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GATE 2026 EC – Question 3

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

The figure below has exactly three intersecting line segments with a rectangular portion WXYZ missing. Which one of the following options P, Q, R, and S is the missing portion WXYZ?

Diagram for GATE 2026 EC question 3
  1. P
  2. Q
  3. R
  4. S

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Correct answer: (D) S

Explanation

Matching the stubs at the edges: one line runs from the top edge down-right to the right edge near Y, one runs from the bottom edge near Z up-right to the top edge, and one is nearly horizontal from the left edge to the right edge. These give three separate pairwise intersections, which only option S shows.