1. Pointing out to a photograph, a man tells his friend ‘She is the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife’. How is the girl in the photograph related to the man ?
Father’s wife – mother; mother’s only son – himself. So the girl is man’s daughter.
2. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman ?
Brother of mother – uncle; uncle’s son – cousin
3. If X says that his mother is the only daughter of Y’s mother, then how is Y related to X ?
Answer: Uncle
Let X’s mother be A. Then A is the only daughter of Y’s mother means Y is the brother of A. So, Y is X’s maternal uncle.
4. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to C ?
B is the brother of A; A’s son is D’s brother. This means D is the daughter of A and hence C is the daughter of A. So, B is the uncle of C.
5. C is the brother of A; B is the daughter of A; E is the sister of C; and D is the brother of B. Who is the uncle of D ?
Answer: C
D is the brother of B who is the daughter of A. so, D is the son of A. C is the brother of A.
6. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, 'I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my
father's son'.• Whose photograph was it?
The man says: "I have no brother or sister," meaning he is the only son of his father.
He then says: "That man's father is my father's son."
• "My father's son" refers to himself (since he has no siblings).
• So, "That man's father" is him.
• This means "That man" is his son.
Thus, the photograph is of his son.
7. Pointing to an old man, Kailash said, 'His son is my son's uncle'.• How is the old man related to Kailash?
Kailash said, "His son is my son's uncle."
My son's uncle refers to Kailash's brother (since an uncle is the brother of the child's father).
His son = Kailash's brother, meaning the old man must be Kailash's father
8. Tharik 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 Tharik?
My father's wife - This refers to Tharik's mother.
The daughter of my father's wife - This means Tharik's sister.
The younger of the two brothers of the daughter" - The two brothers of Tharik's sister are Tharik himself and his younger brother.
The boy is playing with the football is Tharik's younger brother.
9. Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, 'His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers
and Sisters I have none'.• At whose portrait was Harsh looking?
Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son."
My father's son refers to Harsh himself (since he has no brothers or sisters).
The wife of my father's son is Harsh's wife.
His mother means the man in the portrait is Harsh's wife's son, which makes him Harsh's son.
Harsh was looking at his son’s portrait.
10. If Senthil says, 'Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother•', how is Senthil related to Ravi?
Only daughter of my mother refers to Senthil’s sister.
Ravi’s mother is the only daughter of my mother means Ravi’s mother is Senthil’s sister.
That makes Senthil the maternal uncle of Ravi.
Answer : (D) None of these, as "maternal uncle" is not an option.
11. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow:
(i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are
two married couples.
(ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B.
(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F.
(iv) F i
Given information:
• D is the grandmother of A and the mother of B.
This means B is D’s child.
• C is the wife of B and the mother of F.
This means B and C are a married couple, and F is their child.
• F is the granddaughter of E.
Since F is B and C’s daughter, E must be B’s father (i.e., D's husband).
Now, considering the relationships:
• A is the grandchild of D.
• B and C are parents to F.
• A and F are likely siblings.
• Since C is F’s mother, C must also be A’s mother.
12. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow: (i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples. (ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B. (iii) C is wife of B and mother of F. (iv) F is the grand
Identify given male members:
• B (husband of C, hence male)
• E (grandfather, hence male)
Identify given female members:
• D (grandmother, hence female)
• C (wife of B, hence female)
• F (granddaughter, hence female)
A’s gender is unknown, so we cannot determine the exact number of males.
13. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow: (i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples. (ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B. (iii) C is wife of B and mother of F. (iv) F is the grand
• D is the grandmother → Female
• B is the son of D → Male
• C is the wife of B → Female
• F is the granddaughter of E → Female
• E is the husband of D (since two married couples exist) → Male
• A’s gender is unknown
Male Members Identified: B & E (2 confirmed)
A’s gender is not given, so we cannot confirm if it's 2 or 3 males.
14. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow: (i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples. (ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B. (iii) C is wife of B and mother of F. (iv) F is the grand
From the given information:
• D is the grandmother of A and the mother of B.
• C is the wife of B and mother of F.
• F is the granddaughter of E.
• There are two married couples in the family.
Since C is B’s wife, (B, C) is one married couple.
D is a grandmother and mother, so her husband E must be the second member of a couple.
Thus, (D, E) is the second married couple.
15. Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow: (i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples. (ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B. (iii) C is wife of B and mother of F. (iv) F is the grand
The sex of A is not explicitly mentioned, so we cannot assume A is male.
• Since A's gender is unknown, option (C) "A is the brother of F" is not definitely true.
• Similarly, option (B) "D has two grandsons" is also not necessarily true.
None of the statements can be confirmed with certainty, the correct answer is: None of these.