Odd man out:

2024

Odd man out:

Answer: D. visionConcept: In an odd-one-out / classification question, three of the four given words share one defining property (a category, class, or role), while the fourth…

  1. A.

    cornea

  2. B.

    retina

  3. C.

    pupil

  4. D.

    vision

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Correct answer: D

Concept: In an odd-one-out / classification question, three of the four given words share one defining property (a category, class, or role), while the fourth breaks that pattern; the task is to identify the shared property and see which option lacks it.

Application: Cornea, retina, and pupil are all physical, anatomical parts of the eye — the cornea is its transparent front covering, the retina is the light-sensitive layer lining its back, and the pupil is the opening in the iris that lets light in. Vision, however, is not a physical structure; it is the sensory function — the sense of sight — that these structures work together to produce.

  • Cornea — a physical structure (the eye's transparent outer covering)

  • Retina — a physical structure (the eye's light-sensitive inner layer)

  • Pupil — a physical structure (the opening in the iris)

Vision is the only one of the four that is not a physical structure — it is the function these structures enable, so it does not fit the group.

Cross-check: Substitute any other eye part, such as lens or iris, in place of vision — it would still be a physical structure and would fit the group. Only a function/process word breaks the “anatomical structure” pattern, confirming the odd one out.

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