SSC CGL MCQ Practice 2026

Classification Questions for SSC CGL (with Answers)

63 Classification MCQs from the General Intelligence & Reasoning section, with answers and short explanations.

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Q1. Find the odd one out.

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Answer: D. 25

25 is the odd one out. All others are prime numbers.

Classification · easy · Beginner Practice Set 1

Q2. Find the odd one out: 61, 63, 67, 89

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Answer: A. 63

All except 63 are prime numbers; 63 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 3

Q3. Find the odd one out: 42, 48, 78, 81

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Answer: A. 81

All except 81 are multiples of 6.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 3

Q4. Find the odd one out: 144, 255, 256, 324

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Answer: C. 255

All except 255 are perfect squares.

Classification · easy · Beginner Practice Set 3

Q5. Find the odd one out: 18, 30, 72, 73

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Answer: D. 73

All except 73 are multiples of 6.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 4

Q6. Find the odd one out: DFI, FHJ, OQS, UWY

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Answer: B. DFI

In all groups except DFI, consecutive letters are 2 apart. In DFI the second gap is 3.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 4

Q7. Find the odd one out: FIL, ILO, ORV, SVY

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Answer: C. ORV

In all groups except ORV, consecutive letters are 3 apart. In ORV the second gap is 4.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 5

Q8. Find the odd one out: 18, 19, 66, 78

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Answer: B. 19

All except 19 are multiples of 6.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 5

Q9. Find the odd one out: 30, 54, 72, 74

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Answer: C. 74

All except 74 are multiples of 6.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 5

Q10. Find the odd one out: 13, 53, 57, 61

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Answer: A. 57

All except 57 are prime numbers; 57 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 6

Q11. Find the odd one out: 16, 18, 36, 289

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Answer: B. 18

All except 18 are perfect squares.

Classification · easy · Beginner Practice Set 6

Q12. Find the odd one out: 13, 23, 39, 53

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Answer: A. 39

All except 39 are prime numbers; 39 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 7

Q13. Find the odd one out: 13, 41, 57, 89

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Answer: A. 57

All except 57 are prime numbers; 57 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 7

Q14. Find the odd one out: BCD, IJK, LMN, WXZ

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Answer: B. WXZ

In all groups except WXZ, consecutive letters are 1 apart. In WXZ the second gap is 2.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 7

Q15. Find the odd pair: 3:27, 5:125, 6:216, 8:513

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Answer: A. 8:513

In each pair except 8:513, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 8

Q16. Find the odd one out: 16, 17, 64, 81

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Answer: C. 17

All except 17 are perfect squares.

Classification · easy · Beginner Practice Set 8

Q17. Find the odd pair: 3:27, 4:63, 7:343, 8:512

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Answer: D. 4:63

In each pair except 4:63, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 8

Q18. Find the odd pair: 3:7, 4:9, 6:14, 8:17

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Answer: C. 6:14

In each pair except 6:14, the second number is 2 × first + 1.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 9

Q19. Find the odd one out: 13, 61, 83, 87

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Answer: B. 87

All except 87 are prime numbers; 87 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 9

Q20. Find the odd pair: 2:4, 3:9, 4:16, 11:122

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Answer: A. 11:122

In each pair except 11:122, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 9

Q21. Find the odd pair: 5:11, 8:17, 11:23, 12:27

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Answer: D. 12:27

In each pair except 12:27, the second number is 2 × first + 1.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 10

Q22. Find the odd one out: 65, 78, 81, 91

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Answer: A. 81

All except 81 are multiples of 13.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 10

Q23. Find the odd pair: 3:9, 4:16, 7:50, 11:121

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Answer: D. 7:50

In each pair except 7:50, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 10

Q24. Find the odd pair: 3:27, 4:65, 5:125, 8:512

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Answer: B. 4:65

In each pair except 4:65, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 11

Q25. Find the odd one out: 11, 53, 57, 73

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Answer: C. 57

All except 57 are prime numbers; 57 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 11

Q26. Find the odd pair: 2:3, 5:25, 6:36, 12:144

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Answer: B. 2:3

In each pair except 2:3, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 12

Q27. Find the odd pair: 3:10, 9:81, 11:121, 12:144

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Answer: A. 3:10

In each pair except 3:10, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 12

Q28. Find the odd one out: 31, 59, 83, 91

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Answer: B. 91

All except 91 are prime numbers; 91 is composite.

Classification · medium · Beginner Practice Set 12

Q29. Find the odd one out: 17, 47, 73, 87

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Answer: B. 87

All except 87 are prime numbers; 87 is composite.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 3

Q30. Find the odd one out: 64, 169, 289, 291

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Answer: B. 291

All except 291 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 3

Q31. Find the odd one out: 42, 44, 54, 78

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Answer: A. 44

All except 44 are multiples of 6.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 4

Q32. Find the odd one out: 100, 102, 121, 289

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Answer: A. 102

All except 102 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 4

Q33. Find the odd one out: 33, 37, 53, 83

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Answer: D. 33

All except 33 are prime numbers; 33 is composite.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 5

Q34. Find the odd one out: 36, 49, 50, 196

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Answer: B. 50

All except 50 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 5

Q35. Find the odd one out: ACE, CEG, RTV, UWZ

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Answer: D. UWZ

In all groups except UWZ, consecutive letters are 2 apart. In UWZ the second gap is 3.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 6

Q36. Find the odd one out: 49, 100, 225, 227

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Answer: B. 227

All except 227 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 6

Q37. Find the odd pair: 4:17, 5:25, 9:81, 11:121

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Answer: B. 4:17

In each pair except 4:17, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 7

Q38. Find the odd one out: 24, 25, 36, 144

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Answer: B. 24

All except 24 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 7

Q39. Find the odd pair: 3:27, 4:64, 7:344, 8:512

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Answer: A. 7:344

In each pair except 7:344, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 8

Q40. Find the odd pair: 2:4, 4:16, 5:25, 11:122

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Answer: D. 11:122

In each pair except 11:122, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 8

Q41. Find the odd one out: GJN, JMP, NQT, QTW

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Answer: B. GJN

In all groups except GJN, consecutive letters are 3 apart. In GJN the second gap is 4.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 9

Q42. Find the odd pair: 3:7, 4:9, 5:11, 12:24

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Answer: C. 12:24

In each pair except 12:24, the second number is 2 × first + 1.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 9

Q43. Find the odd pair: 2:8, 3:26, 6:216, 8:512

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Answer: B. 3:26

In each pair except 3:26, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 9

Q44. Find the odd pair: 5:25, 9:81, 11:121, 12:146

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Answer: C. 12:146

In each pair except 12:146, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 10

Q45. Find the odd one out: 16, 63, 64, 144

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Answer: A. 63

All except 63 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Intermediate Practice Set 10

Q46. Find the odd one out: 35, 38, 70, 84

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Answer: C. 38

All except 38 are multiples of 7.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 3

Q47. Find the odd one out: 32, 35, 72, 104

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Answer: B. 35

All except 35 are multiples of 8.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 3

Q48. Find the odd one out: 32, 34, 48, 56

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Answer: B. 34

All except 34 are multiples of 8.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 4

Q49. Find the odd one out: 28, 29, 77, 98

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Answer: C. 29

All except 29 are multiples of 7.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 4

Q50. Find the odd one out: 45, 72, 108, 111

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Answer: C. 111

All except 111 are multiples of 9.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 4

Q51. Find the odd one out: 35, 38, 56, 63

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Answer: D. 38

All except 38 are multiples of 7.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 5

Q52. Find the odd one out: 52, 104, 156, 158

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Answer: D. 158

All except 158 are multiples of 13.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 5

Q53. Find the odd one out: 143, 144, 324, 361

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Answer: A. 143

All except 143 are perfect squares.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 6

Q54. Find the odd one out: GIL, IKM, JLN, SUW

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Answer: C. GIL

In all groups except GIL, consecutive letters are 2 apart. In GIL the second gap is 3.

Classification · hard · Advanced Practice Set 6

Q55. Find the odd one out: EFH, HIJ, JKL, TUV

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Answer: C. EFH

In all groups except EFH, consecutive letters are 1 apart. In EFH the second gap is 2.

Classification · hard · Advanced Practice Set 7

Q56. Find the odd pair: 2:8, 5:125, 7:343, 8:513

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Answer: C. 8:513

In each pair except 8:513, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 7

Q57. Find the odd pair: 5:11, 8:17, 11:25, 12:25

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Answer: D. 11:25

In each pair except 11:25, the second number is 2 × first + 1.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 7

Q58. Find the odd pair: 2:5, 4:9, 8:18, 11:23

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Answer: B. 8:18

In each pair except 8:18, the second number is 2 × first + 1.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 8

Q59. Find the odd pair: 3:27, 4:65, 7:343, 8:512

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Answer: D. 4:65

In each pair except 4:65, the second number is the cube of the first.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 8

Q60. Find the odd one out: 40, 56, 88, 90

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Answer: A. 90

All except 90 are multiples of 8.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 8

Q61. Find the odd one out: JLO, NPR, SUW, TVX

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Answer: B. JLO

In all groups except JLO, consecutive letters are 2 apart. In JLO the second gap is 3.

Classification · hard · Advanced Practice Set 10

Q62. Find the odd pair: 4:16, 9:81, 10:100, 11:120

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Answer: C. 11:120

In each pair except 11:120, the second number is the square of the first.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 10

Q63. Find the odd pair: 4:9, 7:15, 10:20, 12:25

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Answer: D. 10:20

In each pair except 10:20, the second number is 2 × first + 1.

Classification · medium · Advanced Practice Set 10

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