1. If Ali is brother of the son of Salman’s son, What relation is Ali to Salman? (a) Brother (b) Son (c) Cousin (d) Grandson Ali is the son of Salman’s son, making him Salman’s grandson. |
2. A man was going mosque. He met a man with seven wives. Each wife carried a child in her arms. How many were going to the mosque? (a) 50 (b) 20 (c) 25 (d) 16 Only the man was going to the mosque, not his wives or their children. So, the answer is 16 (the man himself). |
3. X and Y are two brother. B is A’s brother but A is the mother of X. What is B to Y? (a) Brother (b) Father (c) Uncle (d) Mother If X and Y are brothers, and A is the mother of X, then A is also the mother of Y, making B (A’s brother) the uncle of Y. |
4. K is the brother of Y. Y is the wife of Z, Z is the son of W. W is the wife of V. What is V to X? (a) Father-in-law (b) Son-in-law (c) Mother-in-law (d) Brother-in-law Since Y is the wife of Z, and Z is the son of W, V (W’s wife) is the mother-in-law of Y. Therefore, V is the father-in-law of X (K’s brother). |
5. B is the daughter of the wife of A’s mother’s only son. What is the relation between B and A? (a) Father and Daughter (b) Mother and Daughter (c) Niece and aunt (d) Daughter-in-law and Mother-in-law A’s mother’s only son is A himself. So, B is the daughter of A, making A the father of B. |
6. Looking at a portrait a man said, “That man’s father is my father’s son. Brothers and sisters I have none.” At whose portrait was the man looking? (a) His own (b) His Son’s (c) His father’s (d) His uncle’s The man’s father’s son is the man himself. So, the portrait is of the man’s son. |
7. When Amjad was asked how many children he had, he replied that each of his sons has as many sisters and brothers, but each of his daughters has twice as many brothers and sisters. How many sons and daughters does Amjad have? (a) 5, 7 (b) 3, 5 (c) 4, 3 (d) 5, 4 If each son has as many sisters as brothers, then Amjad must have an equal number of sons and daughters. Additionally, since his daughters have twice as many brothers and sisters, he must have fewer daughters than sons. Therefore, he has 4 sons and 3 daughters. |
8. Data A man has three sons, and each of his sons has three sons. In figuring: one man and his father are a pair of “Father and son”. The same man and his son are a pair of “Father and son”. In other words, any one person may figure in any number of pairs, so long as he is paired with a different person each time. Knowing this ,answer the following: 8. How many pairs of cousins are there? (a) 3 (b) 9 (c) 12 (d) 27 If each son has three sons, then the total number of grandchildren would be 3 x 3 = 9. Since each person can be paired with a different person, there would be 9 x 3 = 27 pairs of cousins. |
9. How many pairs of father and son are there? (a) 6 (b) 12 (c) 18 (d) 9 Each son has one father, and since there are three sons, there would be three pairs of father and son. But since each person can be paired with a different person, there would be 3 x 4 (excluding self-pairing) = 12 pairs of father and son. |
10. How many pairs of brothers are there? (a) 9 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 12 Each son has two brothers, and since there are three sons, there would be three pairs of brothers. But since each person can be paired with a different person, there would be 3 x 4 (excluding self-pairing) = 12 pairs of brothers. |