A man was looking at a portrait. Someone asked him, "Whose
picture are you looking at?"
He replied, pointing at the portrait: "Brothers and sisters
have I none, but this man's son is my father's son."
Now whose picture is the man looking at?
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Answer / guest
The man is looking at his FATHER's portrait.
"my father's son" is the man himself as he do not have any
brothers and sisters. So the statement reduces to "this
man's son is myself." Now it is clear that the portrait is
of his father.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 37 Yes | 16 No |
Answer / mars
It's his own. He owns the picture so it's his portait.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1 Yes | 13 No |
Answer / ranjna
the portrait is his own portrait that he looks
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 10 Yes | 24 No |
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