Economics
Find the odd one out and say why.
- Tourist guide, dhobi, tailor, potter
- Teacher, doctor, vegetable vendor, lawyer
- Postman, cobbler, soldier, police constable
- MTNL, Indian Railways, Air India, Jet Airways, All India Radio
Answer
- The potter is the odd one out. A potter is a secondary sector worker whereas the others are tertiary sector workers or service providers.
- The vegetable vendor is the odd one, because he is not skilled while the others are skilled workers.
- The cobbler is the odd one, because he works in the unorganized sector.
- Air India (recently acquired by TATA) and Jet Airways (now bankrupt) are the odd ones as they are private sector enterprises.
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- 20 to 30
- 30 to 40
- 50 to 60
- 60 to 70
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