In a family: X is the father of Y, Y is the father of Z. W is the mother of X. How is W related to Z?
Answer: A
W is the mother of X, X is the father of Y, Y is the father of Z. Therefore, W is the great-grandmother of Z.
Q.402Hard
A woman's son's wife's mother is the woman's neighbor. If the neighbor has no children except her daughter, what is the neighbor's relationship to the woman?
Answer: D
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.
Q.403Medium
If @ means 'is the son of' and # means 'is the daughter of', and P @ Q # R, then how is P related to R?
Answer: A
P @ Q means P is the son of Q. Q # R means Q is the daughter of R. Therefore, P is the son of Q, and Q is the daughter of R, making P the grandson of R.
Q.404Medium
Ritu has a brother who is 3 years older. Ritu's mother has a sister. Ritu's mother's sister's son is 5 years younger than Ritu. What is Ritu's mother's sister's son's relationship to Ritu's brother?
Answer: A
Ritu's mother's sister is Ritu's aunt. Her son is Ritu's cousin. Therefore, he is also the cousin of Ritu's brother.
Q.405Easy
Pointing to a photograph, Priya said, 'He is the son of my mother's only brother.' How is the person in the photograph related to Priya?
Answer: A
Mother's only brother = Uncle. Uncle's son = Cousin. The person is Priya's cousin.
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Q.406Easy
Rajesh is the brother of Neha. Neha is the mother of Vikram. What is Rajesh's relationship to Vikram?
Answer: B
Rajesh is Neha's brother, and Neha is Vikram's mother. Therefore, Rajesh is Vikram's uncle.
Q.407Easy
If A is the father of B, and C is the daughter of B, then what is C's relationship to A?
Answer: A
A is B's father, B is C's parent. Therefore, A is C's grandfather/grandmother. Since C is daughter, A is granddaughter's grandfather.
Q.408Medium
Looking at a man's photograph, Meera said, 'His mother is my mother's daughter.' Who is the man to Meera?
Answer: A
My mother's daughter = Me (Meera). So the man's mother is Meera. Therefore, the man is Meera's son.
Q.409Medium
Anil's father's wife's mother is related to Anil as:
In a family, P is Q's brother, Q is R's sister, and R is S's mother. How is P related to S?
Answer: A
P and Q are siblings. Q and R are siblings. R is S's mother. Therefore, P is R's brother, making P an uncle to S.
Q.411Hard
Divya said, 'My father's mother's son's son is my cousin.' Based on this, the cousin is actually Divya's:
Answer: C
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.
Q.412Medium
If X says 'Y's mother is my mother's sister,' then what is X's relationship to Y?
Answer: A
X's mother's sister = X's aunt. Y's mother is this aunt. Therefore, Y is X's cousin.
Q.413Easy
Pointing to a woman, Arun said, 'She is the daughter of my father's sister.' Who is the woman to Arun?
Answer: A
Father's sister = Aunt. Aunt's daughter = Cousin. The woman is Arun's cousin.
Q.414Medium
In a family tree: M is the father of N and O. P is the mother of M. How many grandchildren does P have if O has two children?
Answer: D
P has N and O as children (through M). We know O has 2 children. N's children count is unknown. So total grandchildren of P cannot be definitively determined.
Q.415Easy
Sita is the mother of Geeta. Geeta is the mother of Neeta. Sita is related to Neeta as:
Answer: B
Sita is Geeta's mother. Geeta is Neeta's mother. Therefore, Sita is Neeta's grandmother.
Q.416Hard
If A + B means 'A is the father of B,' A - B means 'A is the mother of B,' and A × B means 'A is the brother of B,' then what does M + N - O × P mean?
Answer: C
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.
Q.417Hard
Pointing to a girl, Harsh said, 'She is the daughter of my mother's sister's son.' How is the girl related to Harsh?
Answer: B
Mother's sister = Aunt. Aunt's son = Cousin. Cousin's daughter = Second cousin (or first cousin once removed).
Q.418Medium
In a family, there are 6 members: A, B, C, D, E, F. A and B are parents. C and D are their children. E is C's child, and F is D's child. What is E's relationship to F?
Answer: B
C and D are siblings. E is C's child, F is D's child. Children of siblings are cousins. E and F are cousins.
Q.419Medium
Anita said, 'The man in the photograph is the son of my father's only son.' Who is the man in the photograph?
Answer: A
Anita's father's only son = Anita's brother (or Anita herself if she's the only child, but context suggests a brother). Brother's son = Anita's nephew. However, if 'only son' refers to the only male child and Anita is female, then it's her brother's son = nephew. But if the question means Anita's father's only child who is a son, and if Anita is that person (linguistically odd), it could be her son. Most likely: Anita's nephew.
Q.420Medium
If P is Q's brother, Q is R's sister, R is S's mother, and S is T's sister, then how is P related to T?
Answer: B
P is Q's brother. Q is R's sister. R is S's mother. So P is R's brother, making P an uncle to S. S and T are siblings, so P is also an uncle to T.
