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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? 

A) His son B) His cousin
C) His uncle D) His nephew

Answer:   A) His son



Explanation:

Since Harsh has no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. Now, wife of my father's son — my wife. 

 

So, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son. 

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There are six persons A. B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Who is the mother ?

A) A B) B
C) C D) E
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) E

Explanation:

D is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is father of F. 

Thus. D and A are the two fathers. C is the sister of F So. C is the daughter of A. 

Since there is only one mother, it is evident that E is the wife of A and hence the mother of C and F. 

So, B is brother of A There are three brothers. So. F is the brother of C. 

 Clearly, A is E's Husband.

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 I. A. B, C. D, E and F are six members of a family. 

 II. One couple has parents and their children in the family. 

 III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A. 

 IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E. 

 Which of the following pairs is the parents of the couple ? 

A) AB B) BC
C) AF D) CF
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) BC

Explanation:

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F. Now,

D is the daughter of F So. D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son of C. 

Now, only B remains Thus. B and C are the parents of A. 

Clearly. B and C are the parents of the couple 

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Which of the following is true ?

A) A is brother of F. B) A is sister of F.
C) D has two grandsons. D) None of these.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these.

Explanation:

The sex of A is not known. So. neither (a) nor (b) is definitely true. Clearly, D is the grandmother of A and F. 

 

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A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. D is the father of A. Based on these three statements, which of the following statements cannot be definitely true ?

A) B is the brother of A. B) B is the son of D.
C) A is the brother of C. D) C is the brother of A.
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) C is the brother of A.

Explanation:

A is the brother of B and B is the brother of C. So, C may be the brother or sister of A. 

 

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E is the son of A. D is the son of B. E is married to C. C is B's daughter. How is D related to E ?

A) Brother B) Uncle
C) Father-in-Law D) Brother-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

C is D's daughter and D is B's son. So, D is the brother of C. E is a male married to C. 

So, E is the husband of C, whose brother is D. So, D is the brother-in-law of E. 

 

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Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter of your father." How was the woman related to the person ? 

A) Aunt B) Mother
C) Wife D) Daughter
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Aunt

Explanation:

Daughter of your father — Your sister. So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman is person's aunt. 

 

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When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter." Who is Manish ? 

A) Brother-in-law B) Brother
C) Cousin D) Uncle
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

Anuj's daughter's mother — Anuj's wife ;

Anju's wife's father - Anuj's father-in-law; 

Father-in-law's son — Anuj's brother-in-law

So, Manish is Anuj's brother-in-law 

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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 ? 

A) Daughter B) Wife
C) Daughter-in-law D) None of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) None of these

Explanation:

Only son of Neena's father-in-law Mahipal Neena's husband. So, Raman is Neena's husband and Anita and Hindu are his daughters. 

 Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal. 

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