Direction remapping puzzle: determine the new label for “West” after rotation Mapping given: South-East → North, North-East → West, and similarly for other directions. Apply the same remapping rule to “West” and choose the correct new direction.
Verbal Reasoning
Direction Sense Test
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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ANorth-East
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BNorth-West
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CSouth-East
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DSouth-West
Answer
Correct Answer: South-East
Explanation
Approach Encode 8 compass points as steps (N=0, NE=1, E=2, SE=3, S=4, SW=5, W=6, NW=7).
Find the shift SE(3) → N(0) and NE(1) → W(6) both imply a shift of −3 steps (mod 8).
Apply to West W(6) − 3 = 3 ⇒ direction 3 = South-East.