Akram is the son of Shahid. Shahid's sister Julie has a son Zeeshan and a daughter Yana. Zeba is the sister of Zeeshan's mother. How is Yana related to Zeba?

Introduction / Context:

This question focuses on relationships formed through siblings and their children. It uses multiple names but the main goal is to see how one child (Yana) is related to an adult woman (Zeba) who is her mother's sister. This is a very standard type of blood-relation problem and trains you to recognize the aunt–niece relationship quickly.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• Akram is the son of Shahid.
• Shahid has a sister named Julie.
• Julie has two children: a son Zeeshan and a daughter Yana.
• Zeba is the sister of Zeeshan's mother.
• We are asked: How is Yana related to Zeba?
• We assume all relations are within a single family and that siblings share the same parents.

Concept / Approach:

First, identify Zeeshan's mother from the given statements. Then use the fact that Zeba is the sister of that mother to determine Zeba's position in the family. Finally, connect Yana to Zeba by noticing that both Yana and Zeeshan are children of that same mother, and that Zeba, as the mother's sister, becomes their aunt. Thus, Yana is Zeba's niece.

Step-by-Step Solution:

Verification / Alternative check:

We can lay out the family tree name by name. One generation has Shahid and his sisters Julie and Zeba. The next generation has children Akram (Shahid's son), Zeeshan and Yana (Julie's children). Zeba has no children mentioned. In this tree, Yana is the child of Julie, while Zeba is Julie's sister. So Yana is the daughter of Zeba's sister, making her Zeba's niece. This confirms the reasoning from a different angle.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:

Yana cannot be Zeba's mother, because Yana is in the younger generation and clearly a child.

She is not Zeba's granddaughter; there is no indication that Zeba is old enough or has children whose children would be Yana.

She is not Zeba's sister, because sisters share parents and are in the same generation. Here, Yana is in the generation below Julie and Zeba.

Common Pitfalls:

Because many names are introduced, candidates sometimes confuse whose sister is whose. A reliable method is always to start from the phrase "X is the mother/father of Y" and identify parents clearly, then handle "X is the sister/brother of Z". In this example, making it explicit that Julie is Zeeshan's and Yana's mother and Zeba is Julie's sister quickly reveals that Zeba is the aunt and Yana the niece.

Final Answer:

Yana is Zeba's niece.