CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Blood Relations
In a family, M is the father of N. N is the sister of O. O is the son of P. Q is the mother of M. Assuming P is M's wife, how is Q related to O?
Q is O's paternal grandmother. O's father is M, since O is the brother of M's daughter N. Q is M's mother, so she is the mother of O's father.
- APaternal grandmotherCorrect
- BMaternal grandmother
- CAunt
- DMother
Explanation
M is the father of N and also of O, since N and O are siblings, so M is O's father. Q is the mother of M, so Q is O's father's mother. That makes Q the paternal grandmother. Maternal grandmother would be P's mother, which Q is not.
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