General Intelligence and Reasoning - Semantic Classification (#reasoning)(#compete4exams)(#eduvictors)(#ssc)
General Intelligence and Reasoning - Semantic Classification
Classification means to arrange the items of a given group on the basis of common qualities the items possess and then spot the one.
In the question four options are given out of which three are almost same in nature but the remaining one is dissimilar.
Let see some examples:
Question1(SSC CHSL): Which one of the words given below is different from the rest?
(a) Car
(b) Helicopter
(c) Bus
(d) Train
Answer: (b) Helicopter
Explanation: Car, Bus and train move on surface and helicopter moves in air.
Question 2(SSC CHSL): Select the odd word/letters/ number/number pair from the given alternatives.
(a) 81
(b) 125
(c) 64
(d) 198
Answer: (d) 198
Explanation: 81 = 9², 125 = 5², 64 = 8² But 192 = 14² + 2
Question 3(SSC CHSL): Select the odd word/letters/ number/number pair from the given alternatives.
(a) Dehradun
(b) Ranchi
(c) Lucknow
(d) Roorkee
Answer: (d) Roorkee
Explanation: Dehradun, Ranchi and Lucknow are capitals of different states and Roorkee is the city of Uttarakhand.
Practice Questions:
Select the odd word/letters/ number/number pair from the given alternatives.
Q1: (a) 13
(b) 17
(c) 19
(d) 21
Q2: (a) 25673
(b) 34664
(c) 42763
(d) 25556
Q3: (a) Lotus Temple
(b) India Gate
(c) Qutub Minar
(d) Gateway of India
Q4: (a) BE
(b) VZ
(c) QU
(d) KO
Q5: (a) Tonne
(b) Quintal
(c) Kilogram
(d) Gallon
Q6: (a) Nightblindness
(b) Scurvy
(c) Beri-Beri
(d) AIDS
Q7: (a) Square
(b) Rectangle
(c) Rhombus
(d) Polygon
Q8: (a) Joule
(b) Ohm
(c) Watt
(d) Magnetic Field
Answers:
1: (d) 21
Hint: 21 is a composite number, while 13, 17 and 19 are prime numbers.
2: (c) 42763
Hint: 25673 = 2 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 3 = 23,
34664 = 3 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 4 = 23
42763 = 4 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 3 = 22
25556 = 2 + 5 + 5 + 5 + 6 = 23
3: (d) Gateway of India
Hint: Gateway of India is in Mumbai, other monuments are in Delhi.
4: (a) BE
Hint: Check and compare alphabets position.
B(2) → E(5) - 3 positions forward
V(22) → Z(26) - 4 positions forward
Q(17) → U(21) - 4 positions forward
K(11) → O(15) - 4 positions forward
5: (d) Gallon
Hint: Tonne, Quintal and Kilogram are units of weight and Gallon is a unit of liquid.
6: (d) AIDS
Hint: AIDS is a viral disease while others are deficiency diseases.
7: (d) Polygon
Others are quadrilaterals
8:(d) Magnetic Field
Magnetic field is physics term while others are units of physical quantities.
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