Part8: Verbal Classification - APPSC and Bank PO Material

Classification is a process of grouping various objects on the basis of their common properties. Questions on classification are designed to test candidates ability to classify given objects and find one which does not share the common property.

Types of Classification:

(1)          Word classification

(2)          Alphabet classification

(3)          Number classification

(4)          Miscellaneous classification

In the following questions Four of the five options are alike in a certain way and so form a group. Find out which is the one that does not belong to that group?

1.            1) Single 2) One 3) Solitary

4)            Separate 5) Individual

Ans: 4, Except Separate, all other words mean one.

2Q          1) Bifocal 2) Biographical

3)            Bilateral 4) Bipolar

5)            Bilingual

 Ans: 2, Biographical is different from others. Except Biographical,, all other words mean two things.

3Q          1) BDHF 2) NF'TR 3) JLPN

4)            SUYW 5) EGJH

Ans: 5, Except in EGJH, one letter is skipped in between first and second, second and fourth and fourth and third letters in each of the remaining four options.

4Q          1) RSQN 2) NOMR 3) T1JSX

4)            EFDI 5) DHM

Ans: 1, Except in RSQN, in the remaining 4 options, the letters are arranged in a sequence i.e.

First letter in the third place, second letter in the first place,third letter in the second place and two letters are skipped between the second and fourth.

5Q            1) Computer     2) Microwave

3)            Telephone 4) Television

5)            Electronics

Ans: 5, Computer, Microwave, Telephone and Television are electronics items.

6Q          1) Street 2) Road 3) Path

4)            Car 5) Track

Ans: 4, Except car , all others represent the way. Car is a vehicle.

7Q          1) Hindi 2) Language

3)            Tamil 4) Urdu 5) Arabic

Ans: 2, Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Arabic are different languages.

8Q          1) Violin 2) Harp 3) Guitar

4)            Flute 5) Sitar

Ans: 2, Except Flute, all others are stringed instruments.

9Q          1)13      2)43

3)            53          4) 73      5) 33

Ans: 5, Except 33, all others are Prime Numbers.

10Q        1) BD     2) MO 3) QS

4)            FI            5) TV

Ans: 4, Except in FI, only one letter is skipped in between the two given letters.

11Q        1) Violet 2) Blue                3)            Green

4)            Grey 5) Yellow

Ans: 4, Except Grey all others are parts of a Rainbow.

12Q        1) GKI    2) FJG

3)PTR    4) MQO                5)UYW

Ans: 2, Except in FJG one letter is skipped between first and third and between third and second.

13Q        1) CXBD 2) FUEG

3)            DWCE 4) EVGH

5)            HSGI

Ans: 4, Except in EVGH, the first letter (of the given letters in the alphabet) is in third place, second letter in first place and third letter in the fourth place. The letter in the second place is exactly the reverse of the letter in the first place

14Q        1) HTFE 2) VWTS 3) KLHE

4)            DEBA 5) NOLK

 Ans: 3, Except in KLHE, the first and second letters are placed in fourth and third places respectively. Skip one letter . Third and fourth letters are placed in first and second places respectively.

15.Q       1)341     2) 961    3) 121

4)            31           5) 221

Ans: 5, Except 221, remaining four are perfect squares.