Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother." How is the woman related to Abhijit?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Mother
The woman’s granddaughter is the daughter of Abhijit’s brother, so that brother is her son - which makes her Abhijit’s mother. She cannot be his mother-in-law, since a mother-in-law’s granddaughter through him would be his own daughter.
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Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the only son of my mother's father." How is the girl's mother related to Amar ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Aunt
My mother’s father is Amar’s maternal grandfather, whose only son is Amar’s maternal uncle. The girl’s mother is that man’s sister, so she and Amar’s mother are sisters - making the girl’s mother Amar’s aunt.
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A man said to a lady, " Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt."
How is the lady related to the man ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Sister
Your mother’s husband is the lady’s father, and his sister is her aunt - and that woman is the speaker’s aunt as well. Sharing a father, the two are siblings, so the lady is his sister.
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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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When Karan saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Manish ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Brother-in-law
My daughter’s mother is Karan’s wife, so the father of my daughter’s mother is his father-in-law. Manish is that man’s son - Karan’s wife’s brother, and so his brother-in-law.
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Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anjali said, "He is the only son of the father of my sister's brother." How is that person is related to Anjali ?
Answer: C
Relation's given in the question may be analysed as follows :
Sister's brother - brother;
Brother's father - father;
Father's son - brother;
So he is Anjali Brother.
Note: It is more handy to solve the question when we start from end to analyse the relation as we did above.
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Daya has a brother Anil, Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra's father. What is Anil of Bimal ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Grandson
Daya is Chandra’s son, and Anil is Daya’s brother, so Anil is Chandra’s son too. Bimal is Chandra’s father, which makes Anil his grandson.
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All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. Who is the mother of B ?
Answer: A
B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B. A is marned to C means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A means D is daughter of A and C
Clearly. A is the mother of B.
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Pointing to an old man, Kailash said, "His son is my son`s uncle". How is the old man related to Kailash ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Father
My son’s uncle is Kailash’s brother. The old man’s son is that brother, so the old man is Kailash’s father.
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Pointing to an old man, Yuvraj said, "His son is my son's uncle." How is the old man related to Yuvraj ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Father
My son’s uncle is Yuvraj’s own brother. Since the old man’s son is that brother, the old man is Yuvraj’s father.
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