Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. I have no…
Harsh has no siblings, so his father’s son is Harsh himself. The man’s mother is therefore Harsh’s wife. Under the stated family assumption, the man is Harsh’s child.
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Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. I have no brothers or sisters.” Assume there are no step relationships. Whose portrait was Harsh looking at?
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Correct answer A
Harsh has no siblings, so his father’s son is Harsh himself. The man’s mother is therefore Harsh’s wife. Under the stated family assumption, the man is Harsh’s child.
Option feedback
Option A
Harsh is his father’s only son, so the man’s mother is Harsh’s wife. With no step relationships, the man is Harsh’s child.
Option B
The portrait shows someone in the generation after Harsh. Harsh’s father is in the generation before him.
Option C
The man’s mother is Harsh’s wife, which places the man one generation after Harsh.
Option D
The relationship established by the clues is that of parent and child.
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