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If  (A) P + Q means P is the brother of Q ;
    (B) P x Q means P is the father of Q ;
    (C) P - Q means P is the sister of Q ;
which of the following represents S is the niece of T ?

C. T + M X S - K
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X - Z means X is the mother of Z ;
X x Z means X is the father of Z  and
X + Z means X is the daughter of Z.
Now, if M - N x T + Q, than which of the following is not true ?

D. Q IS WIFE OF N
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Give that:
1. A is brother of B.
2. C is brother of A.
3. D is brother of E.
4. E is brother of B.
Then uncle of D is

A. A
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Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife."
How is the lady related to the man ?

D. SISTER OF FATHER-IN-LAW
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In a village of Bastar district in Madhya Pradesh, only two types of people live who belong to a tribal class. The first type is known as class A, while the other is known as class B. In that village, there is no other type of person except these two. The activities of both types of people are governed be prefectly patterned norms of social behaviour. Each person of the tribe has to obey the norms. They are rigid about this.
As far as marriage is concerned, the following norms are to be followed
(A). The people of class A cannot marry any other member of their own class, though they can marry members of class B.
(B). After being married, each male member ceases to be a member of that class in which he was born but automatically, he becomes the member of the other class to which his wife belongs.
(C). As far as females are concerned, they remain the members of their own class after being married.
(D). On his birth, the child automatically becomes the member of his mother's class.
(E). When any male member becomes widower or divorcee, then he again belongs to the group in which he was born.
(F). Nobody can marry more than one person according to social laws. Any class B female can have
   (P).  Grandfather born in class A
   (Q). Grandmother born in class A

B. ONLY (Q) CAN BE TRUE
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