There are six persons in a room namely A, B, C, D, E & F. A and E are brothers, B and D are daughters of the brother of C's father. F is the sister of E and C is the only son of A's uncle. How many male and female members, respectively, are there in the room?

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  1. 3 & 3
  2. 4 & 2
  3. 2 & 4
  4. 5 & 1

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Option 1 : 3 & 3
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As per the given information,

1) A and E are brothers → A, E are male.

2) B and D are daughters of the brother of C's father → B, D are female.

3) F is the sister of E → F is female.

4) C is the only son of A's uncle → C is male.

Here, we can see that the number of males and females are as follows:

Males = A, E, C

Females = B, D, F

Hence, the correct answer is "3 & 3".

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