Consider the following relationships among members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F: 1. The number of males equals that of females. 2. A and E are sons of F. 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl. 4. B is the son of A. 5. There is only one married couple in the family at present. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?
Consider the following relationships among members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F: 1. The number of males equals that of females. 2. A and E are sons of F. 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl. 4. B is the son of A. 5. There is only one married couple in the family at present. Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above? Correct Answer A is the husband of D.
Since the number of males equals that of females. So, there are 3 males and 3 females.
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A and E are sons of F. B is the son of A. This means that A, B and E are males and C, D and F are females.
Also, it is given that there is only one married couple in the family at present. It will be A and D.
Possible family tree diagram will be :
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A, B and C are all females. (False)
A is the husband of D. (True)
E and F are children of D. (False)
D is the daughter of F. (False)
Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.