{"id":4159,"date":"2025-06-05T14:05:28","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diznr.com\/?p=4159"},"modified":"2025-06-05T14:05:28","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T14:05:28","slug":"general-mental-ability-by-dr-r-s-aggarwal-direction-sense-test-east-west-south-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reilsolar.com\/pdf\/general-mental-ability-by-dr-r-s-aggarwal-direction-sense-test-east-west-south-north\/","title":{"rendered":"General mental ability by Dr. R S Aggarwal &#8211; Direction sense test- East West North South."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>General mental ability by Dr. R S Aggarwal &#8211; Direction sense test- East West North South.<\/p>\n<p>[fvplayer id=&#8221;635&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"190\">Here&#8217;s a focused explanation and practice set based on <strong data-start=\"55\" data-end=\"81\">\u201cDirection Sense Test\u201d<\/strong> from <strong data-start=\"87\" data-end=\"134\">General Mental Ability by Dr. R.S. Aggarwal<\/strong>, specifically covering <strong data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"189\">East-West-North-South logic<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"192\" data-end=\"195\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"236\">\ud83e\udded <strong data-start=\"203\" data-end=\"236\">Direction Sense Test \u2013 Basics<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"238\" data-end=\"358\">This topic tests your <strong data-start=\"260\" data-end=\"304\">ability to trace and understand movement<\/strong> in terms of directions and calculate final positions.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"360\" data-end=\"363\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"365\" data-end=\"389\">\ud83e\udde0 <strong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"389\">Key Concepts:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"819\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"391\" data-end=\"468\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"414\"><strong data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"414\">Main Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"468\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"418\" data-end=\"428\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"420\" data-end=\"428\">North \u2195\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"442\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"434\" data-end=\"442\">South \u2195\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"446\" data-end=\"455\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"455\">East \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"459\" data-end=\"468\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"468\">West \u2194\ufe0f<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"470\" data-end=\"578\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"502\"><strong data-start=\"473\" data-end=\"502\">Intercardinal Directions:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"578\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"506\" data-end=\"540\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"508\" data-end=\"540\">North-East (NE), North-West (NW)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"578\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"546\" data-end=\"578\">South-East (SE), South-West (SW)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"580\" data-end=\"819\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"601\"><strong data-start=\"583\" data-end=\"601\">Turning Logic:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"819\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"605\" data-end=\"655\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"607\" data-end=\"622\">From <strong data-start=\"612\" data-end=\"621\">North<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"655\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"628\" data-end=\"655\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"630\" data-end=\"655\">Left \u279d West, Right \u279d East<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"659\" data-end=\"710\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"661\" data-end=\"675\">From <strong data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"674\">East<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"710\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"681\" data-end=\"710\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"683\" data-end=\"710\">Left \u279d North, Right \u279d South<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"764\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"716\" data-end=\"731\">From <strong data-start=\"721\" data-end=\"730\">South<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"764\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"737\" data-end=\"764\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"739\" data-end=\"764\">Left \u279d East, Right \u279d West<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"768\" data-end=\"819\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"770\" data-end=\"784\">From <strong data-start=\"775\" data-end=\"783\">West<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"819\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"790\" data-end=\"819\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"792\" data-end=\"819\">Left \u279d South, Right \u279d North<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"821\" data-end=\"824\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"826\" data-end=\"862\">\u270f\ufe0f <strong data-start=\"832\" data-end=\"862\">Example-Based Explanation:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"864\" data-end=\"885\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong data-start=\"871\" data-end=\"885\">Example 1:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote data-start=\"886\" data-end=\"1014\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"888\" data-end=\"1014\">A man walks 5 km North, then turns right and walks 3 km. He again turns right and walks 5 km. What direction is he facing now?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1016\" data-end=\"1032\">\ud83d\udccc <strong data-start=\"1019\" data-end=\"1032\">Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1119\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1033\" data-end=\"1062\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1035\" data-end=\"1062\">5 km North \u279d facing North<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1063\" data-end=\"1091\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1065\" data-end=\"1091\">Turn Right \u279d East \u279d 3 km<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1092\" data-end=\"1119\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1094\" data-end=\"1119\">Turn Right \u279d South \u279d 5 km<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1121\" data-end=\"1153\">\ud83d\udccc <strong data-start=\"1124\" data-end=\"1153\">Final direction = South \u2705<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1155\" data-end=\"1158\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1160\" data-end=\"1181\">\ud83d\udd0d <strong data-start=\"1167\" data-end=\"1181\">Example 2:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<blockquote data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1350\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1350\">Ravi walked 10 meters towards East. Then he turned right and walked 5 meters. Then again he turned right and walked 10 meters. What is the direction he is facing now?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1352\" data-end=\"1368\">\ud83d\udccc <strong data-start=\"1355\" data-end=\"1368\">Solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1438\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1382\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1371\" data-end=\"1382\">10 m East<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1383\" data-end=\"1411\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1411\">Right turn \u279d South \u279d 5 m<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1438\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1414\" data-end=\"1438\">Right turn \u279d West \u279d 10 m<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1440\" data-end=\"1461\">\ud83d\udccc <strong data-start=\"1443\" data-end=\"1461\">Facing: West \u2705<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1463\" data-end=\"1466\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"1468\" data-end=\"1497\">\ud83e\udde9 <strong data-start=\"1474\" data-end=\"1497\">Practice Questions:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1499\" data-end=\"1508\">Q1.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1652\">Sita walks 3 km towards North. Then she turns left and walks 4 km. Again she turns left and walks 3 km. How far is she from the starting point?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1706\"><strong data-start=\"1654\" data-end=\"1666\">Options:<\/strong><br data-start=\"1666\" data-end=\"1669\" \/>A) 4 km<br data-start=\"1676\" data-end=\"1679\" \/>B) 3 km<br data-start=\"1686\" data-end=\"1689\" \/>C) 7 km<br data-start=\"1696\" data-end=\"1699\" \/>D) 5 km<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1708\" data-end=\"1827\">\ud83d\udc49 <strong data-start=\"1711\" data-end=\"1722\">Answer:<\/strong> A) 4 km<br data-start=\"1730\" data-end=\"1733\" \/>(Forms a rectangle: 3 km North \u2192 4 km West \u2192 3 km South \u2192 distance from starting point = 4 km)<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"1832\" \/>\n<h3 class=\"\" data-start=\"1834\" data-end=\"1843\">Q2.<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1844\" data-end=\"1957\">A person walks 6 km towards South, then turns to his left and walks 8 km. What is the direction he is facing now?<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"2006\"><strong data-start=\"1959\" data-end=\"1970\">Answer:<\/strong> \ud83d\udc49 <strong data-start=\"1974\" data-end=\"1982\">East<\/strong><br data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"1985\" \/>(South \u2192 Left \u279d East)<\/p>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2008\" data-end=\"2011\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2013\" data-end=\"2045\">\ud83d\udcd8 <strong data-start=\"2019\" data-end=\"2045\">Tips to Solve Quickly:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ol data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2217\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2080\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2050\" data-end=\"2080\">Draw arrows for each movement.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2081\" data-end=\"2117\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2084\" data-end=\"2117\">Track left\/right turns logically.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2118\" data-end=\"2166\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2121\" data-end=\"2166\">Use Pythagoras theorem if asked for distance.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2217\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2170\" data-end=\"2217\">Memorize the 4-turn table for quick conversion.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2219\" data-end=\"2222\" \/>\n<h2 class=\"\" data-start=\"2224\" data-end=\"2260\">\ud83d\udcda <strong data-start=\"2230\" data-end=\"2260\">From R.S. Aggarwal\u2019s Book:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2262\" data-end=\"2287\">This topic is covered in:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2433\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2288\" data-end=\"2323\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2290\" data-end=\"2323\">Chapter: <strong data-start=\"2299\" data-end=\"2323\">Direction Sense Test<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2324\" data-end=\"2362\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2326\" data-end=\"2362\">Under section: <strong data-start=\"2341\" data-end=\"2362\">Logical Reasoning<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2363\" data-end=\"2433\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2365\" data-end=\"2433\">Exercises include 30\u201350 objective questions with varying complexity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"\" data-start=\"2435\" data-end=\"2438\" \/>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2440\" data-end=\"2455\">Would you like:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2590\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2457\" data-end=\"2492\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2459\" data-end=\"2492\">\u2705 A PDF-style practice worksheet?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2493\" data-end=\"2542\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2495\" data-end=\"2542\">\ud83c\udfa5 Visual explanation\/video script for YouTube?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2543\" data-end=\"2590\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2545\" data-end=\"2590\">\ud83d\udcca Interactive quiz for mobile or online use?<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"2641\">Let me know how you\u2019d like to continue your prep!<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2592\" data-end=\"2641\"><a href=\"http:\/\/103.203.175.90:81\/fdScript\/RootOfEBooks\/E%20Book%20collection%20-%202025\/UPSC\/rs_aggarwal_reasoning.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">General mental ability by Dr. R S Aggarwal &#8211; Direction sense test- East West North South.<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lpude.in\/SLMs\/Master%20of%20Computer%20Applications\/Sem_1\/DEPEA515_ANALYTICAL_SKILLS-I.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Analytical Skills-I &#8211; DEPEA515<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 class=\"LC20lb MBeuO DKV0Md\"><a href=\"https:\/\/raw.githubusercontent.com\/learnguide\/SSCCGL\/master\/Verbal%20%26%20Non-Verbal%20Reasoning%20for%20Competitive%20Exams(LearnGuide.in).pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VERBAL &amp; NON-VERBAL &#8211; GitHub<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General mental ability by Dr. R S Aggarwal &#8211; Direction sense test- East West North South. 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