Given below are two sets of figures the problem figures and the answer figures marked (A), (B), (C), and (D). Which of the answer figures would be next in the series of the problem figures?
Show answer & explanation
Correct answer: B
Explanation
Pattern Analysis:
• Movement of the Circle: The circle with a central dot moves counter-clockwise from corner to corner in each successive step: Top-Left → Bottom-Left → Bottom-Right → Top-Right → Top-Left → Bottom-Left.
• Movement of the Arrow: The arrow moves along the bottom edge to the right: Bottom-Left → Bottom-Center → Bottom-Right, pointing upwards.
Therefore, the next figure in the series must have the circle at the bottom-left corner and an upward-pointing arrow at the bottom-right corner, which is shown in option (B).