QUESTION

CSAT

Hard

Reasoning

Prelims 2020

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?

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Explanation

There are two generations in the family. There are 6 members: 3 males (TT, SS, and one other) and 3 females (UU, QQ, and one more). There are two couples, and the remaining two are unmarried siblings. The following individuals are definitely married: PP, QQ, and RR. TT is definitely single. We do not know the marital status of SS and UU. From the given information:

UU is PP’s daughter, which means PP belongs to the senior generation and UU belongs to the junior generation. QQ is RR’s mother-in-law, meaning QQ and PP are part of the senior generation, and RR is in the junior generation. This helps us deduce the following family structure:

UU and TT are unmarried siblings. RR is SS’s wife. Hence, the family arrangement is clarified, and option (b) is the correct answer

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