Direction Sense
Practise distance and direction after a walk, final facing, turns by angle, relative positions and sun-and-shadow questions: 6 bilingual sets.
Topics Covered in Direction Sense
Direction Sense Practice Tests
Direction Sense Practice Set 01
Direction Sense Practice Set 02
Direction Sense Practice Set 03
Direction Sense Practice Set 04
Direction Sense Practice Set 05
Direction Sense Practice Set 06
Smart Practice Path
Start with Easy, move to Medium, and challenge yourself with Hard test results.
Why Practice Direction Sense?
- Direction Sense questions appear regularly in CBT 1
- Builds the habit of tracing a path on rough paper
- Pythagoras-based distances also help in the Mathematics section
- Each set is 15 questions in 12 minutes with 1/3 negative marking
Concepts You Will Master
- Left and right turns from any facing direction
- Straight-line distance with Pythagoras (3-4-5, 6-8-10, 5-12-13)
- Clockwise and anticlockwise turns in 45° steps
- Morning sun in the East and evening sun in the West
Preparation Tip
Draw North at the top of your rough sheet and mark every turn. Turning right from North points East; turning left points West. For distance, add the East–West and North–South parts separately before using Pythagoras.
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About Direction Sense
Direction Sense questions describe a walk or the positions of points and ask for a distance or direction. These six sets cover walks with turns, final facing, turns by angle, relative positions and shadows. Every answer was computed on a grid.
FAQs
There are 6 sets: 2 easy, 2 medium and 2 hard. Each set has 15 questions and a 12-minute timer.
Each correct answer gives 1 mark and each wrong answer deducts 1/3 mark, the same as RRB NTPC CBT 1.
Yes. Every question can be attempted in English or Hindi, and solutions are given in English, Hindi and Hinglish.
In the morning the sun is in the East, so shadows fall towards the West. In the evening shadows fall towards the East.
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