A person has two wives. From the first wife, he has three sons and two daughters. From the second wife, he has one son and three daughters. His eldest son from the first wife has two sons. What is the total number of grandchildren?
Answer: A
Only mentioned grandchildren are the two sons of the eldest son from the first wife. Total grandchildren mentioned = 2. Other children may or may not have children.
Q.382Hard
Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman says, 'His brother's father is my father's son.' What is the relationship between the woman and the man?
Answer: A
Woman's father's son = Woman's brother (or the woman if she's referring to herself as son, unlikely). Man's brother's father = Man's father. So man's father = woman's father. They are siblings or married. Given context, likely husband-wife (or siblings, but most reasonable is husband).
Q.383Hard
If A is the aunt of B, B is the cousin of C, and C is the brother of D, then what can be said about the relationship between A and D?
Answer: D
A is aunt of B. B is cousin of C. C is brother of D. From this, we cannot determine if A and D are related by blood or how. The relationship depends on which side the cousin is from.
Q.384Medium
In a family gathering, a man points to another and says, 'He is the only son of my wife's mother.' What is the relationship?
Answer: B
Man's wife's mother's only son = Man's wife's uncle or Man's wife's brother (most likely). If only son, then wife's brother. The man is pointing to his brother-in-law.
Q.385Easy
A woman says, 'This boy's mother is my mother's only daughter.' How is the boy related to the woman?
Answer: A
The woman's mother's only daughter is the woman herself. So the boy's mother is the woman. Therefore, the boy is the woman's son.
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Q.386Easy
If Mohan is the uncle of Rajesh, and Rajesh is the father of Anil, then Mohan is related to Anil as:
Answer: B
Mohan is uncle of Rajesh. Rajesh is father of Anil. So Mohan is the brother of Anil's father, making him Anil's grand-uncle (great-uncle).
Q.387Medium
Deepa's father has a son from his first marriage. Deepa's mother's only son is the step-brother of that boy. How is Deepa related to that boy?
Answer: B
Deepa's mother's only son is Deepa's brother. He is the step-brother of the boy from father's first marriage, meaning they share the same father but different mothers. Therefore, Deepa is the half-sister of that boy.
Q.388Medium
Using the symbols: @ means 'is the father of', # means 'is the mother of', means′isthebrotherof′, R, then how is P related to R?
Answer: A
P @ Q means P is father of Q. Q $ R means Q is brother of R. Therefore, P is the father of both Q and R, so P is the father of R.
Q.389Easy
In a family, X is the parent of Y. Y is the parent of Z. Z is the parent of W. If Z is female and W is male, how is X related to W?
Answer: B
X is parent of Y, Y is parent of Z, and Z is parent of W. This represents three generations in descent. X is the great-grandparent of W.
Q.390Medium
A man says, 'The boy playing football is the grandson of my father's only brother.' How is the man related to that boy?
Answer: A
The man's father's only brother is the man's uncle. The man's uncle's grandson would be the man's cousin's son or the man's own son. Given the context, the boy is the man's son.
Q.391Medium
Pointing to a woman, Ramesh says, 'She is the mother of the only child of my mother's mother.' What is the relation between Ramesh and that woman?
Answer: B
Ramesh's mother's mother is his grandmother. The grandmother's only child is Ramesh's mother. The woman is the mother of that only child, so she is Ramesh's mother.
Q.392Hard
If A and B are siblings, B and C are siblings, but A and C are not related as siblings. What is the relationship between A, B, and C?
Answer: C
If A and B are siblings, and B and C are siblings, then A and C must also be siblings (either full or half). The given condition contradicts this logical relationship.
Q.393Medium
Neha's mother is the wife of Neha's father. Neha's father has a daughter who is not Neha's sister. How is that daughter related to Neha?
Answer: A
Neha's father's daughter who is not Neha's sister can only be Neha herself, as the question implies a paradox that resolves when we recognize the daughter is Neha.
Q.394Medium
Using the code: P * Q means P is the mother of Q, P # Q means P is the sister of Q, P & Q means P is the brother of Q. If A * B # C & D, how is A related to D?
Answer: A
A * B means A is the mother of B. B # C means B is the sister of C. C & D means C is the brother of D. Therefore, A is the mother of B, C, and D.
Q.395Medium
A couple has three daughters. The youngest daughter is Priya. Priya's sister Anjali is married to Vikram. Vikram's brother Arjun is married to Priya. How are Anjali and Arjun related?
Answer: D
Arjun is Vikram's brother. Vikram is married to Anjali. Therefore, Arjun is the brother-in-law of Anjali, and Anjali is the sister-in-law of Arjun.
Q.396Easy
In a family, Amar's son is Bhav's father. Bhav's son is Chetan. What is Amar's relationship to Chetan?
Answer: C
Amar's son is Bhav's father, meaning Amar is Bhav's grandfather. Bhav is Chetan's father, meaning Bhav is Chetan's father. Therefore, Amar is Chetan's great-grandfather.
Q.397Medium
Asha says, 'The man who just walked in is the only son of my grandfather's only son.' How is Asha related to that man?
Answer: A
Asha's grandfather's only son is Asha's father. That man is the only son of Asha's father, which means that man is Asha's brother. If he's presented as 'just walked in,' the correct answer is sister (Asha is female).
Q.398Hard
If symbols mean: + = 'father of', - = 'mother of', × = 'brother of', ÷ = 'sister of'. Then A + B - C × D means what is the relationship between A and D?
Answer: A
A + B means A is father of B. B - C means B is mother of C. C × D means C is brother of D. So A is grandfather of C and D, but specifically A is the great-uncle or uncle depending on gender, but most likely uncle of D.
Q.399Easy
A man has two sisters. Each sister has one son. How are these two boys related to each other?
Answer: A
The man has two sisters. Each sister has a son. The two sons of the two sisters are cousins to each other.
Q.400Hard
Kavya says, 'My father's wife's father's son's wife is my mother.' Which relationship is impossible here?
Answer: B
Kavya's father's wife is Kavya's mother. Her mother's father is Kavya's maternal grandfather. His son is Kavya's maternal uncle. His wife is Kavya's aunt. For this to be Kavya's mother creates a logical impossibility requiring the father to marry his sister.
