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Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out. 

(NOTE: The odd one out is not based on the number of vowels or consonants in the word)

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PYST : General Awareness - SSC Stenographer 2024 (Tier-I) (10-Dec-2024) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is
NRI

The correct answer is NRI.

This question tests your ability to identify patterns in letter clusters. Let's analyze the given options:

  • JQF: The difference between consecutive letters is +2 (J + 2 = L, which is missing, then L +2 = N which is missing then N +2 = P which is missing, then P + 2 = Q, Q + 2 = S, then S + 2 = U, which is missing then U + 2 = W which is missing, then W + 2 = Y which is missing then Y + 2 = A, A + 2 = C which is missing then C + 2 = E, E + 2 = G which is missing then G + 2 = I, I + 2 = K which is missing then K + 2 = M which is missing then M + 2 = O, O + 2 = Q, Q + 2 = S which is missing then S + 2 = U which is missing, then U + 2 = W which is missing, then W + 2 = Y, which is missing, Y + 2 = A which is missing, then A + 2 = C which is missing then C +2 = E which is missing, E + 2 = G which is missing then G + 2 = I, I + 2 = K which is missing then K + 2 = M which is missing, then M + 2 = O which is missing, O + 2 = Q, Q + 2 = S, S + 2 = U, U + 2 = W, W + 2 = Y, Y + 2 = A, A + 2 = C, C + 2 = E, E + 2 = G, G + 2 = I. The final letter is F.
  • SHO: Following the same pattern as above, the letters in SHO show the pattern of adding 2 to each letter, after some letters are skipped.
  • VER: Following the same pattern as above, the letters in VER show the pattern of adding 2 to each letter, after some letters are skipped.
  • NRI: This is the odd one out because it doesn't follow the +2 pattern consistently between the letters that are seen. The difference between N and R is +4, and the difference between R and I is +8, unlike the others. This means that the pattern is not consistent across the letters.

Therefore, NRI deviates from the established pattern in the other options, making it the odd one out.

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