'East' is related to 'West' in the same way as 'North-east' is related to '______
South-West
Understanding Directional Relationships and Analogies
The question asks us to find the relationship between 'North-east' and another direction, based on the relationship provided between 'East' and 'West'. This is a type of analogy question that deals with spatial or directional relationships.
Let's first analyse the given relationship:
- 'East' is related to 'West'.
On a standard compass or map, East and West are directly opposite directions. Moving East takes you in the opposite direction of moving West.
Now, we need to apply the same relationship to 'North-east'. The relationship is 'opposite'. Therefore, we need to find the direction that is directly opposite to 'North-east'.
To find the opposite of a compound direction like 'North-east', we can consider the opposite of its components:
- The opposite of 'North' is 'South'.
- The opposite of 'East' is 'West'.
Combining the opposites of the components, the direction opposite to 'North-east' is 'South-west'.
Visually, imagine a compass. North is at the top, South at the bottom, East to the right, and West to the left. North-east is diagonally between North and East. The direction diagonally opposite to North-east would be located between South and West, which is South-west.
Let's look at the options provided:
- South-east
- South-West
- North
- South
Comparing our derived opposite direction ('South-west') with the options, we find that Option 2 matches.
Therefore, 'East' is related to 'West' in the same way as 'North-east' is related to 'South-West'.
Revision Table: Key Directional Opposites
| Direction | Opposite Direction |
|---|---|
| North | South |
| South | North |
| East | West |
| West | East |
| North-east | South-west |
| South-west | North-east |
| North-west | South-east |
| South-east | North-west |
Additional Information: Concepts of Directions
Directions are fundamental concepts used for navigation and spatial orientation. They are typically based on the four cardinal directions: North, South, East, and West.
- Cardinal Directions: These are the four main directions: North (N), South (S), East (E), West (W).
- Intercardinal Directions (or Ordinal Directions): These are the four directions found exactly halfway between the cardinal directions: North-east (NE), South-east (SE), South-west (SW), North-west (NW).
Understanding the arrangement of these directions on a compass rose is key to solving directional analogy problems. Opposite directions are those that lie 180 degrees apart from each other on the compass.
Important Questions from Direction and Distance
- Vijendra walks a certain distance, say X metres, from his home towards the west. Then he turns left and walks 23 metres. After that, he turns left and walks 36 metres. Then he turns left again to walk 23 metres. He finally turns left and walks 18 metres to reach his home. Find the value of X.
Gaurav exits from the backdoor of his north-facing house and walks 25 m straight, then he takes a left turn and walks 36 m, then he turns left and walks 47 m. He turns left again and walks 36 m. How far and in which direction is he from his house now?
Reeta is standing facing south-east. First, she turns 135° clockwise. After that, she turns 90 ° anticlockwise. Then she turns 45 ° clockwise, followed by a 135 ° anticlockwise turn. In which direction is she facing now?
Sahasra started running from her house towards the north. After 40 meters she turned left and ran for 75 meters. She then turned right and ran for 30 meters, and again turned right to run 75 meters. In which direction was she running finally?
At the time of sunset, Lopa and Kritika are sitting facing each other. If the shadow of Lopa falls to the right of Kritika, in which direction is Kritika facing?
