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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Showing the man receiving the priza, Saroj said, "He is the brother of my uncle's daughter."
Who is the man to Saroj ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Cousin
My uncle’s daughter is Saroj’s cousin, and her brother is a child of the same uncle, so he too is Saroj’s cousin.
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Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother."
How is the woman related to the man ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Mother
The only daughter of my mother can only be the woman herself. She is therefore the man’s mother.
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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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A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother.
How is the man related to the woman ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Cousin
The brother of her mother is the woman’s maternal uncle, and the man is his son - so the two are cousins.
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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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A is the father of B, C is the daughter of B, D is the brother of C, and E is the son of D. How is E related to A ?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Great-grandson
Trace the generations downward: A, then B, then D (B’s son, being C’s brother), then E. E stands three generations below A, so he is A’s great-grandson.
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Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Mother
The only daughter of the woman’s mother can be no one but the woman herself. The man’s mother is therefore the speaker, so she is his mother.
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If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?
Answer: D
If D is Male, the answer is Nephew.
If D is Female, the answer is Niece.
As the sex of D is not known, hence, the relation between D and A cannot be determined.
Note: Niece - A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Nephew - A son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
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If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
Answer: D
Correct answer: M x N - C + F
M × N makes M the father of N; N – C makes N the sister of C, so C is M’s child too; and C + F makes C the brother of F, which shows C is male. A male child of M is his son.
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