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There are six members of a family- A, B, C, D, E and F. D has 3 sons A, B and C. D is not the father of the children. B has one son E. C has one daughter F. How is B related to F?

The correct answer is
Father's brother

Family Relationship Puzzle: B's Connection to F

This question asks us to decipher a family tree based on given clues and determine the relationship between two members, B and F.

Mapping the Family Structure

Let's break down the information provided to understand the family connections:

  • Family Members: The individuals involved are A, B, C, D, E, and F.
  • Parentage of A, B, C: We are told that D has three sons: A, B, and C.
  • Identifying D's Gender: The problem states, "D is not the father of the children." This confirms that D must be the Mother.
  • A, B, C as Siblings: Since A, B, and C are all sons of D, they are brothers to one another.
  • B's Role: The clue "B has one son E" tells us that B is male and is a father.
  • C's Role: The clue "C has one daughter F" tells us that C is a mother. Since we know B and C are brothers (sons of D) and B is male, C must be female for F to be her daughter. Therefore, B and C are brother and sister.

Determining B's Relationship to F

Now, we need to find the relationship between B and F using the established facts:

  1. F's Parent: We know that C is the mother of F.
  2. B's Relation to C: We deduced that B is the brother of C.
  3. B's Relation to F: Since B is the brother of F's mother (C), B is F's maternal uncle.

Following the logic, B is the maternal uncle of F.

Evaluating the Provided Options

The options given are:

  • 1. Father's brother
  • 2. Son
  • 3. Father's father
  • 4. Father
  • 5. (No text provided for option 5)

Our analysis concluded that B is F's maternal uncle. Option 1, "Father's brother," refers to a paternal uncle. While our deduction leads to a maternal uncle relationship, Option 1 is provided as the correct answer choice.

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Important Questions from Blood Relations

  1. Consider the Question and two Statements given below:

    Question : Is Zbrother of X?

    Statement-1 : X is a brother of Y and Y is a brother of Z.

    Statement-2 : X, Y and Z are siblings.

    Which one of the following is correct in respect of the Question and the Statements?

  2. A family of two generations consisting of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U has three males and three females. There are two married couples and two unmarried siblings. U is P’s daughter and Q is R’s mother-in-law. T is an unmarried male and S is a male. 

    Which one of the following is correct?

  3. A joint family consists of seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G with three females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father F. B and D are siblings and A is daughter of B. C is cousin of B. 

    Who is E? 

    1. Wife of F 

    2. Grandmother of A 

    3. Aunt of C 

    Select the correct answer using the code given below:

  4. Given that, 

    1) A is the brother of B. 

    2) C is the father of A. 

    3) D is the brother of E. 

    4) E is the daughter of B. Then, the uncle of D is

  5. Read the passage given below and answer the items that follow. 

    A, B, C, D, E, F are members of a family. They are engineer, stenographer, doctor, draughtsman, lawyer and judge (not in order). A, the engineer is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor. D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family. 

    What is the profession of B?

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