Select a figure from amongst the Answer Figures which will continue the same series as established by the five Problem Figures.

Problem Figures:                          Answer Figures:

  (A)     (B)     (C)     (D)     (E)       (1)     (2)     (3)     (4)     (5)

In each step, both the elements move one space (each space is equal to half-a-side of the square boundary) downwards. Once any of the two elements reaches the lowermost position, then in the next step, it reaches the uppermost position in the next column to the right.

Two and four 'V' shaped elements get inverted alternately.

The symbols move in the sequences and alternately.

A new feature is added at each step (in a set order).

In each step, one line disappears from the upper part of the figure and one line is added to the lower part of the figure.

One of the designs (with white triangle at the centre) moves CW while the other design (with black triangle at the centre) moves ACW.

In each step, the upper element is lost; the middle element reduces in size and becomes the upper element; the lower element enlarges and becomes the middle element and a new element appears at the lower position.

If we label the four elements in the figure as ; then the arrow at position 1-rotates 45 ^oACW and 135 ^oACW alternately; the element at position 2 rotates 90 ^oACW and moves to position 3 in each step; the element at position 3 rotates 90 ^oACW and moves to position 4 in each step and the element at position 4 moves to position 2 and gets replaced by a new element in each step.

In the first step, the elements at the four ends move in the sequence . In each subsequent step, the elements move in the sequence obtained by rotating the previous sequence through 90 ^oACW. Also, in each step, the element that reaches the encircled position gets replaced by a new element.

In one step, one half-leaf is lost from the CW-end and three half-leaves are added at the ACW-end. In the next step, one half-leaf is lost from the CW-end and two half-leaves are added at the ACW-end.