Which option completes the 3 × 3 figure matrix given below?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) →
In each row, the flagpole turns 135° anticlockwise from one figure to the next. In row 3 the figure before the gap shows the flagpole with the flag at its lower-left end, so the missing figure shows the flagpole with the flag at its right end.
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) — Incorrect. It points the right way but is reversed: the flag is on the other side, so it is a mirror image.
Option (3) — Incorrect. It has turned 135° clockwise instead of anticlockwise.
Option (4) — Incorrect. It is turned through 180° instead of 135°.