Directions for questions

Directions for questions  1-5:In each of the following questions, group the given figures into three classes using each figure only once.1.

A. 2,4,7; 1,6,9; 3,5,8
B. 1,3,5; 2,6,7; 4,8,9
C. 1,5,7; 2,3,6; 4,8,9
D. 1,3,5; 2,4,7; 6,8,9 

1, 6, 9 are figures which are half shaded by slanting lines.
2, 4, 7 are all divided into equal parts (either three or four parts) by straight lines and also have a black circle at the centre.
3, 5, 8 have similar designs and have their four corners shaded black.

Answer: Option A.

2.

A.1,7,9; 2,3,6; 4,5,8
B. 1,2,9; 3,4,6; 5,7,8
C. 1,6,8; 2,4,7; 3,5,9
D. 1,7,8; 2,9,3; 6,4,5 

1, 7, 9 contain two similar elements one inside the other but not touching each other.
2, 3, 6 contain two similar elements one inside the other and both touching each other.
4, 5, 8 are divided into equal parts by straight lines emerging from the centre.

Answer: Option A.

3.

A. 1,4,7; 2,5,9; 3,8,6
B. 2,6,9; 1,4,7; 5,8,3
C. 1,4,7; 2,3,6; 5,8,9
D. 3,5,1; 4,7,8; 6,2,9 

5, 8, 9 are objects having both base as well as upper lid.
2, 3, 6 are objects having base but not upper lid.
1, 4, 7 are objects which have neither a base nor an upper lid attached to them.

Answer: Option C.

4.

A. 1,3,9; 2,5,8; 4,6,7
B. 1,5,8; 4,6,7; 2,3,9
C. 2,5,9; 1,3,8; 2,6,7
D. 1,8,9; 4,6,7; 2,3,5 

1, 5, 8 are all open figures bisected by a line segment.
4, 6, 7 are all closed figures touching a line segment.
2, 3, 9 are all closed figures intersected by a line.

Answer: Option B.

5.

A. 1,2,6; 3,4,7; 5
B. 1,3; 2,6; 4,5,7
C. 1,2,6,7; 3; 4,5
D. 1,3; 2,4,5; 6,7 

1, 3 contain a V-shaped element inside a geometrical figure.
2, 4, 5 contain two similar elements, one placed inside the other and touching it.
6, 7 contain geometrical figures which are divided into four equal parts by two mutually perpendicular straight lines.

Answer: Option D.