In each of the following questions, group the given figures into three classes…
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In each of the following questions, group the given figures into three classes using each figure only once.
- A.
1,3,9 ; 2,5,6 ; 4,7,8
- B.
1,3,9 ; 2,7,8 ; 4,5,6
- C.
1,2,4 ; 3,5,7 ; 6,8,9
- D.
1,3,6 ; 2,4,8 ; 5,7,9
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Correct answer: A
Concept: In figure-classification questions, figures are grouped by a shared structural rule, not by overall visual resemblance. Look for repeating construction patterns such as: (a) a smaller shape enclosed inside a larger outer shape, (b) a shape split into four sections by two perpendicular lines through its centre, or (c) two shapes of the same broad type but different sizes, joined to each other.
Application: Examining all nine figures against these rules:
Figures 1, 3, 9: each shows a smaller shape (a triangle or circle) enclosed inside a larger outer shape (a cube, an octagon, a circle) - the containment rule.
Figures 2, 5, 6: each is split into four sections by two perpendicular lines running through the centre - the division rule.
Figures 4, 7, 8: each is made of two shapes of the same broad type but different sizes, joined at a corner or side - the attachment rule.
Cross-check: Every one of the nine figures is used exactly once, and no figure satisfies two rules at once, so the groups 1,3,9 ; 2,5,6 ; 4,7,8 are mutually exclusive and exhaustive.