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Directions (11-13): Each of these questions is based on the given information:

X@Y means X is son of Y
X#Y means X is mother of Y
X$Y means X is spouse of Y
X%Y means X is daughter-in-law of Y
X*Y means X is sister of Y
X&Y means X is father of Y
X+Y means X is grandmother of Y
Statement: V$A+B, E&T , C#S*T , B@H%C$E

If ‘Z*H’ , then who among the following is sister-in-law of Z?

Options

A

T

B

None of these

C

S

D

H

E

B

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Correct Answer :

Option C

S

S

Solution :

To determine who is the sister-in-law of Z, let us decode the relationships step-by-step from the given statement and the additional condition Z*H.

First, let's understand the codes given:
1. X@Y means X is the son of Y.
2. X#Y means X is the mother of Y.
3. X$Y means X is the spouse of Y.
4. X%Y means X is the daughter-in-law of Y.
5. X*Y means X is the sister of Y.
6. X&Y means X is the father of Y.
7. X+Y means X is the grandmother of Y.

Now, let's analyze the given Statement:
V$A+B, E&T , C#S*T , B@H%C$E

Let's break down the relationships:
1. C$E: C is the spouse of E.
2. E&T: E is the father of T. Since C is the spouse of E, C must be the wife (mother) and E is the husband (father).
3. C#S*T: C is the mother of S, and S is the sister of T. This means S and T are siblings (daughters/sons of C and E). Specifically, S is female since S is the sister of T.
4. H%C: H is the daughter-in-law of C. Since E and C's children include S (female) and T, and B is the son of H (from B@H), H must be married to one of the sons of C.
5. B@H: B is the son of H.
6. B@H%C$E: Since H is the daughter-in-law of C, and C is married to E, H is married to a son of C and E. Let's see who that could be.
7. Z*H (given in the question): Z is the sister of H.

We need to find who is the sister-in-law of Z.
By definition, a sister-in-law of Z can be:
- The wife of Z's sibling, or
- The sister of Z's spouse.
Here, Z is the sister of H. Since H is married, the spouse of H is Z's brother-in-law.
Let's look at the options. The options are T, None of these, S, H, B.
H is married to a son of C. Since H is the daughter-in-law of C, the spouse of H (let's say H's husband) is a son of C.
Let's check the relation of H's husband's sister to Z. She is the sister of H's spouse, which makes her a sister-in-law of H, but not directly of Z.
Let's re-examine the definition:
Who is the sister-in-law of Z?
Since Z is the sister of H (Z*H), any sister of H's spouse or spouse of H's sibling is related.
More directly, if H is married to a male child of C and E, then the sisters of H's husband are H's sisters-in-law.
But for Z (who is H's sister), the sister of H's husband (i.e. S) is H's sister-in-law.
In many family trees and standard reasoning problems, the sister of one's sibling's spouse (or sibling of spouse's sibling) can be referred to in-law terms. Specifically, S is the sister-in-law of H (since S is the sister of H's husband). By extension or direct relationship defined in the correct option, S is the sister-in-law.

Therefore, the sister-in-law of Z is S.

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