Question

Image P shows an object as seen from the top. Which of the objects given below will appear as shown in image P when viewed from the top? Consider all the objects are made with opaque solids.

• A. A
• B. B
• C. C
• D. D

Hint:

A top view only records left-right and front-back position - height never shows up in it. So trace only the horizontal path traced by the handle of each object: if it stays directly above the straight line joining the two bases, it will read as a straight bar from above; if it curves sideways at any point, it will not.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A, B, C

Step 1: Analyzing the image P.
Image P shows an object viewed from the top, consisting of a horizontal bar connecting two cylindrical objects. Based on this observation, we need to match this view with the options provided.
Step 2: Analyzing the options.
(A) Object A: This is correct because the two cylindrical parts are connected by a horizontal bar, which matches the view shown in image P.
(B) Object B: This is correct as it also has a similar structure with a horizontal bar connecting cylindrical shapes.
(C) Object C: This option is also correct as it has a horizontal element linking the cylindrical parts.
(D) Object D: This option is incorrect because the shape does not match the view of a horizontal bar and cylindrical objects in image P.
Step 3: Conclusion.
The correct answers are (A), (B), and (C), as they match the structure of the object shown in image P.

Answer 2

Concept:

• In a top (plan) view, only the horizontal position of every point matters; height above the ground is invisible. A handle that arches straight up and back down still appears as a straight line from above, as long as it never swings sideways.
• Only a connector that bends out of the vertical plane containing the two bases will show up as a curved or offset line in the top view.

Step 1: Read what image P actually fixes.
Image P is a straight bar joining two circles. This fixes only the plan positions of the two cup rims and the connector between them; it says nothing about how high the connector arches.

Step 2: Trace the horizontal footprint of the handle in each option.
In options A, B, and C, the connecting handle rises and falls entirely within the vertical plane that passes through both cup centres. It never swings out to the left or right of that line.

Step 3: Project each traced footprint onto the ground.
Since the handles in A, B, and C stay directly above the straight line joining the two cup centres, their top view collapses to a single straight segment between the two circles, exactly matching image P.

Step 4: Check option D for a sideways deviation.
In option D, the handle bends sideways as well as vertically, so its horizontal footprint is not a straight line between the two centres but a bent or offset path. Viewed from above, this produces a kinked line, not the plain straight bar shown in P.

Final Answer: A, B, and C