A current-carrying coil is placed with its plane in the magnetic meridian of the earth. When seen from the east side a clockwise current is set up in the coil. The magnetic field at its center will be directed towards

A current-carrying coil is placed with its plane in the magnetic meridian of the earth. When seen from the east side a clockwise current is set up in the coil. The magnetic field at its center will be directed toward the west. 

Here, a clockwise current is generated in a current-carrying coil that is positioned with its plane in the magnetic meridian of the earth (north-south direction). According to the right-hand rule, when viewed from the east, the curled fingers point in the direction of the current (in this case, north), while the thumb points in the direction of the magnetic field at its core (in this case, west).