Find the odd pair of words: (Shopkeeper: Customer), (Doctor: Patient), (Lawyer: Client), (Clerk: File).

Appeared in: KGMU 2023

Explanation

The pair 'Clerk: File' is the correct answer because it represents a relationship between a person (a worker) and an object (a work item).
A clerk is a person who performs administrative duties, and a file is an object they handle as part of their job.
This person-to-object relationship deviates from the person-to-person (professional-to-client) pattern established by the other three options.

Option A: This pair shows a relationship between two people: a service provider (Shopkeeper) and a recipient (Customer). This fits the common pattern.
Option B: This pair shows a relationship between two people: a healthcare provider (Doctor) and a recipient of care (Patient). This fits the common pattern.
Option C: This pair shows a relationship between two people: a legal service provider (Lawyer) and a recipient (Client). This fits the common pattern.

Visual 1: Flowchart: A diagram illustrating the logic. A central box 'Analyze Relationship Type' branches into two paths. One path is 'Person-to-Person (Service)', which connects 'Shopkeeper:Customer', 'Doctor:Patient', and 'Lawyer:Client'. The other path is 'Person-to-Object (Work)', which leads to 'Clerk:File', visually isolating it as the odd one out.

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: Use the key finding related to Verbal Reasoning: Analogy and Classification to guide bedside assessment, documentation, and the next nursing action.
This is a general aptitude question that tests logical reasoning, a skill essential for nursing but not a direct clinical topic.
Nurses use similar 'odd one out' logic during differential diagnosis, where they must identify which symptom or sign does not fit a suspected condition.
This skill helps in prioritizing tasks and identifying anomalies in patient data, such as an unexpected lab value or vital sign.

How to Approach the Question

First, analyze the relationship between the two words in the first pair (Shopkeeper: Customer). This is a professional providing a service to a person.
Next, check if the other pairs follow the same relationship pattern.
Observe that 'Doctor: Patient' and 'Lawyer: Client' also follow the 'professional-to-person' pattern.
Analyze the final pair, 'Clerk: File'. This relationship is between a person and an inanimate object.
Identify the pair that does not fit the common pattern established by the majority. In this case, three pairs are person-to-person, and one is person-to-object.
Conclude that the pair with the unique relationship ('Clerk: File') is the odd one out.

Concept Tested & Keywords

Concept Tested: Verbal Reasoning: Analogy and Classification
Stem keywords: odd pair, words, Shopkeeper: Customer, Doctor: Patient, Lawyer: Client, Clerk: File
Lead-in keywords: Find
Negative lead-in flag: false

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