Passage

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.

QUESTION

CSAT

Hard

Reasoning

Prelims 2014

What is the profession of B?

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Explanation

We know the following facts from the passage:

A is the engineer and married to the lady stenographer.
The judge is married to the lawyer.
F is the draughtsman, 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.

Let's analyze:

A is married to the stenographer (so the stenographer is not B).
The judge is married to the lawyer, so B cannot be the lawyer because C is the lawyer.
F is the draughtsman, and since B is F's parent, B cannot be the draughtsman either.
B must therefore be the judge, as the only remaining option.

Thus, the profession of B is Judge.