Komal is the wife of Vinay, and Lata is the mother of Vinay. Vinay has only one sibling, his brother Ajit. Riya is the daughter of Ajit. How is Lata related to Riya?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Paternal grandmother
Brothers have the same mother, and the mother of one’s father is one’s paternal grandmother.
Lata is the mother of Vinay, and Ajit is Vinay’s brother, so Lata is also Ajit’s mother
Riya is the daughter of Ajit, so Ajit is Riya’s father
Lata is the mother of Riya’s father: she is Riya’s paternal grandmother
Why the other options are incorrect
Option (1) Maternal grandmother — Incorrect. Lata is the mother of Riya’s father, not of her mother.
Option (3) Mother — Incorrect. Riya’s parent here is Ajit, Lata’s son.
Option (4) Aunt — Incorrect. An aunt is one generation above; Lata is the mother of Riya’s father, two generations above Riya.