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GATE 2026 XH2 (English) – Question 2

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

In the sequence of tiles shown below, the missing tile indicated by the question mark should be

A row of five tiles made of dots. The first tile has 2 dots, the second has 3 dots, the third is missing and is shown as a dashed tile with a question mark, the fourth has 7 dots and the fifth has 11 dots.
  1. Option A in the figure
  2. Option B in the figure
  3. Option C in the figure
  4. Option D in the figure

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Correct answer: (B) Option B in the figure

Explanation

Count the dots on each tile: 2, 3, ?, 7, 11. These are consecutive prime numbers, so the missing tile has 5 dots. Option B shows 5 dots (the four corners and the centre). Option A has 4 dots, option C has 6 and option D has 8.