Verbal Reasoning - Direction Sense Test - Discussion

Based on the information provided, you started your journey from the West direction. Here's the step-by-step explanation:

You walked 6 km in an unknown direction.
Then, you turned right (which is a 90-degree clockwise rotation) from your current direction.
You walked 2 km in this new direction, which means you covered a total of 8 km from your starting point (6 km + 2 km).

Next, you turned left (which is a 90-degree counterclockwise rotation) from your current direction. You walked 10 km in this new direction.

In the end, you were moving towards the North direction.
Based on the above information, you started your journey from the West direction, as you turned right initially and then turned left, which would align you towards the North direction from the West direction.

South is the correct answer.

The question says 'from which direction did I start my journey' - so, After the end of the journey if you look back you'll see that he started from south.

If the had been say - 'Towards which direction did I start my journey?' then the answer will have been North.

Hope you got it!

South is the correct answer.

The question says 'from which direction did I start my journey' - so, After the end of the journey if you look back you'll see that he started from the south.

If the had been say - 'Towards which direction did I start my journey?' then the answer will have been North.

The diagrammatic representation, in my opinion, is wrong since its given that he ends up going in north direction, while in the figure, is shown east. So, if we move in reverse order, the answer is that he starts from going in north direction for 6kms.

Therefore, the answer is (A) - north.

Given answer is correct as it isn't asking which direction I was facing at the start of the journey rather they're asking what direction did I start from?

How can he start from north and end up north only without even making a loop? Hence he went from south to north!

North is the correct answer.

Because in the diagram above, eventually I am at east if in the end, I was moving to north, so I have to take a left turn from the east and consequently my starting point will be shifted to left, which is at the north. Am I right?

Don't consider the starting point as a centre.

As he finally reaches to the north so he started from the south as it is completely opposite and it is not asked the reference to starting point so south-west can't be the answer.

Answer B is correct I think. You don't need to think that much complicated. Just follow the direction and finally you'll find that is south as the starting position and the ending position in the same line.

Initially, I thought the right answer is north.

When I saw the question again and thought the 'south' answer is correct only if the question is from which direction I had started to reach the final point?

Answer will be north.

Walked 6 km in north direction then turned right, means now walking in east and cover 2 km now he turned left that means he is again walking in north direction.