Question

2) Pick out the odd element from the group.
(1) Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar
(ii) Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle
(iii) Theme. Plot, Character, Novella​

Answer 1

The odd elements in each of the following groups have been mentioned below:-

1. Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth, Graham Greene, Kiran Nagarkar

Ans) Graham Greene

Reason: The rest of the authors are of Indian origin. Grahan Greene is an English writer.

2. Place, Period, Theme, Climate, Lifestyle

Ans) Theme

Reason: An individual's lifestyle is heavily influenced by the place, period, and climate he/she/they live(s) in. Theme, on the other hand, does not have any important role as far as real-life experiences are concerned.

3. Theme, Plot, Character, Novella

Ans) Novella

Reason: The rest are segments which make up a literary work. Novella, on the other hand, is a type of literary work.

Answer 2

Answer:

• According to the given question the odd elements from the group are mentioned below.

• (1) According to majority Graham Greene is odd because he belongs to foreign country.

• Arun Joshi, Vikram Seth and Kiran are Indians.

• (ii) Theme is odd because it is related to plot and character.

• Place, period, climate and lifestyle are related to each other.

• Therefore majority confirms 'theme' is odd.

• (iii) Novella has its own identity in literature. It's a literary work.

• Theme, plot and character are literary devices.

• So we can easily make a difference between the literary devices and literary work and again majority refer Novella is odd among them.