Read the information given below and answer the question that follows. (i)…
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Read the information given below and answer the question that follows.
(i) There is a family of seven persons, representing three generations.
(ii) There are two married couples and both wives are housewives and both have two children each.
(iii) Pratap is the lawyer, and is the father of Prashant and has two grand-daughters.
(iv) Pooja, is a doctor and is the sister of a teacher.
(v) Madhu's daughter-in-law Sumiti is married to a teacher.
(vi) Abha and Ritu, the grand-daughters of one of the housewives are studying in 7th and 9th standard respectively.
What is the profession of Prashant?
- A.
Lawyer
- B.
Teacher
- C.
Student
- D.
None of these
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Correct answer: B
Concept: In family-tree / blood-relation puzzles, first build the family tree from the direct clues -- fix generations, marital pairs, and parent-child links using relation words such as father of, daughter-in-law of, and sister of -- and only then read off the profession or relation asked for.
Application:
From clue (iii), Pratap is the father of Prashant and has two grand-daughters, so Pratap and his wife form the first married couple, in Generation 1.
From clue (v), Madhu's daughter-in-law Sumiti is married to a teacher, so Madhu is that teacher's mother -- meaning Madhu is Pratap's wife, and the teacher is Madhu and Pratap's son.
Pratap's son is Prashant (clue iii), so Prashant is the teacher, and Prashant-Sumiti form the second married couple, in Generation 2.
From clue (iv), Pooja is a doctor and the sister of the teacher, so Pooja is Pratap and Madhu's daughter.
From clue (vi), Abha and Ritu are grand-daughters of one of the housewives studying in 7th and 9th standard -- they are Prashant and Sumiti's daughters, Generation 3, matching clue (iii)'s 'two grand-daughters.'
Cross-check: Checking every clue against this family tree:
Clue (ii): both wives are housewives (Madhu and Sumiti), each with two children -- Prashant and Pooja; Abha and Ritu.
Clue (iii): Pratap is the lawyer, father of Prashant, with two grand-daughters (Abha, Ritu).
Clue (iv): Pooja, a doctor, is the teacher's sister.
Clue (v): Madhu's daughter-in-law Sumiti is married to the teacher.
Clue (vi): Abha and Ritu, grand-daughters of a housewife, study in 7th and 9th standard.
Result: Every clue is consistent with exactly one family tree, in which Prashant's profession is Teacher.