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Q146 (IAS/2010) Geography › Maps & Locations › Thematic map skills Answer Verified

In a meeting, the map of a village was placed in such a manner that south-east becomes north, north-east becomes west and so on. What will south become ?

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Your answer: —  Â·  Correct: B
Explanation

The problem uses standard cardinal and intercardinal directions (N, E, S, W and NE, SE, SW, NW) as reference points [2]. Given SE maps to N and NE maps to W, the transformation is a rotation of 135° clockwise (or −135°), since SE (between S and E) moves to N and NE moves to W. Applying that same rotation to S (which lies between E and W opposite N) sends S 135° clockwise to the position of NE. Therefore, under this mapping south will become north‑east.

Sources

  1. [1] Exploring Society:India and Beyond. Social Science-Class VI . NCERT(Revised ed 2025) > Chapter 1: Locating Places on the Earth > LET'S EXPLORE > p. 10
  2. [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Points_of_the_compass
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