If ‘North-East’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-East’ is called ‘North’, ‘South-West’…
2023
If ‘North-East’ is called ‘West’, ‘South-East’ is called ‘North’, ‘South-West’ is called ‘East’ and ‘North-West’ is called ‘South’, what will ‘East’ be called?
- A.
North-West
- B.
North-East
- C.
South-West
- D.
South-East
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Correct answer: A
Solution: Label the eight compass points in order: N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, NW (indices 0…7). Given mappings: NE→W, SE→N, SW→E, NW→S. This corresponds to shifting each direction forward by 5 positions (mod 8).