Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked A, B, C, D and…
2024
Each of the following questions consists of five figures marked A, B, C, D and E called the Problem Figures followed by five other figures marked 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 called the Answer Figures. Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.
Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.
Problem Figures: Answer Figures:
(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
5
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: D
Concept: In a figure-series item built from four corner symbols, the pattern combines two independent rules applied every step: (1) all four symbols shift one corner further in a fixed anti-clockwise cycle (top-left → bottom-left → bottom-right → top-right → top-left), and (2) a vertical flip is applied only to the symbol landing in one particular corner each step, and that corner alternates between bottom-right and top-left on successive steps; the top-right and bottom-left corners never flip the symbol that arrives there.
Application: From Problem Figure A to B, every symbol shifts one corner anti-clockwise. The pin arriving at the bottom-right corner flips vertically (ball-down becomes ball-up); the other three arrivals keep their orientation. From B to C, the same anti-clockwise shift repeats, but the flip now falls on the top-left corner: the triangle arriving there flips from upward to downward; other arrivals stay unchanged. From C to D, the flip returns to the bottom-right corner: the S-curve arriving there flips to its mirrored form. From D to E, the flip is back at the top-left corner: the corner-bracket arriving there flips to its mirrored form.
Continuing to the next figure, the flip must switch back to the bottom-right corner: the corner-bracket at top-left of E carries to bottom-left unchanged; the pin at bottom-left of E carries to bottom-right and flips; the triangle at bottom-right of E carries to top-right unchanged (still pointing downward); and the S-curve at top-right of E carries to top-left unchanged (still in its mirrored form).
Cross-check: This predicted figure — mirrored S-curve at top-left, downward-pointing triangle at top-right, flipped corner-bracket at bottom-left, and a ball-down pin at bottom-right — matches exactly the answer figure marked 5. Hence Answer Figure 5 continues the series.