CA Foundation · Quantitative Aptitude · Blood Relations
Six people are in a family: A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, and A is the male. They have two children, C and D. C is a married woman whose husband is E. E and C have a child F. D is the unmarried brother of C. How is D related to F?
D is F's maternal uncle. F's mother is C, and D is C's brother. A brother of one's mother is called the maternal uncle.
- AMaternal uncleCorrect
- BPaternal uncle
- CGrandfather
- DCousin
Explanation
C is the mother of F, since C and E are the parents. D is C's brother, so D is the brother of F's mother. That makes D the maternal uncle of F. Paternal uncle would apply only if D were the brother of E.
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