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,Ɛshe is the
daughter of the woman who is the mther of the husband of my mother.Ɛ.Who is the lady to Rajan? ol: The relations may be analysed as follows: Mothers husband-Father,Fathers mother- Grandmother,Grandmothers daughter-fathers sister;fathers sister-Aunt.
o the lady is Rajans aunt
2.Pointing to a man in the photograph,Asha said ƏHis mothers only daughter is my mother.ƐHow is Asha related to that man? ol: Ashaƍs motherƍs mother is manƍs mother I.e. Ashaƍs mother is manƍs sister or Asha is manƍs niece. 3.Pointing to an old man,Kailash said,Ɛhis son is my sonƍs uncleƐ, how is the old man related to kailash? ol: Kailashƍs sonƍs uncle Ɗ Kailashƍs brother. o , the old manƍs son is kailashƍs brother I.e. the old man is kailashƍs 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.Aƍs son is Dƍs brother.How is B related to C? ol: Clearly B is the brother of A;Aƍs son is Dƍs brother.This means D is the daughter of A.ince C and D are sisters,C is also the daughter of A.o B is the uncle of C. ±. A is Bƍs sister.C is Bƍs mother.D is Cƍs father.E is Dƍs mother.Then how is A related to D? ol: A is the sister of B and B is the daughter of C. o , A is the daughter of C. Also , D is the father of C. o , 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 ol: 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 .What does P+R-Q mean? ol: 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?
ol:P*R/Q means P is the brother of R who is the mother of Q I.e P is the uncle of Q.