Read the information given below carefully and answer the question that follows:
There are six members in a family, named, A, B, C, D, E, and F. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C, D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B.
(A) There are only three male members in the family
(B) A has only three children
(C) A and D are both females
(D) D is a female but A is not a female
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (A) and (D) are incorrect but (B) and (C) are correct
Each clue is read for the relation it gives and for the gender it fixes:
B is the son of C, but C is not B’s mother, so C is B’s father (male).
A and C are a married couple, so A is C’s wife (female) and B’s mother.
E is the brother of C (male). D is the daughter of A (female).
F is the brother of B (male), so F is another son of C and A.
(A) There are only three male members in the family Incorrect. B, C, E and F are all male, so there are four male members.
(B) A has only three children Correct. A’s children are B, F and D; E is A’s brother-in-law, not a child.
(C) A and D are both females Correct. A is C’s wife and D is a daughter, so both are female.
(D) D is a female but A is not a female Incorrect. D is female, but A, the wife of C, is also female.