A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man, related to the woman ?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Cousin
The brother of her mother is the woman’s maternal uncle, and the man is that uncle’s son - which makes him her cousin.
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If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the statements is/are necessary?
The son of D is the grandson of C.
B is the sister of D.
Answer: D
Given: D is the brother of B.
From statement 1, we can detect that D is son of C (son of D is the grandson of C).
From statement 2, we can detect that B is 'Female' (sister of D).
Therefore, B is daughter of C.
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Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph? |
Answer: D
Correct answer: Maternal Uncle
The father of my brother is Bajpai’s own father; that man’s only daughter is Bajpai’s sister; and her son is Bajpai’s nephew. Since the link runs through Bajpai’s sister, he is the young man’s maternal uncle.
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If A $ B means A is the brother of B; B * C means B is the son of C; C @ D means C is the wife of D and A # D means A is the son of D, how C is related to A?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Mother
A # D makes A the son of D, and C @ D makes C the wife of D. The wife of A’s father is A’s mother.
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A's son B is married with C whose sister D is married to E the brother of B. How D is related to A?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Daughter’s-in-law
B is A’s son and E is B’s brother, so E is A’s son too. D is married to E, which makes D A’s daughter-in-law. Her sister C, married to B, is A’s other daughter-in-law.
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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 that uncle’s son - which makes him her cousin.
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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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