Introducing Sarita, Meena said, “She is the only daughter of my father’s only…
2024
Introducing Sarita, Meena said, “She is the only daughter of my father’s only daughter”. How is Meena related to Sarita?
- A.
Niece
- B.
Cousin
- C.
Aunt
- D.
Mother
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Correct answer: D
Concept: In blood-relation puzzles, a phrase such as “my father’s only daughter” fixes a single, specific person. If the speaker herself has no sisters, she herself is her father’s only daughter — so the phrase folds back onto the speaker rather than pointing to someone new.
Application: Trace Meena’s statement step by step.
Meena’s father has exactly one daughter. Since Meena is introduced as his daughter and no sister of hers is mentioned, that only daughter must be Meena herself.
Substituting this back into the statement: “Sarita is the only daughter of Meena.”
“X is the only daughter of Y” means X is Y’s daughter, so Sarita is Meena’s daughter.
Cross-check: Sketching the family line — Meena’s father → Meena (his only daughter) → Sarita (Meena’s only daughter) — shows a single, direct generational step from Meena to Sarita, matching the diagram below.
Answer: Meena is Sarita’s mother.