Deepak is the son of Ram's father's sister. Yamini is the daughter of Seema who is the mother of Gaurav. Amit is the father of Madhav and the grandfather of Deepak. Seema is the wife of Amit and has only one daughter. Ram is the only son of Gaurav. Based on the given information, the following inferences are drawn:
A. Yamini is the aunt of Ram.
B. Amit is the maternal grandfather of Deepak.
C. Madhav is the cousin of Ram.
D. Gaurav is the brother of Yamini.
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → A, B and D only
The clues are placed one by one on a family tree, starting from the couple Amit and Seema:
Seema, Amit’s wife, is the mother of Yamini and Gaurav, and Amit is the father of Madhav, so Yamini, Gaurav and Madhav are the couple’s children.
Seema has only one daughter, Yamini, so Gaurav and Madhav are sons.
Ram is the only son of Gaurav, and Gaurav is a man, so Gaurav is Ram’s father.
Deepak is the son of Ram’s father’s sister. Gaurav’s only sister is Yamini, so Yamini is Deepak’s mother, and Amit is Deepak’s grandfather through her.
A. Yamini is the aunt of Ram. Correct. Yamini is the sister of Ram’s father Gaurav, so she is Ram’s aunt.
B. Amit is the maternal grandfather of Deepak. Correct. Amit is the father of Deepak’s mother Yamini, so he is Deepak’s grandfather on his mother’s side.
C. Madhav is the cousin of Ram. Incorrect. Madhav is a brother of Ram’s father, so he is Ram’s uncle. Ram’s cousin is Deepak.
D. Gaurav is the brother of Yamini. Correct. Both are children of Seema, and Gaurav is a son, so he is Yamini’s brother.