Embedded Figures
🔒 Log in to trackFind a small figure hidden inside a bigger one exactly as drawn — same size and orientation (rotation is not allowed). Anchor on the most distinctive stroke, usually a slant, and reject options that are flips or rotations of the true part.
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4 exam-level questions worked step by step.
34 questions — untimed practice or a timed test with analysis.
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Questions per shift in recent SSC CGL papers.
Test difficulty mix (34 questions)
Question patterns exams keep repeating
Taken from previous-year papers. If a pattern is marked "very common", expect to see it in your exam.
Hidden part in a square grid figure
very commonA busy 4 x 4 grid of short strokes; four small option figures, most of them flips of one another.
How to solve: Anchor on the part's rarest stroke (a slant or T-joint), locate it in the figure, trace the rest; reject mirror and water images by direction.
Example: Q. Which option figure is hidden in the given 4 x 4 figure?
The unflipped option completes at its anchor spot; the mirror copy leans the other way and appears nowhere.
Hidden part in an irregular figure
commonThe host figure is 4 x 3 or has strokes missing, so overall shape matching misleads.
How to solve: Work stroke by stroke from the anchor; do not expect a full grid.
Example: Q. Which option is embedded in the 4 x 3 figure?
Only the true part completes; its flipped copies fail on the first re-angled stroke.
Near-miss options (flips and turns)
very commonOptions are the same figure shown as mirror image, water image and turned copies.
How to solve: Direction of every stroke decides: horizontal stays horizontal, a / never becomes a .
Example: Q. Which of the four similar options is actually inside the figure?
The copy with all stroke directions preserved; every flip or turn breaks at least one stroke's direction.
Trace the part stroke by stroke
occasionalThe part has five or more strokes and the figure is dense.
How to solve: Count the part's strokes, anchor on the rarest one, and tick off the remaining strokes in order around each anchor spot.
Example: Q. A 6-stroke part hides in a dense grid figure.
The anchor spot where all six strokes complete is the answer.
Which option contains the part
very commonA small part figure is given; four larger figures are the options.
How to solve: Anchor on the part's slant or T-joint, then trace the remaining strokes endpoint to endpoint; extra filling strokes are fine.
Example: Q. In which option is the given part embedded?
The option holding every stroke with matching directions; the others miss or re-angle at least one stroke.
Part along an edge or corner
commonThe part has a flat run of horizontal or vertical strokes.
How to solve: Scan the borders of the options first; parts with a flat side usually sit against an edge.
Example: Q. Where is the flat-based part embedded?
Against the border of the correct option; the other options carry only fragments of it.
One-stroke difference
commonWrong options match the part's stroke count but break one stroke.
How to solve: Check direction and endpoints of every stroke; a count alone cannot separate the options.
Example: Q. Which option truly contains the part?
The one with no missing, replaced or re-angled stroke.