Consider the following diagrams: [diagrams not included] Which one of

Consider the following diagrams: [diagrams not included] Which one of the following is the missing number in the diagrams given above?

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UPSC CAPF – 2018

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The diagrams mentioned in the question are not provided, making it impossible to definitively determine the pattern and the missing number based solely on the given information. Assuming this is a standard reasoning puzzle from a known source where option A (1) is the correct answer, a plausible pattern that could lead to this answer is that the number in the center of each diagram is the sum of the numbers around it. If we assume this pattern and apply it to the diagram with the missing number (let’s call it ‘?’), and if the numbers around the missing number are 4, 1, and 5, and the central number is 11, then the equation would be 4 + 1 + 5 + ? = 11. Solving for ?, we get 10 + ? = 11, which means ? = 1. This aligns with option A. However, this explanation relies entirely on a hypothetical pattern derived without the actual diagrams.

This type of question requires identifying a mathematical or logical pattern connecting the numbers in the diagrams. Without the diagrams, the pattern cannot be deduced.

Common patterns in such diagram-based puzzles include sums, differences, products, squares, cubes, sequences, or positional logic applied to the numbers provided in a structured way (e.g., numbers in a circle, grid, or matrix). The hypothetical pattern (sum of outer numbers equals the inner number) is one common type.

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