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In this type of questions, some clues are given regarding the relationship among different members of a family together with their professions, qualities, dresses, preferences etc. The candidate is required to analyse the whole information and then answer the given questions accordingly.

1)

(i) There is a family of 5 persons - A, B, C, D and E.

(ii) They are working as a doctor, a teacher, a trader, a lawyer and a farmer.

(iii) B, an unmarried teacher, is the daughter of A.

(iv) E, a lawyer, is the brother of C.

(v) C is the husband of the only married couple in the family.

(vi) A, a farmer, is a father of two sons and an unmarried daughter.

(vii) Daughter-in-law of A is a doctor.

Who is the doctor in the family?


A) A

B) B

C) C

D) D

Answer:

Option D

Explanation:

B is an unmarried daughter of A. E is the brother of C. C, being a husband, is a male and hence brother of E. So, A is the father of E, C and B. Now, the only D remains. So, D is the daughter-in-law of A. Since C is the husband, so D is the wife of C. B is a teacher, E is a lawyer, Ais a farmer, D is a doctor. So, C is a trader.

D is the doctor