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18 questions with worked solutions.
Q1. Which of the following words does not belong to the given group: Rose, Lotus, Jasmine, Mango?
Answer: Mango
Rose, Lotus, and Jasmine are all flowers. Mango is a fruit, so it does not belong to the group.
Answer: (7,14,29)
In (9, 18, 36), (12, 24, 48), and (5, 10, 20), each number is double the previous one. In (7, 14, 29), 14 doubled would be 28, not 29, so it is different.
Answer: Circle
Triangle, square, and rectangle are all polygons made of straight line segments. Circle is different because it has no sides or vertices. Therefore, circle is the odd one out.
Q4. Find the odd one out: Cube, Sphere, Cone, Cylinder, Square
Answer: Square
Cube, sphere, cone, and cylinder are all three-dimensional solid shapes. Square is a two-dimensional plane figure. Therefore, square is the odd one out.
Q5. Find the odd one out: India, China, Japan, Nile
Answer: Nile
India, China, and Japan are countries, while the Nile is a river. Therefore, Nile is the odd one out.
Q6. Find the word that does not fit in the group.
Answer: Mango
Rose, Lotus, and Lily are flowers, while Mango is a fruit. Therefore, Mango does not fit in the group.
Answer: Helmet
Kidney, liver, and heart are all human internal organs. Helmet is a protective object, not an organ, so it is the odd one out.
Q8. Identify the word that is different.
Answer: Pacific
Nile, Amazon, and Ganga are rivers, whereas the Pacific is an ocean. Hence, Pacific is different from the others.
Q9. Which country does not belong to the group?
Answer: Canada
Japan, Sri Lanka, and Thailand are all Asian countries. Canada is in North America, so it does not belong to the group.
Q10. Select the one that is different.
Answer: Windows
Keyboard, mouse, and printer are computer hardware devices. Windows is an operating system, so it is different from the others.
Answer: Nagpur
Bhopal, Indore, and Ujjain are cities in Madhya Pradesh, while Nagpur is in Maharashtra. Hence, Nagpur is the odd one out.
Q12. Find the odd one out: Mumbai, Kolkata, Pune, Chennai, Delhi.
Answer: Pune
Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, and Delhi are major metropolitan cities, while Pune is typically treated as the odd one out in such classification questions. Hence, Pune is different.
Answer: Neem
Cow, goat, and sheep are animals, specifically domestic livestock. Neem is a tree/plant, so it does not belong to the same group.
Q14. Identify the odd one out.
Answer: Singapore
Chennai, Hyderabad, and Kanpur are cities in India. Singapore is a separate country-city state, so it is the odd one out.
Q15. Find the odd one out: Nile, Thames, Amazon, Mississippi, Sahara.
Answer: Sahara
Nile, Thames, Amazon, and Mississippi are all rivers. Sahara is a desert, so it does not belong to the group.
Q16. Find the odd one out: Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal, Mysuru.
Answer: Mysuru
Chennai, Bengaluru, Hyderabad, and Bhopal are all state capitals. Mysuru is an important city in Karnataka, but it is not the state capital; Bengaluru is.
Q17. Pick the word that does not fit with the others in the set: Rose, Lotus, Jasmine, Mango.
Answer: Mango
Rose, lotus, and jasmine are flowers, while mango is a fruit. Therefore, mango does not fit with the others.
Q18. Which of the following does not belong with the others?
Answer: Rose
Guava, banana, and papaya are fruits. Rose is a flower, so it does not belong with the others.