There is a definite relationship between figures A and B. Establish a similar relationship between figures C and D by selecting a…

Question

There is a definite relationship between figures A and B. Establish a similar relationship between figures C and D by selecting a suitable figure from the answer set that would replace the question mark (?) in figure D.

1. A. 1
2. B. 4 (Correct answer)
3. C. 3
4. D. 2

Correct Answer

Option B — 4

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 4.

Key Points

• Read the change from figure A to figure B as three steps applied together:
  • Every symbol turns upside down. A's `T C ( ) S` inverts to `⊥ Ɔ ( ) S`.
  • The symbols then swap in pairs — first with second, third with fourth — giving `Ɔ ⊥ S ( )`.
  • The symbol that lands in the last place becomes solid, so the brackets become a filled star, and B reads `Ɔ ⊥ S ★`.
• Now apply exactly the same three steps to figure C, which holds `↓ Ɔ ▯ +`:
  • Inverting each symbol gives `↑ C ▯ +`.
  • Swapping the pairs gives `C ↑ + ▯`.
  • Making the final symbol solid turns the open rectangle into a filled circle.
• That produces `C ↑ + ●`, which is answer figure 4.

Additional Information

• Answer figure 1 is the designed trap: it gets the first three symbols right but leaves the last shape hollow, which is the one feature the A-to-B step fixes.
• Figures 2 and 3 replace the plus with a cross, a change nothing in the A-to-B step licenses, so both fail on the third position alone.
• Figure 5 is C left almost untouched — the arrow still points down and the C is still reversed — so it is the option for a candidate who never applied the inversion.
• A reliable habit in figure analogies is to check the count of symbols first, then position, then shading. Here all five options carry four symbols, so position and shading are what decide it.
• Shading changes are easy to overlook because the eye tracks shape and orientation first. Where two options differ only in fill, that difference is almost always the point of the question.