West
The problem is a directional reasoning question, which requires an understanding of cardinal and intercardinal directions. Let's solve this problem step-by-step:
- First, understand the given condition: South-East becomes North. This means that every direction we know has shifted. The direction that traditionally is South-East is now being called North.
- Visualizing this on a compass:
- Originally, the compass directions are:
- North
- South
- East
- West
- Intercardinal directions: North-East, South-East, South-West, North-West
- If South-East is now considered North, then we need to rotate the entire compass anti-clockwise so that South-East points to the position of North.
- Originally, the compass directions are:
- The next step is to determine what direction the traditional North-East points to after the shift.
- Before the shift, North-East is 45 degrees clockwise from North.
- After the shift (where South-East is North), 45 degrees clockwise from the new North (which is traditional South-East) would be the position of North-East originally, but now that becomes West.
- Therefore, when South-East is considered North, North-East will become West.
Therefore, the correct answer is:
West
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?
