Select the figure that will replace the question mark (?) in the following figure series.
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Correct answer: D
Explanation
The correct answer is option 4 i.e. 
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In figure 1 to 2 and 3 to 4:
The top 2 elements interchange their position respectively. Bottom right element shifts to bottom left. Bottom left element shifts to middle and middle element shifts to bottom right.
In figure 2 to 3 and 4 to 5:
The top left and top right elements rotate 90° at their position in the anticlockwise direction. The bottom right and bottom left element rotates 90° in the clockwise direction at their position and the middle element rotates 180° at its position.