Read the given information carefully and answer the related questions:
M is spouse of O and parent of R. O is father-in-law of T who has two children. N is the only son of R who has no sibling. T is mother-in-law of P. V is married to P.
Four of the following five are similar in a certain manner, who among the following is dissimilar to others?
Correct Answer :
V
Solution :
The correct option is V.
Let us analyze the given family relationships step-by-step to determine the gender of each person and build the family tree:
1. M is spouse of O and parent of R; O is father-in-law of T who has two children.
Since O is the father-in-law, O is male. Because M is married to O, M is female.
Together, M (female) and O (male) are parents of R.
2. N is the only son of R who has no sibling.
R has no siblings and has a son named N. N is male.
Also, since O is the father-in-law of T, and R is the only child of O and M, T must be married to R.
Since T has two children, and T is the mother-in-law of P (from the next statement), T is female, which means R (husband of T) is male.
3. T is mother-in-law of P and V is married to P.
T and R have two children. We know N is their son. The other child must be married to P.
Since V is married to P, one of them (either V or P) is the child of T and R, and the other is their spouse.
T is the mother-in-law of P, which means P is married to a child of T (and R). Thus, P and V are married to each other, making one of them the child of T & R and the other the child-in-law.
Now, let us evaluate the genders of the people given in the options:
• O: Male (Father-in-law of T)
• R: Male (Father of N, husband of T, son of O & M)
• N: Male (Only son of R)
• P: Since T (female) is the mother-in-law of P, and N (male) is R & T's son, P is the female daughter-in-law (married to N, making N male and P female).
Wait, let us check male/female distribution: O (Male), R (Male), N (Male).
Let's check V: Since V is married to P, one is male and the other is female. Specifically, if N is married to P, then P is female and V is married to the second child, or V is the spouse of P. In all interpretations where O, R, N are strictly confirmed males, V is either female or ambiguous compared to the direct male lineage (O, R, N, P/V).
More directly, looking at the male members of the primary generation chain:
- O is male.
- R is male.
- N is male.
- P is married to N (male), making P female, or P is the son-in-law (male). If P is female, V (married to P) is female or V is a person whose gender/relation places them outside the direct male group.
Among the options (O, R, P, N, V), O, R, N, and P are direct family members/lineage, while V is dissimilar as V is the spouse of P (or female/distinct in role).
Therefore, V is the one who is dissimilar from the others.
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