Topic Name

Concepts of Blood Relation

1. Relations of Paternal side:

Father's father → Grandfather
Father's mother → Grandmother
Father's brother → Uncle
Father's sister → Aunt
Children of uncle → Cousin
Wife of uncle → Aunt
Children of aunt → Cousin
Husband of aunt → Uncle
Concepts of Blood Relation

2. Relations of Maternal side:

Mother's father → Maternal grandfather
Mother's mother → Maternal grandmother
Mother's brother Maternal uncle
Mother's sister → Aunt
Children of maternal uncle → Cousin
Wife of maternal uncle → Maternal aunt
Topic Name
Topic Name
Concepts of Blood Relation
Concepts of Blood Relation

Blood Relations Topics

 Jumbled descriptions

 Relational puzzle

 Coded relations

 Miscellaneous questions
Think, but don’t blink!!!

A blind beggar had a brother who died. What relation was the blind
beggar to the brother who died? (Brother is not the answer).

Solution: Sister. The word beggar doesn’t specify any gender, it can be
used for either of the genders.
Problem 00

Pointing to a photograph of a boy Mr.Ram said, “He is the son of the only son
of my mother.” How is Mr Ram related to that boy?

A. Brother

B. Uncle

C. Cousin

D. Father

Answer: D
Problem 01

Introducing a woman, Mani said, "She is the mother of the only daughter of
my son." How that woman is related to Mani?

A.Daughter
B.Sister-in-law
C.Wife
D.Daughter-in-law

Answer: D
Problem 01

The woman is the mother of Mani's granddaughter. Hence, the woman is the
daughter-in-law of Mani.
Problem 02

Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's
son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking?

A.His son
B.His cousin
C.His uncle
D.His nephew

Answer: A
Problem 02

ØSince Harsh has no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. Now, wife
Of my father's son — my wife.
So, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son
Problem 03

Pointing to an old man, Kailas said, "His son is my son's uncle." How is the old
man related to Kailas?

A. Brother
B. Uncle
C. Father
D. Grandfather

Answer: C
Problem 03

Kailas's son's uncle - Kailas's brother. So, the old man's son is
Kailas's brother i.e., the old man is Kailas's father.
Problem 04

Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the
only son of my mother's father." How is the girl's mother related to Amar ?

A.Mother
B.Sister
C.Aunt
D.Grandmother

Answer: C
Problem 04

ØOnly son of Amar's mother's father — Amar's maternal uncle.

ØSo, the girl's maternal uncle is Arnar's maternal uncle. Thus, the girl's mother is
Amar's aunt.
Problem 05
Read the following instructions:
A + B indicates A is the brother of B;
A – B indicates A is the sister of B and
A x B indicates 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
Answer: D
Problem 06
Read the following instructions:
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q;
P # Q means P is the mother of Q;
P * Q means P is the daughter of Q
If the code of family is A # B $ C * D, who is the father in them?

A. D

B. B

C. C

D. A
Answer: A
Problem 07

If A $ B means A is the brother of B; A @ B means A is the wife of B; A # B means A

is the daughter of B and A * B means A is the father of B, which of the following
indicates that U is the father-in-law of P?

A. P @ Q $ T # U * W
B. P @ W $ Q * T # U
C. P @ Q $ W * T # U
D. P @ Q $ T # W * U
Answer: A
Problem 07

Daughter P @ Q → P is the wife of Q ...(1)

Q $ T → Q is the brother of T ...(2)
T # U → T is the daughter of U
Hence, → Q is the son of U ...(3)
U * W → U is the father of W.
From (1) and (3), U is the father-in-law of P.
Problem 08

If 'A $ B' means 'A is brother of B', 'A @ B'means 'A is wife of B', 'A # B'
means 'A is daughter of B' and 'A & B'means 'A is father of B', then which of
the following expressions indicates the relationship 'K' is father-in-law of H'?

A. H @ J $ L # P & K
B. H @ J $ P & L # K
C. H @ J $ L # K & P
D. H @ P $ J & L # K
Answer: C
Problem 08

ØK is the father-in-law of H means H is the wife of the brother (say, J)

of the daughter (say, L) of K and K is a male (brother or father of some
person, say P) Øi.e H @ J $ L # K $ P or H @ J $ L # K & P.
Try It

X is the son of Y. Y is Z's wife. W is the father of Z. So Y will be W.

(A) daughter-in-law

(B) father in law

(C) sister-in-law

(D) brother-in-law

Answer: A
Problem 09
Ravi is a son of Aman’s father’s sister. Sahil is the son of Divya who is the mother of
Gaurav and grandmother of Aman. Ashok is the father of Tanya and grandfather of
Ravi. Divya is the wife of Ashok.
How is Ravi related to Divya?

A. Nephew

B. Son

C. Grandson

D. Data inadequate

Answer: C
Problem 09

How is Gaurav’s wife related to Tanya?

A. Niece

B. Sister

C. Sister-in-law

D. Mother

Answer: C
Problem 10

In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, A
being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D.
B is the daughter-in law of F, whose husband has died. How is E related to C ?

A.Sister
B.Daughter
C.Cousin
D.Mother
Answer: B
Problem 10

ØA is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C

is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E. who is the sister of D will be the
daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died
means F is the mother of A.
ØClearly. E is the daughter of C.
Problem 11

There are six persons A. B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of

E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three
brothers and a mother in the group. Who is the mother ?

A. A
B .B
C. C
D. E
Answer:D
Problem 11

ØD is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is father of F.

ØThus. D and A are the two fathers. C is the sister of F So. C is the daughter of A.
ØSince there is only one mother, it is evident that E is the wife of A and hence the
mother of C and F.
ØSo, B is brother of A There are three brothers. So. F is the brother of C.
ØClearly, A is E's Husband
Problem 12
B is father of Q. B has only two children. Q is the brother of R. R is the daughter
of P. A is the granddaughter of P. S is the father of A. How is S related to Q?

A. Son

B. Son-in-law

C. Brother

D. Brother-in-law

E. None of these
Answer: D
Problem 12

Rita told Mani, "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
Rita's friend?

A.Cousin
B.Daughter
C.Niece
D.Friend
Answer: A
Problem 12

ØDaughter of brother-in-law — Niece;

ØMother's niece — Cousin.
ØSo, the girl is the cousin of Rita's friend.
Topic Name

Direction Sense
Concept

There are four main directions - East, West, North and South as shown.

There are four cardinal directions - North-East (N-E), North-West (N-W), South-East (S-
E), and South-West (S-W) as shown

1. At the time of sunrise if a man stands facing the east, his shadow will be towards west.

2. At the time of sunset the shadow of an object is always in the east.

3. If a man stands facing the North, at the time of sunrise his shadow will be towards his

left and at the time of sunset it will be towards his right.

4. At 12:00 noon, the rays of the sun are vertically downward hence there will be no

shadow.
Concept

Type 1:

Siva starting from his house, goes 5 km in the East, then he turns to his left and

goes 4 km. Finally he turns to his left and goes 5 km. Now how far is he from his

house and in what direction?

Solution:

From third position it is clear he is 4 km from his house and is in North direction.
Concept

Type 2:

Suresh starting from his house, goes 4 km in the East, then he turns to his right and goes 3 km. What

minimum distance will be covered by him to come back to his house?

Solution:
Concept

Type 3:

One morning after sunrise Juhi while going to school met Lalli at Boring road crossing. Lalli's shadow was

exactly to the right of Juhi. If they were face to face, which direction was Juhi facing?

Solution: In the morning sunrises in the east

So in morning the shadow falls towards the west.

Now Lalli's shadow falls to the right of the Juhi. Hence Juhi is facing South.
Concept

Type 4:

Hema starting from her house walked 5 km to reach the crossing of Palace. In which direction she was going, a

road opposite to this direction goes to Hospital. The road to the right goes to station. If the road which goes to

station is just opposite to the road which IT-Park, then in which direction to Hema is the road which goes to IT-

Park?

Solution:
From II it is clear that the road which goes to IT-
Park is left to Hema
Problem 01

If South-East becomes North, North-East becomes West and so on. What will West
become?

A. North-east
B. North-west
C. South-east
D. South-west

Answer:C
Problem 01

It is clear from the diagrams that new name of West will become South-
East
Problem 02
Rahul put his timepiece on the table in such a way that at 6 P.M. hour hand points to
North. In which direction the minute hand will point at 9.15 P.M. ?

A. South-East
B. South
C. North
D. West

Answer:D
Problem 02

At 9.15 P.M., the minute hand will point towards west

Problem 03
A man walks 2 km towards North. Then he turns to East and walks 10 km. After this

he turns to North and walks 3 km. Again he turns towards East and walks 2 km. How

far is he from the starting point?

A. 10 km
B. 13 km
C. 15 km
D. None of these

Answer:B
Problem 03
Problem 04
The length and breadth of a room are 8 m and 6 m respectively. A cat runs along all

the four walls and finally along a diagonal order to catch a rat. How much total

distance is covered by the cat?

A. 10

B. 14

C. 38

D. 48

Answer:C
Problem 04
Problem 05
Rohan drives 16 km towards North, then turns right and walks 8 km. He again
turns to his right hand side and moves 16 km forward. How many km is Rohan
away from the place of his starting the journey?

A. 16 km

B. 8 km

C. 14 km

D. 30 km
Answer: B
Problem 05
Problem 06

Ahmedabad is to the southwest of Bangalore, Chennai is to the east of Ahmedabad

and southeast of Bangalore and Delhi is to the north of Chennai in line with
Ahmedabad-Bangalore. In which direction of Bangalore is Delhi located?

A. South

B. Southwest

C. North

D. Northeast

Answer: D
Problem 06
Problem 07
I drove 50 km towards east from a city ‘S’ and then turned right and drove another 30
km. Now I turned to my left & drove another 30 km. Finally I turned my right &
drove 30 km to reach a city ‘F’. Find the shortest straight distance between cities S
and F.

A. 20 km

B. 25 km

C. 30 km

D.100 km
Answer: D
Problem 07
Problem 08

In the evening, Ashmita started walking positioning his back towards the sun. After
sometime, she turned left, then turned right and then towards the left again. In which
direction is she going now?
A. North

B. East

C. West

D. South

Answer: A
Problem 08
Problem 09
One evening just before sunset two friends Sanju and Manju were talking to each
other face to face. If Manju’s shadow was exactly to left side, which direction was
Sanju facing?

A. North
B. South
C. West
D. Data inadequate

Answer: A
Problem 09

In the evening as sun is in the west, so the shadows fall towards east. Now,
since Manju's shadow fell towards right, therefore, Manju is facing south. So,
Sanju standing face to face with Manju was facing north.