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Three of the following four letter-clusters are alike in a certain way and one is different. Pick the odd one out.

Options

A

EBV

B

GET

C

BYY

D

JGQ

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Correct Answer :

Option B

GET

GET

Solution :

To find the odd letter-cluster among the given options, let's analyze the relationships between the letters in each cluster. Let's look at the alphabetical positions of each letter (where A = 1, B = 2, ..., Z = 26) and their opposite letters (pairs that sum to 27, e.g., A-Z, B-Y, C-X, etc.).

Let's check the first cluster: EBV
The letter E is the 5th letter from the beginning.
Its opposite letter (27 - 5 = 22) is V, which is the third letter in the cluster.
The letter B is the 2nd letter from the beginning.
Its opposite letter (27 - 2 = 25) is Y.
Alternatively, let's look at the positional values:
E = 5, B = 2, V = 22.
Notice that E and V are opposite pairs (5 + 22 = 27).

Let's check the second cluster: GET
G = 7, E = 5, T = 20.
G and T are opposite pairs (7 + 20 = 27).

Let's check the third cluster: BYY
B = 2, Y = 25, Y = 25.
B and Y are opposite pairs (2 + 25 = 27).

Let's check the fourth cluster: JGQ
J = 10, G = 7, Q = 17.
J and Q are opposite pairs (10 + 17 = 27).

Now let's analyze the relation of the middle letter in each cluster:
For EBV: The middle letter is B (value 2). The sum of the first and third letters is 5 + 22 = 27. The difference between the first and second letter is E - B = 5 - 2 = 3.
For GET: The middle letter is E (value 5). The difference is G - E = 7 - 5 = 2.
For BYY: The middle letter is Y (value 25). The difference is B - Y: going backwards, B (2 or 28) - Y (25) = 3.
For JGQ: The middle letter is G (value 7). The difference is J - G = 10 - 7 = 3.

We can see that in the clusters EBV, BYY, and JGQ, the pattern is:
1. The first and third letters are opposites of each other (their positions sum to 27):
E (5) + V (22) = 27
B (2) + Y (25) = 27
J (10) + Q (17) = 27
G (7) + T (20) = 27 (also holds for GET)
2. The difference between the positional values of the first and second letters is exactly 3 (moving backwards in the alphabet):
E (5) - 3 = B (2)
B (28) - 3 = Y (25)
J (10) - 3 = G (7)
Applying this rule to GET: G (7) - 3 should be D (4), but here the middle letter is E (5), which is G - 2.

Therefore, GET does not follow the same pattern as the other three letter-clusters and is the odd one out.

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