Shobha is the niece of Ashish. Ashish's mother is Priya, and Kamla is Priya's mother. Kamla's husband is Hari. Krishna is the mother-in-law of Hari. Based on these relations, how is Shobha related to Hari?

Introduction / Context:
This multi-generation family question involves grandparents, great-grandparents and a niece relationship. The aim is to track the generations from Krishna down to Shobha and especially from Hari down to Shobha, and then choose the correct relationship term. Such questions test your ability to handle a family tree that spans four generations.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Shobha is the niece of Ashish, so Shobha is the daughter of Ashish's sibling.
• Ashish's mother is Priya, so Priya is a parent of Ashish.
• Kamla is Priya's mother, so Kamla is the grandmother of Ashish.
• Kamla's husband is Hari, so Hari is the grandfather of Ashish.
• Krishna is the mother-in-law of Hari. Therefore, Krishna is the mother of Kamla, who is Hari's wife.
• We are asked how Shobha is related to Hari.

Concept / Approach:
The simplest way to proceed is to place the oldest generation at the top and move downward. Krishna is at the top as the mother of Kamla. Kamla and Hari form the next generation as husband and wife. They have a child, Priya, who is the mother of Ashish. Ashish is then one generation further down, and finally Shobha, as the niece (child of Ashish's sibling), is yet another step down. Counting the steps from Hari to Shobha helps us label the relationship correctly as great-granddaughter if there are three generation gaps.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: Put Hari and Kamla together as a married couple. They are the grandparents of Ashish because Kamla is Priya's mother and Priya is Ashish's mother.Step 2: Priya, as the daughter of Kamla and Hari, is in the child generation under them.Step 3: Ashish is the child of Priya, so Ashish is a grandchild of Hari.Step 4: Shobha is the niece of Ashish, meaning she is a child of Ashish's sibling (who is also a child of Priya and therefore a grandchild of Hari).Step 5: Thus, Shobha is one generation below Ashish, making her a great-grandchild of Hari.Step 6: A female great-grandchild is called a great-granddaughter.

Verification / Alternative check:
List the generations explicitly: Generation 1 is Krishna. Generation 2 is Kamla (Krishna's daughter) and Hari (Kamla's husband). Generation 3 is Priya (their daughter). Generation 4 includes Ashish and Ashish's sibling (children of Priya). Generation 5 contains Shobha, who is the child of Ashish's sibling. From Hari to Shobha, we move from generation 2 (Hari) down to generation 5 (Shobha), a difference of three generations. That is exactly the distance of a great-grandchild, confirming Shobha as Hari's great-granddaughter.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
Daughter is off by two generations; Hari's daughter is Priya, not Shobha.Grandniece is a different relation that would require Shobha to be a niece of Hari's grandchild; here she is a generation further down.Great-grandson's daughter would place Shobha one more generation below, making her a great-great-granddaughter, which is too far.Granddaughter would only involve two generations of separation (Hari to Priya to Ashish or Shobha), but here there are three.

Common Pitfalls:
Many learners get confused by the term niece at the start and forget to count the actual generational steps. Some also mix up great-granddaughter and granddaughter when several names are involved. A reliable method is always to write the generations in order and mark each person's distance from the reference person, here Hari. Counting the number of steps avoids these common mistakes.

Final Answer:
Shobha is related to Hari as his Great Grand daughter.