Five family members P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in a row facing north. P is sitting third to the right of his daughter. Q is sitting next to R, whose husband is the brother of Q. P is sitting next to T. S is not sitting with P’s son. S is sitting on the left end and the mother of S is R, who is the wife of P. Q is sitting on the right of R and S. Q and P are sitting together.

What is the position of the son of R with respect to the father of S in the given seating arrangement?

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Five family members P, Q, R, S, and T are sitting in a row facing north. P is sitting third to the right of his daughter. Q is sitting next to R, whose husband is the brother of Q. P is sitting next to T. S is not sitting with P’s son. S is sitting on the left end and the mother of S is R, who is the wife of P. Q is sitting on the right of R and S. Q and P are sitting together.

What is the position of the son of R with respect to the father of S in the given seating arrangement?

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**Solution:**

1. The family members are P, Q, R, S, and T sitting in a row facing north.

2. Given that S is sitting on the left end and is the daughter of R and P. Since R is the wife of P, P is the father of S.

3. P is sitting third to the right of his daughter S. Since S is at the left end (position 1), P must be at position 4.

4. Q is sitting next to R, and Q is on the right of both R and S. Also, Q and P are sitting together. Since P is at position 4, Q must be at position 5.

5. R is the mother of S and wife of P, so R must be between S and Q, which places R at position 3.

6. P is sitting next to T, so T must be at position 2.

7. The seating order from left to right (facing north) is: S (1), T (2), R (3), P (4), Q (5).

8. The son of R is the brother of S. Since Q is the brother of R's husband’s brother, Q is the brother of P, so Q is the uncle, not the son.

9. The only remaining member who can be the son of R is T.

10. The father of S is P at position 4.

11. The son of R (T) is at position 2.

12. Since they face north, to find the position of T with respect to P:

- Positions increase from left to right.

- T is at position 2, P is at position 4.

- T is two places to the left of P.

13. Therefore, the son of R (T) is second to the left of the father of S (P).

**Answer:** Immediate right is incorrect based on above; rechecking step 12:

Since they face north, left and right are as per the row from left to right.

Positions: 1(S), 2(T), 3(R), 4(P), 5(Q)

Father of S = P at position 4

Son of R = T at position 2

From P's perspective, T is to the left, specifically second to the left.

Hence, correct answer is (d) Second to the left.

**Final Answer:** (d) Second to the left

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