Odd One Out – Railway Reasoning

Total Questions: 50

1. Select the number pair that does NOT belong to that group. [NTPC CBT II Level 6 (09/05/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (c) 25, 42
Solution:

22 × 2 – 10 = 34
11 × 2 – 10 = 12 ⇒ 25 × 2 – 10 = 40 ≠ 42
17 × 2 – 10 = 24

2. Select the one that is different. [NTPC CBT II Level 4 (10/05/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (d) 343 : 728
Solution:

n³ : (n + 2)³
4³ : 6³ = 64 : 216 ⇒ 6³ : 8³ = 216 : 512
5³ : 7³ = 125 : 343 ⇒ 7³ : 9³ = 343 : 729
Option d is correct

3. Select the number-pair that does NOT belong to that group. [NTPC CBT II Level 2 (13/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (d) 68 – 512
Solution:

(a) 82 – 729 = (9² + 1) – (9)³
(b) 26 – 125 = (5² + 1) – (5)³
(c) 50 – 343 = (7² + 1) – (7)³
(d) 62 – 512 = (8² + 1) – (8)³

4. Select the one that is different. [NTPC CBT II Level 3 (14/06/2022) Shift 1]

Correct Answer: (d) LIR
Solution:

ROW = R - 3 = O, O + 8 = W
OLT = O - 3 = L, L + 8 = T
VSA = V - 3 = S, S + 8 = A
LIR = L - 3 = I, I + 9 = R

5. Select the number-pair that does NOT belong to the group. [NTPC CBT II Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 2]

Correct Answer: (b) 64 : 1331
Solution:

In (125, 512), ⇒ (∛125 + 3)³ = 512
In (64, 1331), ⇒ (∛64 + 3)³ ≠ 1331
In (343, 1000), ⇒ (∛343 + 3)³ = 1000
In (216, 729), ⇒ (∛216 + 3)³ = 729
We can clearly see in the above expression that all three follow the same logic except (64, 1331).

6. Select the pair that does NOT belong to the group. [NTPC CBT II Level 2 (16/06/2022) Shift 3]

Correct Answer: (a) LR9 : PU55
Solution:

In (LR9, PU55) ⇒ L + 4 = P, R + 3 = U,
9 × 5 = 55
In (DL5, HP25) ⇒ D + 4 = H, L + 4 = P,
5 × 5 = 25
In (HP7, LT35) ⇒ H + 4 = L, P + 4 = T,
7 × 5 = 35
In (PJ3, TN15) ⇒ P + 4 = T, J + 4 = N,
3 × 5 = 15
We can clearly see in the above expression that all three are following the same logic except (LR9, PU55).

7. Select the odd one. [NTPC CBT – I (28/12/2020) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) Book
Solution:

From the given four options, Chalk, Pen, Marker are the tools for writing something.
Whereas a book is something which we read. So, Book is different from others here.

8. Select the odd one. [NTPC CBT – I (28/12/2020) Morning]

Correct Answer: (a) Paper : note
Solution:

For the word pairs, Head : cap [we wear cap on our head],
Hand : glove [we wear gloves in our hand], Gift : gift wrap [we wrap gift wraps around gifts],
But for the word pair, Paper : Note, this analogy does not hold.

9. Select the number that is different from the rest. [NTPC CBT – I (29/12/2020) Evening]

Correct Answer: (b) 41
Solution:

35 = 3 + 5 = 8
41 = 4 + 1 = 5 ⇒ 37 = 3 + 7 = 10
39 = 3 + 9 = 12
After adding these numbers we can see that 5 is the only odd number other are even numbers. So here 41 is the answer.

10. Select the odd one. [NTPC CBT – I (30/12/2020) Evening]

Correct Answer: (a) FHJ
Solution:

From the given options, the three letter clusters EIK, CGI, AEG are alike because for them 1st alphabet +4 = second alphabet and second alphabet +2 = third alphabet.
On the other hand, for FHJ ⇒ 1st alphabet +2 = second alphabet and second alphabet +2 = third alphabet.