A man showed a photograph of a girl to a friend and said, “This girl’s father is the only brother of my wife.” How is the girl related to the man?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Niece
The brother of a man’s wife is his brother-in-law, and the daughter of a wife’s brother is the man’s niece.
“My wife’s only brother” is the man’s brother-in-law
The girl is the daughter of this brother-in-law
So the girl is the daughter of the brother of the man’s wife: she is the man’s niece
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Daughter — Incorrect. The girl’s father is the brother of the man’s wife, not the man himself.
Option (2) Sister-in-law — Incorrect. A sister-in-law is a wife’s sister or a brother’s wife; the girl is one generation below the man.
Option (4) Cousin — Incorrect. A cousin is the child of a parent’s brother or sister; the girl’s father is the brother of the man’s wife, not of his parent.