GATE CS 2025 Set 1 Q.5: Spatial Aptitude

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

Note: The figure shown is representative.

Campus map showing 1st Main Road running North-South and 5th Cross Road running East-West. North-West quadrant has Library above Physics Lab; North-East quadrant has Canteen above Hospital; South-West quadrant has Hostels above Classrooms; South-East quadrant has Chemistry Lab and a compass rose with N up, S down, W left, E right.

The library is located to the northwest of the canteen.

The hospital is located to the east of the chemistry lab.

The chemistry lab is to the southeast of physics lab.

The classrooms and canteen are next to each other.

Official answer and solution

Official answer: C
From: Official GATE 2025 answer key

Solution

Use the standard compass directions shown on the map (North up, South down, West left, East right) to check the relative positions of each pair of buildings.

Checking each option against the map and compass rose:

(A) The Library is directly west of the Canteen (same horizontal level), not northwest.
(B) The Hospital is directly north of the Chemistry Lab, not east.
(C) The Chemistry Lab is located both south (below 5th Cross Road) and east (right of 1st Main Road) of the Physics Lab, which means it is to the southeast of the Physics Lab. This statement is correct.
(D) The Classrooms (bottom-left) and Canteen (top-right) are in opposite corners of the map.

Final answer

Option (C)

The answer is the one in the official GATE answer key. The solution is this site's own explanation.

Source

Paper: GATE 2025 Computer Science and Information Technology - Session 1 (CS1)
Question: 5 of 65
Section: General Aptitude

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