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INRODUCTION:

Blood relation:- A person who is related to another by birth rather than by marriage.
The questions which are asked in this section depend upon Blood Relation. You should
have a sound knowledge of the blood relation in order to solve the questions.

Have a look on this table. This is very important to solve blood relation questions.

Relation
Mother's or father's son Brother
Mother's or father's daughter Sister
Mother's or father's brother Uncle
Mother’s or father's sister Aunt
Mother’s or father's father Grandfather
Mother's or father's mother Grandmother
Son's wife Daughter-in-Law
Daughter's husband Son-in-Law
Husband s or wife's sister Sister-in-Law
Husband's or wife's brother Brother-in-Law
Brother's son Nephew
Brother' daughter Niece
Uncle or aunt's son or daughter Cousin
Sister's husband Brother-in-Law
Brother's wife Sister-in-Law
Grandson's or Granddaughter’s Great grand daughter
daughter
Note -
1. Any relation of Mother's side is called "Maternal".
2. Any relation of Father's side is called "Paternal".
Example - Mother's Brother or Sister will be Maternal Uncle or Aunt & Father's Brother
or Sister will be Paternal Uncle or Aunt.
TYPE-I

Blood Relation Questions Answers

Question 1 : 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
(e) None of these

Answer (c) : Only son of Amar's mother's father — Amar's maternal uncle.
So, the girl's maternal uncle is Amar's maternal uncle.
Thus, the girl's mother is Amar's aunt.

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Question 2 : A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her
uncle. The boy is girl's ,
(a) Brother
(b) Son
(c) Uncle
(d) Son-in-law
(e) Nephew

Answer (a) : Daughter of uncle's father — Uncle's sister — Mother, Mothers son —
Brother

Question 3 : If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y ?

(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Cousin
(d) Grandson
(e) Uncle

Answer (d) : Son of Y's Son — Grandson, Brother of Y's grandson — Y's grandson.

Question 4 : When Karan saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of
my daughter." Who is Manish ?
(a) Brother-in-law
(b) Brother
(c) Cousin
(d) Uncle
(e) Nephew

Answer (a) : Karan 's daughter's mother — Karan 's wife ; Karan 's wife's father —
Karan 's father-in-law; Father-in-law's son — Karan 's Brother-in-law

Question 5 : Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pardeep, "I am the only

daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle." How is the speaker
related to Pardeep's father ?
(a) Sister-in-law
(b) Wife
(c) Either (a) or (b)
(d)Neither (a)nor (b)
(e) Father-in-law

Answer (b) : Clearly, the speaker's brother is Pardeep's maternal uncle. So, the speaker
is Pardeep's mother or his father's wife.

Question 6 : Introducing a man. a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's
mother." How is the woman related to the man ?
(a) Mother
(b) Aunt

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(c) Sister
(d) Niece
(e) None of these

Answer (d) : My mother's mother — My grandmother; My grandmother's only son —

My maternal uncle.
So, the woman is man's niece.

Question 7 : Pointing to a man in a photograph. Astha said. "His mothers only

daughter is my mother." How is Astha related to that man ?
(a) Nephew
(b) Sister
(c) Wife
(d) Niece
(e) Grand daughter

Answer (d) : Astha's mother's mother is man's mother i.e.. Astha's mother is man's
sister or Astha is man's niece.

Question 8 : Pointing to a gentleman, Nikhil said, "His only brother is the father of
my daughter's father." How is the gentleman related to Nikhil ?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Father
(c) Brother-in-law
(d) Uncle
(e) None of these

Answer (d) : Father of Nikhil's daughter's father — Nikhil's father.

So, the man's brother is Nikhil's father or the man is the brother of Nikhil's father -
Nikhil's uncle.

Question 9 : Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, "his brother's

father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to his man ?
(a) Mother
(b) Aunt
(c) Sister
(d) Daughter
(e) Grandmother

Answer (c) : Only son of her grandfather — Her father; man's brother's father — man's
father.
So, man's father is her father i.e.. She is the man's sister.

Question 10 : Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the
grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?
(a) Sister-in-law
(b) Mother
(c) Aunt
(d) Mother-in-law
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(e) Cousin

Answer (b) : My father's only son — My brother; Grandmother of my brother — My

grandmother; Daughter-in-law of my grandmother — My mother. So. the lady is girl's
mother.
Question 11 : 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
(e) Aunt

Answer (a) : Daughter of brother-in-law — Niece; Mother's niece — Cousin. So, the girl
is the cousin of Rita's friend.

Question 12 : Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, "He is the brother of the
daughter of the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related to Rita ?
(a) Son
(b) Husband
(c) Cousin
(d) Nephew
(e) Brother-in-law

Answer (a) : Wife of husband — Herself; Brother of daughter — Son.

So, the man is Rita's son.

Question 13 : Pointing to an old man, Yuvraj said, "His son is my son's uncle." How
is the old man related to Yuvraj ?
(a) Brother
(b) Uncle
(c) Father
(d) Grandfather
(e) None of these

Answer (c) : Yuvraj's son's uncle — Yuvraj's brother. So, the old man's son is Yuvraj's
brother i.e., the old man is Yuvraj 's father.

Question 14 : A man pointing to a photograph Says, The lady in the photograph is

my nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related
to the man's sister who has no other sister ?
(a) Cousin
(b) Sister-in-law
(c) Mother

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(d) Mother-in-law
(e) Sister

Answer (c) : Clearly, the lady is the grandmother of man's sister's son i.e.. the mother of
the mother of man's sister's son i.e., the mother of man's sister. So, the lady is man's
mother.
Question 15 : If Rahul says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother how
is Rahul related to Ravi ?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Father
(c) Maternal uncle
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

Answer (c) : Only daughter of my mother = Rahul Sister

Rahul Sister is Ravi's Mother,
So Rahul is maternal uncle of Ravi

Question 16 : Suraj told Anand, 'Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the
daughter of my grandmother.' Whom did Suraj defeat ?
(a) Son
(b) Father
(c) Brother
(d) Father-in-law
(e) Cousin

Answer (b) : Daughter of grandmother - Aunt; Aunt's only brother - Father.

Question 17 : Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is

my mother-in- law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the
photograph ?
(a) Grandson
(b) Son
(c) Son-in-law
(d) Nephew
(e) None of these

Answer (a) : Man's son sister : Man's daughter

So Man's daughter is the mother of woman's husband. Thus, the woman's husband is
the grandson.
So the woman's husband is the grandson of the man in photograph.

Question 18 : Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of
my father." How is that man related to the woman ?
(a) Brother
(b) Father-in-law
(c) Maternal uncle
(d) Husband
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(e) None of these

Answer (d) : Only daughter of my father — Myself. So, the man is woman's husband

Question 19 : Rahul said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the football is the
younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy
playing football related to Rahul?
(a) Son
(b) Brother
(c) Cousin
(d) Nephew
(e) Brother-in-law

Answer (b) : Father's wife — Mother; Mother's daughter — Sister; Sister's younger
brother — My younger brother. So. the boy is Rahul's brother.

Question 20 : If Neena says, "Anita's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-
law Mahipal, then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal ?
(a) Niece
(b) Grand daughter
(c) Wife
(d) Daughter-in-law
(e) None of these

Answer (b) : Only son of Neena's father-in-law Mahipal — Neena's husband.

So, Raman is Neena's husband and Anita and Bindu are his daughters.
Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal.

(a) Mother
(b) Sister
(c) Aunt
(d) Niece
(e) None of these

Answer (c) : Manu's mother's son is Manu's brother; Manu's brother's father— Manu's
father; Father's sister — Manu's aunt

Question 22 : Sunny said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother."
Who is Sunny to the girl ?
(a) Father
(b) Grandfather
(c) Husband
(d) Father-in-law
(c) None of these

Answer (d) : Mother's grandson — Son; Son's wife — Daughter-in-law.

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Question 23 : Pointing to a man in a 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
(e) Grandmother

Answer (c) : Only son of woman's grandfather — Woman's father; Man's brother's
father — Man's father So. the woman is man's sister.

Question 24 : Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only
daughter of your father." How was the woman related to the person ?
(a) Aunt
(b) Mother
(c) Wife
(d) Daughter
(e) None of these

Answer (a) : Daughter of your father — Your sister.

So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman is person's aunt.

Question 25 : Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, "She is the grand
daughter of the elder brother of my father. How is the girl in the photograph
related to his than ?
(a) Niece
(b) Sister
(c) Aunt
(d) Sister-in-law
(e) Maternal aunt

Answer (a) : Brother of father — Uncle; Uncle's grand daughter — daughter of uncle's
son — daughter of cousin — niece.

Question 26 : Pointing to a photograph, Narender said "She is the daughter of my

grandfather's only son." How is Narender related to the girl in the photograph ?
(a) Father
(b) Brother
(c) Cousin
(d) Data inadequate
(e) None of these

Answer (b) : My grandfather's only son — My father.

So, the girl is the daughter of Narender's father i.e., Narender is the girl's brother.

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Question 27 : A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother.
How is the man related to the woman ?
(a) Nephew
(b) Son
(c) Cousin
(d) Uncle
(e) Grandson

Answer (c) : Brother of mother — Uncle; Uncle's son — Cousin.

Question 28 : 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
(e) None of these

Answer (a) : Since 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.

Question 29 : A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt?

How is the lady related to the man ?
(a) Daughter
(b) Grand daughter
(c) Mother
(d) Sister
(e) Aunt

Answer (d) : Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt.
So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister.

Question 30 : Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the
brother of my wife." How is the lady related to the man ?
(a) Mother's sister
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother-in-law
(d) Sister of father-in-law
(e)Maternalaunt

Answer (d) : Wife’s brother—Brother-in-law. Son of lady’s brother is the brother-in-

law of the man. So, lady’s brother is man’s father –in-law i.e. the lady is the sister of
man’s father-in-law.

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TYPE-II

1. L is the mother-in-law of K, who is the mother-in-law of R. How is the husband

of R related to X, who is the father of P? It is also given that K is the daughter-
inlaw of X and P has no brothers or sisters.
1) Grandson
2) Grandfather
3) Son
4) Can’t say
5) None of these

2. If Raju is the son of the wife of the son of the father of Amrendra’s father, how is
Raju related to Amrendra, if Raju’s grandfather has no grand daughter?
1) Brother
2) Cousin
3) Either 1 or 2
4) Can’t say
5) None of these

3. Pankaj is the brother of Rekha. Rekha is the wife of Rahul. Rahul is the brother
of Suman. What is the relation of Suman to Pankaj?
1) Sister
2) Sister-in-law
3) Brother
4) Brother-in-law
5) No specific relation

4. X’s mother is the mother-in-law of the father of Z. Z is the brother of Y while X is

the father of M. How is X related to Z?
1) Paternal uncle
2) Maternal uncle
3) Cousin
4) Grandfather
5) Brother-in-law

5. Binod’s son is the son-in-law of Achyut’s father. Rani is Achyut’s only sister.
Binod has only one grandson Pramod. How is Pramod related to Rani?

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1) Father
2) Uncle
3) Son
4) Brother
5) Nephews

6. If A is a brother of B, C is the sister of A, D is the brother of E, E is the daughter of

B, F is the father of C, who is the uncle of D?
1) A
2) C
3) B
4) None of these
5) Can’t be determined

7. If P is brother of Q and R is sister of Q, then how is Q related to P?

1) Uncle
2) Father
3) Brother
4) Sister
5) Can’t be determined

8. A said to B that B’s mother was the mother-in-law of A’s mother. How is A’s
mother related to B’s mother?
1) Daughter-in-law
2) Mother-in-law
3) Sister
4) Aunt
5) Sister-in-law

9. While going to his office P meets a man Q who is related to P, because P has R, a
son, who is married to T. T is the daughter of Q. T has daughter A. How is P related
to A?
1) Grandfather
2) Grandmother
3) Uncle
4) Father-in-law

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5) None of these

10. Ramesh says that “Rekha is the sister-in-law of the only daughter of my
mother-in-law’s husband.” How is Rekha related to Ramesh?
1) Sister-in-law
2) Mother
3) Daughter-in-law
4) Sister
5) Daughter

11. A is the brother of B. C is married to D. If C is the nephew of B, how is A related

to D?
1) father-in-law
2) mother-in-law
3) son-in-law
4) daughter-in-law
5) brother-in-law

12. Kalyani is mother-in-law of Veena who is Sister-inlaw of Ashok. Dheeraj is

father of Sudeep, the only brother of Ashok. How is Kalyani related to Ashok?
1) Mother-in-law
2) Aunt
3) Wife
4) Cousin
5) None of these

13. D is brother of K. M is sister of K. T is father of R, who is brother of M. F is

mother of K. At least how many sons does T and F have?
1) Two
2) Three
3) Four
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

14. M is sister of D. R is brother of D. F is father of M and T is mother of R. How is D

related to T?

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1) Brother
2) Son
3) Daughter
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

15. K is brother of T. M is mother of K. W is brother of M. How is W related to T?

1) Maternal uncle
2) Paternal uncle
3) Grandfather
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

16. M is sister of K. D is brother of K. F is mother of M. How is K related to F?

1) Son
2) Daughter
3) Son or Daughter
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these

17. D is brother of B. M is brother of B. K is father of M. T is wife of K. How is B

related to T?
1) Son
2) Daughter
3) Son or Daughter
4) Data inadequate
5) None of these
ANSWER KEY
1. 1 2. 3 3. 5 4. 2 5. 3 6. 1 7. 5 8. 1 9. 1 10. 4 11. 1 12. 5 13. 1 14.
4 15. 1 16. 3 17. 3
TYPE-III

Direction (Quest 1 -5 ) : Read the following information and answer the questions
given below.

G, H, I, J, K, L, M and N are eight persons a family. There are three married couples in the
family. The persons are from three generations. All females of this family are married.

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 H and G are the offsprings of J while M and N are the offspring of K and I
respectively. L is the wife of J. I is one of the females and she is not the wife of G.
 Among them there are three writers, two Cricketers, two Doctor and one Engineer.
Each person has only one occupation. All of them are sitting around a circular
table. They sit in such a manner that only one of the grandsons of J is sitting
between I and G, while only K is sitting between H and L.
 One of the sons of J is on the immediate left of J. Only one person is sitting between
I and H, but it is not N. M, who is not sitting next to H, is also not sitting opposite J.
H is not sitting opposite a female.
 The persons who are to the immediate left of M and immediate right of H are not
Writers while N is an Engineer. The persons who are sitting next to K are neither
Cricketer nor Writer.
1. The two females who are sitting adjacent to each other are
a. I and K
b. I and G
c. K and I
d. Can’t be determined
e. None of these

2. The only person who is sitting between H and I is a?

a. Cricketer
b. Writer
c. Doctor
d. Engineer
e. Can’t be determined

3. The only male who is sitting opposite a female is a?

a. Cricketer
b. Writer
c. Doctor
d. Engineer
e. Can’t be determined

4. Which of the following statements is true regarding the person who is sitting
between M’s father and N’s grandmother?
a. She is sitting opposite a Writer.
b. She is a Engineer.
c. He is sitting one place away from a Cricketer.
d. He is the son of a Doctor.
e. He is the grandson of a Writer.

5. N is sitting between which of the following persons?

a. G and I
b. I and H
c. G and L
d. Can’t be determined
e. None of these

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Direction (Quest 6 -10 ) : Read the following information and answer the
questions given below.

Ten persons Rahul, Ruhi, Rohit, Ram, Ravi, Rakhi, Ravit, Rehan, Raj and Raju are sitting
in two rows with five persons in each row. The persons in row one are facing south and
the persons in row two are facing north. Each person in row one faces a person from the
other row.
All of them like a different soft drink, viz Limca, Slice, Fanta, Fruiti, Red Bull, Coke, Cola,
7up, Mirinda and Pepsi, but not necessarily in the same order.
 The persons who like Red Bull and Coke sit opposite each other. Rakhi sits
opposite Rahul, who likes Limca. The one who likes slice sits opposite the one who
likes 7up. Raju is not facing north but sits third to the left of Ravit, who likes Slice.
There is only one person between Ruhi and Rohit. Ravi sits at one of the ends of
the row and likes coke. The one who likes 7up is on the immediate right of Ram,
who does not like Pepsi.
 The persons who like Fanta and fruiti respectively are not facing north. Rohit likes
Cola. The one who likes fruiti sits opposite the one who is second to the right of
ruhi. Raj does not like Pepsi. Ravi sits opposite the one who sits second to the left
of the one who likes fanta.
6.Who among the following likes Fanta?
a. Rehan
b. Raju
c. Ravit
d. Rakhi
e. Raj

7. Rahul likes which of the following soft drinks?

a. Coke
b. Mirinda
c. Red Bull
d. 7up
e. Limca

8. Raju likes which of the following soft drinks?

a. Coke
b. Mirinda
c. Red Bull
d. 7up
e. Limca

9. Who among the following sit at the extreme ends of the row and are facing
north?
a. Ram and Ravi
b. Rehan and Raju
c. Ram and Raju
d. Rehan and Rakhi
e. Ravi and Ruhi

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10. How many persons sit between Rahul and Rakhi?
a. 4
b. 2
c. 3
d. 2
e. 1

ANSWER

1. e 2. a 3. c 4. d 5. c

Ans (6 - 10)

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