Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, "He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related to Rita ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Son
The wife of my husband is Rita herself, so the daughter referred to is Rita’s daughter, and the man is that girl’s brother - which makes him Rita’s son.
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Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: His son
Harsh has no brothers, so my father’s son can only be Harsh himself. The man’s mother is therefore Harsh’s wife, which makes the portrait that of his son.
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Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Mother
My father’s only son is the girl’s brother, so his grandmother is the girl’s own grandmother. That lady’s daughter-in-law is the wife of her son - the girl’s father - so the lady pointed out is the girl’s mother.
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Pointing to a photograph, Dilip said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is Dilip related to the girl in the photograph?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Brother
My grandfather’s only son is Dilip’s father, so the girl in the photograph is his sister and Dilip is her brother.
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If A + B means A is the sister of B; A x B means A is the wife of B, A % B means A is the father of B and A - B means A is the brother of B. Which of the following means T is the daughter of P?
Answer: B
Correct answer: P x Q % R - T + S
P × Q makes P the wife of Q; Q % R makes Q the father of R; R – T makes R the brother of T, so T is also Q’s child; and T + S makes T the sister of S, establishing that T is female. A daughter of Q is a daughter of his wife P, so T is the daughter of P.
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Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Lata?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Brother
The only son of my grandfather is Lata’s father, and the man in the photograph is his son - so he is Lata’s brother.
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In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F.
A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died.
How many male members are there in the family ?
Answer: C
A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.
A is a male. B. the wife, is female. C. the brother, is male. D. the son, is male. E, the sister, is female. F, the mother, is a female. So, there are three males.
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If P + Q means P is the brother of Q; P x Q means P is the wife of Q and P % Q means P is the daughter of Q then which of the following means D is the uncle of A?
Answer: D
Correct answer: A % B x C + D
A % B makes A the daughter of B; B × C makes B the wife of C, so C is A’s father; and C + D makes C the brother of D. D is therefore the brother of A’s father - her uncle.
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A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl`s
Answer: A
Correct answer: Brother
The father of her uncle is the girl’s grandfather; his daughter is the girl’s mother; and that woman’s son is the girl’s brother.
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Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, "She is the grand daughter of the elder brother of my father."
How is the girl in the photograph related to this man ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Niece
The elder brother of my father is the speaker’s uncle; that uncle’s child is the speaker’s cousin, and the girl is that cousin’s daughter - the speaker’s niece.
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