Question

Vikas was showing a photograph to his friend and pointed to a boy and told the following statement "His name is Atul and his maternal grandfather's brother is my maternal grandfather's sister's son." How is Atul related to Vikas ?

• A. They are brothers
• B. Vikas is the uncle of Atul
• C. They are distant cousins
• D. None of the above

Answer 1

The Correct Option is B

To determine how Atul is related to Vikas, let's analyze the statement: "His name is Atul and his maternal grandfather's brother is my maternal grandfather's sister's son." Start by breaking down the relationships:

1. Atul's Maternal Side:
   • Atul's maternal grandfather's brother — This person is a sibling of Atul's maternal grandfather.
   • This person is, therefore, Atul's great uncle on the maternal side.
2. Vikas's Maternal Side:
   • Vikas's maternal grandfather's sister — This is Vikas's great aunt on the maternal side.
   • Her son, therefore, becomes Vikas's mother or father (depending on whether the sentence refers to gendered familial roles strictly), but given normal narrative context, her "son" often implies a relation to Vikas's parent, here likely his father.

Now, combining the familial disclosures, we deduce that this statement connects back to a common family lineage shared between Atul and Vikas:

• If Vikas's lineage goes back to the sister of Atul's maternal grandfather, Vikas is positioned as Atul's uncle's cousin through the maternal family connection.

Consequently, positioning Vikas as Atul's uncle is supported as:

• Atul's position confirms a generational step up via his maternal grandfather's brother.
• Vikas, on saying "my maternal grandfather's sister's son," points generationally across to Atul still, implicating the aptness of the generational titles exchanged commonly in families socially connected as uncles & nephews, rather than as linear brothers.

Conclusion: Vikas is the uncle of Atul.