BLOOD RELATIONS

In these tests, the success of a candidate depends upon the knowledge of blood relations.Here we will discuss 3 types of relations Type 1:Deciphering jumbled up descriptions Type 2:Relation puzzle Type 3:Coded Puzzles

Type 1: In this type of questions, a round about description is given in the form of certain small relationships and direct relationship between the persons concerned is to be deciphered
Ex 1.Pointing out to a lady,Rajan said,she is the daughter of the woman who is the mther of the husband of my mother..Who is the lady to Rajan?

Sol: The relations may be analysed as follows: Mothers husband-Father,Fathers motherGrandmother,Grandmothers daughter-fathers sister;fathers sister-Aunt.
So the lady is Rajans aunt

2.Pointing to a man in the photograph,Asha said His mothers only daughter is my mother.How is Asha related to that man? Sol: Ashas mothers mother is mans mother I.e. Ashas mother is mans sister or Asha is mans niece. 3.Pointing to an old man,Kailash said,his son is my sons uncle, how is the old man related to kailash?

Sol: Kailashs sons uncle Kailashs brother. So , the old mans son is kailashs brother I.e. the old man is kailashs father.

Type II

In this type , mutual blood relations or other informations of more than two persons are mentioned and information about any two is mentioned. 4.A and B are brothers.C and D are sisters.As son is Ds brother.How is B related to C? Sol: Clearly B is the brother of A;As son is Ds brother.This means D is the daughter of A.Since C and D are sisters,C is also the daughter of A.So B is the uncle of C.

5. A is Bs sister.C is Bs mother.D is Cs father.E is Ds mother.Then how is A related to D? Sol: A is the sister of B and B is the daughter of C. So , A is the daughter of C. Also , D is the father of C. So , A is the granddaughter of D.

Type 3

Here the relationships are represented by certain codes or symbols such as +,-,* etc.Then relationships between certain persons,given in the form of these codes are to be analyzed 6.If A+B means A is the sister of B; A-B means A is the brother of B; A*B means A is the daughter of B which of the following shows the relation that E is the maternal uncle of D? a)D+F*E b)D-F*E c)D*F+E d)D*F-E

Sol: Clearly , E is the maternal uncle of D means D is the daughter of the sister of E I.e D*F+E
. A+B means A is the son of B

A-B means A is the wife of B A*B means A is the brother of B A/B means A is the mother of B A=B means A is the sister of B

7.What does P+R-Q mean? Sol: clearly, P+R-Q means P is the son of R who is the wife of Q I.e Q is the father of P
8.what does P*R/Q mean? Sol:P*R/Q means P is the brother of R who is the mother of Q I.e P is the uncle of Q.