There are seven members in a family. J is the mother of K and mother-in-law of…
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There are seven members in a family. J is the mother of K and mother-in-law of E. C is the daughter-in-law of N. E is the son of C, who is married to F. G is the spouse of E. There are only two married couples in the family. How is G related to J?
- A.
Daughter
- B.
Son-in-law
- C.
Daughter-in-law
- D.
Wife
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Correct answer: A
Concept: In blood-relation puzzles, compound relational terms such as mother-in-law, daughter-in-law, and spouse must first be decoded into direct parent-child or sibling links using the genders and family structure given in the puzzle; only then can the target relation be read off the resulting family tree.
Application:
C is the daughter-in-law of N, so C is the wife of one of N's sons.
E is the son of C, who is married to F, so F is C's husband (and therefore N's son), and E is the son of C and F.
G is the spouse of E. Since E is male, G is E's wife.
J is the mother-in-law of E, which means J is the mother of E's wife — so J is the mother of G.
J is also the mother of K, so G and K are siblings, both children of J.
Only two married couples exist in the family: C and F, and E and G — consistent with all the clues given.

Cross-check: Counting the family tree built above — J, K, E, C, N, F, G — gives exactly seven members, matching the stem's statement of seven family members, confirming the tree is complete and correctly built.
Therefore, G is the daughter of J.