Blood Relations

Directions for questions 1 – 10: Choose the correct alternative

1. Only son of my paternal grand father

a) Father
b) Uncle
c) Cousin
d) Nephew

Ans : A

2. Only daughter of my maternal grandfather

a) Aunt
b) Mother
c) Cousin
d) Sister

Ans: B

3. Son of my husband
a) My Son –in -law
b) My Cousin
c) My Son
d) My Nephew

Ans: C

4. Only daughter of my paternal grandfather’s only son

a) Cousin
b) Aunt
c) Mother
d) Sister

Ans: D

5. Grandmother of my father’s only son

a) Mother
b) Grandmother
 c) Aunt
d) Daughter

Ans: B

6. Father of my daughter’s father

a) Grandfather
b) Uncle
c) Father
d) None of the above

Ans: C

7. Son of my father’s daughter

a) Cousin
b) Son
c) Nephew
d) Uncle

Ans: C

8. My son’s sister
a) Daughter
b) Cousin
c) Niece
d) Sister

Ans: A

9. Daughter-in-law of my paternal grandmother of my father’s only son

a) Sister – in - Law
b) Aunt
c) Mother
d) Cousin

Ans: C

10.A is the father of B but B is not the son of A - it means

a) B is A’s Sisters son
 b) B is A’s brothers son
c) B is Niece of A
d) B is daughter of A

Ans: D

Directions for questions 11 to 20: Choose the correct alternatives from the given
choices.

11.Looking at the portrait of a man, Rocky said, “His mother is the wife of my
father’s son. Brother’s and Sister’s have I none”. At whose portrait was
Rocky looking?
a) Cousin
b) Nephew
c) Uncle
d) Son

Ans: D

12.Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said,” His brother’s father is

the only son of my grandfather”. How is the woman related to the man in the
photograph?
a) Mother
b) Aunt
c) Sister
d) Daughter

Ans : C

13.If Swathi says,” Sunita’s father Sandeep is the only son of my Father- in-law
Kalyan”, Then how is Vinita, who is the sister of Sunita, related to Kalyan?
a) Daughter
b) Grand Daughter
c) Niece
d) None of the above

Ans: B
 14.Archie told Garfield, “The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest
daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend’s mother”. How is the girl
related to Archie’s friend?
a) Cousin
b) Daughter
c) Sister
d) Niece

Ans: A

15. Arun is the son of Varun. Sharat is married to Geena. Geena is Varun’s
daughter. Sharat is the son of Bharat. How is Arun related to Sharat?
a) Father- in-law
b) Brother-in law
c) Brother
d) Data insufficient

Ans: B

Directions for questions 16 – 20: Use the rlations defined below and answer the
following questions.

 Y + Z means Y is the mother of Z

 Y - Z means Y is the sister of Z
 Y x Z means Y is the father of Z
 Y ÷ Z means Y is the son of Z
 Y = Z means Y is the brother of Z
 Y Φ Z means Y is the daughter of Z
16. Which of the following means A is the aunt of B?
a) A – C ÷ B
b) A + C x B
c) A Φ C x B
d) A – C + B

Ans: D

17.Which of the following means, S is the son of T’s daughter?

 a) TxM+S+N
b) TxM+S=N
c) T+MxS–N
d) S÷M÷T–N

Ans : B

18. Which of the following means W is the uncle of Z

a) W x A – B + Z
b) W = A + B – Z
c) W = A + B + Z
d) W – A + B – Z

Ans: B

19.Which of the following means C is the grandfather of both D and E?

a) C x A ÷ D – E
b) C + A + D Φ E
c) C ÷ A Φ D = E
d) C x A x D – E

Ans: D

20.Which of the following means I is the mother of L?

a) I + B – C Φ D x L
b) I Φ B + C x L
c) I + B x C Φ D - L
d) I + B – C x L

Ans: A

Directions for questions 21 – 25: These questions are based on the information
given below.

In a family of three generations, there are eight members, M and N are brothers. R
is the grandson of Q. T is the only niece of M; P is the sister- in-law of N. O is the
mother-in-law of S. There are three married couples in the family. T is the
daughter of S.
 21.How is R related to S?
a) Cousin
b) Uncle
c) Brother
d) Cannot be determined

Ans: D

22.How is Q related to S?
a) Grandfather
b) Uncle
c) Father-in-law
d) None of these

Ans: C

23.How is P related to O?
a) Aunt
b) Mother
c) Daughter-in-law
d) Mother-in-law

Ans: C

24.How is O related to R?
a) Aunt
b) Uncle
c) Grandmother
d) Grandfather

Ans: C

25.In the family the ratio of the number of male members to that of female
members is
a) 3 : 5
b) 5 : 3
c) 1 : 1
d) None of these
Ans: C

Directions for questions 26 – 30: These questions are based on the following
information.

There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. Each one is a lawyer, doctor,

teacher, salesman, engineer or accountant. There is two married couple in the
family. D is a salesman who is married to a lady teacher. The doctor and lawyer
are married couples. F who is the accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C the
lawyer is the daughter- in – law of A. E is the unmarried engineer. A is the
grandmother of F.

26.How is E related to F?
a) Brother
b) Sister
c) Cousin
d) Cannot be determined

Ans: D

27.What is the profession of B?

a) Teacher
b) Doctor
c) Lawyer
d) None of the above

Ans: B

28.Which is the profession of A?

a) Lawyer
b) Teacher
c) Doctor
d) None of the above

Ans: B

29.Which of the following is a couple?

a) F and D
b) D and B
 c) E and A
d) None of the above

Ans: D

30.How is D related to F?
a) Grandfather
b) Father
c) Uncle
d) Brother

Ans: A

31. Sumati introduces Radha as the daughter of the only sister of her father’s wife.
How is Radha related to sumati?
a. Cousin
b. Daughter
c. Sister
d. Aunt
Ans: A

32. Pointing towards a Person in a photograph Raju said, “she is the only daughter
of the mother of my brother’s sister. “ How is that person related to Raju?
a. Brother
b. Father
c. Cousin
d. Sister
Ans : D
33. Introducing a man a girl said, He is only Son of my father’s father. How is the
girl related to the man?
a. Uncle
b. Brother
c. Father
d. Daughter

Ans : D
34. A is the sister of B and C.  D is the father of B and G is the mother of A. Which
of the following statements is not definitely true?
 a. G is Mother of B
b. D is husband of G
c. B is father of C
d. A is daughter of D
Ans : C

35. Showing the man in a photograph, shwetha said, he is the son my grand
mother’s only daughter. How is shwetha related to that man?
a. Brother
b. Cousin
c. Sister
d. Mother
Ans :  C

Directions
(Q. 16 – 20) Read the following information carefully to answer these questions: 
(i).“A$B” means ‘A is father of B’. 
(ii). “A # B” means ‘A is mother of B’. 
(iii). “A @ B” means ‘A is wife of B’. 
(iv). “A % B” means ‘A is son of B’.
36. P @ Q $ M # T indicates what relationship of P with T?
a. Paternal grand mother
b. Maternal grand mother
c. Son
d. Grand father
Ans : B

37. Which of the following expressions indicates P is husband of S?

P$Q@R#S
R%P@Q$S
S%Q@P$R
R$S@P#Q

Ans : D
38. If K @ L % M # N, then how is K related to N?
a. Sister
b. Brother
c. Sister – in – law
d. Cannot be determined
Ans : C

39. Which of the following expression indicates “P is the bother of S”?

a. P # Q @ R $ S 
b. P % Q @ S $ R
c. P % Q @ R $ S
d. R $ P @ Q % S
Ans : C

40. If K $ M @ L, how K related to L?

a. Father – in – law
b. Daughter
c. Mather – in – law
d. Sister
Ans : A

41. If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is

related to A?
a. Brother
b. Sister
c. Nephew
d. Cannot be determined
Ans : D
Explanation:
If D is Male, the answer is Nephew.
If D is Female, the answer is Niece.
As the sex of D is not known, hence, the relation between D and A cannot be
determined.
Note: Niece - A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law or
sister-in-law. Nephew - A son of one's brother or sister, or of one's brother-in-law
or sister-in-law.
42. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x
B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of
M?
a. M - N x C + F
b. F - C + N x M
c. N + M - F x C
d. M x N - C + F
Ans : D
Explanation: M x N → M is the father of N N - C → N is the sister of C and C +
F → C is the brother of F. Hence, M is the father of C or C is the son of M.

43. Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my
uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?
a. Brother
b. Nephew
c. Uncle
d. Son-in-law
Ans: A
Explanation: The father of the boy's uncle → the grandfather of the boy and
daughter of the grandfather → sister of father.

44. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A x B means A is the son of B; and A %

B means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M is the
maternal uncle of N?
a. M + O x N
b. M % O x N + P
c. M + O % N
d. None of these
Ans : D
Explanation: Because the sex of O is not known.

45. If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which

of the statements is/are necessary?
1. The son of D is the grandson of C.
2. B is the sister of D.
 a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Either 1 or 2
d. 1 and 2 both are required
Ans : D
Explanation: Given: D is the brother of B.
From statement 1, we can detect that D is son of C (son of D is the grandson of C).
From statement 2, we can detect that B is 'Female' (sister of D).
Therefore, B is daughter of C.

Directions for Questions: Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions given below:
A B D F G H and K are seven members of a family. They belong to three
generations. There are two married couples belonging to two different generations.
D is son of H and is married to K. F is granddaughter of B. G's father is
grandfather of A. B's husband is father-in -law of K. H has only one son.

46. How is F related to G?

A. Son
B. Nephew
C. Niece
D. data inadequate
E. None of these
Ans: A

47. How is H related to B?

A. Father
B. Father-in-law
C. Uncle
D. data inadequate
E. None of these
Ans: E

48. How is K related to G?

A. Sister-in-law
B. Sister
C. Niece
D. data inadequate
E. None of these
Ans: C

49. Which of the following is the, pair of married ladies?

A. HK
B. HD
C. KF
D. BF
E. None of these
Ans: D

50. How many female members are there among them?

A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. data inadequate
E. None of these
Ans: E