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Verbal Reasoning — Classification (odd-one-out): Choose the word that does not belong to the same category. Options: Lima, Algiers, New York, Tokyo Use world-capital status to identify the outlier. Select the single different word.

Difficulty: Easy

Lima
Algiers
New York
Tokyo
Beijing

Correct Answer: New York

Explanation:

Given data

Lima (Peru), Algiers (Algeria), Tokyo (Japan), New York (USA).

Concept/Approach
Check which are national capitals.

Reasoning
Lima, Algiers, Tokyo → national capitals.New York → not the capital of the USA (that is Washington, D.C.).

Final Answer
New York

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