Question 2
If we consider the +ive x - axis, +ive y - axis and +ive z - axis, then X X Y = Z ie, X X Y is along +ive z - axis
Now consider the vector A pointing vertically upwards( along +ive x - axis ) and B pointing north ( along +ive y - axis ), then A X B is along the +ive z - axis, that is, along the west.