Q1. Mohan walked 20 metres towards west, took a right turn and walked 30 metres. Again he took a right turn and walked 20 metres, towards which direction was he facing?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) North-East
e) None

Q2. Mohan walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and walked 15 metres. He then took a right turn and walked 15 metres. He is facing which direction?
a) East
b) West
c) South
d) North
e) None

Q3. One morning, Rita started to walk toward the sun. After walking a while, she turned to her left and again to her left. After walking a while, she again turned right. Which direction is she facing now?
a) East
b) West
c) South
d) North
e) None of these

Q4. Raj is standing in the middle of a square field. He starts walking diagonally to North-East. Then, he turns right and reaches the far end of the field. Then, he turns right and starts walking. In the midway, he again turns right and starts walking. In halfway, he turns to his left and reaches a new far end. In what direction is Raj now?
a) North
b) South
c) North-West
d) South-West
e) None of these

Q5. A person turns to his right after walking 20 km straight and walks 40 km. Again he turns to his right and walks 20 km and finally he turns to his left and walks 30 km. If now he is moving towards south then in which direction did he start to walk?
a) West
b) East
c) South
d) North
e) None

Q6. Sunita turns to her left after walking 30 km straight and walks 50 km. Again she turns to her left and walks 50 km. Again she turns to her right and walks 30 km and finally she turns to her left and walks 20 km. If now she is moving towards North then in which direction did she start to walk?
a) South-West
b) North-East
c) South
d) North
e) None

Q7. In a morning a person was performing yoga with his head down and legs up. If at this time his face towards west then in which direction his left hand be?
a) South
b) North
c) East
d) West
e) None

Q8. In a morning Raman was performing yoga with his head down and legs up. If at this time his face towards North then in which direction his Right hand be?
a) West
b) North
c) East
d) South
e) None

Q9. X and Y are at the same distance from Z but X is towards North-East of Z and Y is towards South-East of Z. In which direction of Y does X lie?
a) North
b) North-West
c) South
d) South-West
e) None

Q10. Gagan was standing with his head down and legs up. If his right hand is towards south then in which direction his face be?
a) North
b) West
c) East
d) South
e) None

Q11. Rohan was standing with his head down and legs up. If at this time his left hand is towards East then in which direction his face be?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) East
e) None

Q12. Shalini walked 15 m towards South, took a right turn and walked 3 m. She took a right turn again and walked 15 m before stopping. Towards which direction did Shalini face after stopping?
a) West
b) South
c) East
d) North
e) Can’t be determined

Q13. A river flows West to East and on the way turns left and goes in semi-circle round a hillock, and then turns left at right angles. In which direction is the river finally flowing?
a) West
b) East
c) North
d) South
e) None

Q14. If ‘South-east’ is called ‘East’, ‘North-west’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-west’ is called ‘South’ and so on, what will ‘North’ be called?
a) East
b) North-east
c) North-west
d) South
e) None

Q15. Of the five villages P, Q, R, S and T situated close to each other, P is to the west of Q. R is to the south of P, T is to the north of Q and S is to the east of T. Then, R is in which direction with respect to S?
a) North-west
b) South-east
c) South-west
d) D I
e) None

Q16. Kailash walks 3 km to east and turns south and walks 4 km. Again turns west and walks 6 km. How far is he from the starting point?
a) 6 km
b) 5 km
c) 3 km
d) 7 km
e) None of these

Q17. K walked 5 meters towards north, took a left turn and walked 6 meters. He then took a right turn and walked for 3 meters. How far is he from starting point?
a) 20 m
b) 10 m
c) 25 m
d) 30 m
e) None

Q18. Ashok starts from point P and walks 5km to the East. Bharat starts from the same point and walks 5km to the west. Now Ashok takes left turn and Bharat takes a right turn and both walks 5km and stop. How far they are from each other at point where they finally stop?
a) 10 km
b) 15 km
c) 5 km
d) Can’t be det.
e) None

Q19. Pole M is to the East of Pole K and to the north of P which is the south-east of point L. Pole P is in which direction with respect to M.
a) North-E
b) South-W
c) North-W
d) South-E
e) None

Q20. Town D is towards East of Town F. Town B is towards north of town D. Town H is towards South of Town B. towards which direction is Town H from Town F?
a) East
b) South-East
c) North East
d) DI
e) None

Q21. Town R is towards East of Town H, which is towards South of Town K, Town K is towards which direction of town R?
a) South-East
b) South-West
c) North-West
d) North
e) None

Q22. Study the following information and answer the given question.
The distance from point T to point S, which is in its south, is 9 m. The distance from point U to point T, which is in its east, is 11 m. The distance from point X to point W, which is in its north is 4 m. The distance from point V to point U, which is in its north is 5 m. The distance between point W and point V is 15 m, and point V is in its west. The distance between point Y and point W, where W is in its south, is 5 m.

Q22. Which of the following three points lie in a straight line?
a) UTW
b) UTY
c) VWS
d) TWX
e) None of these

Q23. What is the distance between points U and Y?
a) 7 m
b) 9 m
c) 11 m
d) 15 m
e) None of these

Q24. Town D is 12 km towards the North of town A. Town C is 15 km towards the West of town D. Town B is 15 km towards the West of town A. How far and in which direction is town B from C?
a) 15 km towards N
b) 12 km towards N
c) 3 km towards S
d) 12 km towards S
e) Can’t be det.

Q25. Raman starts from Point P and walks towards South and stops at point Q. He now takes a right turn followed by a left turn and stops at point R. He finally takes a left turn and stops at point S. If he walks 5 km before taking each turn, towards which direction will Raman have to walk from point S to reach point Q?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) East
e) North West

Q26. A vehicle starts from point P and runs 10 km towards North. It takes a right turn and runs 15 km. It now runs 6 km after taking a left turn. It finally takes a left turn, runs 15 km and stops at point Q. How far is Point Q with respect to Point P?
a) 16 km
b) 25 km
c) 4 km
d) 0 km
e) None

Q27. Ashok started walking towards South. After walking 50 metres he took a right turn and walked 100 metres. He again took a right turn and walked 30 metres and stopped. Which direction was he from starting point?
a) 50 m South
b) 15 m S-W
c) 180 m East
d) 50 m North
e) None

Q28. A villager went to meet his uncle in another village situated 5 km away in the North-east direction of his own village. From there he came to meet his father in-law living in a village, situated 4 km in the South of his uncle’s village. How far away and in what direction is he now?
a) 3 km to the North
b) 3 km to the East
c) 4 km to the East
d) 4 km to the West
e) None

Q29. A and B start walking in opposite direction. A covers 3 km and B covers 4 km. Then A turns right and walks 4 km while B turns left and walks 3 km. How far is each from the starting point?
a) 5 km
b) 4 km
c) 10 km
d) 8 km
e) None

Q30. A postman was returning to the post office which was in front of him to the North. When the post office was 100 m away, he turned left and moved 50 m. He then moved in the same direction for 40 m, turned right and moved 100 m. How many m away is he now from the post office?
a) 0 m
b) 150 m
c) 90 m
d) 100 m
e) None

Q31. W walked 30 metres towards South, took a left turn and walked 50 metres, again he took a left turn and walked 30 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
a) 80 metres
b) 100 metres
c) 130 metres
d) 50 metres
e) None

Q32. W walked 40 m towards West, took a left turn and walked 30 m. He then took a right turn and walked 20 m, he again took a right turn and walked 30 m. How far is he from the starting point?
a) 70 m
b) 60 m
c) 90 m
d) Can’t be det.
e) None

Q34. Which of the following represents the direction of point G with respect to point J?
a) South-east
b) North-west
c) South-west
d) South
e) North-east

Q35. How far and in which direction is point E from point L?
a) 5 m south
b) 3 m east
c) √234 m north
d) 3 m west
e) 5 m north

Q36. Rahul started from point A and travelled 8 km North to B, then right 7 km to C, then right 5 km to D, then right 7 km to E, then right 3 km to F. What is the distance between F and B?
a) 1 km
b) 2 km
c) 3 km
d) 4 km
e) None

Q37. Ravi cycles 3 km east, takes right and cycles 5 km to A. From A takes left and cycles 7 km to B, then 4 km further. How much distance has he covered from A till stop?
a) 16 km
b) 11 km
c) 19 km
d) 15 km
e) 8 km

Q38. Starting from Point X, Joy walked 15 m West, left 20 m, left 15 m, right 12 m. How far is Joy from X?
a) 27 m
b) 35 m
c) 32 m
d) 42 m
e) None

Q39. Point P is 10 m West of A, B is 2 m South of P, Q is 6 m East of B, C is 2 m North of Q. Which three points lie in a straight line?
a) A,C,P
b) B,C,P
c) Q,C,A
d) A,B,Q
e) A,B,C

Q40. Shayam walked 6 m East, right 9 m, left 6 m. How far is he from starting point?
a) 15 m
b) 21 m
c) 18 m
d) Can’t be det.
e) None

Q41. A train runs 120 km West, 30 km South, 80 km East. Direction of station from start?
a) South-East
b) North-West
c) South-west
d) South
e) None

Q42. While racing East I turn left 10 m, left 10 m, then 45° right North-West 25 m. Direction from start?
a) South-East
b) South-West
c) North-East
d) North-West
e) None

Q43. A man facing North turns 45° CW, then 90° ACW, then 135° CW. Final direction?
a) North
b) North-east
c) East
d) North-west
e) None

Q44. A person turns 135° ACW, then 90° CW, then 90° ACW. If now facing North, start direction?
a) South
b) East
c) South-East
d) North-east
e) None

Q45. Laxman facing North-west: 90° CW, 180° ACW, 90° ACW. Final direction?
a) South-west
b) West
c) South
d) South-East
e) None

Q46. Facing West, turn 90° CW, then 135° ACW. Final direction?
a) South
b) North
c) North-West
d) South-West
e) None

Q47. Daulatram moves 300 m South-west, then left 135° 100 m. Direction of house from friend?
a) North
b) East
c) West
d) South
e) None

Q48. Ravi walks East, then 45° left, then 90° right. Final direction?
a) North-East
b) West
c) North-West
d) South-East
e) None

Q49. A clock is placed in such manner that its minute’s needle is in north-east direction at 12 o’clock in afternoon. Answer at 1.30 o’clock which direction will hour’s needle indicate?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) West
e) None

Q50. There is 4.30 o’clock in a watch. If short needle is in north direction, then what will be the direction of long needle?
a) North-east
b) South-east
c) North-west
d) North
e) None

Q51. One morning Rita and Kavita were talking with each other after sunrise and their faces were in front of each other. Shadow of Kavita was immediate right to Rita. In which direction was the face of Kavita?
a) North
b) South
c) East
d) DI
e) None

Q52. One evening before sunset two friends Jocky and Tomy were talking to each other face to face. If Tomy’s shadow was exactly to his right side, which direction was Jocky facing?
a) North
b) South
c) West
d) DI
e) None

Q53. A man was walking in the evening just before the sunset. His wife said that his shadow fell on her right. If the wife was walking in the opposite direction of the man, then which direction the wife was facing?
a) North
b) West
c) South
d) East
e) None

Q54. One morning after sunrise, Gopal was standing facing a pole. The shadow of the pole fell exactly to his right. Which direction was he facing?
a) South
b) East
c) West
d) DI
e) None

Q55. Eight people A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are seated as shown in the figure. All are facing outwards. If A and B interchange their places with each other and D and H interchange their places with each other then which one of the following statements is not correct?
a) H is facing south-East
b) B is facing north
c) G is facing West
d) A is facing North-West
e) None of these

Q56. In a playground four players Kiran, Lalith, Mayur and Nitish are practicing football with their coach. Coach stands in the middle and Kiran, Lalith, Mayur and Nitish stand towards North, East, South and West with respect to the coach at 3m, 4m, 3m and 4m respectively. Now, the football travels: coach → Lalith → Kiran → coach → Mayur → Nitish → coach. What is the total distance travelled?
a) 20 m
b) 24 m
c) 14 m
d) 34 m
e) None

Q57. Anita, Bharath, Chinni, Dwija and Eshanth start at same point. Anita & Bharath go West, Chinni & Dwija go East. Each turns as given and stops. In which direction are Anita, Bharath, Chinni and Dwija respectively with respect to Eshanth?
a) South, South, North and North
b) West, South-West, North-east and East
c) North, South, North and South
d) South-West, South, North and North-East
e) None of these

Q58. Four boys K, L, M and N start from college. K goes East 5m then left 8m. Others go East 10m. M takes right 5m. L takes right 10m. N goes 1m straight. In which directions are houses of K, L, M, N respectively with respect to college?
a) South-East, East, South
b) South-East, East, South, North
c) North, East, East, East
d) North, south-east, East, East
e) None of these

Practice Set – Direction & Distance (Clean Format)

Directions (1–4)

Read the following information and answer the questions that follow:

‘A’ walks 10 km north from point Q to reach point H. He takes a left turn and walks 9 km to reach point S. On the other side, ‘B’ walks 5 km north from point Y to reach point J. Point Y is 9 km either east or west from point Q. Next ‘B’ turns to his right and walks 4 km to reach point D. Also ‘A’ turns left from point S and reaches point M after walking 5 km. M is in west direction from J.

Q1. What is the shortest distance between points M and J?

(a) 10 km (b) 26 km (c) 18 km (d) 12 km (e) Can’t be determined

Q2. If ‘B’ walks 4 km east from point Y, then he is in which direction with respect to point D?

(a) South (b) North-west (c) North-east (d) North (e) None

Q3. What is the shortest distance between points Q and D?

(a) √194 km (b) √198 km (c) √197 km (d) √196 km (e) √195 km

Q4. What is the direction of J with respect to Q?

(a) South (b) North-west (c) North-east (d) South-west (e) South

Directions (5–6)

Point D is 10 m north of P. Point Y is 14 m east of D. Point Q is 8 m north of Y. Point S is 20 m west of Q. Point H is 8 m south of S.

Q5. What is the shortest distance between H and D?

(a) 8 m (b) 6 m (c) 4 m (d) 10 m (e) None

Q6. In which direction is P with respect to Q?

(a) South-east (b) North-west (c) South-west (d) North-east (e) None

Directions (7–11)

Point E is 15 m east of B. G is 20 m north of E. K is 10 m east of G. M is 30 m south of K. P is 20 m west of M. L is 10 m north of P.

Q7. If V is 10 m east of S and S is 10 m north of L, what is distance between E and V?

(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 5 m (e) 25 m

Q8. Total distance between B and L?

(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 5 m (e) 30 m

Q9. If Z is 10 m north of M, distance between E and Z?

(a) 10 m (b) 15 m (c) 20 m (d) 25 m (e) 30 m

Q10. K is in which direction from P?

(a) South (b) South-east (c) North (d) North-east (e) North-west

Q11. Which does NOT belong?

(a) P, L (b) P, M (c) G, E (d) L, E (e) G, B

Directions (15–17)

Q is 15 m west of P. R is midpoint of P and X. W is 15 m east of R. U is 9 m south of W and east of X. T is 23 m west of R. X is south of P.

Q15. Direction of W from Q?

(a) South-east (b) North (c) North-west (d) South-west (e) None

Q16. Odd one out?

(a) T-X (b) Q-R (c) P-U (d) W-Q (e) P-W

Q17. Distance between S and W (S is south of Q and east of T)?

(a) 15 m (b) 23 m (c) 30 m (d) 38 m (e) None

Directions (18–19)

B is NE of E. D is 2 km east of E. E is 6 km west of A. C is NW of D. D is 4 km south of B.

Q18. Distance between D and A?

(a) 6 km (b) 4 km (c) 3 km (d) 2 km (e) None

Q19. Direction of A with respect to B?

(a) SE (b) SW (c) NE (d) NW (e) None

Directions (20–22)

A@B = A north of B
A$B = A south of B
A%B = A east of B
A&B = A west of B

P%Q, R&S, T&U, U$S, P@T, W$R

Q20. Distance between P and U?

(a) 2√130 (b) 520 m (c) 130 m (d) 260 m (e) None

Q21. Midpoint of TU → distance T to M?

(a) 9 m (b) 10 m (c) 8 m (d) 7 m (e) None

Q22. Distance between U and W?

(a) 85 m (b) 120 m (c) None (d) √104 (e) √130

Directions (23–25)

A@B = north, A%B = south, A#B = east, A$B = west

Given:
D#100C, E%120D, H#130E, A$120B, C@80B, G@150H, K@100F, K$70G

Q23. Direction of G from E?

(a) NE (b) SE (c) NW (d) SW (e) North

Q24. Total distance C to H?

(a) 250 m (b) 350 m (c) 330 m (d) 300 m (e) 220 m

Q25. Odd one out?

(a) A-C (b) E-H (c) B-D (d) F-G (e) D-K

Directions (26–28)

(a) 15 m (b) 19 m (c) 20 m (d) none (e) 13 m

Q27. Q @ R Ω W % X ¥ Y → direction of X from R?

(a) NW (b) North (c) SE (d) SW (e) None

Q28. Distance W to Y?

(a) 5 m (b) 5√3 m (c) √120 m (d) none (e) 5√5 m

Q29

If minute hand points South at 12:00 a.m., then at 3:00 a.m. it points:
(a) South (b) East (c) North (d) West (e) None

Practice Set – Answer Key (Directions & Distance)

Answers:

SBI PO Prelims 2019

Read the given information carefully and answer the given question:

Point R is 5m west of point Q. Point P is 16m north of point Q. Point R is 25m south of point T. Point T is 10m west of point V. Point V is 9 m north of Point J.

1. Point J is at how much distance and in which direction with respect to point P?

(a) 10m, SE
(b) 5m, S
(c) 5m, E
(d) 10, NW
(e) 5m, W

2. If point W is west of point J and north of point R, then what is the distance between T and W?

(a) 15m
(b) 9m
(c) 12m
(d) 10m
(e) 5m

3. What is the direction of Point V with respect to Point R?

(a) North
(b) South-West
(c) North-East
(d) South
(e) North-West

Distance and Direction