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Analytical Reasoning

Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?

Difficulty: Hard

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This Hard Analytical Reasoning MCQ checks one syllabus fact.

The question is: “Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?”

The accepted answer is C. Wife. “Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man” is answered by Wife (option C). Option A (“Sister”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wife. Option B (“Daughter”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wife. Remaining alternatives (Mother) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Wife is identified. Analytical Reasoning questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Analytical Reasoning recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

Correct answer

C. Wife

Explanation

“Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man” is answered by Wife (option C). Option A (“Sister”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wife. Option B (“Daughter”) does not match the stem; it is a near-miss used to catch incomplete recall of Wife. Remaining alternatives (Mother) fall outside the same rule and should be eliminated once Wife is identified. Analytical Reasoning questions of this type reward precise definitions rather than approximate associations. Analytical Reasoning recall of this distinction is a regular item in FPSC, PPSC, NTS, and CSS papers.

Source: Analytical Reasoning Official FPSC-Style Reference Guide

Tags: FPSC, logical reasoning, analytical reasoning, aptitude

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