sense of direction questions for bank exam Reasoning section is an important subject in competitive exams which include bank exams like IBPS, SBI PO, Clerk and other similar exams. These questions evaluate the candidate’s ability to set direction based on given instructions or scenarios. In short, Direction Sense questions test how well you can imagine and follow directional clues to solve problems. They often involve understanding the basic directions (North, South, East, West) and their intermediate counterparts (North-East, North-West, South-East, South-West).
Direction Sense Questions for Bank Exams
Direction Sense questions for bank exams are extremely important for the candidates when it comes to preparing for the Reasoning Ability section of bank exams as these questions are easy and scoring. These questions test your ability to see and understand spatial relationships. They often involve scenarios where you are given a starting point and a series of instructions on how to proceed in different directions. The candidate’s task is to determine a final position or direction based on the information given.
Direction: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
Question 1
Some chairs were placed in a park in the manner described here. Chair B is 24 m west of chair A, which is 12 m south of chair E. Chair D is 10 m east of chair H. Chair C is 7 m north of chair H. Chair L is 15 m north of chair H. Chair B is to the south of chair D. Chair F is 7 m north of chair E. Chair D and chair E were placed in a straight horizontal line.
1. How far is chair C from chair F (the smallest) and in which direction?
A. 30m, north-west
B. 27m, east
c. 34m, west
D. 24m, east
E. none of these
2. What is the position of chair L with respect to chair C?
A. north-west
B. south-east
C. South-West
D. South
E. cannot be determined
3. Find the odd one out?
A. A.E.
B.B.D
C.D.L
D.H.C
E.FB
4. What is the minimum distance between chair F and D?
A. 22m
B. 25m
c. 28m
D. cannot be determined
E. none of these
5. Which of the following chairs is kept towards north east of chair H?
A. l
Happen
C.F
D. Both L and F
E. All of the above
Question 2
In a city, there are various road crossings like A, B, C, P, Q, R, etc. The distance between the two crossings is one road. B is 10 km east of A while P is 12 km south of A. C is 4 km south of B and 6 km east of D. Q is 8 km north of R. The length of road QD is 12 km. T is 8 km south of C. R, P and T are on the same road such that P is somewhere between R and T. D is towards the east of Q.
1. Length of Road TPR?
A. 12 km
B. 18 km
c. 16 km
D. 20 km
E. None of these
2. A is in which direction from T?
A. north-west
B. north-east
C. south-east
D. South
E. West
3. The sum of the lengths of roads RP, CD and CB?
A. 12 km
B. 14 km
c. 18 km
D. 22 km
E. none of these
4. If a car has to cross from A to D, what distance will it have to cover?
A. 10 km
B. 8√2 km
C.4√2 km
D. 8 km
E. none of these
5. Some kids want to fly drones in the city. If they want to fly the drone for the shortest distance between two crossings as per the options given below, which pair would be the best choice for this?
A.P.Q.
B. QD
C. and
D.B.D
E.AQ
Question 3
A$B means A is north of B.
A&B means A is east of B.
A*B means B is to the west of A.
A%B means B is south of A.
A@BC means that A stands exactly in the middle of the horizontal line BC.
A! BC means that A stands exactly in the middle of the vertical line BC.
Note- A6m$B means A is 6m north of B and so on.
Answer the questions based on the given expression – D12m$T5m*H3m&K6m%L!KU
1. With respect to the given expression, four of the following five are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which of the following does not belong to the group?
A. KT
B. LU
C. UK
D.D.T
E.Kh
2. If V is situated towards the north-east of L such that it is exactly in the middle of LT, So in which direction is H from V?
A. Answer
B. south-west
C. North-East
D. North-West
E. none of these
3. In the given expression, find the minimum distance between H and D.
A. 13m
B. 10m
c. 12m
D. 15 m
E. cannot be determined
4. If in the given expression, Y4m*U, then which of the following is definitely true?
I. The distance between H and Y is 12 metres.
II. Y is to the south-east of H.
Third. T is north-west of Y.
A. Only I and II
B. only second
C. Only II and III
D.Only III
E. All of these
5. If in the given expression, X4m$H, then find the minimum distance between K and X.
A. 5m
B. 4m
c. 6m
D. cannot be determined
E. none of these
Question 4
Point B is 7 km to the west of point A. Point C is 12 km south of point E. Point A is 5 km to the east of point C. Point D is 8 km north of point C. Point G is 6 km to the west of point D. Point H is 14 km south of point G.
1. If Riya is 4 km west of point B then what distance (shortest) should she cover? Cover and reach point D in which direction?
A. 14 km, north-west
B. 10 km, north-east
c. 9 km, south-west
D. 12 km, south-east
E. none of these
2. If Siya stands 6 km east of point H and takes 1 hour to cover the distance of 9 km, then in how much time will she reach point E by taking the shortest route?
A. 35 minutes
B. 60 minutes
c. 180 minutes
D. 120 minutes
E. cannot be determined
3. How far (shortest distance) is point E from point A and in which direction?
A. 15 km, north-east
B. 14 km, north-west
c. 13 km, north-west
D. Data insufficient
E. none of these
4. Which of the following points is/are not to the south of point E?
I. Point C
II. point b
Third. point h
A. Only II
B. only me
C. Only II and III
D. Only I and II
E. All points are to the south of E
5. Which of the following statements is incorrect?
I. Point A is towards the south-east of both points G and H.
II. Point B is to the south-west of point E.
Third. Points A, B and C form a straight horizontal line.
A. only me
B. only second
C.Only III
D. Only I and II
E. Only II and III
| answer | |||
| Question 1 | Question 2 | Question 3 | Question 4 |
| 1-c | 1-B | 1-e | 1-B |
| 2-B | 2-one | 2-D | 2-D |
| 3-e | 3-c | 3-one | 3-c |
| 4-b | 4d | 4-b | 4-C |
| 5-d | 5-D | 5 A | 5 A |
