Six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C, but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. Based on this information, who is the wife of E?

Introduction / Context:
This family-based verbal reasoning question involves six people travelling together and several relational clues: who is married to whom, who is a son or daughter, and who is a brother. You are asked to identify the wife of E. Questions of this type test your ability to build a mental family tree and then see which relationships are fixed and which remain unknown.

Given Data / Assumptions:

• B is the son of C, and C is explicitly not the mother of B, so C must be B's father.
• A and C are a married couple, so A is the wife of C and the mother of B.
• E is the brother of C, so E is male and a sibling in the elder generation.
• D is the daughter of A, so D is a child of A and C.
• F is the brother of B, so F is another son of C (and A).
• No extra information is given about E's marital status or the identity of E's spouse.

Concept / Approach:
The strategy is to first place the married couple and the children, and then see what is known about E. From the clues, the only confirmed married couple is A and C. A is the wife of C, and C is the father of B and F. D is their daughter. E is a brother of C, meaning he is in the same generation as C and A's husband's side, but there is no statement about whether E is married at all, and if he is, who his wife is. Because the puzzle does not connect any of the remaining family members to E as a spouse, the correct conclusion is that E's wife cannot be determined.

Step-by-Step Solution:
Step 1: From B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B, conclude that C is the father of B and is male.Step 2: From A and C are a married couple, infer that A is the wife of C.Step 3: From E is the brother of C, deduce that E is male and is C's sibling in the same elder generation.Step 4: D is the daughter of A, so D is a child of A and C, along with B and F.Step 5: Looking at all statements, none mentions E's wife or describes any woman as being married to E.Step 6: Therefore, the identity of E's wife cannot be deduced from the information provided.

Verification / Alternative check:
Try to force each option as the wife of E and see whether any contradiction occurs. If A is taken as E's wife, that clashes with the explicit statement that A and C are a married couple. If F or C are assumed to be E's wife, that fails immediately because F and C are male. Option C, E, is self marriage, which is impossible in this logic setting. That leaves only the possibility that there is some other woman, not mentioned in the question, who could be E's wife, or that E might be unmarried. Both possibilities are compatible with the clues. Hence, the puzzle does not give enough data to name his wife from the listed family members.

Why Other Options Are Wrong:
A cannot be E's wife because she is already explicitly married to C.F is male and is described as the brother of B, so F cannot be a wife.E obviously cannot be his own wife.C is male and is the husband of A, not of E.

Common Pitfalls:
A common error is to assume that because E is in the elder generation, his wife must also be one of the named members travelling together. However, the question never states that all spouses of every person are included in the travel group. Another mistake is to overlook the explicit marriage between A and C and accidentally pair A with E. Always respect the direct relationship statements before making any guesses.

Final Answer:
The information is insufficient to identify E's wife, so the correct choice is Can't be determined.