BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · Question 3
Mukesh said to his friend, "Rita is the mother of my son's wife's daughter." How is Mukesh related to Rita?
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Answer: (D) Father-in-law
Explanation
The mother of the son's wife's daughter is the son's wife, i.e. Mukesh's daughter-in-law. So Mukesh is Rita's father-in-law.
- (A) Incorrect
Wrong: Rita is Mukesh's son's wife, not his daughter.
- (B) Incorrect
Wrong: a son-in-law is a daughter's husband; Mukesh is a generation above Rita.
- (C) Incorrect
Wrong: Mukesh is a generation above Rita, not below.
- (D) Correct
Correct: the mother of his son's wife's daughter is the son's wife herself, so Mukesh is her father-in-law.