Direction Sense

Direction Sense - Verbal Reasoning
Direction Sense Test in Verbal Reasoning is the most important part to achieve marks in any competitive exams, most exams contains atlest 2 to 3 questions of Direction Sense which in keen area to score, Direction Sense is nothing but just a ascertain the sense of direction. Candidates are required to use their sense about direction and answer the given questions correctly. The following examples and images will clarify exactly.
Example 1 :
A man Started to walk in West. After moving a distance he turned to his right. After moving a distance he turned To his right. After moving a little he turned in the end to his left. Now in which direction was he going?
(A) North (B) South (C) East (D) West
Answer With Explanation : (A) The man started to walk from A towards West and reached to B after moving a little distance. Then From B he turned to his right (C) From (C) he turned to his right and reached at (D). at D he turned to his left. So, he Was going in the north direction.
Direction Sense Test Tips image
Here is a tricky image to remember which direction would be face goes and went while solving Direction Sense questions. This image will help you to answer quickly of any Direction Sense test.

Practice Questions : 1. Going 50 m to the south of her house, Radhika turns left and goes another 20 m. Then, turning to the north, she goes 30 m and then starts walking to her house. In which direction is she walking now? (1) North-west (2) North (3) South-east (4) East 2. A watch reads 4.30 if the minute hand points east, in what direction does the hour hand point? (1)North (2)North-west (3)South-east (4)North-east
3. One morning after sunrise, Sumesh and Ratheesh were standing on a lawn with their backs towards each other. Sumesh’s shadow fell exactly towards his left hand side. Which direction was Ratheesh facing?
(1) East (2) West (3) North (4) South
4. Shailesh and Mohan start from a fixed point. Shailesh moves 3 km. northward, turns right and then covers 4 km. Mohan moves 5 km westwards, turns right and walks 3 km. The distance between Shailesh and Mohan now is
(1) 10 km (2) 9 km (3) 8 km (4) 6 km (5) 4 km
5. A man walks 10 km towards north. From there he walks 6 km towards south. Then he walks 3 km towards east. How far and in which direction is he with reference to his starting point?
(1)7 km east (2) 5 km west (3)5 km north-east (4) 7 km west