The question below is followed by two statements numbered I and II. Decide whether the data given in the statements are sufficient to answer the question.
Lalit is a man. How is Lalit related to Pooja?
I. Lalit is a son of Shanti, who is one of Pooja’s grandmothers.
II. Shanti is the mother of Pooja’s mother.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Both statements I and II together are needed.
A grandmother can be the father’s mother or the mother’s mother, and the relation of her son to the child depends on which one she is.
Statement I alone:
If Shanti is Pooja’s father’s mother, Lalit is Pooja’s father or her father’s brother
If Shanti is Pooja’s mother’s mother, Lalit is her mother’s brother
More than one relation is possible: not sufficient
Statement II alone:
It tells who Shanti is but says nothing about Lalit: not sufficient
Both together:
Shanti is Pooja’s mother’s mother (II), and Lalit is Shanti’s son (I)
So Lalit is the brother of Pooja’s mother, that is, Pooja’s maternal uncle: sufficient together
