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Reasoning - 4
Blood Relations and Directions
 Blood Relations
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Pointing to a woman, a man said, „‟Her father is the only son of my father‟‟. How is the
man related to the woman?

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(a) Brother (b) Son (c) Grandfather (d) Father

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Question – 1
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boy related to that lady?
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Pointing to a boy, a lady says that his mother is the only sister of her mother. How is the

(a) Nephew (b) Uncle (c) Cousin

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(d) Brother

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Question – 2
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If Akshay is the brother of the son of Sunil‟s son, then how is Akshay related to Sunil?

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(a) Nephew (b) Brother (c) Cousin (d) Grandson

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Question – 3
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If „P + Q‟ means „P is the brother of Q,‟ „P × Q‟ means „P is the wife of Q‟ and „P ÷ Q‟ means
„P is the daughter of Q‟, then which of the following represents „A is the son of D‟?
(a) A  C  B  D (b) A  C  B  D (c) A  B  C  D
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(d) A  B  C  D

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Question – 4
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If „P + Q means „P is the father of Q‟ P × Q means „P is the sister of Q‟ and P ÷ Q means
„P is the brother of Q‟, then which of the following represents „N is the nephew of M‟?
(a) M  A  B  N (b) M  A  N  B (c) M  N  B
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(d) N  B  M

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Question – 5
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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„A + B‟ means „A is the son of B‟. „A – B‟ means „A is the wife of B‟. „A ÷ B‟ means „A

sister of B‟.

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is the mother of B‟. „A × B„ means „A is the brother of B, and „A = B‟ means „A is the

What does P + Q – R mean?

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(a) R is the mother of P
(c) P is the uncle of R

O n
(b) P is the son of R
(d) None of these

Question – 6
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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„A + B‟ means „A is the son of B‟. „A – B‟ means „A is the wife of B‟. „A ÷ B‟ means „A

sister of B‟.

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is the mother of B‟. „A × B„ means „A is the brother of B, and „A = B‟ means „A is the

What does P × Q ÷ R mean?

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(a) P is the father of R
(c) P is the maternal uncle of R

O n
(b) P is the nephew of R
(d) None of these

Question – 7
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the man related to that woman?
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Introducing a woman, a man said, “Her mother‟s husband‟s sister is my aunt.” How is

(a) Nephew (b) Cousin

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(c) Brother
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(d) Either brother or cousin

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Question – 8
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Pointing to a photograph a lady tells Manav, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her
son is your maternal uncle.” How is the speaker related to Manav‟s father?
(a) Sister (b) Wife (c) Daughter
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(d) Mother

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Question – 9
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A is the brother of K, K is the brother of Q and R is the sister of Q. How is R related to A?

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(a) Brother (b) Sister (c) Cousin (d) Nephew

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Question – 10
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related to Harsh?
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Introducing Harsh, Ritu said, “He is the only son of my mother‟s mother.” How is Ritu

(a) Sister (b) Nephew (c) Niece

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(d) Either (b) or (c)

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Question – 11
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„A is the husband of B‟, then A + B × Q – S means
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If „A + B‟ means „A is the son of B‟, „A – B‟ means „A is the daughter of B‟ and „A × B‟ means

(a) „A is grandson of S‟ (b) „A is the son of Q‟

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(c) „B is son-in-law of S‟
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(d) All of these

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her only son”. How is Amit related to the girl?
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Pointing to a girl, Amit said, “This is the wife of the grandson of the lady who had me as

(a) Daughter (b) Daughter-in-law (c) Father

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(d) Father-in-law

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maternal grandmother.” Whom did Ramesh defeated?
s s
Ramesh told Ashish, “Yesterday, I defeated the only brother, of the daughter of my

(a) Maternal uncle (b) Father-in-law (c) Sister

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(d) Grandfather

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sister‟s brother.” How is that person related to Alka?
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Pointing towards photograph of a person, Alka said, “He is the only son of the father of my

(a) Uncle (b) Mother (c) Father

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(d) Brother

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Question – 15
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists of five members: P, Q, R, S and T where T has two sons, an unmarried

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daughter and a daughter-in-law. P is the brother-in-law of above-mentioned daughter-in-
law. Q‟s sister is not happy with Q‟s wife. But P and his father support Q‟s wife S.

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Who is the daughter of T?
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(a) P (b) Q

O n (c) R (d) S

Question – 16
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists of five members: P, Q, R, S and T where T has two sons, an unmarried

C
daughter and a daughter-in-law. P is the brother-in-law of above-mentioned daughter-in-
law. Q‟s sister is not happy with Q‟s wife. But P and his father support Q‟s wife S.

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What is the relation of P with S?
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(a) Brother (b) Brother-in-law

O n (c) Sister-in-law (d) Sister

Question – 17
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists of five members: P, Q, R, S and T where T has two sons, an unmarried

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daughter and a daughter-in-law. P is the brother-in-law of above-mentioned daughter-in-
law. Q‟s sister is not happy with Q‟s wife. But P and his father support Q‟s wife S.

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How is T related to Q?
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(a)
(b)
(c)
Father
Brother
Father-in-law O n
(d) Cannot be determined

Question – 18
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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l a
A family consists of five members: P, Q, R, S and T where T has two sons, an unmarried

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daughter and a daughter-in-law. P is the brother-in-law of above-mentioned daughter-in-
law. Q‟s sister is not happy with Q‟s wife. But P and his father support Q‟s wife S.

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Who is the wife of Q?
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(a)
(b)
(c)
P
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S O n
(d) Cannot be determined

Question – 19
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

s s
l a
A family consists of five members: P, Q, R, S and T where T has two sons, an unmarried

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daughter and a daughter-in-law. P is the brother-in-law of above-mentioned daughter-in-
law. Q‟s sister is not happy with Q‟s wife. But P and his father support Q‟s wife S.

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How is P related to T?
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(a) Father (b) Brother

O n (c) Sister (d) None of these

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Sunita. How is Pinky‟s brother Ritesh related to Rajiv?
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Rajiv is one of the brothers in law of Sunita‟s husband Prakash. Pinky is daughter of

(a) Nephew (b) Son

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(c) Niece (d) Cousin

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sister of B; then which of the following would mean x is the uncle of y?s
If A + B means A is the brother of B; A × B means A is the father of B; A ÷ B means A is the

(a) x ÷ y × z (b) x × y + z

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(c) x + z × y
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(d) None of these

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the lady related to that man?
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Pointing to a man, a lady says that his father is the third son of her grandmother. How is

(a) Cousin (b) Sister

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(c) Brother
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(d) Either sister or cousin

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Question – 23
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists six members U, V, W, X, Y and Z. There are two married couples in the
family.
i. X has two unmarried children.

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ii. W is the grandmother of Y who is the sister of V.
iii. V loves his father Z.

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If U has only a son, then how is U related to X?
(a) Father (b) Daughter
(c) Daughter-in-law (d) Father-in-law

Question – 24
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists six members U, V, W, X, Y and Z. There are two married couples in the
family.
i. X has two unmarried children.

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ii. W is the grandmother of Y who is the sister of V.
iii. V loves his father Z.

(a) 2 (b) 3 O n
How many females are there in the family?
(c) 4 (d) 3 or 4

Question – 25
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists six members U, V, W, X, Y and Z. There are two married couples in the
family.
i. X has two unmarried children.

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ii. W is the grandmother of Y who is the sister of V.
iii. V loves his father Z.

How is Y related to Z?
(a) Daughter (b) Son O n (c) Father (d) None of these

Question – 26
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Answer the following question based on the given information.

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A family consists six members U, V, W, X, Y and Z. There are two married couples in the
family.
i. X has two unmarried children.

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ii. W is the grandmother of Y who is the sister of V.
iii. V loves his father Z.

How is X related to Z?
(a) Husband (b) Daughter O n (c) Wife (d) Father

Question – 27
 Directions
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Mohan walks 10 m westwards, then turns left and walks 10 m. He again turns right and

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walks 10 m. He takes a turn rightwards and walks straight 50 m. In which direction is he
walking now?
(a) South (b) South-west
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(c) West

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(d) North

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which direction am I now from the starting point?
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I start from my office facing southwards and walk 8 km, then turn right and walk 6 km. In

(a) South-west (b) South (c) West

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(d) North-east

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Question – 29
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A walks 2 km southward, takes a right turn and walks 5 km. A then turns left and walks 3
km and again, turning left, walks 5 km. In which direction is he now from the starting point?
(a) South-east (b) South (c) East
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(d) West
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now from the starting point?
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Arun moves southward, then turns right, then left and then right. In which direction is he

(a) South-west (b) South-east (c) West

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(d) North

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Question – 31
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Arun drives 10 km straight ahead towards east and 10 km to his right. Then every time,
turning to his left, he drives 5 km, 15 km and 15 km, respectively. How far is he from the
starting point?

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(a) 10 km (b) 5 km (c) 25 km (d) 30 km

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anticlockwise direction. In which direction is she facing now?
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Kiran is facing south-west. She turns 135° in clockwise direction and then 90° in

(a) East (b) West (c) North

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(d) South

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Question – 33
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Sonu walks 6 m towards south. Then he turns to his left and walks 5 m. Then he turns to
his right and walks 3 m. Then he turns to his right and walks 5 m. Finally he turns to his left
and walks 3 m. Now, how far is he from the starting point?

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(a) 6 m (b) 9 m (c) 12 m (d) 15 m

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Question – 34
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Maya walks 15 m towards north, then she turns to her right and walks 10 m. Then she
turns to her left and walks 5 m. How far is she from the starting point and in which
direction?

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(a) 10 5 m South-West

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(b) 12 m North-East

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(c) 5 10 m South-East
(d) 10 5 m North-East

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Question – 35