If south-east becomes north, then west becomes:
ANorth-east
BSouth-east
CNorth-west
DSouth-west
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. North-east
1. Rotation from SE to N is 135 degrees anticlockwise.
2. Apply the same rotation to W.
3. W rotated 135 degrees anticlockwise gives NE.
4. So west becomes north-east.
_Source: SSC CGL Reasoning (Direction Sense), standard PYQ patterns_
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