What would be there in place of ‘?’?

The correct answer is Option (2) → 36

In each figure the top number is a base, and the other three are its powers 2, 3 and 4: the square on the right, the cube at the bottom and the fourth power on the left.

• First figure: \(4^2=16\), \(4^3=64\), \(4^4=256\)

• Second figure: \(5^2=25\), \(5^3=125\), \(5^4=625\)

• Third figure: \(6^3=216\), \(6^4=1296\), so the missing square is \(6^2=36\)