Find the odd pair of words.?

Appeared in: AIIMS CRE 2025

Explanation

This pair represents a relationship between a person (Clerk) and an inanimate object (File).
The clerk is the worker, and the file is the object of their work.
This 'Person-Object' relationship is different from the 'Person-Person' relationship seen in the other options.

Option A: This pair follows the dominant pattern. It describes a professional relationship between two people: a service provider (Shopkeeper) and a service recipient (Customer).
Option B: This pair also follows the dominant pattern. It describes a professional relationship between a service provider (Doctor) and a service recipient (Patient).
Option C: This pair also follows the dominant pattern. It describes a professional relationship between a service provider (Lawyer) and a service recipient (Client).

Clinical Relevance

Nursing practice connection: This is primarily an exam-oriented knowledge point with limited direct bedside application, so retain Logical Reasoning: Odd One Out as background academic context rather than a clinical decision trigger.
This question tests logical and analytical reasoning, a fundamental skill for nurses.
Nurses must be able to identify patterns and anomalies in patient data, symptoms, and responses to treatment, similar to finding the 'odd one out' in this question.
What if the options were 'Nurse: Patient', 'Teacher: Student', 'Pilot: Airplane', 'Chef: Customer'? In that case, 'Pilot: Airplane' would be the odd one out as it's a person-object relationship, while the others are person-person service relationships.

How to Approach the Question

First, analyze the relationship between the two words in the first pair. Here, 'Shopkeeper' is a person who provides a service to a 'Customer', another person.
Next, examine the remaining pairs to see if they follow the same relationship pattern.
The pairs 'Doctor: Patient' and 'Lawyer: Client' both follow the 'service provider: service recipient' (person-to-person) pattern.
Evaluate the last pair, 'Clerk: File'. A clerk is a person, but a file is an object. This is a 'worker: object' relationship.
Identify the pair that has a different relationship type from the others. In this case, the person-object relationship is the anomaly.
Conclude that the pair with the unique relationship is the 'odd one out'.

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