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There are 7 members in a family. R is the only sibling of S and son of P. Q is the mother of S. T is the mother of V and sister-in-law of S. V is the nephew of S and U is the wife of S. U has no sibling.

How is T related to R?

This question was previously asked in
RBI Assistant Prelims Memory Based Paper (27 March 2022) (Shift 2)
The correct answer is

Wife

Family Relationships Breakdown

Let's break down the family connections based on the information provided to figure out how T is related to R.

  • Sibling Relationship: The first key piece of information is that R is the only sibling of S. This means R and S are brothers and sisters (or brothers), and they have no other siblings besides each other. We can denote this as $R \leftrightarrow S$.
  • Parentage: We are told R is the son of P. This establishes P as a parent ($P \rightarrow R$). We also learn that Q is the mother of S ($Q \rightarrow S$). Since R and S are siblings, Q must also be the mother of R ($Q \rightarrow R$). Therefore, P and Q are the parents of both R and S.
  • Gender Confirmation: The question explicitly states R is a 'son', confirming R is male. Later, it's mentioned that U is the 'wife' of S. This tells us that S is also male ($S \leftrightarrow U$).
  • Sister-in-law Clue: T is described as the sister-in-law of S. Since we've established that S is male, his sister-in-law must be the wife of his brother.
  • Identifying S's Brother: We know R is the only sibling of S, and R is male. This makes R the brother of S.
  • Connecting T and R: Since T is the sister-in-law of S, and R is S's brother, T must be the person married to R. Thus, T is the wife of R ($R \leftrightarrow T$).
  • Nephew Clue Confirmation: The information that T is the mother of V ($T \rightarrow V$) and V is the nephew of S fits perfectly. If T is the wife of R (who is S's brother), then their son V would indeed be the nephew of S. This confirms our conclusion about T being R's wife.

Determining T's Relation to R

Following the logical steps derived from the clues:

  • T is the sister-in-law of S.
  • R is the brother of S.
  • Therefore, the sister-in-law of S (T) must be the wife of S's brother (R).

This leads directly to the conclusion that T is the Wife of R.

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Important Questions from Blood Relations

  1. In a certain code language, 

    ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’;

     ‘A − B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’;

     ‘A × B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’ 

     ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the father of B’. 

    Based on the above, how is A related to D if ‘A × B ÷ C + D’?

  2. Who is S to V?

  3. Who is the father of F?

  4. How is F related to E?

  5. How is H related to G?

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