There are seven members in a family. There are two married couples. Shikha is…
2025
There are seven members in a family. There are two married couples. Shikha is the sister of Shanu. Shanu is the son of Lalita who is married to Ranjh. Rivin is the wife of Kavin who has two children Lalita and Vashudha. Vashudha is the brother–in–law of Ranjh. Lalita is not the son of Rivin.
Who is the brother–in–law of Vashudha?
- A.
Rivin
- B.
Kavin
- C.
Ranjh
- D.
Lalita
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Correct answer: C
Concept: In a blood-relation puzzle, first fix each person's gender and generation from the clues, link the two couples with their children, and then read the required relation off that family tree. A brother-in-law is the husband of one's sister (or the brother of one's spouse).
Application:
Kavin and Rivin are a married couple, and their two children are Lalita and Vashudha.
Since Lalita is not the son of Rivin, Lalita is the daughter of Kavin-Rivin, which makes Vashudha the son.
Lalita is married to Ranjh, forming the second couple.
Shanu is the son of Lalita and Ranjh, and Shikha, Shanu's sister, is their daughter.
This accounts for all seven members: Kavin, Rivin, Lalita, Ranjh, Vashudha, Shanu and Shikha.
Vashudha, the son of Kavin-Rivin, is thus the brother of Lalita; and Lalita's husband is Ranjh — the husband of one's sister is one's brother-in-law.
Cross-check: The passage itself states that Vashudha is the brother-in-law of Ranjh — a reciprocal relation, since Ranjh's wife Lalita's brother is exactly Vashudha, which matches the family tree built above.
So, Ranjh holds the brother-in-law relation with Vashudha.