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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Amit said - "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother". How is Amit related to the girl?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Father-in-law
The grandson of my mother is Amit’s own son, and the girl is that young man’s wife - so Amit is her father-in-law.
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A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To answer this question which of the statements (1) and (2) is necessary?
1.C is the brother of A and the son of E.
2.F is the mother B.
Answer: B
A and B are children of D.
From (1), C is the brother B and son of E.
Since, the sex of D and E are not known. Hence (1) is not sufficient to answer the question.
From (2). F is the mother of B. Hence, F is also the mother of A. Hence D is the father of A.
Thus, (2) is sufficient to answer the question.
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Pointing towards 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, so she is the man’s mother.
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If P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P # Q means P is the mother of Q; P * Q means P is the daughter of Q in A # B $ C * D, who is the father?
Answer: A
A is the mother of B, B is the brother of C and C is the daughter of D. Hence, D is the father.
A (Parents) D
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B - is - Brother - of - C
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A is the brother of B, B is the brother of C, and C is the father of D, a boy. How is D related to A ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Nephew
A is the brother of B and B the brother of C, so A and C are brothers. D is C’s son, and a brother’s son is a nephew.
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If A + B means A is the brother of B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B. Which of the following means M is the uncle of P?
Answer: D
Correct answer: M + K % T x P
M + K makes M the brother of K; K % T makes K the father of T; T × P makes T the sister of P, so P too is K’s child. M is therefore the brother of P’s father - his uncle.
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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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Introducing a woman, Shashank said, "She is the mother of the only daughter of my son." How that woman is related to Shashank?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Daughter-in-law
The only daughter of my son is Shashank’s granddaughter, and the woman is that girl’s mother - that is, the wife of Shashank’s son, his daughter-in-law.
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If A + B means B is the brother of A; A x B means B is the husband of A; A - B means A is the mother of B and A % B means A is the father of B, which of the following relations shows that Q is the grandmother of T?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Q - P + R % T
Q – P makes Q the mother of P; P + R makes R the brother of P, so R is Q’s child too; and R % T makes R the father of T. Q is therefore the mother of T’s father - his grandmother.
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