Introducing Sonia, Aamir says, "She is the wife of the only nephew of the only…
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Introducing Sonia, Aamir says, "She is the wife of the only nephew of the only brother of my mother." How is Sonia related to Aamir?
- A.
Wife
- B.
Sister
- C.
Sister-in-law
- D.
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Correct answer: A
Concept: In a blood-relation puzzle, decode each kinship phrase one link at a time, working from the innermost relation outward, before combining the links into a single family relationship.
"Brother of my mother" identifies Aamir's maternal uncle.
"Only nephew of the maternal uncle" is the single son of that uncle's sibling. Aamir's mother is that sibling, and no other siblings are mentioned, so the maternal uncle's only nephew is Aamir's mother's son — Aamir himself.
"Wife of that nephew" therefore names the wife of Aamir — the woman being introduced, Sonia.
Cross-check: sketching the family tree — maternal uncle at the top, his sibling is Aamir's mother, and the sibling's son is Aamir — confirms the nephew is Aamir himself, so Sonia sits at the wife node directly below Aamir, not at a sibling or in-law node.
Sonia is Aamir's wife.