KSP Constable · Mental Ability & Reasoning

Direction Sense

Cardinal directions and final-position problems.

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  • Q1 · Direction Sense · EASY

    A man walks 5 km towards North, then turns right and walks 3 km. He then turns right again and walks 5 km. How far is he from his starting point?

  • Q2 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM

    Ramesh starts from his house and walks 10 m towards South. He then turns left and walks 15 m, then turns left again and walks 10 m. Finally, he turns left and walks 5 m. How far is he from his starting point and in which direction?

  • Q3 · Direction Sense · MEDIUM

    A policeman is facing North. He turns 90 degrees clockwise, then 180 degrees anticlockwise, and finally 45 degrees clockwise. In which direction is he facing now?

  • Q4 · Direction Sense · HARD

    A man walks 4 km towards East from point A to reach point B. From B, he walks 3 km towards North to reach point C. From C, he walks 6 km towards West to reach point D. From D, he walks 7 km towards South to reach point E. What is the shortest distance between point A and point E?

  • Q5 · Direction Sense · EASY

    Suresh walks 6 km towards North, then turns left and walks 4 km, then turns right and walks 3 km. In which direction is he from his starting point?

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