Which of the option figures completes the given pattern?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) →
The figure is symmetric about both the vertical and the horizontal lines through its centre: each quarter is the mirror image of the quarter beside it. So the missing top-left quarter is the mirror image of the top-right quarter across the vertical line.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. This copies the top-right quarter as it is; the gap needs its mirror image across the vertical line.
Option (3) — Incorrect. This is the correct piece turned through 180°.
Option (4) — Incorrect. The black triangle of the correct piece is missing.