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GATE CE topic:spatial-aptitude PYQs
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Question 2
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The figure below is supposed to show three non-overlapping shapes – one oval and two triangles. Which one of the following figures P, Q, R, or S fits the missing portion indicated by ‘?’ and completes the oval and the two triangles?

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The next figure (indicated by ‘?’) in the sequence is

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

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Based on the relationship between each polygon and the number inside it, the value of ‘X’ is _____
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Consider a string P of length
that is laid out as a straight-line segment. Another string K is laid out as a semicircular arc with string P as its diameter, as represented in Figure (i). When both the strings are shortened by a length
they can be re-arranged such that the shortened string K forms a full circle with the shortened string P as its diameter, as represented in Figure (ii). The value of
is ________ 
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Which one of the patterns labelled P, Q, R, and S is used to generate the following figure?

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A thin wire is used to construct all the edges of a cube of 1 m side by bending, cutting and soldering the wire. If the wire is 12 m long, what is the minimum number of cuts required to construct the wire frame to form the cube?
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The figures I, II and III are parts of a sequence. Which one of the following options comes next in the sequence as IV? Figures I, II and III show circles with different stippled sectors.

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A color model is shown in the figure with color codes: Yellow (Y), Magenta (M), Cyan (Cy), Red (R), Blue (Bl), Green (G), and Black (K).
Which one of the following options displays the color codes that are consistent with the color model?

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An object is said to have an
-fold rotational symmetry if the object, rotated by an angle of
, is identical to the original.Which one of the following objects exhibits 4-fold rotational symmetry about an axis perpendicular to the plane of the screen?
Note: The figures shown are representative.
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