Rani and Shreshtha are a married couple having two daughters, Medha and Deepali, Deepali is married to Santosh who is the son of Garima and Arun. Nidhi is the daughter of Santosh. Santosh's sister Soni is married to Vivek and has two sons, Jai and Veeru. Veeru is the grandson of Garima and Arun.
Determine which of the following is true?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Garima is Vivek’s mother-in-law.
Soni, as Santosh’s sister, is also a child of Garima and Arun, and Nidhi is the daughter of Santosh and Deepali. The family tree below follows the clues, and each option is checked on it.
Option (1) Arun is Deepali’s maternal uncle. — Incorrect. Arun is the father of Deepali’s husband Santosh, so he is her father-in-law.
Option (2) Jai is the son of Medha. — Incorrect. Jai is the son of Soni and Vivek; Medha’s family is not described.
Option (3) Garima is Vivek’s mother-in-law. — Correct. Vivek is married to Soni, Garima’s daughter, so Garima is the mother of Vivek’s wife.
Option (4) Nidhi is the cousin of Soni. — Incorrect. Soni is the sister of Nidhi’s father, so she is Nidhi’s paternal aunt.