Study Materials for IBPS, Bank Exams : Mental Ability/Reasoning (Verbal) - Direction Sense

The problems in this chapter deal with the linear distance or displacement or direction between starting point and the final point in X – Y dimensions.

Example 1: One morning after sunrise, Sita and Gita were standing in a chowk in Mumbai with their back towards each other. Sita’s shadow fell exactly towards right hand side. Which direction was Gita facing ?

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

Solution: (c)

So, the answer is North.

Example 2: A girl was going towards west, then she turned left, then turned 90° in clockwise direction. In which direction was she going now ?

(a) East
(b) West
(c) North
(d) None of these

Solution: (b)

So, the answer is West.

Example 3: Amit walks 2 km Northward and takes a left turn, walks 5 km and then turns right, walks 3 km and again turning right, walks 5 km. In which direction is he now from the starting point ?

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

Solution: (b)

So, answer is North.

Example 4: Sachin starts from his house and walks Westward. He then takes a left turn and then a right, before each turn he walks 3 km. In which direction is he walking now ?

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

Solution. (c)

So, answer if west.

Example 5: One morning Ram and Shyam were talking to each other sitting opposite to each other. It was observed that Ram’s shadow fell to his right. Then, which direction was he facing?

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

Solution. (b) Because Ram’s shadow is to his right it means that he is facing the South. So, the answer is (b) South.