North, East, West, South
• 4 Cardinal directions – North-East, South-East, North-West, South-West

Direction questions asked in the exam are based on 2 principles – Distance & Direction

Solved Examples

Rahul starts walking from his house and goes 15 meters North. Then he turns right and walks 20 meters East. After that, he turns right again and walks 25 meters South. Finally, he turns left and walks 10 meters East. In which direction is Rahul now from his starting point?

A) North-East
B) South-East
C) North-West
D) South-West

Correct Answer: B) South-East

Detailed Explanation:

Let’s trace Rahul’s path step by step, considering his house as the origin point (0, 0):

Step 1: Starts at house (0, 0) and walks 15m North

• New position: (0, 15)

Step 2: Turns right (now facing East) and walks 20m East

• New position: (20, 15)

Step 3: Turns right again (now facing South) and walks 25m South

• New position: (20, 15-25) = (20, -10)

Step 4: Turns left (now facing East) and walks 10m East

• Final position: (30, -10)

Analysis:

• Rahul’s final position is at coordinates (30, -10)
• From the starting point (0, 0):
  • He is 30 meters to the East (positive x-direction)
  • He is 10 meters to the South (negative y-direction)

Therefore, Rahul is in the South-East direction from his starting point.

Visual Representation:

        N
        ↑
W ←─────●─────→ E    ● = Starting point (House)
        ↓           ★ = Final position
        S
        
        ★ (Final position is South-East of starting point)

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A car started from point P and moves towards east. After moving a distance of 30m, it took a right turn,
again after moving 15m, it took a left turn, and again after moving 10m, he took a right turn. Which
direction is the car facing now?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) North-west
e) South-west

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