Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below…
2023
Read the following information carefully and answer the question given below it :-
In a family there are six members A,B,C,D,E and F. A and B are married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died.
How is F related to A ?
- A.
Mother
- B.
Sister
- C.
Sister-in-Law
- D.
Mother-in-law
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Correct answer: A
Concept: In blood-relation puzzles, the phrase "X is the daughter-in-law of Y" places X's husband as a child of Y - so Y is one of the parents of X's husband. If Y's own husband has died, Y is confirmed to be female, i.e. the mother, not the father.
Applying this to the family:
A and B are a married couple with A as the male member, so B is A's wife.
C is A's brother; D is C's only son and E, D's sister, is C's daughter.
B is F's daughter-in-law, so B's husband - A - is F's child; F is therefore one of A's parents.
F's husband has died, confirming F is female, so F is a female parent - i.e. F is the mother of A.
Cross-check: only a widowed female parent of A fits every clue; a same-generation label (sister/sister-in-law) or a label seen from B's side (mother-in-law) does not satisfy "daughter-in-law of F" meaning A's own parent, so Mother is the only option that fits.