If P is the maternal uncle of Q, how is Q related to P's sister?

Question

If P is the maternal uncle of Q, how is Q related to P's sister?

1. A. Niece/Nephew (Correct answer)
2. B. Cousin
3. C. Son
4. D. Cannot be determined

Correct Answer

Option A — Niece/Nephew

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The marked answer is Niece/Nephew, but the question as printed is ambiguous.

Key Points

• P being the maternal uncle of Q means P is the brother of Q's mother.
• If "P's sister" refers to that same sister, she is Q's mother, and Q is her son or daughter — not her niece or nephew.
• The marked key only holds if P has another sister, distinct from Q's mother; the question does not say so.
• Read "P's sister" as "a different sister of P" to reach the official answer, and note the wording gap.
• In blood-relation questions, check whether a stated relative is uniquely determined before answering; an unnamed "sister" may not be the one already in the chain.

Additional Information

• Maternal relations come through the mother, paternal through the father: a maternal uncle is the mother's brother, a paternal aunt the father's sister.
• Where a relative is not uniquely identified — an unnamed "sister" who may or may not be one already in the chain — more than one answer can follow, and the question is defective.
• In a well-posed question every relative is either named or made unique by a qualifier; noticing when that fails is itself worth marks.

प्रश्न (हिन्दी में)

यदि P, Q का मामा है, तो Q, P की बहन से किस प्रकार संबंधित है?

1. A. भतीजी/भतीजा
2. B. चचेरा/चचेरी
3. C. बेटा
4. D. तय नहीं किया जा सकता