ENGLISH GK FOR GOVT EXAMS – 0071

Which of the following pairs is the parents of the couple ?

1.  CF
2.  AB
3.  AF
4.  BC

Answer : D.

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E.

So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F.

Now, D is the daughter of F. So, D and E are the daughters of A and F.

Also, A is the son of C. Now, only B remains. Thus, B and C are the parents of A.

Hence, B and C are the parents of the couple.

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A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman?

1.  Uncle
2.  Grandson
3.  Cousin
4.  Son

Answer : C.

Brother of mother– Uncle;

Uncle’s son – Cousin.

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A told B that C is his father’s nephew. D is A’s cousin but not the brother of C. What relationship is there between D and C ?

1.  Father
2.  Sisters
3.  Aunt
4.  Mother

Answer : B.

A has two cousins C and D.

Since C is male, D must be female.

And, both are the nephew and niece of A’s father.

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A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and three children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ?

1.  E’s daughter
2.  F’s father
3.  G’s brother
4.  A’s son

Answer : D.

E is married to A or D. But B is married to D.

Thus, E is married to A. Thus, A, B, D, E are the four adults and C, F, G are the three children in the family.

B and D have a child G.

A and E have two children. They are C and F.

Now, only F and G are girls. So, C is a boy.

Thus, C is A’s or E’s son.

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Pointing towards a person, a man said to a woman, “His mother is the only daughter of your father.” How is the woman related to that person?

1.  Sister
2.  Daughter
3.  Mother
4.  Wife

Answer : C.

The only daughter of woman’s father is herself.

So, the person is woman’s son.

i.e., the woman is the person’s mother.

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Pointing out to a girl a man said “My uncle is the uncle of this girl’s uncle”. How is the man related to that girl ?

1.  Cousin
2.  Brother
3.  Father in law
4.  Father

Answer : D.

The man’s uncle and the uncle of girls uncle is the same person.

So he may be the father or uncle of the girl.