Q55: GOA Prelims 2020 Screening Test: Previous Year Question with Answer

The following figure consists of a 3 x 3 matrix. The matrix consists of 9 different figures. The figures are such that 3 of : them bear a similar relation and form group 1, another 3 figures bear a relation and form group 2 and similarly the rest 3 bear another relationship and form group 3. Find the option which shows all three groups in the correct sequence. [Figure - a 3x3 grid of 9 numbered shapes: 1: a rotated square (diamond outline) with a small cross mark inside. 2: an upward-pointing triangle sitting on a small square base (like a signpost/house shape). 3: a circle sitting on top of a triangle (a balloon-on-a-stick shape). 4: two upward-pointing triangles, one inside the outline of a larger one. 5: a single upward-pointing triangle outline. 6: a rectangle divided by horizontal lines into 3 stacked bands. 7: a circle with a smaller ringed circle at its centre (concentric circles). 8: a plain circle outline. 9: a square with a smaller square centred inside it (concentric squares).]