Verbal Reasoning — Classification (odd-one-out): Choose the word that does not belong to the same category. Options: Kanpur, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Varanasi, Mathura Use geographic association with the River Ganga to identify the outlier. Select the single different word.

Given data

• Cities in Uttar Pradesh: Kanpur, Allahabad (Prayagraj), Varanasi, Mathura.

Concept/ApproachIdentify the common river association.

Step-by-step reasoningKanpur, Allahabad (Prayagraj), and Varanasi lie on/along the River Ganga (Allahabad is at the Ganga–Yamuna confluence).Mathura is situated on the River Yamuna, not the Ganga.

VerificationThree cities share the Ganga; one is on the Yamuna ⇒ that one is the odd one.

Final AnswerMathura