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Question

In the following question, select the odd word from the given alternatives.

The correct answer is

Fox

Finding the Odd Animal Word

In this question, we need to identify the word that is different from the others in the given list. We are given four words: Elephant, Horse, Fox, and Deer.

Let's look at each word and consider potential categories or characteristics:

  • Elephant: A very large mammal, herbivore.
  • Horse: A mammal, often domesticated, herbivore.
  • Fox: A mammal, wild canine, carnivore/omnivore.
  • Deer: A mammal, wild, herbivore.

We can analyze these words based on various criteria:

  • Size: The Elephant is much larger than the Horse, Fox, or Deer.
  • Domestication: The Horse is commonly domesticated, while the Fox and Deer are typically wild. The Elephant can be trained.
  • Diet: The Elephant, Horse, and Deer are primarily herbivores (plant-eaters). The Fox, however, is a carnivore or omnivore (eating meat, insects, fruits, etc.).

Comparing the characteristics, the most significant distinction that sets one animal apart from the rest, considering common categorizations, is often their diet in such types of questions. The Elephant, Horse, and Deer share the characteristic of being herbivores.

The Fox is different because its diet consists primarily of meat and other non-plant matter, making it a carnivore or omnivore. This difference in diet makes the Fox the odd word out among the given alternatives.

Therefore, based on the dietary difference, the odd word from the given alternatives is Fox.

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Important Questions from Jumble Words

  1. In the following question, select the odd word pair from the given alternatives.

  2. A group of letters is given in the order of 1 to 7. Four options given below represent the combination of these numbers. Select the combination of numbers according to which the arranged letters can form a meaningful word.

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    1234567
  3. Some letters are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. In the alternatives, four possible arrangements of these numbers are given. Select that option so that the letters form a meaningful word.

    P A M S I H

    1 2 3 4 5 6

  4. In the following question, a group of letters is given which are numbered 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. Below are given four alternatives containing combinations of these numbers. Select that combination of numbers so that letters arranged accordingly, form a meaningful word.

    L R P E A Y

    1 2 3 4 5 6
  5. Arrange the following words in a logical and meaningful order.

    1. Paste

    2. Copy

    3. Save

    4. Print

    5. Select

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