Question

A, B, C, D and E are members of the same family. There are two fathers, two sons, two wives, three males and two females. The teacher was the, wife of a lawyer who was the son of a doctor. E is not male, neither also a wife of a professional. C is the youngest person in the family and D is the eldest. B is a male.

1. How is D related to E?

Son
Father
Wife
Husband
2. Who are the females in the group?

C and E
E and A
D and E
C and D
3. Whose wife is the teacher?

A
B
C
D

Answer 1

Answer:

♦ It is given that the teacher was the wife (female) of a lawyer (male). The lawyer is the son of a doctor. But E is not the wife of lawyer or professional.

Explanation:

Answer 2

The correct answers will be:

1. D is related to E as a d). Husband.
2. The females in the family are b). E and A.
3. The person whose wife is the teacher is b). B.

• It has been already said that the teacher is the wife of a lawyer.
• And the lawyer's father is a doctor. E is not the wife of any professional.
• It is also mentioned that there is a total of 3 males and 2 females; 2 fathers, 2 sons, and 2 wives. Therefore, we can assume that one of the males is both a son and a father.
• Now, since the eldest member is D and E is not the wife of a lawyer, D is the Grandfather and E is the Grandmother.
• Accordingly, C is the son, B is the father who is a lawyer and finally, the mother is a teacher, A.

Therefore,

1. D is related to E as a d). Husband,
2. the females of the group are b). E and A, and
3. the family member b). B's wife is the teacher.

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