BLOOD RELATIONS

Directions for Questions 1-4: There is a family of 6 persons- A,B,C,D,E and F

– spread over 3 generations. Their professions are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher,
Salesman, Engineer and Accountant. There are 2 married couples in the family.
D, the Salesman, is married to the lady Teacher. The Accountant is married to
the Lawyer. E, the Accountant, is the Son of A and Brother of F. C, the Lawyer,
is the Daughter-in-law of D. F is an unmarried Engineer. A is the Grandmother of
B.
Q1. How is F related to E?
(a) Brother (c) Cousin
(b) Sister (d) Cannot be determined
Q2. What is the profession of B?
(a) Teacher (c) Lawyer
(b) Doctor (d) Cannot be determined
Q3. What is the profession of A?
(a) Lawyer (c) Doctor
(b) Teacher (d) Cannot be determined
Q4. Which of the following is one of the couples?
(a) F and D (c) E and A
(b) D and B (d) None of these

Directions for Questions 5-6: All the 6 members of a family - M,N,O,P,Q and
R – are travelling together. N is the Son of O, but O is not the Mother of N. M
and O are a married couple. Q is the Brother of O. P is the Daughter of M. R is
the Brother of N.
Q5. How many pairs of siblings are there in the family?
(a) 2 (c) 4
(b) 3 (d) Cannot be determined
Q6. How is P related to Q?
(a) Uncle (c) Cousin
(b) Nephew (d) Niece

Directions for Questions 7-9: A,B,C,D,E and F are 6 members of a family of 3

generations of married couples. F and C are D’s Mother and Daughter,
respectively. A is E’s Father-in-law.
Q7. If D is A’s daughter, who is D’s spouse?
(a) B (c) C
(b) E (d) Data Inadequate
Q8. If E and C are a couple, then B is the father-in-law of?
(a) B (c) C
(b) D (d) A
Q9. How is F related to C?
(a) Mother (c) Daughter-in-law
(b) Grandmother (d) Sister
Directions for Questions 10-14: M,N,O,P,Q,R,S and T are 8 members of a
family across the 3 generations. Their professions are Engineer, Scientist, Artist,
Dentist, Sportsman, Medical Representative, Teacher and Housewife. Further
information is as follows:
1. The Teacher R is the Maternal Grandfather of the Dentist N, but the
Dentist is not the Granddaughter of the Teacher.
2. P, the Maternal Uncle of Q, is married to the Artist.
3. The Sportsman M is the Son-in-law of R’s Wife T who is a Housewife.
4. One of the couples in the 2nd generation have 2 children.
5. The Scientist is the Mother of N and the Sister-in-law of O.
Q10. How is the Sportsman related to Q?
(a) Uncle (c) Brother
(b) Father (d) Grandfather
Q11. What is the profession of N’s Maternal Uncle?
(a) Engineer (c) Teacher
(b) Medical Representative (d) Cannot be determined
Q12. How many male members are there in the family?
(a) 5 (c) 4
(b) 3 (d) Cannot be determined
Q13. How is the Dentist related to O?
(a) Niece (c) Brother
(b) Nephew (d) Sister
Q14. How is M related to P?
(a) Brother (c) Sister
(b) Sister in law (d) Brother in law

Directions for Questions 15-18: A,B,C,D,E,F and G are 7 members of a family

across 3 generations. There are 2 married couples in the family. Further
information is as follows:
1. G is the Daughter in law of A and the Sister in law of C.
2. F is the Granddaughter of D and the Sister of B.
3. E is the Brother of C and the Father of F.
Q15. How many male members are there in the family?
(a) 3 (c) 2
(b) 4 (d) Cannot be determined
Q16. How is F related to C?
(a) Sister (c) Nephew
(b) Niece (d) Brother
Q17. Who could have said this to whom, “I am the Sister of the Husband of your
Daughter in law”?
(a) G to C (c) D to G
(b) G to D (d) C to D
Q18. Who is the husband of G?
(a) E (c) F
 (b) D (d) Cannot be determined

Directions for Questions 19-20:- A % B means A is the Husband of B, A & B

means A is the Wife of B and A * B means A is the mother of B.
Q19. What does the relation P%Q*R&S mean?
(a) S is the Nephew of P (c) R is the Daughter in Law of Q
(b) S is the Son of Q (d) S is the Son in Law of P
Q20. What does the relation W%X*Y*Z means?
(a) Z is the Grandson of X (c) W is the Grandfather of Z
(b) Z is the Daughter of Y (d) None of these

Directions for Questions 21-22:- A # B means A is the Maternal Uncle of B, A

& B means A is the father of B, A * B means A is the Wife of B.
Q21. If W*X&Y#Z, then how is W related to Z?
(a) Mother (c) Aunt
(b) Grandmother (d) None of these
Q22. If P&Q#R*S, then how is S related to Q’s only Sister?
(a) Son (c) Brother
(b) Daughter (d) Son in Law

Directions for Questions 23-24:- A = B means A is the Son of B, A @ B

means A is the Father of B, A ^ B means A is the Wife of B and A * B means A is
the Mother of B.
Q23. In the expression P=Q@R^S, which of the following is not correct?
(a) S is the Son in law of Q (c) R is the Sister in law of P
(b) P is the Brother in law of S (d) R is the Daughter of Q.
Q24. What does the relation X*Y^Z@A mean?
(a) A is the Grandson of X (c) A is the Daughter of Y
(b) X is the Mother of Z (d) X is the Grandmother of A

Directions for Questions 25-27: P + Q means P is the Daughter of Q. P @ Q

means P is the Son of Q. P # Q means P is the Brother of Q. P $ Q means P is
the Sister of Q. P - Q means P is the Father of Q. P / Q means P is the Mother of
Q.
Q25. If A$B-C-D#E, then by how many generations are A and E separated?
(a) 0 (c) 2
(b) 1 (d) 3
Q26. If D/A/E$B#C, then how is A related to C?
(a) Mother (c) Sister
(b) Father (d) Brother
Q27. If E-A-B@D/C, then which of the following is false?
(a) E is C’s Grandfather (c) B is C’s Brother
(b) D is A’s Husband (d) None of the above
Directions for Questions 28-31: A + B means A is B’s Mother. A - B means A
is B’s Father. A x B means A is B’s Brother. A / B means A is B’s Sister.
Q28. Which of the following means X is the Uncle of Z?
(a) YxX/U-Z (c) YxX/U+Z
(b) XxU+Y+Z (d) XxU/Y-Z
Q29. Which of the following means Z is the Grandson of W?
(a) W-Y+Z/W (c) W+Y+ZxV
(b) W-Y-Z (d) W/YxZ
Q30. If V-W+X/Y-Z, then how is V related to Z?
(a) Great Grandfather (c) Grandfather
(b) Great Grandson (d) Great Grandmother
Q31. If X/WxY+V-UxZ, then which of the following is not true?
(a) X is V’s Aunt. (c) V is Z’s Father.
(b) Y is U’s Grandmother. (d) W is V’s paternal Uncle.

Q32. Looking at the photo of a Boy, a Lady said, “He is the Son of the Daughter
of my Father in law’s only son”. How is the Lady related to the Boy’s Father?
(a) Mother (c) Grandmother
(b) Mother in law (d) Aunt
Q33. P is the Brother of Q. R is the Sister of Q. S is the Sister of R. How is Q
related to S?
(a) Brother (c) Brother or Sister
(b) Sister (d) Son
Q34. If Suraj is the only Son of the Brother of the Mother in law of Rakhi’s
husband, how is Rakhi’s Brother related to Suraj’s father?
(a) Brother (c) Son
(b) Nephew (d) Cousin
Q35. If O is the Father of the only Son of the Daughter in law of B’s Sister, how
is O related to B’s Father?
(a) Son (c) Father
(b) Brother (d) Grandson
Q36. Looking at a photograph of a Boy, a Woman said, “He is the Son of the
daughter of the Wife of my Son in law”. How is the Boy related to the Woman in
the photograph?
(a) Great Grandson (c) Nephew
(b) Grandson (d) Uncle
Q37. If A is the Brother of the Sister of B’s Father, how is B’s Mother related to
A?
(a) Sister (c) Mother
(b) Sister in law (d) Aunt
Q38. Pointing to a Boy, a Woman said, “He is the Son of the Sister of my
Husband’s Mother in law’s Daughter”. How is the Woman related to the Boy?
(a) Mother (c) Cousin
(b) Aunt (d) Cannot be determined
Q39. P is the Brother of Q, R is the Mother of P and S is the Son of Q’s Husband.
How is S related to P?
(a) Son (c) Cousin
(b) Nephew (d) Cannot be determined
Q40. Looking at the photograph of a Lady, a Man said, “She is the Wife of the
Brother of my Daughter’s Mother’s Father in Law”. How is the Man related to the
Lady?
(a) Nephew (c) Uncle
(b) Son (d) Brother
Q41. Looking at the photograph of a Girl, a Man said, “She is the only Daughter
of the Mother in Law of my Wife’s Son”. How is the Man related to the Girl in the
photograph?
(a) Uncle (c) Father in law
(b) Father (d) None of these
Q42. A is the Father of B’s Sister and the Brother of E. D, Son in law of C, is the
Husband of E. How is B’s Mother related to C?
(a) Daughter (c) Daughter in law
(b) Sister (d) Cousin
Q43. Looking at the photograph of a Woman, a Man said, “I am the Father in law
of the Wife of her Maternal Uncle “. How is the Man’s only Daughter related to
the Woman?
(a) Sister (c) Granddaughter
(b) Grandmother (d) Mother
Q44. Looking at the photograph of a Boy, a Man said, “He is the Son of my
father’s only Daughter in law”. How is the Boy related to the Man’s Wife?
(a) Brother (c) Son
(b) Nephew (d) Cannot be determined
Q45. If Samir is the Husband of the Sister of the Son of Mrs. Gupta, how is
Samir’s Son related to Mrs. Gupta’s Husband?
(a) Grandson (c) Son
(b) Nephew (d) Son in law
Q46. Looking at the photograph of a Man, a Lady said, “He is the Husband of the
Mother of my Husband’s granddaughter”. How is the Lady related to the Man?
(a) Mother (c) Sister in law
(b) Mother in law (d) Cannot be determined
Q47. Looking at the photograph of a Lady, a Man said, “She is the Daughter of
the Son in law of my Sister’s Mother”. How is the Lady related to the Man?
(a) Daughter (c) Sister
(b) Niece (d) Mother