Question

Four words have been given, out of which three are alike in some manner and one is different. Select the one that is different.
1. IPS
2. IFS
3. Accoutant
4. IAS

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : Accoutant

In the above question, the Accountant is the odd man out.

• IPS: Officers of the Indian Police Service (IPS) provide senior-level leadership to Police Forces – both in the States and at the Centre.
• IFS: The Indian Foreign Service (IFS) is a central civil service. It is one of the premier civil services, which marks India's presence abroad. It comes under Group A of the Central Civil Services of the executive branch of the Ministry of External affairs Government of India.
• IAS: The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) is the administrative arm of the All India Services of Government of India. Considered the premier central civil service of India, the IAS is one of the three arms of the All India Services along with the Indian Police Service and the Indian Forest Service.
• Accountant: The term accountant refers to a professional who performs accounting functions such as account analysis, auditing, or financial statement analysis. Accountants work with accounting firms or internal account departments with large companies. They may also set up their own, individual practices.

Since accountant is not one of the premier civil services thus it is different from others.