Composition refers to the organization, arrangement, and combination of objects within the borders of a drawing space. For a great drawing, you want to bring the eyes of the viewer toward your center of interest within an aesthetically pleasing composition.
The idea that clockwise motion represents the forward motion of time so powerful that it's hard to look at such a watch or clock without having the slightly unsettling feeling that time is running backwards.
If you're looking down on the earth from above the North Pole, it rotates counter-clockwise. But if you're looking down at the earth while standing on the south pole, it rotates clockwise! The earth rotate counterclockwise. It's either a trick question or the poser is unfamiliar with spacial relations.