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9. FIGURE MATRIX

In this type of questions, more than one set of figures is given in the form of a matrix, all of
t h e m following the same rule. The candidate is required to analyse the complete sets; find
out the c o m m o n rule and then on its basis, find the missing figure in the incomplete set.

Example 1 ; Select one alternative figure out of (a), (b), (c) and (d), which completes
the given matrix.

M Eg X
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A A ?

—
X * o
(a) <t» (0
(Assistant Grade, 1994)

Solution : Clearly, in the first and second rows, the second figure is the inner part of the
first figure and the third figure is the inner part of the second figure.
Thus, the missing figure should be the inner pari of the second figure in third
row. i.e. a small circle.
Hence, the answer ts (d).

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314 Non- Verbal Reasoning

EXERCISE 9~]
Directions : In each of the following questions, find out which of the answer figures (a),
(b), (c) and (d) completes the figure - matrix ?
1. —
A -o
2.
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0 A ? (Asstt. Grade. 1995) •• ?
(Railways. 1994)

« •••
-O-

V A
(a) <t» (d (d> (J) (6) (0 <d)
3. 4.
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> B
DHB i
r
i
?
i

(a) (tt <c) <d) (* iw (0 «J>

+*
5. 6.

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o|o

t - J- o <8> n
ti u ?
(Railways. 1993)
9

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H P
oQo
®
fl
V

(a) (tt (c) <dl (a) (tt (c> «fi

7.
Oo Qco Xjjooo
©A 0

<3> Q» Qa»
A E ®
Cb O n (Assistant Grade,
1995) 0 ® ?

n-m

(a)
ODD

(tt
0 °

(d
Qtb

(di
\ / /.\ A A
0
(a) (tt (0 <d>

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9. 10.

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(a) (b) (0 (d> (a) (bj (0 (dj

11. A 12.

O
A

+ +
A O
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A AAA
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,,
+ +
+ +

• •• ?
B 1993) X X ?

• • [SB
(a) (b) (c) (dj (a) <t# <c) (d)

13. 14.

o N
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r
OO/

®
?
(Asstt. Grade. 1996) 0 ?

(a)
\oo

(b)
. v o o

(0
o
O
k

(d\
r
(a)
" V

(b) (ci
o(dj
15.

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16.
< 0 ,
< i > <E>

< 0 ,
OO G
< 0 =
< 0 . ?
©® ?

< y >
< 0 =
< i >
©o
(a) (b) (4 (dj (a) (bj (ci (dj
(Investigators' Exam, 1992)

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25. 26.

X
I / —

mn ?
H
?
X I / —•
(C.BJ. 1993)

o <>
(a) (tt (0 (d) (a) (tt (C) w
27. 28.

Ph 1* A
ft

A ?
& ?
O ( A s s i s t a n t Grade,
1996)

m fti Pi & e & e

(a) (tt (tt (a) (« (0 (tt

29.

\ >X 30.

X \ 9 n A
/ x\ ?
a ? (Investigators'
Exam. 1992)

X < X
(a)
X/
(« (c) (tt
a
(a) (tt (0 (tt

31. 32.
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ft1
r
4 -
5 tt

• -
?
St1 (Asstt. Grade. 1994)

4 - - * * * s
(a) (tt <c) (tt (a) (tt (0 (tt

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33.

s ?
34.

•o
A •
8 O • A (S.S.C. 1995)

oio^l fc^
(a) (« (c) (d\ <«) (« (0 M
35.

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A m ®
m© ?
(S.S.C. 1995)

A A A A
(a) (6) (e) (0,

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ANSWERS

1. ( 6 ) : B a c h r o w o f t h e m a t r i x c o n t a i n * o n e circlc w i t h t w o bars, o n e w i t h t h r e e b a r * a n d
o n e circle w i t h four bars.
2. (ft): T h e l i n e i n s i d e t h e s q u a r e m o v e s f r o m OIK? c o r n e r t o a n o t h e r c l o c k w i s e , a s w e
m o v e f r o m l e f t to right in a row.
3. ( d ) : T h e t h i r d t i l e f r o m t h e l e f t , i n a r o w has d e s i g n w h i c h i s a union o f t h e d e s i g n s o f
t h e t w o t i l e s o n its l e f t .
4. ( c ) : T h e t h i r d c o l o u m n c o n t a i n s t h e l i n e w h i c h i s c o m m o n t o t h e d e s i g n s i n t h e fn> t
t w o columns.
5. ( a ) : S e c o n d f i g u r e i n e a c h r o w c o n s i s t s o f f i r s t a r r o w o f t h e f i r s t f i g u r e a s such a n d t h e
s e c o n d o n e i n a n i n v e r t e d p o s i t i o n . T h e t h i r d f i g u r e consists o f t h e f i r s t a r r o w o f
t h e f i r s t f i g u r e i n a n i n v e r t e d p o s i t i o n a n d t h e second a r r o w a s such.
6. ( 6 ) : A s w e m o v e f r o m t h e f i r s t t o t h e s e c o n d f i g u r e i n a row, t h e f i g u r e g e t s i n t e r s e c t e d
b y t w o m u t u a l l y p e r p e n d i c u l a r lines. I n t h e n e x t step, d o t s a p p e a r a t t h e e n d s b f
these lines and the lines d i s a p p e a r to g i v e the third figure.
7. ( a ) : I n e a c h row, t h e n u m b e r o f s m a l l e r f i g u r e s i n c r e a s e b y o n e a t each s t e p f r o m l e f t t o
right.
8. ( c ) : T h e r e a r e 3 o u t e r figures ( c i r c l e , t r i a n g l e & s q u a r e ) , 3 i n n e r f i g u r e s (circle,
triangle and square) and 3 types of shading—plane, line and dark.
9. (c): E a c h f i g u r e in t h i r d r o w c o m p r i s e s of f i g . 1 of first r o w in i n v e r t e d p o s i t i o n a n d fig.
2 a s i t is.
10. ( d ) : T h e third figure in each row is the union of first t w o figures.
11. ( a ) : T h e n u m b e r of objects increases by 1 at each step f r o m left to right in each row.
12. ( 6 ) : T h e f i r s t f i g u r e i n e a c h r o w i s c o m p l e t e l y u n s h a d e d , t h e second o n e has o n e - f o u r t h
part shaded and t h e third o n e is half shaded.
13. ( 6 ) : In each figure, t h e circles a r e t o w a r d s the longer line. T h e n u m b e r of circles
i n c r e a s e s b y 1 a t e a c h s t e p f r o m l e f t t o r i g h t i n e a c h row. A l s o , t h e p o s i t i o n s o f t h e
lines in t h e first and third figures are identical.
14. ( c ) : T h e third figure in each row comprises of the parts common to the first two
figures.
15. ( a ) : I n t h e t h i r d row, t h e i n n e r c i r c l e w i t h t h e b a r m o v e s 90* c l o c k w i s e a t e a c h s t e p .
Also, t h e r e a r e 3 types of side f i g u r e s — t r i a n g l e , circle and square, of which only
s q u a r e r e m a i n s u n u s e d i n t h e t h i r d row.
16. ( 6 ) : T h e t h i r d f i g u r e i n e a c h r o w c o m p r i s e s o f p a r t s w h i c h a r e not c o m m o n t o t h e f i r s t
t w o figures.
17. ( f t ) : T h e n u m b e r o f s q u a r e s f o l l o w t h e p a t t e r n + 1 i n f i r s t row, > 2 i n second r o w a n d + 3
in third row.
18. ( c ) : T h e t h i r d f i g u r e i n e a c h r o w c o m p r i s e s o f p a r t s w h i c h a r e not c o m m o n t o t h e f i r s t
t w o figures.
19. ( a ) : T h e r e are three types of a r r o w s — a single a r r o w with a line, a double a r r o w and a
triple arrow. T h e r e ore 3 positions of a r r o w s — u p w a r d s , d o w n w a r d s and sideways
t o w a r d s r i g h t . T h e a r r o w s h a v e 3 t y p e s o f b a s e s — p l a n e , r e c t a n g u l a r and circular.
E a c h o f t h e s e f e a t u r e s i s used o n c e i n e a c h r o w .
20. ( d ) : T h e n u m b e r o f d o t s i n t h e s e c o n d f i g u r e i s t h r i c e the n u m b e r i n t h e f i r s t f i g u r e i n
e a c h row.
21. ( 6 ) : T h e n u m b e r o f e a c h t y p e o f f i g u r e s d e c r e a s e s b y 1 a t each s t e p f r o m l e f t t o r i g h t i n
each row.
22. ( d ) : T h e r e a r e 3 t y p e s o f f a c e s . 3 t y p e s o f h a n d s a n d 3 t y p e s o f legs. E a c h t y p e i s used
o n c e i n e a c h row. So, t h e f e a t u r e s not used i n t h e f i r s t t w o f i g u r e s o f t h e t h i r d r o w
would together from the missing figure
23. ( r f ) : T h e t h i r d f i g u r e i n e a c h r o w c o m p r i s e s o f p a r t s w h i c h a r e not c o m m o n t o t h e f i r s t
t w o figures.

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