RRB NTPC · Question 86
Directions: Consider the following information and answer the questions based on it. Y is a housewife and her husband is an Inspector. Their sons J, a teacher and K, a banker are married to a nurse and teacher respectively. J's son P, an Inspector is married and has 2 sons. K's daughter Q, a software engineer is married and has two sons. All of them live in a joint family. What is the male : female ratio?
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Answer: (D) 9 ∶ 5
Explanation
Males: Y's husband, J, K, P, P's two sons, Q's husband and Q's two sons = 9. Females: Y, J's wife (nurse), K's wife (teacher), P's wife and Q = 5. Ratio 9 : 5.