Which option completes the 3 × 3 figure matrix given below?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) →
Every row and every column has one triangle, one diamond and one square, and each of the marks inside (short line, dot and cross) also appears once in every row and every column. Row 1 still needs a square and a cross, so the missing figure is a square with a cross inside.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. Column 2 already has a triangle, so the gap cannot have one.
Option (3) — Incorrect. Row 1 already has a short line inside a shape.
Option (4) — Incorrect. Row 1 already has a dot inside a shape.