Study the following arrangement carefully and answer the question given below:
Z @ 3 9 Y © A D I % 4 E ⛦ $ M K 2 U R P 5 W δ 8 1 T J V 7
Three of the following four options are alike in a certain way, based on their positions in the above arrangement, and so form a group. The one that does not belong to that group is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → E % $
In each group, the second and third elements are found by counting places from the first element in the arrangement. Numbering the arrangement from the left (Z = 1, @ = 2, 3 = 3, …, 7 = 29):
Option (1) 5 δ R — 5 is 21st; δ is 23rd (2 places to the right); R is 19th (2 places to the left).
Option (2) J 7 1 — J is 27th; 7 is 29th (2 to the right); 1 is 25th (2 to the left).
Option (3) D % © — D is 8th; % is 10th (2 to the right); © is 6th (2 to the left).
Option (4) E % $ — E is 12th; % is 10th (2 to the left); $ is 14th (2 to the right). The steps are taken the other way round, so E % $ is the odd one out.