UPSC Prelims 2009·GS1·polity-and-governance·social justice and international relations

There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer, teacher, salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, the salesman is married to the lady teacher. The doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F?

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  1. ABrother
  2. BSister
  3. CFather
  4. DCannot be established (cannot be determined)Correct

Explanation

In the given family relationship question, E is established as a child of B and the sibling of F. However, the gender of E is not specified anywhere in the question. Without knowing whether E is male or female, we cannot determine if E is a brother or sister to F. Therefore, the relationship cannot be established.
polity-and-governance: There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two married couples in the family. The family members are

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