CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Direction Tests
Neha is facing north. She turns 90° clockwise, then 45° anticlockwise, then 180° clockwise. Which direction is she facing now?
Neha faces south-west. Her bearing goes 0°, 90°, 45°, then 225° after the last half-turn clockwise, and 225° lies midway between south and west.
- ASouth-west
- BSouth-eastCorrect
- CNorth-west
- DWest
Explanation
Using bearings, north is 0°. After 90° clockwise it is 90°. After 45° anticlockwise it is 45°. After 180° clockwise it is 225°. A bearing of 225° is south-west. Check: 225° lies between south at 180° and west at 270°, so south-west is correct.
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