General Aptitude TestNon-Verbal ReasoningComplete the pattern

Select the option figure that should take the place of the question m…

Select the option figure that should take the place of the question mark in the matrix.

Problem figure

Answer & explanation

Correct answer: option 2

The correct answer is Option (2) →

In each row, the third figure is the first figure with the lines of the second figure taken away. Doing the same with the first two figures of row 3 gives the missing figure.

Figure for the solution

Why the other options are incorrect

Option (1) — Incorrect. It puts the two figures together instead of taking the second away from the first.
Option (3) — Incorrect. One line of the correct figure is missing.
Option (4) — Incorrect. It has an extra line that is in neither of the first two figures.