Verbal Reasoning

# Relationship Logic Problem: Finding P's Relation to S

[Understanding family relationships requires tracing connections through intermediate family members.]

Step 1: Identify P's Relationship to Q

P is Q's maternal uncle, meaning P is the brother of Q's mother.

Step 2: Identify Q's Relationship to R

Q is R's sister, meaning Q and R share the same parents.

Step 3: Identify R's Relationship to S

R is S's father, making S the son/daughter of R.

Step 4: Trace the Complete Connection

P is Q's mother's brother → Q's mother is R's mother → P is R's uncle → R is S's father → P is S's great-uncle (the uncle of S's father).

Final Answer: (C) Great-uncle

Raj's daughter's mother = Raj's wife. The father of Raj's wife = Raj's father-in-law. But the question asks who he is to Raj - his wife's father is Raj's father-in-law. However, rephrased: father of my wife = my father. This is contextually asking for one's own father.

Let woman = W, her son = W's son. W's son is Sanjay's son's father. This means W's son = Sanjay. So W is Sanjay's mother.

M × N means M is the father of N. N ÷ O means N is the mother of O. Combined: M is the father of N, and N is the mother of O. Therefore, M is the grandfather of O.

V is W's brother. W is married to Z (X's sister). V's relation to X depends on whether V is X's brother-in-law through W's marriage or unrelated. It cannot be definitively determined without more information.

Mother's father's wife = Maternal grandmother. Father's father-in-law = Father's father-in-law's daughter = Paternal grandmother or related female. The woman is Mona's grandmother.

Mother's sister = Aunt. Aunt's son = Cousin. Cousin's daughter = Second cousin (or first cousin once removed).

M + N = M is father of N. N - O = N is mother of O. O × P = O is brother of P. So N is mother of both O and P, making M their grandfather. M is grandfather of P.

Father's mother's son = Father's brother (Uncle). Uncle's son = Cousin. Cousin's son = First cousin once removed (or second cousin in some contexts). However, if interpreted as cousin's relation, it's second cousin.

The woman's son's wife's mother is the neighbor. This makes the neighbor the mother-in-law of the woman's son, but without knowing if they share any blood relations otherwise, the exact relationship cannot be determined.