Kinship logic from a pointing statement: Find the person's relation to Deepak.
Deepak says about a person: “His only brother is the father of my daughter's father.”
Interpret “my daughter's father” as Deepak himself.
Determine the person's relationship to Deepak.
Choose the correct relation.
Difficulty: Easy
Correct Answer: Uncle
Explanation:
Translate the statement
“My daughter's father” = Deepak.
“The father of my daughter's father” = Deepak's father.
“His only brother is the father of my daughter's father.” ⇒ The person's only brother = Deepak's father.
Reasoning If the person's brother is Deepak's father, then the person is a sibling of Deepak's father.A male sibling of one's father is one's uncle.
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