SSC CGL 2025 Tier-I · 24 September 2025, Shift 2 · General Intelligence and Reasoning · Question 7 of 100

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Find the odd one out.

(a)Germany
(b)Kenya
(c)France
(d)Italy

Answer

Why

Correct — B.
Rule: group by continent.

Germany, France and Italy are countries of Europe.
Kenya is in East Africa.

Kenya stands apart → option (b).

Why the others are wrong

(a)
Germany — Germany is a European country, like France and Italy. It belongs to the group of three, so it is not the odd one.
(c)
France — France is in Europe and borders both Germany and Italy. It sits inside the European group, not outside it.
(d)
Italy — Italy is in southern Europe, grouped with France and Germany. The country outside Europe is Kenya.

Concept

An odd-one-out item asks for the member that fails a property the rest share. With country names, test the broad property first, the continent, then narrower ones such as a shared border or bloc.

Here the continent settles it: three European countries and one African. A property all four share, such as being republics, cannot separate them.

A narrower grouping points the same way. France, Germany and Italy are members of the European Union, and Kenya is not.

Key facts

Kenya is in East Africa, with Nairobi as its capital.
France, Germany and Italy are members of the European Union.
France shares a land border with both Germany and Italy.

Study next

Odd one out among countries and their capitalsCountries grouped by continent and regional blocNeighbouring countries and shared borders

Common traps

Hunting for a subtle link before checking the obvious one, the continent
Grouping by a feature all four share, such as being republics

Here SSC gives four country names with one clean split, by continent.

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