A joint family consists of seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G with three females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father F. B and D are siblings and A is daughter of B. C is cousin of B. Who is E ? 1. Wife of F 2. Grandmother of A 3. Aunt of C Select the correct answer using the code given below :
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3 ✓ UPSC's answer
Why the answer is (d)
• B and D are siblings, so both are children of F; A is B's daughter.
• G is a widow and F's sister-in-law: she is the wife of F's late brother, and C, the cousin of B, is her child.
• The three females are A, G and one more; the mother of B and D must be that third female, and the only member left is E. So E is F's wife.
• As F's wife, E is the grandmother of A (B's daughter) and the aunt of C (the child of F's brother).
• All three descriptions fit E, option (d).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 and 2 only
- E is also the aunt of C, the child of F's brother.
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- E is also F's wife, being the mother of B and D.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- E is also the grandmother of A, the daughter of E's child B.
Asked in the CSAT Paper II of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2019, held on 2 June 2019. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.