Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, “He is the son of the only daug...
The father of Bajpai's brother is Bajpai's father.
Bajpai's father's only daughter is Bajpai's sister.
Bajpai's sister's son is Bajpai's nephew or Bajpai is the maternal uncle of the boy.
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Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, “He is the son of the only daug...
Relationship Puzzle
The given puzzle is a kind of relationship puzzle where we need to determine the relationship between two persons based on the given information. Here, we have a photograph and a statement given by Bajpai, and we need to find how Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph.
Given Information
Bajpai said, “He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother.”
Solution
Let’s break down the given statement into small parts and try to understand it.
- Bajpai has a brother.
- The father of Bajpai’s brother has a daughter.
- The daughter of Bajpai’s brother’s father is the only daughter.
- The man in the photograph is the son of the only daughter of Bajpai’s brother’s father.
From the above explanation, we can conclude that the man in the photograph is the nephew of Bajpai. Hence, the correct answer is option (d) Maternal Uncle.
Final Words
Relationship puzzles are interesting and require logical thinking to solve. By breaking down the given information into small parts, we can easily understand and solve these puzzles.
Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, “He is the son of the only daug...
You should always begin solving these types of questions from the end of the statement....the last words of the sentence are "father of my brother" which is his own father, and the man in pic is the son of daughter of bajpais father, means man is son of bajpai's sister....