A is the sister of B. C is the mother of B. D is the father of C. How is A related to D?
AGranddaughter
BDaughter
CNiece
DGrandmother
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Answer: A. Granddaughter
Solution
A and B are siblings; C is their mother.
D is C's father, so D is the maternal grandfather of A.
A is a girl (sister), so A is D's granddaughter.
Answer: Granddaughter
A is the sister of B. C is the mother of B. D is the father of C. E is the mother of D. How is E related to A?
AGreat-grandmother
BGrandmother
CAunt
DMother-in-law
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Answer: A. Great-grandmother
Solution
A and B are siblings; C is their mother.
D is C's father, so D is A's maternal grandfather.
E is D's mother, so E is A's mother's father's mother, i.e. A's great-grandmother.
Answer: Great-grandmother
Pointing to a man, Kavita said, "His brother's father is the only son of my father's father." How is the man related to Kavita?
ACousin
BUncle
CNephew
DBrother
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Answer: D. Brother
Solution
The only son of Kavita's father's father is Kavita's father.
The man's brother's father is the man's own father.
So the man's father is Kavita's father, which makes the man Kavita's brother.
Answer: Brother
Rohan said to Sneha, "Your mother's husband's sister is my mother." How is Sneha related to Rohan?
ASister
BNiece
CCousin
DAunt
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Answer: C. Cousin
Solution
Sneha's mother's husband = Sneha's father.
His sister is Rohan's mother, so Rohan's mother is Sneha's paternal aunt.
Sneha and Rohan are children of a brother and a sister, so they are cousins.
Answer: Cousin
Anil is the brother of Bina. Bina is the daughter of Chitra. Chitra is the wife of Deepak. Deepak's mother is Esha. How is Anil related to Esha?
AGrandson
BSon
CNephew
DBrother
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Answer: A. Grandson
Solution
Anil and Bina are siblings, children of Chitra and Deepak.
Esha is Deepak's mother, so Esha is Anil's father's mother.
Anil is a boy, so he is Esha's grandson.
Answer: Grandson
In a certain code, A $ B means A is the father of B, A @ B means A is the sister of B, and A # B means A is the wife of B. In P $ Q @ R # S, how is P related to S?
AFather
BBrother-in-law
CFather-in-law
DUncle
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Answer: C. Father-in-law
Solution
P $ Q: P is the father of Q.
Q @ R: Q is the sister of R, so P is also R's father.
R # S: R is the wife of S.
P is the father of S's wife, so P is S's father-in-law.
Answer: Father-in-law
If A + B means A is the brother of B, A - B means A is the mother of B, and A x B means A is the father of B, what does P + Q - R mean?
AP is the father of R
BP is the paternal uncle of R
CP is the maternal uncle of R
DP is the brother of R
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Answer: C. P is the maternal uncle of R
Solution
P + Q: P is the brother of Q.
Q - R: Q is the mother of R.
P is the brother of R's mother, so P is R's maternal uncle.
Answer: P is the maternal uncle of R
M is the sister of N. O is the mother of N. P is the father of O. Q is the son of P. How is Q related to M?
APaternal uncle
BMaternal uncle
CBrother
DGrandfather
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Answer: B. Maternal uncle
Solution
O is the mother of N and M (M and N are siblings).
P is O's father, and Q is P's son, so Q is O's brother.
Q is the brother of M's mother, i.e. M's maternal uncle.
Answer: Maternal uncle
Introducing a boy, Rita said, "He is the son of the only daughter of my father's father." How is the boy related to Rita?
ACousin
BBrother
CNephew
DMaternal uncle
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Answer: A. Cousin
Solution
Rita's father's father is her paternal grandfather.
His only daughter is Rita's father's sister, i.e. Rita's paternal aunt (a son's sister cannot be Rita's mother).
The aunt's son is Rita's cousin.
Answer: Cousin
Pointing to Manoj, Latha said, "He is the brother of the father of my son." How is Manoj related to Latha?
ABrother
BFather
CUncle
DBrother-in-law
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Answer: D. Brother-in-law
Solution
The father of Latha's son is Latha's husband.
Manoj is the brother of Latha's husband.
The husband's brother is the brother-in-law.
Answer: Brother-in-law
In a certain code, A x B means A is the sister of B, A / B means A is the father of B, and A + B means A is the brother of B. In P x Q / R + S, how is P related to S?
APaternal aunt
BMaternal aunt
CMother
DSister
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Answer: A. Paternal aunt
Solution
P x Q: P is the sister of Q.
Q / R: Q is the father of R.
R + S: R is the brother of S, so Q is also S's father.
P is the sister of S's father, i.e. S's paternal aunt.
Answer: Paternal aunt
Rahul's father is the only son of Sita. Rahul's sister is Priya. How is Sita related to Priya?
AMaternal grandmother
BMother
CPaternal grandmother
DAunt
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Answer: C. Paternal grandmother
Solution
Sita's only son is Rahul's father, so Sita is Rahul's father's mother.
Priya is Rahul's sister, so she shares the same father.
Sita is Priya's paternal grandmother.
Answer: Paternal grandmother
In a family of five: A and B are a married couple, A being the male. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the sister-in-law of C. How is E related to A?
ADaughter
BNiece
CSister
DCousin
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Answer: B. Niece
Solution
C is A's brother, and D is C's only son.
E is D's sister, so E is C's daughter.
C's daughter is the daughter of A's brother, i.e. A's niece.
Answer: Niece
In a certain code, A + B means A is the brother of B, A - B means A is the mother of B, A x B means A is the father of B and A / B means A is the sister of B. Which expression means that P is the maternal uncle of Q?
AP + M - Q
BP - M + Q
CP x M - Q
DP / M - Q
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Answer: A. P + M - Q
Solution
P is the maternal uncle of Q if P is the brother of Q's mother M.
M is the mother of Q: M - Q.
P is the brother of M: P + M.
Combined: P + M - Q.
Check others: P - M + Q = P is the mother of Q's brother; P x M - Q = grandfather; P / M - Q = maternal aunt.
Answer: P + M - Q
In a certain code, A # B means A is the brother of B, A $ B means A is the mother of B and A @ B means A is the daughter of B. In P # Q $ R @ S, how is P related to S?
ABrother
BSon
CUncle
DBrother-in-law
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Answer: D. Brother-in-law
Solution
P # Q: P is the brother of Q.
Q $ R: Q is the mother of R.
R @ S: R is the daughter of S, so S is R's father (Q is the mother).
S is the husband of Q.
P is the brother of S's wife Q, so P is S's brother-in-law.
Answer: Brother-in-law
In a family: A is the mother of B. B is the wife of C. C's brother is D. D's wife is E. F is the son of D and E. G is the sister of F. How is B related to G?
AMaternal aunt
BMother
CPaternal aunt
DSister-in-law
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Answer: C. Paternal aunt
Solution
D and E are the parents of F and G.
C is D's brother, so C is G's paternal uncle.
B is the wife of C, so B is G's paternal uncle's wife = paternal aunt.
Answer: Paternal aunt
In a group of relatives, there are two mothers and two daughters. What is the minimum number of women present?
A2
B4
C3
D5
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Answer: C. 3
Solution
A grandmother is a mother, her daughter is both a daughter and a mother, and the granddaughter is a daughter.
That gives 2 mothers (grandmother, mother) and 2 daughters (mother, granddaughter) with just 3 women.
Answer: 3
Shortcut: The middle person plays two roles, so 3 people are enough.
Pointing to Anita, Rajan said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is Anita related to Rajan?
ANiece
BDaughter
CSister
DCousin
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Answer: A. Niece
Solution
Rajan's mother's only daughter is Rajan's sister (Rajan is a male, so it is not himself).
Anita's mother is Rajan's sister, so Anita is the daughter of Rajan's sister.
Anita is Rajan's niece.
Answer: Niece
P is the mother of Q and R. R is the husband of S. S is the daughter of T. T is a man whose sister is U. How is U related to R?
AMother-in-law
BSister-in-law
CAunt
DAunt-in-law
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Answer: D. Aunt-in-law
Solution
S is the wife of R and the daughter of T.
U is T's sister, so U is S's paternal aunt.
S's aunt is R's wife's aunt, which makes U an aunt-in-law to R.
Answer: Aunt-in-law
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