Direction interview questions
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Two ladies and two men are playing cards are seated at North, East, South and West of a table. No lady is facing East. Persons sitting opposite to each other are not of the same sex. One man is facing South. Which directions are the ladies facing?
- South and East
- East and West
- North and West
- North and East
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C. North and West
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I start from my home and go 2 kms straight. Then, I turns towards my right and go 1 km. I turn again towards my right and go 1 km again. If I am north-west from my house, then in which direction did I go in the beginning?
- North
- South
- East
- West
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D. West
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A watch reads 4.30. If the minute hand points East, in what direction will the hour hand point?
- North-east
- South-east
- North-west
- North
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A. North-east
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A boy rode his bicycle northwards, then turned left and rode one km and again turned left and rode 2 km. He found himselft exactly one km west of his starting point. How far did he ride northwards initially?
- 1 km
- 2 km
- 3 km
- 5 km
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B. 2 km
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A is 40 m South-west of B. C is 40 m South-east of B. Then, C is in which direction of A?
- South
- North-east
- West
- East
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D. East
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Starting from a point P, Sachin walked 20 metres towards South. He turned left and walked 30 metres. He then turned left and walked 20 metres. He again turned left and walked 40 metres and reached a point Q. How far and in which direction is the point Q from the point P?
- 20 metres West
- 10 metres East
- 10 metres West
- 10 metres North
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C. 10 metres West
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A man leaves for his office from his house. He walks towards East. After moving a distance of 20 m, he turns towards South and walks 10 m. Then he walks 35 m towards the West and further 5 m towards the North. He then turns towards East and walks 15 m. What is the straight distance in metres between his initia and final positions?
- (B) 5
- (C) 10
- (D) Cannot be determined
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B. (C) 10
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A, B, C and D are playing cards. A and B are partners. D faces towards North. If A faces towards West, then who faces towards South?
- A
- B
- C
- D
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C. C
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Of the six members of a panel sitting in a row, A is to the left of D, but on the right of E. C is on the right of X, but is on the left of B who is to left of F. Which two members are sitting right in the middle?
- A and C
- C and B
- D and B
- D and C
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D. D and C
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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?
- North-west
- North
- South-east
- East
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A. North-west
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There are four towns P, Q, R and T. Q is to the South-west of P, R is to the east of Q and south-east of P, and T is to the north of R in line with QP. In which direction of P is T located?
- North-east
- North
- South-east
- East
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A. North-east
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From his house, Lokesh went 15 kms to the North. Then he turned West and covered 10 kms. Then, he turned South and covered 5 kms. Finally, turning to East, he covered 10 kms. In which direction is he from his house?
- East
- South
- West
- North
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D. North
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I am facing east. I turn 100° in the clockwise direction and then 145° in the anticlockwise diretion. Which direction am I facing now?
- North
- North-east
- East
- South-west
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B. North-east
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If A is to the south of B and C is to the east of B, in what direction is A with respect to C?
- South-west
- South-east
- North-west
- North-east
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B. South-east
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If the above clock is turned through an angle of 135° in an anticlockwise direction, in which direction will its minute hand point at 8.45 p.m.?
- North
- South
- East
- West
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B. South
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Sanjeev walks 10 metres towards the South. Turning to the left, he walks 20 metres and then moves to his right. After moving a distance of 20 metres, he turns to the right and walks 20 metres. Finally, he turns to the right and moves a distance of 10 metres. How far and in which direction is he from the starting point?
- 10 metres North
- 10 metres South
- 20 metres North
- 20 metres South
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D. 20 metres South
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A clock is so placed that at 12 noon its minute hand points towards north-east. In which direction does its hour hand point at 1.30 p.m.?
- North
- South
- East
- West
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C. East
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The town of Paranda is located on Green Lake. The town of Akram is west of Paranda. Tokhada is east of Akram but west of Paranda. Kakran is east of Bopri but west of Tokhada and Akram. If they are all in the same district, which town is the farthest west?
- Paranda
- Bopri
- Akram
- Kakran
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B. Bopri
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Ramakant walks northwards. After a while, he turns to his right and a little further to his left. Finally, after walking a distance of one kilometre, he turns to his left again. In which direction is he moving now?
- North
- South
- East
- West
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D. West
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Two buses start from the opposite points of a main road, 150 kms apart. The first bus runs for 25 kms and takes a right turn and then runs for 15 kms. It then turns left and runs for another 25 kms and takes the direction back to reach the main road. In the meantime, due to a minor breakdown, the other bus has run only 35 kms along the main road. What would be the distance between the two buses at this point?
- 65 kms
- 75 kms
- 80 kms
- 85 kms
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A. 65 kms
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Ravi wants to go to the university. He starts from his home, which is in the East and comes to a crossing. The road to the left ends in a theatre, straight ahead is the hospital. In which direction is the university?
- North
- South
- East
- West
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A. North
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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?
- South
- East
- West
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A. South
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Raj travelled from a point X straight to Y at a distance of 80 kilometres. He turned right and walked 50 metres, then again turned right and walked 70 metres. Finally, he turned right and walked 50 metres. How far is he from the starting point?
- 10 metres
- 20 metres
- 50 metres
- 70 metres
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A. 10 metres
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A walks 10 metres in front and 10 metres to the right. Then every time turning to his left, he walks 5, 15 and 15 metres respectively. How far is he now from his starting point?
- 5 metres
- 10 metres
- 15 metres
- 20 metres
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A. 5 metres
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I am facing South. I turn right and walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 10 m. Then I turn left and walk 10 m and then turning right walk 20 m. Then I turn right again and walk 60 m. In which direction am I from the starting point?
- North
- North-west
- East
- North-east
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D. North-east
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A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction, then 180° in the anticlockwise direction and then another 90° in the same direction. Which direction is he facing now?
- South
- South-west
- West
- South-east
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D. South-east
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Gopal starts from his house towards West. After walking a distance of 30 metres, he turned towards right and walked 20 metres. He then turned left and moving a distance of 10 metres, turned to his left again and walked 40 metres. He now turns to the left and walks 5 metres. Finally he turns to his left. In which direction is he walking now?
- North
- South
- East
- South-west
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A. North
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Gaurav walks 20 metres towards North. He then turns left and walks 40 metres. He again turns left and walks 20 metres. Further he moves 20 metres after turning to the right. How far is he from his original position?
- 20 metres
- 30 metres
- 50 metres
- 60 metres
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D. 60 metres
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A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
- East
- West
- North
- South
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B. West
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A man is facing north-west. He turns 90° in the clockwise direction and then 135° in the anticlockwise direction. Which direction is he facing now?
- East
- West
- North
- South
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B. West