Odd Man Out

Tips And Tricks And Shortcuts To Solve Odd Man Out

Odd man out tips and tricks and shortcuts to solve problems is a frequently asked question, so we made a page with all the things to help students increase efficiency.

Here, are some swift and easy tips and tricks and shortcuts for you to solve odd man out problemss in a fast and simple way.

There are mainly 3 types of questions asked in exams. However, these problems can be framed indirectly to make the questions tough and to analyze understanding level of the topic.

  • Alphabet Classification
  • Word Classification
  • Number Classification

 

Odd Man out Tips and Tricks and Shortcuts: Alphabet Classification

In this type, a collection of out of orders letters containing three letters is kept together. To solve this firstly we have to analyse the pattern in which these letters are grouped. And after that we need to check the option which is different from the rest of the options. The option which doesn’t follow the pattern followed by others will be the right answer.

Question 1. Find the odd one among the following

Options

A. CFD

B. GJH

C. KNM

D. JMK

Solution :

$C^{+3}F^{−2}D$
$G^{+3}J^{−2}H$
$K^{+3}N^{−1}M$
$J^{+3}M^{−2}K$
Hence KNM is the odd one.

Correct option: C

Tips and Tricks and Shortcuts for Odd Man out: Word Classification

In this category, various things which are related to common properties such as part of speech, places, livings, etc. are present. The odd one will be the one which is different from the above said.

Question 1. Find the odd one among the following.

Options

A. SORE

B. SOTLU

C. NORGAE

D. MEJNIAS

Solution :

The words are jumbled .The actual words are ROSE,LOTUS,ORANGE and JASMINE .All except ORANGE are floers whereas ORANGE is a fruit.

Correct option: C

Odd one out Tips and Tricks- Number Classification

In number classification method a collection of numbers is there which follows the same arrangement. In this type we need to analyze the odd arrangement from the group of numbers.
These numbers may be related to a certain set i.e. they may be odd, even, coded binary digits etc. the one option which is not in a line with above rule, will be our answer. The subsequent tips are essential to examine the question.

  • Keep in mind the simple logic first
  • To check the linking among the given numbers?
  • Connection among the numbers?
  • Grouping of presumed numbers
  • Go to step 2 if you don’t find the odd one in the first step.
  • There are also various categories of numbers which comes under number series problems but not in odd man out problems so be clear and specific while solving these types of problems

Question 1. Find the odd among the following.

Options

A. 17

B. 27

C. 37

D. 47

E. 13

Solution :

All the given numbers except 27 are prime numbers whereas 27 is a composite number

Correct option: B