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1.  In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, two have 2 daughters each, and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family ?


2
3
6
9


Answer

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The female members in the family are mother, wives of 3 married sons, unmarried daughter and 2 daughters of each of the two sons.
So, Number of female members = (1 + 3 + 1 + 2 *2) = 9.

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2.  Given that
1.A is the mother of B; 2.C is the son of A;
3. D is the brother of E 4. E is the daughter of B.
The grandmother of D is


A
B
C
E


Answer

 Option

D is the brother of E and E is the daughter of B. This means that D is the son of B.
Also, A is the mother of B. So, A is the grandmother of D.

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3.  Pointing towards Rita, Nikhil said, " I am the only son of her mother's son." How is rita related to Nikhil ?


Aunt
Niece
Mother
Cousin


Answer

 Option

Rita's mother's son - Rita brother.
So, Nikhil is the son of Rita's brother or Rita is Nikhil's aunt.

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4.  Pointing to a lady on the platform, Manju said, "She is the sister of the father of my mother's son." Who is the lady to Manju ?


Mother
Sister
Aunt
Niece


Answer

 Option

Manju's mother's son - Manju's brother; Manju's brother's father - Manju's father;
Manju's father's sister - Manju's aunt.

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5.  A, B and C are sisters. D is the brother of e and E is the daughter of B. How is A related to D ?


Sister
Cousin
Niece
Aunt


Answer

 Option

E is the daughter of B and D is the brothr of E. So, D is the son of B. Also, A is sister of b.
Thus, A is D's aunt.

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