Question

Which of the given shapes would complete the sequence ?

• A.

  

• B.

  

• C.

  

• D.

  

Hint:

The heptagon never moves; track the circle, the arrow and the square separately by counting the vertices of the heptagon they jump in each step.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

The heptagon stays fixed and the three symbols sit near its vertices. The arrow always points upwards; only its position changes.
Circle: upper-left vertex, then bottom, then right, then top. Each step it moves 2 vertices of the heptagon anticlockwise.
Arrow: right vertex, then top, then left, then lower-right. Each step it also moves 2 vertices anticlockwise.
Square: lower-left, then top, then lower-right, then upper-left. Each step it moves 3 vertices clockwise.
Next step: the circle goes 2 vertices anticlockwise from the top vertex to the left (lower-left) vertex. The arrow goes 2 vertices anticlockwise from the lower-right vertex to the upper-right vertex. The square goes 3 vertices clockwise from the upper-left vertex to the right (lower-right) vertex.
The figure with the circle at the left, the arrow at the upper right and the square at the right is option 3.
Answer: (3) circle at left, arrow at upper right, square at right