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Odd Man Out – MBA CET questions with solutions

6 questions · CET 2025 · Easy 5 · Medium 1 · Hard 0. Newest paper first. Full papers

Q161EasyCET 2025 · Slot 6 · Q161
Which of the following sentences does not contribute to the main idea of the paragraph?
  1. There is evidence that digital platforms of education are badly hurting less proficient students who need expert classroom teachers
  2. In the fully digital mode, students are never in the same room with their teacher, which leaves them to depend on self-study mode more
  3. A study showed that students on digital algebra courses learn much less than those who worked with a teacher in the classroom
  4. Digital courses have often been seen to give students an easy passing grade without teaching them important things which affect them in the long run.
  5. Digital platforms are beneficial to high achievers by providing advanced courses for knowledge enhancement
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Answer: E

Approach: Find the common theme; the odd sentence breaks theme or tone.

Solution: A–D all argue that digital education harms students: it hurts weaker students (A), leaves them to self-study (B), a study shows they learn less (C), and gives easy grades without real learning (D). E praises digital platforms for high achievers — it goes against the critical tone, so it does not contribute.

Why the other options are wrong:
A: states the main claim (harm to less proficient students).
B: explains a drawback.
C: gives evidence of the drawback.
D: adds another drawback.

Cetking shortcut: Spot the lone positive sentence in a paragraph of negatives.

Answer: E

Q162EasyCET 2025 · Slot 6 · Q162
Which of the following sentences does not contribute to the main idea of the paragraph?
  1. A new survey shows that Amazon Prime has grown much more beneficial than traditional television.
  2. The streaming of television shows and the freedom of users to choose Their own shows has taken off with people,
  3. Amazon Prime provides a constantly improving content library which consists of many original series, films and comedy shows that keeps it in demand.
  4. Amazon Prime provides a facility for people to personize their own favorites and pause live TV.
  5. Despite the success of Amazon Prime, most investors are unaware of this company
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Answer: E

Approach: Find the common theme; the odd sentence shifts focus.

Solution: A–D are about Amazon Prime's popularity and benefits for viewers: better than TV (A), freedom to choose shows (B), strong content library (C), personalised favourites and pausing live TV (D). E talks about investors being unaware of the company — a shift from viewers to investors.

Why the other options are wrong:
A: introduces the theme (Prime more beneficial than TV).
B: supports the streaming trend.
C: a viewer benefit.
D: another viewer benefit.

Cetking shortcut: Change of stakeholder (viewers → investors) marks the odd one out.

Answer: E

Q163EasyCET 2025 · Slot 6 · Q163
Which of the following sentences does not contribute to the main idea of the paragraph?
  1. Climate change is threatening biodiversity.
  2. Animals may struggle to survive as their habitats are disrupted.
  3. Climate change is beneficial for species adaptation
  4. Rising temperatures are affecting ecosystems and habitats.
  5. Species extinction is a risk due to climate change
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Answer: C

Approach: Find the common theme; the odd sentence contradicts it.

Solution: The paragraph is about climate change threatening biodiversity: threat (A), habitats disrupted (B), rising temperatures affect ecosystems (D), extinction risk (E). C calls climate change beneficial — it contradicts the theme.

Why the other options are wrong:
A: topic sentence.
B: effect on animals.
D: cause–effect on habitats.
E: extinction risk — supports the threat.

Answer: C

Q164EasyCET 2025 · Slot 6 · Q164
Which of the following sentences does not contribute to the main idea of the paragraph?
  1. Social media changes how people interact with others
  2. People use social media to share experiences and ideas.
  3. Social media has only positive effects on mental health.
  4. Comparison on social media can lead to feelings of loneliness and Anxiety.
  5. Balancing online and real-life connections is important
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Answer: C

Approach: Find the common theme; the odd sentence contradicts it.

Solution: The paragraph gives a balanced view of social media: it changes interaction (A), people share ideas (B), comparison can cause loneliness and anxiety (D), balance is important (E). C says it has 'only positive effects' — contradicting D and the balanced theme.

Why the other options are wrong:
A: introduces the topic.
B: a positive use — fits a balanced view.
D: a negative effect — part of the balance.
E: the conclusion.

Cetking shortcut: Absolute words like 'only' usually signal the odd sentence.

Answer: C

Q165EasyCET 2025 · Slot 6 · Q165
Which of the following sentences does not contribute to the main idea of the paragraph?
  1. Early childhood education contributes to academic and social success.
  2. Quality preschool programs help develop communication and problem-solving skills.
  3. Early education has little impact on a child’s later success
  4. Foundational skills learned early are important for future success
  5. Early childhood education is vital for long-term academic achievement
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Answer: C

Approach: Find the common theme; the odd sentence contradicts it.

Solution: A, B, D and E all say early childhood education builds skills and drives later success. C says it has little impact — directly against the theme.

Why the other options are wrong:
A: main claim.
B: how preschool helps.
D: foundational skills matter.
E: restates the conclusion.

Answer: C

Q162MediumCET 2025 · Slot 1 · Q162
Five sentences related to a topic are given below. Four of them can be put together to form a meaningful and coherent short paragraph. Identify the odd one out :
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  1. Option A
  2. Option B
  3. Option C
  4. Option D
  5. Option E
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Answer: C

Approach: Odd sentence out: find the four sentences that share one specific thread.

Solution: Sentences 4 (muscle proteins travel to the brain and drive thought), 5 (only recently have neuroscientists described these factors), 1 (they have begun studying exercise's effect on genes inside brain cells) and 2 (even there they find the body's influence on the mind) form one chain on the neuroscience of exercise and the brain. Sentence 3 is a general remark about modern sedentary, screen-driven life. It does not feed the pronoun links of the chain ('these factors', 'even there'), so it is the odd one.

Why the other options are wrong:
A, B: 'Even there' in B points back to 'within brain cells… genes' in A, so they are a pair.
D: introduces the proteins that 'these factors' in E refers to.
E: links D to A ('neuroscientists have begun…').

Cetking shortcut: Sentences joined by pronoun or demonstrative links ('these factors', 'even there') stay; the one with no link out is usually the odd one.

Answer: C

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