SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 20 September 2025, Shift 1 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 9 of 100

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Find the odd one out: Asia, Europe, Africa, Brazil, Australia

(a)Asia
(b)Europe
(c)Brazil
(d)Africa

Answer

Why

Correct — C.
Rule: find the category that four of the five names share.

Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia are continents.
Brazil is a country, in South America → option (c).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Asia — Asia is a continent, the same category as Europe, Africa and Australia, so it belongs to the group.
(b)
Europe — Europe is a continent. It groups with Asia, Africa and Australia rather than standing apart.
(d)
Africa — Africa is a continent, so it sits with the group. Brazil is the name from a different category.

Concept

A classification item lists names and asks which one belongs to a different category. Name the category first, then test each option against it.

Four of the five names here are continents. Brazil is a country, the largest in South America, so it is the name from a different category.

Australia names both a continent and a country, so it is the name that could mislead. It is not among the four options, so it cannot be the answer.

Key facts

Asia, Europe, Africa and Australia are continents.
Brazil is a country in South America, and the largest there by area.
Australia is both a country and a continent.

Study next

Odd-one-out items built on planets and starsOdd-one-out items built on flowers, fruits or dance formsClassification items that mix countries and their capitals

Common traps

Being thrown by Australia, which is both a country and a continent but is not an option
Treating Brazil as a continent because South America is one

21 Sep 2025, 16:00, Reasoning Q.8 uses the same category test: Lily, Lotus and Jasmine are flowers, Grapes a fruit (keyed c).

16 Sep 2025, 12:30, Reasoning Q.19 sets Saturn, Venus and Jupiter against the Sun, a star (keyed d).

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