Choose the figure which is different from the rest. In each problem, out of…
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Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
In each problem, out of the five figures marked (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), four are similar in a certain manner. However, one figure is not like the other four. Choose the figure which is different from the rest.
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
- A.
1
- B.
2
- C.
3
- D.
4
- E.
5
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Correct answer: B
Concept: In figure-classification (odd-one-out) problems, four figures are built from one shared set of component shapes in fixed counts; the outlier is the one figure whose set of components breaks that shared composition, not merely the one that looks different at a glance.
Application: Figures (1), (3), (4) and (5) are each built from exactly four components — one closed square, one three-sided cup-shaped bracket, one two-sided L-shaped bracket, and one short straight line segment — just placed differently inside the outline. Figure (2) instead is built from a square and two two-sided L-shaped brackets: it has no three-sided cup-shaped bracket and no straight line segment, so its component set breaks the shared pattern.
Common composition (matching figures): 1 square + 1 cup-shaped (3-sided) bracket + 1 L-shaped (2-sided) bracket + 1 straight line — one of each.
Figure (2)'s composition: 1 square + 2 L-shaped (2-sided) brackets — no cup-shaped bracket, no straight line.
Cross-check: Re-counting confirms every other figure has one-of-each of the four components, while Figure (2) repeats one component type and is missing two others — this cross-checks the pattern.
Result: Figure (2) is different from the rest.