Reasoning Puzzle Questions with Answers Pdf - 1

Question: 1

A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?

(A) Brother-in-Law

(B) Husband

(C) Sister-in-law

(D) Daughter

Ans: D

A is father of C and C is sister of D. So, A is father of D. But D is son of B. So, B is the mother of D and wife of A. Also, E is the brother of A. So, B is the sister-in-law of E.

Question: 2

Deepak is brother of Ravi. Rekha is sister of Atul. Ravi is son of Rekha. How is Deepak related to Rekha?

(A) Father

(B) Son

(C) Nephew

(D) Brother

Ans: B

Deepak is the son of Ravi, who is the son of Rekha.
Thus, Deepak is the son of Rekha.

Question: 3

A party consists of grandmother, father, mother, four sons and their wives and one son and two daughters to each of the sons. How many females are there is all?

(A) 12

(B) 14

(C) 16

(D) 18

Ans: B

Grandmother is one female, mother is another, wives of four sons are the four females and two daughters of all four sons are eight females.
So, in all there are 1 + 1 + 4 + 8 = 14 females.

Question: 4

A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A's son is D's brother. How is B related to C?

(A) Father

(B) Grandfather

(C) Uncle

(D) Brother

Ans: C

Clearly, B is the brother of A;
A's son is D's brother.
This means D is the daughter of A.
Since C and D are sisters, C is also the daughter of A.
So, B is the uncle of C.

Question: 5

E is the son of A, D is the son of B. E is married to C. C is B's daughter. How is D related to E?

(A) Father-in-law

(B) Brother-in-law

(C) Brother

(D) Uncle

Ans: B

C is B's daughter and D is B's son.
So, D is the brother of C.
E is a male married to C.
So, E is the husband of C, whose brother is D.
So, D is the brother-in-law of E.

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