CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Direction Tests
Seema is facing south-east. She turns 135° clockwise and then 90° anticlockwise. Which direction is she facing finally?
Seema faces south. Her net turn is 135 degrees clockwise minus 90 degrees anticlockwise, which is 45 degrees clockwise. Moving 45 degrees clockwise from south-east brings her to the south direction.
- ASouthCorrect
- BWest
- CSouth-west
- DEast
Explanation
Net turn = 135 - 90 = 45° clockwise. Clockwise order of directions is SE, S, SW, W, NW, N, NE, E. From south-east, 45° clockwise gives south. A mistake of adding both turns would give 225° clockwise, which is north-east.
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