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Classification Questions with Answers

Odd-one-out across words, numbers and letter pairs, where the rule is never the obvious one. This page pools every classification question on the site — 215 of them, from 40 exams, weighted towards Banking, SSC, Railways — so you can drill the topic on its own instead of meeting four of them inside a full paper.

0% of the pool is graded hard on this site’s own scale and 76% easy, which is gentler than the average topic in this section.

Questions
215
Practice set
25 in 25 min
Difficulty
163/51/1
Negative marking
None
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Classification questions with solutions

6 from the 215-question pool, worked in full.

  1. 1. Which of the following does not belong with the others: Equity, Debt, Bond, Weather?

    • A. Equity
    • B. Debt
    • C. Bond
    • D. Weather ✓

    Solution. Equity, Debt and Bond are all financial instruments; Weather is unrelated to finance.

  2. 2. Select the option that does not fit with the rest: Pentagon, Hexagon, Octagon, Cylinder.

    • A. Pentagon
    • B. Hexagon
    • C. Octagon
    • D. Cylinder ✓

    Solution. Pentagon, Hexagon, and Octagon are all two-dimensional polygons, while a Cylinder is a three-dimensional solid, making it the odd one out.

  3. 3. Find the odd one out: Ant, Bee, Spider, Butterfly

    • A. Ant
    • B. Bee
    • C. Butterfly
    • D. Spider ✓

    Solution. Ant, Bee, and Butterfly are insects with six legs; a Spider is an arachnid with eight legs.

  4. 4. Find the one that does not belong to the group: Mechanic, Turner, Machinist, Clerk.

    • A. Mechanic
    • B. Turner
    • C. Machinist
    • D. Clerk ✓

    Solution. Mechanic, Turner, and Machinist are all workshop trade skills, while Clerk is an administrative role, making it the odd one out.

  5. 5. Find the odd one out: Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, India

    • A. Delhi
    • B. Mumbai
    • C. Kolkata
    • D. India ✓

    Solution. Delhi, Mumbai, and Kolkata are cities, while India is a country.

  6. 6. Find the odd one out from the group below.

    • A. Delhi
    • B. India ✓
    • C. Mumbai
    • D. Chennai

    Solution. Delhi, Mumbai, and Chennai are cities; India is a country.

Exams that set Classification

8 categories, led by Banking, SSC, Railways.

Also set by MH CET Law, NABARD Grade A, NIACL AO, NIPER JEE, RBI Assistant, RBI Grade B, RPF Constable, RPF Sub-Inspector, RRB ALP, RRB Group D, RRB Junior Engineer, RRB Paramedical, RRB Technician, SBI Clerk, SBI PO, SEBI Grade A, SIDBI Grade A & B, SNAP, SSC CGL, SSC CHSL, SSC CPO, SSC GD Constable, SSC Junior Engineer, SSC MTS, SSC Selection Post, SSC Stenographer, Territorial Army, UPSC CSE. Browse all exams.

Classification: frequently asked questions

How many classification questions are there?

215, from the 40 exams here whose syllabus sets the topic. 76% are graded easy and 0% hard, which makes classification one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

Which exams ask classification questions?

40 of the exams on this site, weighted towards Banking (14), SSC (8), Railways (7). Every question in this pool comes from one of their own mock tests, so the list below is the honest answer to whether the topic is worth your time.

Is classification hard?

0% of these 215 questions are graded hard and 76% easy, making it one of the more tractable topics in this section, against a 17% average.

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