(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
Analyzing Letter Cluster Pairs Based on Alphabetical Order
The question asks us to identify the letter-cluster pair that does not follow the same alphabetical pattern as the other three. We need to examine the relationship between the letters within each pair and between the pairs themselves.
Understanding the Pattern
Let's assign numerical positions to each letter based on the English alphabet (A=1, B=2, ..., Z=26).
We will analyze each pair by looking at:
- The difference in position between the first and second letter of each cluster.
- The difference in position between the first letter of the first cluster and the first letter of the second cluster.
- The difference in position between the second letter of the first cluster and the second letter of the second cluster.
Step-by-Step Analysis of Pairs
Pair 1: PM-VR
| Letter Cluster | Letters & Positions | Internal Difference | Difference Between Clusters |
| PM | P (16), M (13) | $16 - 13 = 3$ | First Letters: $22 - 16 = +6$ |
| VR | V (22), R (18) | $22 - 18 = 4$ | |
| Second Letters: $18 - 13 = +5$ |
Observation: The internal differences are 3 and 4. The gaps between the corresponding letters of the two clusters are +6 (P to V) and +5 (M to R).
Pair 2: JG-PL
| Letter Cluster | Letters & Positions | Internal Difference | Difference Between Clusters |
| JG | J (10), G (7) | $10 - 7 = 3$ | First Letters: $16 - 10 = +6$ |
| PL | P (16), L (12) | $16 - 12 = 4$ | |
| Second Letters: $12 - 7 = +5$ |
Observation: The internal differences are 3 and 4. The gaps between the corresponding letters are +6 (J to P) and +5 (G to L). This matches the pattern from Pair 1.
Pair 3: GD-MI
| Letter Cluster | Letters & Positions | Internal Difference | Difference Between Clusters |
| GD | G (7), D (4) | $7 - 4 = 3$ | First Letters: $13 - 7 = +6$ |
| MI | M (13), I (9) | $13 - 9 = 4$ | |
| Second Letters: $9 - 4 = +5$ |
Observation: The internal differences are 3 and 4. The gaps between the corresponding letters are +6 (G to M) and +5 (D to I). This also matches the pattern.
Pair 4: MI-SP
| Letter Cluster | Letters & Positions | Internal Difference | Difference Between Clusters |
| MI | M (13), I (9) | $13 - 9 = 4$ | First Letters: $19 - 13 = +6$ |
| SP | S (19), P (16) | $19 - 16 = 3$ | |
| Second Letters: $16 - 9 = +7$ |
Observation: The internal differences are 4 and 3 (reversed compared to the others). The gap between the second letters is +7 (I to P), which is different from the +5 observed in the other pairs.
Conclusion
Pairs PM-VR, JG-PL, and GD-MI all share the same pattern:
- The first cluster has letters with a difference of 3 positions (e.g., P and M).
- The second cluster has letters with a difference of 4 positions (e.g., V and R).
- The first letter of the second cluster is 6 positions after the first letter of the first cluster (e.g., P to V).
- The second letter of the second cluster is 5 positions after the second letter of the first cluster (e.g., M to R).
The pair MI-SP deviates from this pattern because the internal differences are 4 and 3, and the gap between the second letters is +7.
Therefore, MI-SP is the letter-cluster pair that does not belong to the group.
Important Questions from Classification
For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
For the following questions Find the odd word/letters/number pair from the given alternatives.
- Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster pair DOES NOT belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.) - Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-cluster pairs are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which is the letter-cluster pair that DOES NOT belong to that group?
(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter-cluster.)
