Discussion Forum



A roundabout description is given in the form of certain small relationships and you are required to analyse the whole chain of relations and decipher the direct relationship between the persons concerned.

1)

Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related to Rita's friend?


A) Cousin

B) Daughter

C) Niece

D) Friend

E) Aunt

Answer:

Option A

Explanation:

The relations may be analysed as follows:

Daughter of brother-in-law- - Niece; Mother's niece - Cousin.

So, the girl is the cousin of Rita's friend. Hence, the answer is (a)'