Courtesy of The Great Big Book of Pencil Puzzles by Selma and Jack Orleans.
Saudi Arabia, Angola, Kenya, Gabon, Nigeria
The right answer is Saudi Arabia because it's the only country not in Africa.
Mediterranean, Caspian, Persian, Baltic, Yellow.
Persian refers to a gulf while the others all refer to seas.
Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, Yukon
They're all in Canada but the Yukon is a territory while the rest are provinces.
Lincoln, Mercedes, Chrysler, Cadillac, Oldsmobile
Mercedes is the only non-American car on this list.
Datsun, Mazda, Honda, Toyota, Opel
Opel is the only non-Japanese car on this list.
Magic, spell, charm, sorcery, astronomy
Astronomy is the only scientific field on this list.
R Gupta's Verbal Reasoning Exercise 3B #92
Nephrology, entomology, astrology, mycology, pathology
Astrology is the only non-scientific field on this list. The other fields are all related to biology.
Viva Verbal Reasoning Exercise 1 #18
Political Science, History, Philosophy, Physics
Physics is the only field from this list that is not in the humanities.
R Gupta's Verbal Reasoning Exercise 3E #59
Pathology, histology, hematology, archaeology
Archaeology is the only choice unrelated to medicine.
3D #40
Typhoid, Measles, Hysteria, Influenza
Hysteria is the only non-contagious disease.
3B #84
Radium, Thorium, Sodium, Polonium, Uranium
Sodium is the only non-radioactive element.
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