Direction Sense Questions for Bank Exams

Direction Sense Questions for Bank Exam is a crucial topic in reasoning sections of competitive exams, including bank exams like IBPS, SBI PO, Clerk, and other similar tests. These questions evaluate a candidate’s ability to determine directions based on given instructions or scenarios. In essence, direction sense questions test how well you can visualize and follow directional clues to solve problems. They often involve understanding basic directions (North, South, East, West) and their intermediate counterparts (Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, Southwest).

Direction Sense Questions for Bank Exams

Direction Sense Questions for Bank Exams are extremely important for the aspirants when it comes to the Reasoning Ability Section of Bank Exams to prepare for because these questions are easier and scoring. These questions test your ability to visualize and understand spatial relationships. They often involve scenarios where you are given a starting point and a series of instructions about how to move in different directions. The candidate’s task is to determine the final position or direction based on the given information.

Directions: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given beside.

Question 1

Some chairs were placed in a park as per the manner described here. Chair B was 24m to the west of Chair A, which is 12m to the south of Chair E. Chair D was 10m to the east of Chair H. Chair C was 7m to the north of Chair H. Chair L was 15m to the north of Chair B, which is towards the south of Chair D. Chair F was 7m to the north of Chair E. Chair D and Chair E were placed in a straight horizontal line.

1. Chair C is how much far (shortest) and in which direction from Chair F?

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. Can’t be determined

3. Find the odd one out?

A. A-E

B. B-D

C. D-L

D. H-C

E. F-B

4. What is the shortest distance between Chairs F and D?

A. 22 m

B. 25 m

C. 28 m

D. Can’t be determined

E. None of these

5. Which of the following chair/s is/are placed towards the northeast of Chair H?

A. L

B. E

C. F

D. Both L and F

E. All the above

Question 2

In a city, there are various road crossings namely A, B, C, P, Q, R, etc. The distance between the two crossings is a 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 8km north of R. Road QD is 12 km in length. 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 the road TPR?

A. 12 km

B. 18 km

C. 16 km

D. 20 km

E. None of these

2. A is in what direction from T?

A. North-west

B. North-east

C. South-east

D. South

E. West

3. Sum of the length 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 go crossing D from A. What could be the length it would have to travel?

A. 10 km

B. 8√2 km

C. 4√2 km

D. 8 km

E. None of these

5. A few kids want to fly a drone in the city. If they want to fly the drone for the least distance between two crossings given as options below, which pair would be the best choice for it?

A. PQ

B. QD

C. AC

D. BD

E. AQ

Question 3

A$B means A is to the north of B.
A&B means A is to the east of B.
A*B means B is to the west of A.
A%B means B is to the south of A.
A@BC means A stands exactly in the middle of the horizontal line BC.
A! BC means A stands exactly in the middle of the vertical line BC.
Note- A6m$B means A is 6m to the north of B and so on.

Answer the questions on the basis of 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. DT

E. KH

2. If V is situated towards the northeast of L such that it lies exactly in the middle of LT, then H is in which direction from V?

A. North

B. South-west

C. North-east

D. North-west

E. None of these

3. In the given expression, find the shortest distance between H and D.

A. 13m

B. 10 m

C. 12 m

D. 15 m

E. Can’t 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 12m.
II. Y is in the south-east of H.
III. T is in the north-west of Y.

A. Only I and II

B. Only II

C. Only II and III

D. Only III

E. All of these

5. If in the given expression, X4m$H, then find the shortest distance between K and X.

A. 5 m

B. 4 m

C. 6 m

D. Can’t be determined

E. None of these

Question 4

Point B is 7 km to the west of Point A. Point C is 12 km to the south of Point E. Point A is 5km to the east of Point C. Point D is 8 km to the north of Point C. Point G is 6 km to the west of Point D. Point H is 14 km to the south of Point G.

1. If Riya is 4 km to the west of Point B then how much distance (shortest) she has to cover and in which direction to reach Point D?

A. 14km, North-West

B. 10km, North-East

C. 9km, South-west

D. 12km, South-east

E. None of these

2. If Siya is standing 6 km to the east of Point H and takes 1 hour to complete 9km distance then in what possible time she would reach Point E if taken the shortest route?

A. 35 minutes

B. 60 minutes

C. 180 minutes

D. 120 minutes

E. Can’t be determined

3. Point E is how much far (shortest distance) and in which direction from Point A?

A. 15km, North-east

B. 14km, North-west

C. 13km, North-west

D. Data Inadequate

E. None of these

4. Which of the following points is/are not towards the south of Point E?

I. Point C
II. Point B
III. Point H

A. Only II

B. Only I

C. Only II and III

D. Only I and II

E. All are towards the south of Point E

5. Which of the following statements is false?

I. Point A is towards the southeast of both points G and H.
II. Point B is towards the south-west of point E.
III. Points A, B and C form a straight horizontal line.

A. Only I

B. Only II

C. Only III

D. Only I and II

E. Only II and III

Answers
Question 1	Question 2	Question 3	Question 4
1-C	1-B	1-E	1-B
2-B	2-A	2-D	2-D
3-E	3-C	3-A	3-C
4-B	4-D	4-B	4-C
5-D	5-D	5-A	5-A