Verbal Reasoning Questions and Answers
Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife." How is the lady related to the man?
Wife's brother -----> Brother-in-law.
Son of lady's brother is the brother-in-law of the man.
So, lady's brother is man's father-in-law.
i.e., the lady is the sister of man's father-in-law.
Pointing to Ketan, Namrata said, "he is the son of my father's only son." How is Ketan's mother related to Namrata?
Namrata's father's only son -----> Namrata's brother.
So, Ketan is the son of Namrata's brother.
Thus, Ketan's mother is the wife of Namrata's brother.
i.e., Namrata's sister-in-law.
Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have one." At whose portrait was Harsh looking?
Since Harsh has no brother and sister, so he is his father's only son.
So, wife of Harsh's father's son -----> Harsh's wife.
Thus, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son.
Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Sarita said, "She is the mother of the Neha whose father is my son." How is Sarita related to the girl in the picture?
Neha is the daughter of Sarita's son, and the girl is Neha's mother.
So, the girl is Sarita's son's wife.
i.e., Sarita is the girl's mother-in-law.
Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son Ashish." How is Kapil related to Shilpa?
Father of Shilpa's son -----> Shilpa's husband.
So, Kapil is the son of sister of Shilpa's husband.
Thus, Kapil is Shilpa's nephew.
Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, "She is the mother of my son's wife's daughter." How is Arun related to the lady?
Arun's son's wife's daughter -----> Arun's son's daughter.
Mother of daughter of Arun's son -----> Wife of Arun's son.
So, Arun s the father-in-law of the lady.