Study the following information carefully and answer the related question.…
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Study the following information carefully and answer the related question.
Nine members—H, R, D, W, K, T, F, X and A—live in a family. F is the mother of R, who is the only son of X. H is the sister-in-law of A, who is the mother of both K and T. H is married to D, who is a parent of W. K is the only grandson of X. Neither W nor X has any sibling. W is the niece of R.
How is H related to T?
Answer: B. Paternal Aunt — ConceptIn a family-tree problem, “only son” limits the number of male children; it does not rule out daughters. Kinship is found by tracing the path from one…
- A.
Maternal Aunt
- B.
Paternal Aunt
- C.
Sister-in-law
- D.
Niece
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
In a family-tree problem, “only son” limits the number of male children; it does not rule out daughters. Kinship is found by tracing the path from one person to the other and noting the generation and the maternal or paternal side.
Application
R is the only son of X. This allows R to have a sister, because the statement excludes another son, not a daughter.
W is the niece of R and D is W’s parent, so either D or D’s spouse H must be R’s sibling. H is explicitly female (“sister-in-law”), so D is her male spouse. Under the puzzle’s standard full-sibling convention, D cannot be another son of X because R is X’s only son. Therefore H is R’s sister and D is H’s spouse.
H is R’s sister and is also A’s sister-in-law. With R the only son in that sibling branch and D already H’s spouse, A is R’s wife. A is the mother of K and T, so R is their father; K being X’s only grandson independently cross-checks this branch.
H is R’s sister, so H is the sister of T’s father. That relationship is paternal aunt.
Cross-check
The description remains consistent with R being X’s only son: H is female, so she can be R’s sibling without creating another son of X. Hence H is T’s paternal aunt.