निम्नांकित चित्रों पर विचार कीजिए :
ऊपर चित्र (I) से (VI) तक में कुछ भाग नियमित दिशाओं में अपनी स्थितियाँ बदलते हुए दिखाए गए हैं। उसी अनुक्रम का अनुसरण करते हुए नीचे दिए गए चित्रों में से कौन-सा चरण (VII) में आएगा?
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Consider the following figures:
In the figures (I) to (VI) above, some parts are shown to change their positions in regular directions. Following the same sequence, which of the figures given below will appear at (VII) stage?
(a) Figure: triangle in the upper-left sector, square in the lower-right sector · (b) Figure: square in the top sector, triangle in the lower-left sector · (c) Figure: square and triangle together in the bottom sector · (d) Figure: triangle in the top sector, square in the bottom sector
उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English
Answer: (b)
The square moves one sector clockwise at each step and the triangle one sector anticlockwise. At stage (VII) the square returns to the top and the triangle to the lower left — option (b).
- Name the sectors clockwise: top, upper right, lower right, bottom, lower left, upper left.
- Square in (I)–(VI): top, upper right, lower right, bottom, lower left, upper left — one step clockwise each time.
- Triangle in (I)–(VI): lower left, bottom, lower right, upper right, top, upper left — one step anticlockwise each time.
- Stage (VII): the square moves from upper left to top; the triangle moves from upper left to lower left.
- Check: after six steps both are back where they were in (I), as expected in a six-sector circle.
Remember · Track each moving part separately — its direction and step size; after a full cycle the figure repeats.
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper II (2018, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 1 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·