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.
How is Vashudha related to Shikha?
- A.
Uncle
- B.
Aunt
- C.
Sister
- D.
Mother
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Correct answer: A
Concept: To solve a blood-relation puzzle, first build the family tree from every stated fact — noting each person's gender and their marital, sibling, or parent-child links — then trace the exact path between the two people asked about, matching generation and gender to name the relationship precisely.
Application:
Ranjh and Lalita are a married couple; Shanu is their son, and Shikha — “the sister of Shanu” — is their daughter.
Kavin and Rivin are the other married couple; their two children are Lalita and Vashudha.
Since Lalita is stated not to be “the son” of Rivin, Lalita is the daughter, so Vashudha, the remaining child, is the son.
Vashudha being “the brother-in-law of Ranjh” confirms he is male and is Lalita's brother — a wife's brother is her husband's brother-in-law.
So Vashudha is the brother of Lalita, and Lalita is the mother of Shikha, which makes Vashudha the brother of Shikha's mother.
Cross-check: The tree built this way has exactly seven members (Rivin, Kavin, Lalita, Vashudha, Ranjh, Shanu, Shikha) and exactly two married couples (Kavin–Rivin and Ranjh–Lalita), matching the facts given in the question and confirming the tree is correct.
A mother's brother is her maternal uncle, so Vashudha is Shikha's Uncle.
