Pick the odd man out .

2023

Pick the odd man out .

  1. A.

    FHKO

  2. B.

    CEHL

  3. C.

    ZBEJ

  4. D.

    XZCG

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Correct answer: C

Solution explanation:

  • FHKO: F → H (+2), H → K (+3), K → O (+4).

  • CEHL: C → E (+2), E → H (+3), H → L (+4).

  • XZCG: X → Z (+2), Z → C (+3, wrapping past Z to A,B,C), C → G (+4).

  • ZBEJ: Z → B (+2, wrapping), B → E (+3), E → J (+5).

Conclusion: Three sequences follow the repeating increments +2, +3, +4 (with alphabet wrap-around where needed). The sequence ZBEJ breaks this pattern because its third step is +5 instead of +4, so ZBEJ is the odd one out.

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