India, April 7 -- A woman applying for a job was left confused after a recruitet asked her to define what family meant to her. Taking to Reddit, she shared the unusual question on the application form and asked the internet for help understanding the reason for such an absurd query by a recruiter.

"So I am applying for accounting jobs and I came across this question during the application process. How do I even answer this? I am not sure if they're asking personal or professional family. I'm pretty sure professional but I am unemployed. Been a stay-at-home mom for the past 3 years," she said, attaching a screenshot of the question.

The question read: "Tell us what "Family" means to you and how you currently invest time in your family." ...