Out of the five figures marked (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5), four are similar in…
2025
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: C
Classification (odd-one-out) questions ask you to compare all the figures against one shared visual attribute and pick the figure whose attribute breaks the pattern followed by the rest.
Figure (1): the connecting line runs vertically (top to bottom).
Figure (2): the connecting line runs diagonally (upper-left to lower-right).
Figure (3): the connecting line runs horizontally (left to right).
Figure (4): the connecting line runs diagonally (lower-left to upper-right).
Figure (5): the connecting line also runs diagonally (lower-left to upper-right), the same tilt as figure (4).
Four of the five figures — (1), (2), (4) and (5) — are drawn along a vertical or a diagonal axis; only figure (3) is drawn along a horizontal axis, so it is the one figure that breaks the shared pattern.
Figure (3) is therefore the odd one out, so option "3" is the correct choice.