Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, "She is the only daughter of the father of my mother." How X is related to the person of photograph?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Son
The father of my mother is X’s maternal grandfather; his only daughter is X’s mother. X is male, so he is her son.
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Pointing to Varman, Madhav said, "I am the only son of one of the sons of his father." How is Varman related to Madhav?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Father or uncle
One of the sons of his father is either Varman himself or one of Varman’s brothers, and Madhav is that man’s only son. If the man is Varman, he is Madhav’s father; if he is Varman’s brother, Varman is Madhav’s uncle. Nothing settles which, so the answer covers both.
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If Neena says, "Anita`s father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal", then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal ?
Answer: B
Only son of Neena's father--in-law Mahipal -- Neena's husband.
So, Raman is Neena's husband and Anita and Bindu are his daughters.
Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal.
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P is the brother of Q and R. S is R's mother. T is P's father. Which of the following statements cannot be definitely true ?
Answer: D
P, Q, R are children of same parents. So. S who is R's mother and T, who is R's father will be mother and father of all three.
However, it is not mentioned whether Q is male or female So, D cannot be definitely true.
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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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