Choose the right answer. From the given choices, select the odd man out:

Concept: An “odd one out” classification question groups items by a shared property; the item that breaks the shared property is the odd one out. Here the shared/breaking property is the playing surface and mode of play: three of the items are played ON A TABLE using a cue or a paddle, while the fourth is played on an open court using the hands.

Application:

• Billiards is a cue sport played on a dedicated billiard table.

• Snooker is a cue sport played on a snooker table (a variant of billiards).

• Table Tennis is a paddle sport played on a table tennis table.

• Basketball is a team sport played on an open court with the hands, aiming the ball through an elevated hoop — it has no table and no cue at all.

Cross-check: Looking at it from a second angle confirms the same grouping — Billiards, Snooker, and Table Tennis are all played by one or two players on a fixed table surface with a striking implement (cue or paddle), whereas Basketball is a five-a-side team sport played on a full-size court with the bare hands. Both angles converge on the same item.

Hence, Basketball is the odd one out.