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Siblings and parentage: Determine D’s relation to A from the given statements. Given: A is brother of B. B is sister of C. C is father of D. How is D related to A? Choose the correct option.

Difficulty: Easy

Brother
Sister
Nephew
Cannot be determined

Correct Answer: Cannot be determined

Explanation:

Analysis
A, B, C are siblings (A brother of B; B sister of C). C is father of D ⇒ D is child of C and hence A's nephew or niece.

Why not a specific choice
D's gender is not specified; therefore we cannot decide between nephew (male) and niece (female). Hence Cannot be determined.

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