Identify the option figure that when put in place of the question mark (?) will logically complete the series.
Correct Answer :
Solution :
To determine which option figure logically completes the series, we can trace the movement of the shapes across the positions in each successive box.
Let us define the five positions within each box as:
- TL: Top-Left
- TR: Top-Right
- C: Center
- BL: Bottom-Left
- BR: Bottom-Right
By analyzing the transition from Box 1 to Box 2, we observe a cyclic counter-clockwise/shifting movement among the five positions:
- The element in Center (C) moves to Top-Left (TL) (e.g., Up Arrow in Box 1 moves to TL in Box 2).
- The element in Top-Left (TL) moves to Bottom-Left (BL) (e.g., Circle in Box 1 moves to BL in Box 2).
- The element in Bottom-Left (BL) moves to Bottom-Right (BR) (e.g., Triangle in Box 1 moves to BR in Box 2).
- The element in Bottom-Right (BR) moves to Top-Right (TR) (e.g., Square in Box 1 moves to TR in Box 2).
- The element in Top-Right (TR) moves to Center (C) (e.g., Down Arrow in Box 1 moves to Center in Box 2).
Thus, the positional shifting rule is:
Let us verify this pattern from Box 3 to Box 4:
- Center (Square) moves to TL (Square).
- TL (Down Arrow) moves to BL (Down Arrow).
- BL (Up Arrow) moves to BR (Up Arrow).
- BR (Circle) moves to TR (Circle).
- TR (Triangle) moves to Center (Triangle).
This perfectly matches the figure shown in Box 4.
Now, applying the same rule to transition from Box 4 to Box 5 (the question mark ):
- Center (Triangle) moves to TL Triangle at TL.
- TL (Square) moves to BL Square at BL.
- BL (Down Arrow) moves to BR Down Arrow at BR.
- BR (Up Arrow) moves to TR Up Arrow at TR.
- TR (Circle) moves to Center Circle at Center.
Summarizing the positions for the correct option figure (Box 5):
- Top-Left (TL): Triangle
- Bottom-Left (BL): Square
- Center (C): Circle
- Top-Right (TR): Up Arrow
- Bottom-Right (BR): Down Arrow
Comparing this with the given options, the second option figure (Option B, from image_2.webp) matches this layout exactly.
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