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
The darkened asterisk sign moves one position left and then back to its original position again in the next step and this repeats.
The circle moves by one position in an anticlockwise direction in each step.
The triangle moves in an anticlockwise direction by one position in the first step, by two positions in the second, by three positions in the third, and so on.