1. Pointing to someone I said, “She is my father’s sister and she is the only daughter.” How many children did my paternal grandparents have In all? (a) Two sons (b) One daughter (c) One son and one daughter (d) Cannot be determined (e) none of these The answer is (d) cannot be determined because the information given only tells us about the person’s father’s sister and does not give any information about the total number of children the paternal grandparents had. |
2. Read the following statements carefully and answer the questions. A is the father of C, but C is not his son. E us the daughter of C, F is the spouse of A. B is the brother of C, D is the son of B. G is the spouse of B, H is the father of G. Then who is the Grandmother of D? (a) H (b) A (c) C (d) F (e) none of these The answer is (d) F because F is the spouse of A, who is the father of C. Therefore, F is the grandmother of D. |
3. A is the brother of B and C, D is C’S mother, E is A’S father. Which of the following statements cannot be said to be definitely true? (a) E is B’S father (b) E is D’S husband (c) A is D’s son (d) B is E’s son (e) D is A’S mother The answer is (d) B is E’s son because we do not know the gender of B from the given information. It is possible that B is a daughter, in which case, B is not E’s son. |
4. Introducing a woman, a man said “Her mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt”. How is the man related to the woman? (a) Cousin (b) Nephew (c) Brother-in-law (d) uncle (e) None of these The answer is (a) Cousin because the woman’s mother’s husband’s sister is the man’s aunt, which means the woman is the man’s cousin. |
5. Pointing a man a woman said, “His mother is only daughter-in law- of my mother-in-law “. How was the man related to the woman? (a) Husband (b) son (c) husband’s brother (d) Brother (e) Sister’s husband The answer is (b) son because the man’s mother-in-law is the mother of the woman’s spouse, who is the man’s son. |
6. Pointing to his son’s portrait, man said to a woman, “His mother is the only daughter of your mother”. How was the woman related to the man? (a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Wife (d) Daughter (e) None of these The answer is (c) wife because the man’s son’s mother is the woman’s mothers only daughter, which means the woman is married to the man. |
7. Pointing to a girl in the pantograph adeel said, “Her mother’s brother is the on; y son of my mother’s father.” How is the girl’s mother related to adeel? (a) Mother (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Grand Mother (e) None of these The answer is (a) mother because the girl’s uncle is the brother of Adeel’s mother’s father, which means the girl’s mother is Adeel’s mother’s sister, making her Adeel’s mother. |
8. A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’S son is D’S brother. How is B related to C? (a) FATHER (b) BROTHER (c) UNCLE (d) GRANDFATHER REASON: C and D are the daughters of A and B is the uncle of C. |
9. Pointing at a photo, Amjad said, “His father is only son of my mother.” The photo belongs to: (a) Amjad (b) Amjad’s BROTHER (c) Amjad’s father (d) Amjad’s son REASON: Since, the only son of the mother of Amjad , is Amjad, therefore, the photo belongs to Amjad’s son. |
10. A man said to a lady, “The son of your only brother is the brother of my wife.” What is the lady to the man. (a) Mother (b) sister (c) Sister of father-in-law (d) Grandfather REASON: Since, the son of the only brother of the lady is the nephew of the lady, Therefore, the wife of the man is the niece of the lady. Hence, the lady is the sister of the father-in-law of the man. |