GATE CS 2025 Set 1 | Question 5

MCQ · 1 mark · −0.33

According to the map shown in the figure, which one of the following statements is correct?

Note: The figure shown is representative.

Map with 1st Main Road running north-south and 5th Cross Road running east-west, north at the top. North-west block: Library above Physics Lab. North-east block: Canteen above Hospital. South-west block: Hostels above Classrooms. South-east block: Chemistry Lab.
  1. Option A: The library is located to the northwest of the canteen.
  2. Option B: The hospital is located to the east of the chemistry lab.
  3. Option C: The chemistry lab is to the southeast of physics lab. (correct)
  4. Option D: The classrooms and canteen are next to each other.

Answer

(C)

Explanation

North is at the top of the map; 1st Main Road separates west from east and 5th Cross Road separates north from south.

  • (A) False: the library is level with the canteen, so it is to the west of it, not the northwest.
  • (B) False: the hospital is directly north of the chemistry lab.
  • (C) True: the physics lab is in the north-west block and the chemistry lab is in the south-east block, so the chemistry lab is to its southeast.
  • (D) False: the classrooms and the canteen are in diagonally opposite blocks.

Answer: C