A is the brother of B. C is B's mother. D is C's husband. E is D's father. How is E related to A?
Difficulty: Medium
About this MCQ
This Medium Analytical Reasoning MCQ checks one syllabus fact.
The question is: “A is the brother of B. C is B's mother. D is C's husband. E is D's father. How is E related to A?”
The accepted answer is B. Grandfather. C is the mother of both A and B, and D, her husband, is A's father. Since E is D's father, E is A's grandfather.
- A. Uncle
Why not A: “Uncle” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Grandfather. C is the mother of both A and B, and D, her husband, is A's father. Since E is D's father, E is A's grandfather.
- B. Grandfather ✓
- C. Brother
Why not C: “Brother” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Grandfather. C is the mother of both A and B, and D, her husband, is A's father. Since E is D's father, E is A's grandfather.
- D. Father
Why not D: “Father” is not correct. The accepted answer is B. Grandfather. C is the mother of both A and B, and D, her husband, is A's father. Since E is D's father, E is A's grandfather.
Correct answer
B. Grandfather
Explanation
C is the mother of both A and B, and D, her husband, is A's father. Since E is D's father, E is A's grandfather.
Source: Analytical Reasoning Official FPSC/NTS/PPSC-Style Reference Guide
Tags: FPSC, PPSC, logical reasoning, analytical reasoning, aptitude, NTS
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