Classification (resource requirement): Three pairs show a resource required by the second item to function or exist; one pair reverses the direction (source → content). Identify the odd pair.

Difficulty: Easy

Correct Answer: Water : Tap

Explanation:


Introduction / Context:
Many classification questions turn on whether the semantic direction of “requirement” is preserved. Three pairs show a resource needed by an entity; one pair names a source that supplies a resource, flipping the relation.



Given Data / Assumptions:

  • Oil is required by a lamp (as fuel) to burn.
  • Power is required by a machine to operate.
  • Oxygen is required for life processes.
  • Water : Tap actually denotes a source → provided substance; a tap dispenses water.


Concept / Approach:
Check whether the first term is a prerequisite to the functioning/existence of the second. If instead the second term is a source that supplies the first, the relation is reversed and becomes the odd one out.



Step-by-Step Solution:

Oil : Lamp → fuel needed by lamp.Power : Machine → energy needed by machine.Oxygen : Life → substance needed for life.Water : Tap → tap is a source of water (reversed relation).


Verification / Alternative check:
Try stating “X is required by Y.” Oil is required by lamp; power by machine; oxygen by life. “Water is required by tap” is false; taps deliver water.



Why Other Options Are Wrong:

Oil-Lamp, Power-Machine, Oxygen-Life all encode a requirement correctly.


Common Pitfalls:
Confusing supply/source relationships with requirement relationships; note the directionality.



Final Answer:
Water : Tap

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