Pointing to a person, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my…
2023
Pointing to a person, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father". How is the person related to Deepak?
Answer: C. Uncle — CONCEPT: In blood-relation puzzles, a phrase like "my child's parent" spoken by a person P must first be checked against whether P already occupies that role…
- A.
Father
- B.
Grandfather
- C.
Uncle
- D.
Brother-in-law
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Correct answer: C
CONCEPT: In blood-relation puzzles, a phrase like "my child's parent" spoken by a person P must first be checked against whether P already occupies that role — when P is already that child's parent, the phrase collapses straight back to P, without adding any extra generation.
APPLICATION:
Deepak is the father of his own daughter, so "my daughter's father" refers to Deepak himself.
The statement then reads: "His only brother is Deepak's father."
So the person being pointed to has a brother who is Deepak's father, which means the person is a sibling of Deepak's father.
The brother of one's father is that person's paternal uncle.
CROSS-CHECK: If the person is Deepak's uncle, his brother would indeed be Deepak's father, which matches the statement exactly.
RESULT: The person is Deepak's uncle.