(Note: The odd one out is not based on the number of consonants/vowels or their position in the letter cluster.)
Alphabetical Order Patterns
The task is to identify the letter group that deviates from a common pattern established by the other three groups, based on English alphabetical sequence. The pattern is not related to vowel/consonant count or position.
Letter Group Analysis
We analyze the difference in positions between consecutive letters in each group using their respective place in the English alphabet (A=1, B=2, ... Z=26).
NQU Group Details
N is the 14th letter.
Q is the 17th letter (Position difference: $17 - 14 = 3$).
U is the 21st letter (Position difference: $21 - 17 = 4$).
The pattern is +3, +4.
DGK Group Details
D is the 4th letter.
G is the 7th letter (Position difference: $7 - 4 = 3$).
K is the 11th letter (Position difference: $11 - 7 = 4$).
The pattern is +3, +4.
PSW Group Details
P is the 16th letter.
S is the 19th letter (Position difference: $19 - 16 = 3$).
W is the 23rd letter (Position difference: $23 - 19 = 4$).
The pattern is +3, +4.
JMP Group Details
J is the 10th letter.
M is the 13th letter (Position difference: $13 - 10 = 3$).
P is the 16th letter (Position difference: $16 - 13 = 3$).
The pattern is +3, +3.
Odd Group Identification
Groups NQU, DGK, and PSW share a consistent pattern: the position increases by 3, then by 4.
Group JMP exhibits a different pattern, increasing by 3 and then by 3.
Therefore, JMP is the letter group that does not belong to the established pattern.
Important Questions from Classification (Notes)
- Find the odd one out
- Consider the following four words, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different.
(A). Arrow
(B). Missile
(C). Sword
(D). Bullet
Choose the combination that has alike words. - Based on the English alphabetical order, three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster 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 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-clusters are alike in a certain way and thus form a group. Which letter-cluster 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.)
