| If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A? | ||||||||
Answer: Option D Explanation: If D is Male, the answer is Nephew. If D is Female, the answer is Niece. As the sex of D is not known, hence, the relation between D and A cannot be determined. Note: Niece – A daughter of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Nephew – A son of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law. |
| If A + B means A is the brother of B; A – B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M? | ||||||||
Answer: Option D Explanation: M x N → M is the father of N N – C → N is the sister of C and C + F → C is the brother of F. Hence, M is the father of C or C is the son of M. |
| 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? | ||||||||
Answer: Option A Explanation: The father of the boy’s uncle → the grandfather of the boy and daughter of the grandfather → sister of father.
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| 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? | ||||||||
Answer: Option D Explanation: 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. |
| If A $ B means A is the brother of B; B * C means B is the son of C; C @ D means C is the wife of D and A # D means A is the son of D, how C is related to A? | ||||||||
Answer: Option D Explanation: A $ B → A is the brother of B B * C → B is the son of C Hence, → A is the son of C C @ D → C is the wife of D Hence, → C is the mother of A. |
| 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? | ||||||||
Answer: Option B Explanation: 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. |
| 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? | ||||||||
Answer: Option D Explanation: 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. |
| 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? | ||||||||
Answer: Option B Explanation: 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. |
| Anupam said to a lady sitting in a car, “The only daughter of the brother of my wife is the sister-in-law of the brother of your sister.” How the husband of the lady is related to Anupam? | ||||||||
Answer: Option D Explanation: Anupam’s son-in-law is the brother of the lady who was sitting in the car. Hence, the husband is also the son-in-law of Anupam. |
