Classification

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Classification
Introduction :
Classification means ‘to assort the items of a given group on the basis of certain common quality they possess a n d
then spot the stranger out’.
Direction for 1 - 5
In each of the following questions, five words are given, 7. (A) NKMJ (B) FCEB (C) URTQ
out of which four are same in one way and the fifth one is (D) KHJG (E) TQRP
different from others. Select the odd one. Sol.(E) In all other groups there is a gap of one letter
1. (A) Silk (B) Fur (C) Milk as in the alphabet between second and third letter.
(D) Leather (E) Rubber 8. (A) A8C (B) D22G (C) H42M
Sol.(E) Only Rubber is the tree product (D) B36P (E) F34J
2. (A) Green (B) Violet (C) Brown Sol.(E) In all other groups number between first and second
(D) Yellow (E) Orange letters is twice the sum of positions of first and last
Sol.(C) Except Brown all the colours are present in the letters in the alphabet.
rainbow
Direction for 9 - 13
3. (A) Conscience (B) Morality In the following questions, numbers given in four out of the
(C) Conduct (D) Will-power five alternatives have some relationship. You have to choose
(E) Weight the one which does not belong to the group.
Sol.(E) All other terms are used to represent human
9. (A) 21 : 24 (B) 28 : 32 (C) 14 : 16
behavioural personality factors.
(D) 70 : 80 (E) 54 : 62
4. (A) Milk (B) Syrup (C) Squash
(D) Tea (E) Cake Sol.(E) The ratio among the numbers is 7 : 8
Sol.(E) All others are the drinks. 10. (A) 3:8 (B) 6 : 35 (C) 7 : 50
(D) 1:0 (E) 9 :80
Direction for 5 - 8
Sol.(C) In other numbers second number is one less than
In each of the following questions four out of five alternatives
the square of first number.
contain alphabet placed in a particular form. Find the one that
does not belong to the group. 11. (A) 22 : 0 (B) 24 : 12 (C) 23 : 5
5. (A) DW (B) GT (C) KP (D) 18 : 63 (E) 24 : 18
(D) FR (E) HS Sol. (E) Second number is the difference of the square of
Sol.(D) In all other pairs of words first and second letters digits of first number.
a r e equidi st an t from t he begi n i n g a n d en d 12. (A) 43 (B) 53 (C) 63
respectively in the alphabetical series. (D) 73 (E) 83
6. (A) KQ14 (B) AY13 (C) MR11 Sol.(C) All other numbers are prime numbers
(D) GW15 (E) LZ19 13. (A) 4 (B) 8 (C) 16
Sol.(C) In all other groups number at the end is half of the (D) 9 (E) 25
positions of sum of first and second letters in the Sol.(B) All other numbers are square of natural numbers
alphabet.

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PRACTICE EXERCISES

Direction for 1 - 27
In the following questions, three out of the four alternative 16. (A) DBF (B) HFK
are same in a certain way and so form a group. Find the odd (C) NLP (D) XVZ
that does not belong to the group.
17. (A) MrW (B) ChN
1. (A) April (B) May (C) KpU (D) BgL
(C) July (D) September
18. (A) 22 : 8 (B) 91 : 82
2. (A) Few (B) Some (C) 32 : 12 (D) 14 : 17
(C) Most (D) All
19. (A) 4, 6, 10, 7 (B) 4, 12, 20, 28
3. (A) DFHB (B) KMOJ (C) 1, 3, 5, 7 (D) 2, 6, 10, 14
(C) PRTN (D) XZBV
20. (A) 22 : 44 (B) 39 : 981
4. (A) ROQP (B) KHJI (C) 45 : 1625 (D) 24 : 464
(C) VSUT (D) JHIG
21. (A) 385 (B) 572
5. (A) Gold (B) Silver (C) 671 (D) 427
(C) Bronze (D) Iron
22. (A) 27 (B) 125
6. (A) Yen (B) Lira (C) 1321 (D) 729
(C) Dollar (D) Ounce
23. (A) 9 – 25 (B) 15 – 45
7. (A) Huge (B) Tiny (C) 10 – 30 (D) 20 – 60
(C) Heavy (D) Small
24. (A) 426 (B) 369
8. (A) ACE (B) MOQ (C) 279 (D) 159
(C) RTW (D) UWY
25. (A) 488 (B) 929
9. (A) BDI (B) KMR (C) 776 (D) 667
(C) PRW (D) FHN
26. (A) 6 : 18 (B) 2:2
10. (A) 232 (B) 362 (C) 8 : 32 (D) 4 : 12
(C) 661 (D) 284
27. (A) 9 : 80 (B) 1:0
11. (A) Silk (B) Cotton (C) 12 : 143 (D) 10 : 91
(C) Nylon (D) Wool
Direction for 28 - 29
12. (A) Triangle (B) Tangent
(C) Square (D) Rhombus In each of the following questions, four words have been
given out in which three are alike in some manner, while the
13. (A) Drama (B) Story
fourth one is different. Choose out the odd one.
(C) Poem (D) Novel
28. (A) Turtle (B) Lamb
14. (A) Lion - Dear (B) Cat - Mouse
(C) Colt (D) Bitch
(C) Hawk - Pigeon (D) Pig - Piglet
29. (A) Rigveda (B) Yajurveda
15. (A) Work - Leisure (B) Day - Night
(C) Arthavaveda (D) Ayurveda
(C) Expedite - Procrastinate
(D) Frequently - Always

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PRACTICE EXERCISE - 2
Directions : In this type, similar groups are found among the 10. (A) AC (B) QT
names, places, things, nouns, verbs, different sexes, or any (C) IK (D) LN
other matter. Candidate should identify the odd one out.
11. (A) xX (B) iI
1. Choose the word which is least like the other words
(C) aB (D) 1L
in the group -
(A) Apple (B) Carrot 12. (A) Bb (B) Cc
(C) Orange (D) Guava (C) Dd (D) eE

2. In such questions, four or five groups of letters are 13. (A) AZ (B) BY
given as options. Out of these groups, one is differ- (C) CQ (D) DW
ent which is your correct answer. Directions (Q.14 to 16) : In the following questions, three
(A) CFIL (B) PSVX terms are alike in some way, so form a group while one is
(C) JMPS (D) ORUX different than others. Identify the term that does not belong
Directions : In such questions, certain numbers are given to that group.
out of which all, except one are same in some manner while 14. (A) Uncle (B) Nephew
one is quite different. (C) Brother (D) Cousin
3. Choose the one which is different from the rest of 15. (A) Ganga (B) Kaveri
three (C) Kailash (D) Brahmaputra
(A) 27 (B) 63 16. (A) Kapil Dev (B) Yuvraj Singh
(C) 42 (D) 49 (C) P T Usha (D) Rajeev Gandhi
Directions : In the following questions, three terms are alike Directions (Q.17 to 20) : In the following questions four
in some way and so form a group while one is different than numbers are given, out of these three are alike in some way
others. Identify the term that does not belong to that group. but rest one is different. Choose the correct one which is
4. (A) Pen (B) Pencil different from the other.
(C) Ball pen (D) Eraser 17. (A) 27 (B) 18
5. (A) Delhi (B) Lucknow (C) 15 (D) 14
(C) Hyderabad (D) Jaipur 18. (A) 10 (B) 11
6. (A) Ear (B) Eye (C) 12 (D) 14
(C) Nose (D) Throat 19. (A) 23 (B) 46
7. (A) Mother (B) Father (C) 69 (D) 70
(C) Sister (D) Friend 20. (A) 22 (B) 44
8. (A) Hindi (B) English (C) 66 (D) 57
(C) Sanskrit (D) Mathematics

Directions (Q.9 to 13) : In the following questions, four

groups of letter are given, three of them are alike in some way
while one is different. Choose the odd one.
9. (A) AB (B) CD
(C) EF (D) GI

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ANSWER TO PRACTICE EXERCISES

1. A 2. D 3. B 4. D 5. C 6. D 7. C
8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. C 14. D
1 15. D 16. B 17. B 18. C 19. A 20. D 21. D
22. C 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. D 27. D 28. D
29. D

1. B 2. B 3. A 4. D 5. A 6. D 7. D
2 8. D 9. D 10. B 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. C
15. C 16. D 17. D 18. B 19. A 20. D

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