Solution:R is a relation on P such that (a, b) is in R if a is a brother of b.
Case 1 : check symmetric relation (a, b) – a is the brother of b, (b, a) – b may or may not be brother of a, so given relation is not symmetric.
Case 2 : Check transivity If a is the brother of b, b is the brother of c, then a will also be brother of c. It means if (a, b) and (b, c) then (a, c). So given relation is transitive.
Case 3 : Equivalence. As relation is not symmetric, So it cannot be equivalence relation.
Case 4 : Partial order relation for this, we have to check anti symmetric property. i.e. if (a, b) is in relation than (b, a) should not be in relation unless a = b, Here it is not partial order relation.