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Odd man out: APPLE, MANGO, BANANA, POTATO
ABANANA
BPOTATO
CAPPLE
DMANGO
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. POTATO
1. Categorize: APPLE is fruit, MANGO is fruit, BANANA is fruit.
2. POTATO is a vegetable, not a fruit.
3. Three items belong to category 'fruit' and one to 'vegetable'.
4. So POTATO is the odd one out.
_Source: ICAI BoS Foundation Paper 3, Ch 9 'Odd Man Out', p.11_
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