Question

Ravi was showing a photograph to his friend, Gopi. Pointing at a boy in the photograph, Ravi said: “The boy sitting at the left is the son of the wife of the only son of the grand-mother of my younger brother”. What is the relation between the boy in the photograph and Ravi?

• A. Nephew and uncle
• B. Ravi's brother-in-law
• C. First cousins
• D. Brothers

Hint:

In blood relation puzzles, start from the innermost relationship and move outward step-by-step. Replace pronouns with exact relationships to avoid confusion.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

Let us decode the relationship step-by-step.
Step 1: Ravi says “my younger brother” — both Ravi and his younger brother share the same grandmother.
Step 2: “The grandmother of my younger brother” is also Ravi’s grandmother.
Step 3: “The only son of the grandmother of my younger brother” refers to Ravi’s father (since grandmother’s only son is the father of Ravi and his brother).
Step 4: “The wife of the only son of the grandmother” refers to Ravi’s mother.
Step 5: “The son of the wife of the only son of the grandmother” — the wife here is Ravi’s mother, and her son can be Ravi himself or his brother.
Step 6: Since Ravi is pointing to the boy in the photograph as “the son of my mother” — this means the boy is his brother.
Hence, the boy in the photograph is Ravi’s brother.