🧭 Direction Sense Test – Logical Reasoning
✅ What is Direction Sense Test?
The Direction Sense Test evaluates your ability to track directions and calculate distances or final positions based on a series of movements.
It tests:
- Orientation ability
- Right/left understanding
- Spatial visualization
- Logical deduction
🧭 Basic Cardinal Directions
NORTH ↑ WEST ← → EAST ↓ SOUTH
➕ Sub-directions:
- North-East (NE)
- South-East (SE)
- South-West (SW)
- North-West (NW)
🔁 Relative Directions
| From Facing | Left Turn | Right Turn |
|---|---|---|
| North | West | East |
| East | North | South |
| South | East | West |
| West | South | North |
✅ Remember: Turning is based on the person’s current facing direction.
📚 Types of Direction Sense Questions
🔹 1. Simple Movement-based Questions
Example: A person walks 5 km North, then turns right and walks 3 km. In which direction is he facing?
Answer: East ✅
🔹 2. Distance between Start and End Point
Example: A walks 4 km North, turns left, walks 3 km, turns left again, walks 4 km. How far is he from the starting point?
Answer: 3 km ✅
🔹 3. Final Direction
Example: A starts walking South, turns left, then left again. What is his final direction?
Answer: North ✅
🔹 4. Complex Paths (Multi-turn)
Example: Ram goes 10 m North, then 5 m East, then 6 m South. How far and in what direction is he from the starting point?
Answer: ~6.4 m in North-East direction ✅
🔹 5. Shadow and Time-Based Direction
Example: In the morning, if a man’s shadow falls to his left, which direction is he facing?
Answer: North ✅
🧠 Key Tricks and Shortcuts
| Tip | Use |
|---|---|
| 👆 Up = North | Helps visualize |
| 👇 Down = South | Common in drawing |
| 👉 Right turn = Clockwise | |
| 👈 Left turn = Anti-clockwise | |
| 📐 Use 90° turns | Most questions involve 90° |
| 📏 Use Pythagoras | For diagonal distance |
| ✍️ Always draw the path | Reduces error |
🖊️ Symbols for Quick Notation
| Symbol | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ↑ | North |
| ↓ | South |
| → | East |
| ← | West |
| L | Left turn |
| R | Right turn |
🧩 Practice Questions
Q1:
A person walks 10 m North, then turns right and walks 5 m, then turns right and walks 10 m. Which direction is he facing?
Answer: South ✅
Q2:
Ravi starts from point A, walks 6 km North to B, turns right and walks 8 km to C, then turns right and walks 6 km to D. How far is he from A?
Answer: 8 km ✅
Q3:
Sunita faces East. She turns left and walks 10 m, then turns right and walks 5 m. Which direction is she facing now?
Answer: East ✅
🎓 Common Errors to Avoid
| Mistake | Tip |
|---|---|
| Confusing left/right | Visualize facing direction |
| Not drawing paths | Always draw simple arrows |
| Forgetting net distance | Use subtraction |
| Wrong shadow logic | Morning: shadow west, Evening: east |