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Topic Direction Sense
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 5 years (2021–2026), peaking in 2026.
Key insights
- Most tested in ESE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2026
- Recurs across 2 years (2021–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CISF 2021 → ESE 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (3 of 3) are since 2016.
Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
ESE2026
Nandini walks a distance of 1 km towards North. She then turns left and walks 1 km. Finally she turns right at an angle of 45° and starts walking. In which direction she is moving finally ?
- A South-West
- B North-West
- C North-East
- D South-East
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Logical Reasoning & DI › Analytical Reasoning
ESE2026
Ramesh starts walking from point 'A'. He walks 12 km towards North from there he turns right and walks 4 km, then he again turns right and walks 9 km. How far and which direction is from his starting point ?
- A 13 km East
- B 13 km South
- C 5 km North
- D 5 km North-East
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Logical Reasoning & DI › Analytical Reasoning
CISF2021
A person starts from a point P and walks 1 km along a straight line and then turns to his right and walks straight for 2 km. After that, he turns to his left and walks for 3 km to reach a point Q. What is the straight line distance of the point Q from the point P ?
- A 5 km
- B 2√5 km ✓
- C 2√6 km
- D 4·5 km
✓ Correct answer: (B)
Logical Reasoning & DI › Analytical Reasoning
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