DIRECTIONS (Qs. 1-24) : In each of the following questions, four words pair of words/groups ofletters/ numbers have been given, out of which three are
alike in some manner and one is different. Choose the odd one out.

1. (a) Food: Hunger 
(b) Water :Thirst
(c) Air: Suffocation 
(d) Talent: Education

2. (a) Jowar 
(b) Wheat
(c) Mustard 
(d) Bajra

3. (a) Volume 
(b) Size
(c) Large 
(d) Shape

4. (a Aluminium 
(b) Copper
(c) Mercury 
(d) Iron

5. (a) Anxiety 
(b) Worry
(c) Inhibition 
(d) Curiosity

6. (a) Coriander 
(b) Potato
(c) Beetroot 
(d) Onion

7. (a) Venus
(b) Saturn
(c) Earth 
(d) Mercury

8. (a) Metre 
(b) Furlong
(c) Acre 
(d) Mile

9. (a) Raniganj 
(b) Jharia
(c) Baroda 
(d) Bokaro

10. (a) Faraday 
(b) Newton
(c) Edison 
(d) Beethoven

11. (a) Bottle: Wine 
(b) Cup:Tea
(c) Pitcher: Water 
(d) Ball : Bat

12. (a) Atom : Electron 
(b) Train: Engine
(c) House: Room 
(d) Curd: Milk

13. (a) Crime: Punishment
(b) Judgment : Advocacy
(c) Enterprise : Success
(d) Exercise: Health

14. (a) Broad: Wide 
(b) Light: Heavy
(c) Tiny: Small 
(d) Big: Large

15. (a) RATES 
(b) TREAT
(c) GREAT 
(d) HEARD

16. (a) YXwy 
(b) TSRQ
(c) HGFD 
(d) MLKJ

17. (a) Nephrology 
(b) Entomology
(c) Astrology 
(d) Mycology

18. (a) Ornithology : Birds 
(b) Mycology: Fungi
(c) Biology: Botany 
(d) Phycokogy:Algae

19. (a) NEERG 
(b) DER
(c) KNIP 
(d) DLEIF

20. (a) 001011 
(b) 1101011
(c) 101101 
(d) 100101

21. (a) 3,4, 8 
(b) 6,2,9
(c) 1,5,7 
(d) 2,6,9

22. (a) 3,7, 5 
(b) 2,8,6
(c) 7,9,5 
(d) 3,8,2

23. (a) 13,50,37 
(b) 23,39,40
(c) 18,38,44 
(d) 74, 10, 16

24. (a) 7,4,9 
(b) 13,36,7
(c) 5,25,9 
(d) 11, 16,7

DIRECTIONS (Qs. 25-40 ): Pick out the word in each of the following questions that is different.

25. Rice, wheat, barley, millets, gram
(a) wheat 
(b) barley
(c) millets 
(d) gram

26. Aristocracy, government, monarchy, oligarchy,plutocracy
(a) government 
(b) monarchy
(c) plutocracy 
(d) oligarchy

27. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Sun, Jupiter
(a) Venus 
(b) Mercury
(c) Sun 
(d) Jupiter

28. Poppy, mustard, sesame, linseed, castor
(a) mustard 
(b) sesame
(c) poppy 
(d) castor

29 Lily, rose, morning glory, flower, marigold
(a) flower 
(b) lily
(c) marigold 
(d) morning glory

30. School, waspish, pout, frown, sulk
(a) school 
(b) waspish
(c) pout 
(d) sulk

31. Iguana, herring, trout, piranha, mackerel
(a) herring 
(b) trout
(c) piranha 
(d) iguana

32.shove, push, rush, thrust, move
(a) shone 
(b) push
(c) rush 
(d) thrust

33. Yen, piece, rouble, dollar, pound
(a) yen 
(b) piece
(c) rouble 
(d) pound

34. Shirt, coat, trousers, socks, shoes
(a) coat 
(b) trousers
(c) socks 
(d) shoes

35. Respect, revere, worship, believe
(a) respect 
(b) revere
(c) worship 
(d) believe

36. Sword, arrow, dagger, trident
(a) sword 
(b) arrow
(c) dagger 
(d) trident

37. Man, drone, bison, bull
(a) man 
(b) drone
(c) bison 
(d) bull

38. Army, corps, brigade, division, company
(a) army 
(b) corps
(c) brigade 
(d) company

39. Dermatologist, neurologist, obstetrician, dentist, oculist
(a) oculist 
(b) neurologist
(c) obstetrician 
(d) dermatologist
40. Viable, feasible, ample, dirigible
(a) viable 
(b) feasible
(c) ampl 
(d) dirigible

Directions (Qs. 41 to 44) : Out of the four choices:
(a), (b), (c) and (d) given in each problem three similar in one way. However one choice is like the other three. Choose the choice which is different from the rest and write the answer in the answer box. [Sainik School-2015]
41. (a) Open & Close 
(b) Hate & Dislike
(c) Rise & Fall 
(d) Go & Come

42. (a) RSAIT6 
(b) B2AID4
(c) C3ESAI 
(d) H8B2D4
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43. (a) Tutor 
(b) Principal
(c) Pupil 
(d) Professor

44. (a) 3215 
(b) 9309
(c) 4721 
(d) 2850


Answers- 
1. (d) Lack of first one causes second one.

2. (c) Mustard is an oilseed while the rest are foodgrains.

3. (c) 'Large' is an adjective whereas others are noun.
4. (c) All others are found in solid state while mercury is found in liquid state.

5.(d) All others are negative.
6.(a) Except it others are obtained below the ground.
7.(c) All except Earth denote Roman or Greek Gods and Goddesses.
8.(c) All except Acre are units of measuring dis- tance, while acre is a unit of area.
9. (c) 10. (d) 11. (d) 12. (d) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (d) 16. (c)
17. (c) All except Astrology are concerned with biology.
18. (c) In all other pairs, first is the study of second.
19. (d) The first four are colours written in reverse form where as (d) is not a colour.
20. (b) The total no. of digits is seven, others are six.
21. (c) It is the set of all prime numbers.
22. (d) The sum is not divisible, like other sets.
23. (b) The sum of all numbers in each set is 100 ex- cept(2) ≠ 100. ,
24. (c) (9-7)^2=4, (13-7)^2=36, (11-7)^2=16
25. (d) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (c) 29. (a)
30. (a)  31. (d) 32. (c) 33. (b) 34. (d) 35. (d)
36. (b) 37. (c) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (d)
41. Except Hate and Dislike, all others are opposite pair word.
42. The given term is english alphabet and its position
Latter
Position
B2A1D4
A  1
B  2
D  4
C3E5A1
C    3
E    5
A    1
H8B2D4
H    8
B    2
D    4
Hence, wrong term is R5A1T6.
43. (c) All others are instructors. Pupil learns from the instructor.
44. (b) In other numbers, no digit is repeated.