If South-east is called East, North-west is called West, South-west is called South and so-on, what will North be called ?

The problem involves a systematic rotation of the compass directions. In a standard compass, the cardinal directions are North, East, South, and West, with intermediate points like North-east and South-east. According to the puzzle, South-east is renamed East, North-west is renamed West, and South-west is renamed South. By analyzing these shifts, we observe that each direction is being replaced by the direction located 45 degrees clockwise from it (or the entire compass is rotated 45 degrees anti-clockwise). Specifically, East (originally at 90°) is now represented by South-east (135°), and South (180°) is represented by South-west (225°). Following this consistent 45-degree clockwise shift, the original North direction (0°/360°) will be renamed after the direction 45 degrees clockwise from it, which is North-west. Therefore, North will be called North-west.

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