Question 1

A3P means A is the mother of P A4P means A is the brother of P A9P means A is the husband of P A5P means A is the daughter of P Which of the following means that K is the mother-in-law of M?

Accepted Answer

M9N → M is the husband of N N5K → N is the daughter of K Hence, → M is the son-in-law of K K3J → K is the mother of J Hence, → K is a lady Hence, → K is the mother-in-law of M.

Question 2

Amit said - "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother". How is Amit related to the girl?

Accepted Answer

The girl is the wife of grandson of Amit's mother i.e., the girl is the wife of son of Amit. Hence, Amit is the father-in-law of the girl.

Question 3

P is the mother of K; K is the sister of D; D is the father of J. How is P related to J?

Accepted Answer

P is the mother of K K is the sister of D D is the father of J. Therefore, J is the nephew or niece of K and P is the grandmother of J.

Question 4

If A + B means A is the father of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the wife of B and A x B means A is the mother of B, which of the following shows that M is the maternal grandmother of T?

Accepted Answer

M x N → M is the mother of N N % S → N is the wife of S and S + T → is the father of T. Hence, M is the maternal grandmother of T.

Question 5

Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph?

Accepted Answer

The man in the photo is the son of the sister of Bajpai. Hence, Bajpai is the maternal uncle of the man in the photograph.

Question 6

Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?

Accepted Answer

Father's wife → mother. Hence, the daughter of the mother means sister and sister's younger brother means brother. Therefore, the boy is the brother of Deepak.

Question 7

If P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P # Q means P is the mother of Q; P * Q means P is the daughter of Q in A # B $ C * D, who is the father?

Accepted Answer

A is the mother of B, B is the brother of C and C is the daughter of D. Hence, D is the father. A      (Parents)        D
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B - is - Brother - of - C

Question 8

If M x N means M is the daughter of N; M + N means M is the father of N; M % N means M is the mother of N and M - N means M is the brother of N then P % Q + R - T x K indicates which relation of P to K?

Accepted Answer

P % Q → P is the mother of Q Q + R → Q is the father of R R - T → R is the brother of T Hence, → Q is the father of T T x K → T is the daughter of K Hence, → Q is the husband of K. Therefore, P is the mother-in-law of K.

Question 9

A $ B means A is the father of B; A # B means A is the sister of B; A * B means A is the daughter of B and A @ B means A is the brother of B. Which of the following indicates that M is the wife of Q?

Accepted Answer

Q $ R → Q is the father of R R @ T → R is the brother of T Hence, → Q is the father of T T * M → T is the daughter of M Hence, → M is the mother of T Hence, M is the wife of Q.

Question 10

If P + Q means P is the brother of Q; P x Q means P is the father of Q and P - Q means P is the sister of Q, which of the following relations shows that I is the niece of K?

Accepted Answer

K + Y → K is the brother of Y Y x I → Y is the father of I Hence, → K is the uncle of I and I - Z → I is the sister of Z Hence, → I is the niece of K.

Question 11

If X + Y means X is the daughter of Y; X - Y means X is the brother of Y; X % Y means X is the father of Y and X x Y means X is the sister of Y. Which of the following means I is the niece of J?

Accepted Answer

I x C → I is the sister of C C + N → C is the daughter of N and N - J → N is the brother of I. Hence, I is niece of J.

Question 12

Pointing towards a girl, Abhisek says, "This girl is the daughter of only a child of my father." What is the relation of Abhisek's wife to that girl?

Accepted Answer

Only the child of my father means 'Abhisek' himself. This means the girl is the daughter od Abhisek. Hence, Abhisek's wife is the mother of the girl.

Question 13

Pointing to a lady a person said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife." How is the lady related to the person?

Accepted Answer

Brother of person's wife → brother-in-law of the person. Hence, the son of lady's brother is brother-in-law of the person. Therefore, the brother of the lady is the father-in-law of the person. Hence, the lady is the sister of the person's father-in-law.

Question 14

Pointing to a boy in the photograph Reena said, "He is the only son of the only child of my grandfather." How Reena is related to that boy?

Accepted Answer

The boy in the photograph is the only son of Reena's grandfather's only son; i.e., the boy is the only son of Reena's father. Hence, the boy is the brother of Reena or Reena is the sister of the boy.

Question 15

Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother." How is the woman related to Abhijit?

Accepted Answer

Daughter of Abhijit's brother → niece of Abhijit. Thus the granddaughter of the woman is Abhijit's niece. Hence, the woman is the mother of Abhijit.

Question 16

A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To answer this question which of the statements (1) and (2) is necessary? C is the brother of A and the son of E. F is the mother B.

Accepted Answer

A and B are children of D. From (1), C is the brother B and son of E. Since, the sex of D and E are not known. Hence (1) is not sufficient to answer the question. From (2). F is the mother of B. Hence, F is also the mother of A. Hence D is the father of A. Thus, (2) is sufficient to answer the question.

Question 17

Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?

Accepted Answer

The father of the boy's uncle → the grandfather of the boy and daughter of the grandfather → sister of father.

Question 18

Pointing to a photograph Anjali said, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Anjali?

Accepted Answer

The man in the photograph is son of Anjali's grandfather's son i.e., the son of Anjali's father. Hence, the boy is the brother of Anjali.

Question 19

If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the statements is/are necessary? The son of D is the grandson of C. B is the sister of D.

Accepted Answer

Given: D is the brother of B. From statement 1, we can detect that D is son of C (son of D is the grandson of C). From statement 2, we can detect that B is 'Female' (sister of D). Therefore, B is daughter of C.

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