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GATE 2026 CE (CE1) – Question 5

General Aptitude · Spatial Aptitude: Spatial Reasoning and Visualization · 1 mark · Multiple choice

Which one of the following figures P, Q, R, or S, correctly shows the 45° clockwise-rotated version of figure (I)?

A square block pattern (I), and four candidate patterns P, Q, R and S, each shown rotated to stand on a corner.
  1. P
  2. Q
  3. R
  4. S

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Correct answer: (B) Q

Explanation

Rotating figure (I) by 45° clockwise and laying the result over each option, only Q matches the rotated pattern closely. P, R and S differ in several cells.