Question

Choose the most appropriate figure which will continue the same sequence below:

• A. Option 1
• B. Option 2
• C. Option 3
• D. Option 4

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Concept:

• In an alternating figure series, separate the outer-frame pattern (which repeats every other term) from the inner-marking pattern (which changes by a fixed step every single term).
• Work out both patterns independently, then combine them to build the missing figure.

Step 1: Identify the outer-frame pattern.
The outer frame alternates strictly between a diamond shape and a square shape from one figure to the next.
Since the figure right before the missing one is a diamond, the missing figure's frame must be a square.

Step 2: Identify how the inner circle is divided.
The circle inside is always split into 4 equal parts, and the way it is split (a diagonal cross for diamond frames, an upright cross for square frames) is tied directly to the outer frame.
Since the missing figure has a square frame, its circle must be split by the upright cross, not the diagonal cross.

Step 3: Track the shaded portion.
Exactly one of the four parts of the circle is shaded black in every figure, and this shaded part shifts by a fixed angle from one figure to the next.
Following this shift across the given figures fixes exactly where the shading must fall in the sixth figure.

Step 4: Match this against the options.
The option with a diamond outline is ruled out immediately, since the frame must be a square.
Among the remaining square-framed options, only one has the shaded part in the exact position the rotation rule predicts, and it correctly uses the upright cross.

Final Answer: Option 4