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Question

Find the odd one out:

The correct answer is

Oil and Lamp

Finding the Odd One Out Based on Relationships

The question asks us to identify the pair among the given options that has a different relationship compared to the others. Let's examine the relationship between the items in each pair.

Pair Relationship Analysis
Silk and Shirt A Shirt is made from Silk. This is a Material and Product relationship.
Wood and Table A Table is made from Wood. This is also a Material and Product relationship.
Oil and Lamp A Lamp uses Oil as fuel to function. This is a Fuel and Device relationship.
Water and Ice Ice is the solid state of Water. This is a Substance and its State relationship.

Now, let's compare the relationships:

  • Silk and Shirt: Material $\rightarrow$ Product
  • Wood and Table: Material $\rightarrow$ Product
  • Oil and Lamp: Fuel $\rightarrow$ Device/Usage
  • Water and Ice: Substance $\rightarrow$ State

We observe that the pair "Silk and Shirt" and the pair "Wood and Table" both represent a "Material and Product made from that Material" relationship. The pair "Water and Ice" represents a "Substance and its physical State". The pair "Oil and Lamp" represents a "Fuel and the Device that uses the Fuel".

While there are two pairs showing a Material-Product relationship, the relationship in "Oil and Lamp" (Fuel-Device) is distinct from the others, including the Substance-State relationship in "Water and Ice". The relationship between Oil and Lamp is based on usage or function, where one item is consumed or used by the other to operate. This differs from items being made from a material or being different forms of the same substance.

Therefore, based on the type of relationship, the pair Oil and Lamp is the odd one out.

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Important Questions from General Knowledge Based

  1. Select the option that is related to the third word in the same way as the second word is related to the first word.

    Dermatologist : Skin : Neonatologist : ?

  2. Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

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  3. Select the option in which the words share the same relationship as that shared by the given pair of words.

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  4. Given below are four words out of which three are alike in a certain context and one of them is inconsistent. Select the corresponding word.

  5. Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the word that is different.

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