Looking at the portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. I have no brothers or sisters." At whose portrait was Harsh was looking ?
Answer: A
Blood relation Analysis :
Have no brother's or sister, so Harsh is single child
Wife of father's son -> His wife
His wife is mother of the person whose portrait is. So portrait is of his child.
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Pointing to a man in photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Sister
His brother’s father is simply the man’s own father. The only son of my grandfather is the woman’s own father. So the two share a father, which makes the woman the man’s sister.
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Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?
Answer: D
Correct answer: Father
Work inwards from the innermost phrase. The only son of my mother is Suresh himself - he is male and his mother has no other son. The boy is therefore the son of Suresh, which makes Suresh the boy’s father.
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Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?
Answer: B
Correct answer: Brother
My father’s wife is Deepak’s mother, so her daughter is his sister. That girl’s two brothers are Deepak and one other, and the younger of them is playing - so the boy is Deepak’s brother.
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Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related to Rita's friend ?
Answer: A
Correct answer: Cousin
My friend’s mother’s brother-in-law is either the friend’s father’s brother or the husband of the friend’s mother’s sister - an uncle of the friend either way. His youngest daughter is therefore the friend’s cousin.
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A is the son of B. C, B`s sister has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.
How many nephews does F have ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Two
F is the maternal uncle of D, so F is a brother of C - and therefore of B as well, since C is B’s sister. His sisters’ sons are the boys C’s son D and B’s son A, so F has two nephews. E, being C’s daughter, is his niece.
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Pointing to the lady on the platform, Manu said, "She is the sister of the father of my mother's son." How is the lady related to Manu?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Aunt
My mother’s son is Manu himself, so the father referred to is simply Manu’s father. The lady is that man’s sister - Manu’s aunt.
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A man pointing to a photograph Says, The lady in the photograph is my nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to the man's sister who has no other sister ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Mother
The man’s nephew is his sister’s son, so the boy’s maternal grandmother is the mother of the man’s sister. The lady in the photograph is therefore that sister’s mother.
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Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, "I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle." How is the speaker related to Pramod's father
Answer: B
Correct answer: Wife
The speaker is the lady’s only daughter, and the lady’s son is Pramod’s maternal uncle - so Pramod’s mother is that man’s sister, who can only be the speaker. She is therefore Pramod’s mother and so his father’s wife.
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P is the son of Q, Q is the sister of R, and R is the mother of S. How is P related to S ?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Cousin
Q and R are sisters, so their children are cousins to one another. P is Q’s son and S is R’s child, which makes P the cousin of S.
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