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Introduction
 Any relation in the world which is either by birth or by marriage is called Blood Relations.
 This topic tests the analytical skills of the students and how can one approach the solution of
logical problems with the help of diagrams instead of calculations.
 The diagrams play an important role here. The right diagrams come from the right analysis.

Example: Any relation by birth will be mother, father, son, daughter etc. and any relation by marriage will
be father-in-law, mother-in-law, etc.

 Family Tree
To solve the problems in blood relation, one should know how to draw a family tree.
Here’s a schematic representation of a family tree:

 Points To Remember :

Some of the notations of the Diagrammatic representation of family relations:

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 Relations to remember:
Father of grandfather or
Great grandfather Daughter of father or mother Sister
grandmother
Mother of grandfather or
Great grandmother Son of second wife of father Step brother
grandmother
Daughter of second wife of
Father of father or mother Grand Father Step sister
father
Mother of father or mother Grand Mother Son/daughter of uncle/aunt Cousin
Wife of grandfather Grand Mother Brother of husband or wife Brother-in-law
Husband of grandmother Grand Father Sister of husband or wife Sister-in-law
Father-in-law of father/mother Grand Father Husband of sister/sister-in-law Brother-in-law
Mother-in-law of father/mother Grand Mother Son of father Oneself/Brother
Father’s father/mother only Grand Father Mother of son/daughter Oneself/Wife
Only daughter-in-law of father’s
Mother Father of daughter/son Oneself/husband
father/father’s mother
Son of son of Brother/Oneself
Husband of mother Father
grandmother/grandfather /Cousin
Daughter of son of Cousin/Oneself
Wife of father Mother
grandmother/grandfather /Sister
Second wife of father Step mother Son of brother or sister Nephew
Brother of father Uncle Daughter of brother/sister Niece
Brother of mother Maternal Uncle Grandson of father/mother Son/Nephew
Granddaughter of
Sister of father Aunt Daughter or Niece
father/mother
Sister of mother Maternal Aunt Husband of daughter Son-in-law
Husband of aunt Uncle Wife of brother/brother-in-law Sister-in-law
Wife of uncle Aunt Wife of son Daughter-in-law
Son of
Father/Uncle Son of son/Daughter Grandson
grandfather/grandmother
Daughter of father-in-
Mother/Aunt Daughter of son/Daughter Granddaughter
law/mother-in-law of father
Father of wife/husband Father-in-law Son’s/Daughter’s grandson Great Grandson
Son’s/Daughter’s
Mother of wife/husband Mother-in-law Great granddaughter
granddaughter
Father’s/Mother’s only
Children of same parents Siblings Oneself
son/daughter
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 Relations from one generation to next:

 Topic 1: Decoding the jumbled descriptions

This section provides a description of the relationship between two members of the family in a jumbled
manner.

Question 1: 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

Solution:
Step 1: There is a photograph and Mr. Ram. The photograph is of a man and hence two squares are
represented. But the relationship of Mr. Ram with the person in the photograph is not known yet.
Step 2: The second line says Mr. Ram has a mother. Mr Mr. Ram is the only son of his mother and Ram has
a son and that photograph belongs to MrMr. Ram’s son. Hence, option D is the correct answer.

Question 2: 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) Friend (D) Aunt

Solution:
Step 1: There are two girls in the scenario Rita, and a girl. The gender of the Mani is not known yet (as of
now it’s taken as male).

Step 2: The end of the next statement reveals there is also another person in the scenarios i.e. Rita’s
friend. Since the statement says “daughter” Rita’s friend is represented with the help of circle.

Step 3: Rita’s friend has a mother who’s brother

brother-in-law
aw is the father of the girl whom she met at the beach
yesterday. Hence from the family tree, it is clear that the girl at the beach is a cousin to Rita’s friend. One
need not find out the gender of Mani as it is not necessary to solve this question.
Hence,, option A is the correct answer.
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 Topic 2: Relational Puzzle
Question 1: 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
Solution: There is no requirement for drawing a family tree to solve this question. Since Divya is the
grandmother of Aman and Aman and Ravi are cousins (from the first statement). Ravi should be a
grandson to Divya. Hence, option C is the correct answer.

Question 2: How is Gaurav’s wife related to Tanya?

(A) Niece (B) Sister (C) Sister-in-law (D) Mother
Solution: Since Divya is the wife of Ashok and Ashok is the father of Tanya. We already know the Divya
is also the mother of Gaurav and Sahil, Gaurav and Tanya should be siblings. Hence Gaurav’s wife will
be Sister in law to Tanya.

 Topic 3: Coded Relations

In this section, the relationships among the members of the family are represented by certain specific
codes or symbols such as +._ $,*,&,#,@,! etc. The answers are obtained by decoded the relationships
hidden in the symbols.

Question 1: A + B indicates A is the brother of B; A – B indicates A is the sister of B ; 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
Solution: Option A: According to this option N×C indicates N is the father of c. Hence it is wrong.
Option B: According to this option C is the brother of N who is the father of M. Hence it is wrong.
Option C: According to this option F×C indicates F is the father of C. Hence it is wrong.
Option D: According to this option M is the father of N who is the sister of C hence C and N are siblings
and C is the brother of F so, C is male, Hence C is the son of M.

Question 2: 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
Solution: A # B indicates A is the mother in the family
B $ C indicates B is the brother of C.
C * D indicates C is the daughter of D.
Since B and C are siblings and A is the mother of B and D is the father of C, D is the father in the family.
Hence, option A is correct.

Question 3: If A + B means A is the mother of B; A x B means A is the father of B; A $ B means A is the

brother of B and A @ B means A is the sister of B then which of the following means P is the son of Q?
(A) Q + R @ P @ N (B) Q + R * P @ N (C) Q x R $ P @ N (D) Q x R $ P $ N
Solution: (D)
Q x R = Q is the father of R [-Q, ±R]
R $ P = R is the brother of P [+ R, ±P]
P $ N = P is the brother of N [+ P, ±N]
Therefore P is the son of Q.
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 Topic 4: Miscellaneous questions
This section involves the combination of Blood Relations with Directions and Seating Arrangement.

Question 1: The Mishra family went to the photographer for their family photograph. The photographer
arranged them in a straight row facing the North. The family members were Anshu, Rama, Krishna, Deva
and Sonu. Anshu was sitting third to the right of his daughter. Rama was sitting on the immediate right of
Krishna, whose husband was the brother of Rama. Anshu and Sonu were immediate neighbours. Deva
was not an immediate neighbour of Anshu’s son. Deva was sitting at the left end and the mother of Deva
is Krishna, who was the wife of Anshu. Rama and Anshu were immediate neighbours.

(i) How is Deva related to the person who sits in the middle of the row?
(A)Daughter (B) Son (C) Aunt (D) None of these

Solution:
Step 1: From statement two it can be concluded that Rama and Anshu are siblings and hence appear at
the same level as the family tree. Among them, Rama is the sister and Anshu is the brother.
Step 2: From statement five it can be concluded that deva is the child of Krishna and since Krishna is the
wife of Anshu and statement one says Anshu sits third to the right of his daughter, then Deva has to be
the daughter of Anshu and Krishna as Rama is the sister of Krishna and Sonu is the son because they
are immediate neighbours.

Question 2: In a family, there are six members- A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married couple, A
being a 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.

(i) How F has related to A?

(A) Mother (B) Sister-in-law (C) Sister (D) Mother-in-law

(ii) How is E related to C?

(A) Daughter (B) Aunt (C) Cousin (D) Sister

(iii) Who is C to B?
(A) Brother (B) Brother-in-law (C) Son-in-law (D) Nephew

(iv) How many male members are there in the family?

(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Five

Solution:
The third sentence depicts parent-child relationship i.e. D is the only son of C who’s a brother of A.
Therefore, the diagram is as follows

Now we should look info. that tells more about A, D or C. The second sentence tells us more about
A.
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Now we shall add the leftover information and the one that fits the most in the current diagram is the
relationship between D and E.

We have finally reached in the position of completing our tree diagram by incorporating the final
information which is about F who is a female since her husband had died. And B is her daughter-in-law.
Therefore, she’s the mother of A and C.

Since we are done with the family tree we can easily answer all the above question on the basis of this
diagram..

Question 3: Read the information carefully and answer the question given below it.
A family consists of 6 members P, Q , R, X, Y, Z. Q is the son of R but R is not mother of Q. P and R are
married couple. Y is the brother of R, X is the daughter of P. Z is the brother of P.

(i) Who is the brother in law of R?

(ii) How many female members are there in the family?
(iii) How is Q related to X?
(iv) How is Y related to P?
Solution:
Q is son of R. draw this one with thick line in different horizontal rows. Both are male so take as’+’.
Use <=> between P and R in same row, because they are couple.
Add Y to R with dotted line in same row.
Add X to P with thick line downwards to different row. Here, X is ‘–‘.
Add Z to P and take Z as ‘+’.
So, Q and X are brother & sister.
Answers: Brother in law means wife’s brother i.e. Z
Two female members are there with ‘-‘ symbols i.e. P and X.
Q is brother of X.
Y is husband’s brother to P. i.e. brother in law.

Question 4: A and B are brothers & C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to C?
Solution: By using above notations we can draw the below diagram. A, B are taken ‘+’ and C, D
are taken as ‘-’. It seems that A, B belongs to one generation and C, D belongs to another generation.
So, A, B are taken in one horizontal row and C, D are taken in other horizontal line.

It says that A is C’s father. Father’s brother is uncle. So, answer is uncle.
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Question 5: There are six persons P, Q, R, S, T, and U in a family. They are a psychologist, Manager,
Lawyer, Jeweler, Doctor, and Engineer. The doctor is the grandfather of U who is a psychologist. The
manager S is married to P. R, the jeweler is married to the Lawyer. Q is the mother of T and U. There are
two married couples in the family.

(i) What is the profession of T?

(A) Doctor (B) Jeweler (C) Psychologist (D) None of these
(ii) How’s P related to T?
(A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Grandfather (D) Father

(iii) How many male members are there in the family?

(A) One (B) Two (C) Three (D) Can’t be determined
(iv) What is the profession of P?
(A) Doctor (B) Lawyer (C) Jeweler (D) Manager

Solution: We’ll start our tree diagram using the information that Q is the mother of T and U. And as the
sentence doesn’t tell us anything about their profession we will leave the place blank.

Now as we did earlier we’ll now look for some information that involves something more about Q, T, and
U. It tells us that U is a psychologist and the other info is that doctor is a grandfather of U. Now as Q is U’s
mother. This implies Q is the daughter-in-law of the doctor.

Examine that there’s no direct piece of information left that connects any dot with our current family tree.
So, we’ll draw separate tree diagrams for them. The information is that S is married to P and R, the
jeweler is married to a lawyer. Hence,

Note that It’s given there are only two married couples in the family. Therefore, the doctor’s wife must be
alive. Hence S, the manager must be doctor’s wife. And R, the jeweler is married to the lawyer who will be
Q. Nothing could be said about the sex of T and U. But with the first line tells us about the profession of T
i.e. is an engineer. Thus, the family tree looks like:

Again, with help of the above family tree diagram, we can quickly answer all the questions followed the
problem above.

Answers: 1D 2C 3D 4A
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Exercise 1
1) Pointing to photograph Anjali said, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather."How is the man in the
photograph related to Anjali?
(A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Son (D) Data Inadequate

2) Pointing to a person, D said, "His only brother is father of my daughter's father". How is person related to D?
(A) Brother in law (B) Father (C) Grandfather (D) Uncle

3) P is the mother of K; K is the sister of D; D is the father of J. How is P related to J?

(A) Mother (B) Grandmother (C) Aunt (D) Data Inadequate

4) If P $ Q means P is the father of Q; P # Q means P is the mother of Q and P * Q means P is the sister of Q, then
N # L $ P * Q shows which of the relation of Q to N?
(A) Grand daughter (B) Nephew (C) Grand Son (D) Data Inadequate

5) 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

Directions (6 - 9): ‘P  Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’;; ‘P # Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’; ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is brother
of Q’ ; ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’ ; ‘P/Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’; ‘P = Q’ means ‘P is daughter of Q’

6) Which of the following means “Z has two children”?

(A) Z+Y+X (B) Z Y # X (C) Z # Y – X (D) Z + X/Y
7) Which of the following means ‘X is the grandfather of Y’?
(A) XZY (B) Y  Z/X (C) Z # X – Y (D) X + Y/Z
8) Which of the following means ‘X is the grandfather of Z’?
(A) XYZ (B) Z # X – Y (C) Y – Z = X (D) X – Y – Z
9) Which of the following means ‘Y is the mother of X and Z’?
(A) X+Y–Z (B) Y – X/Z (C) Y – X + Z (D) Y + X 

10) Pointing to photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother."How is Suresh
related to boy?
(A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Cousin (D) Father

11) If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x
B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q?
(A) Q - N + M x P (B) P + S x N – Q (C) P - M + N x Q (D) Q - S % P

12) 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) None of these

13) 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

14) Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle."How is boy related to the
girl?
(A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Nephew (D) Son in law

15) Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather." How is the man in the
photograph related to Lata?
(A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Cousin (D) Data Inadequate
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16) 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

17) 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) Both 1 & 2 required.

18) If A + B means A is the father of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the wife of B and A x B
means A is the mother of B, which of the following shows that M is the maternal grandmother of T?
(A) M x N % S + T (B) M x N - S % T (C) M x S - N % T (D) None of these

19) Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother." How
Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph?
(A) Brother (B) Father (C) Nephew (D) Maternal Uncle

20) Pointing to K, N said, "He is the son of my father's only son."How is K's mother related to N?
(A) Daughter (B) Aunt (C) Sister (D) Sister-in-law

Directions (21 – 25): All the six family members A, B, C, D, E and F are staying together. B is the son of C, but C
is not mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B.
21) How many male members are there in the family?
(A) 3 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 3

22) Who is the mother of B?

(A) A (B) F (C) E (D) D

23) How many children does A has?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4

24) Who is the wife of E?

(A) A (B) F (C) B (D) Cannot be determined
25) Which of the following is a pair of females?
(A) AE (B) BD (C) DF (D) AD

26) Pointing to a man on the stage, Rashi said, "He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband." How
is the man on the stage related to Rashi?
(A) Son (B) Husband (C) Cousin (D) Nephew

27) 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

Directions (28 – 30): 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.
28) Who is the mother?
(A) A (B) B (C) D (D) E

29) Who is E’s husband?

(A) B (B) C (C) A (D) F

30) How many male members are there in the group?

(A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
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Exercise 2
Directions (1-4): 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.

1) How is F related to G?
(A) Son (B) Nephew (C) Niece (D) None of these
2) How is H related to B?
(A) Father (B) Father-in-law (C) Uncle (D) None of these

3) Which of the following is the pair of married ladies?

(A) BK (B) HD (C) KF (D) HK
4) How many female members are there among them?
(A) Two (B) Three (C) Four (D) Data Inadequate

5) Pointing to lady, a man said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife”. How is the lady related to
that man?
(A) Grandmother (B) Maternal Aunt (C) Mother in law (D) Sister of father-in-law

Directions (6-10): A family consists of six members, P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples. Q is a
Doctor and Father of T. U is a Grandfather of R and is a Contractor. S is a Grandmother of T and is a Housewife.
There is One Doctor, One Nurse, One Contractor, One housewife and two Students in the family.

6) Who is the husband of P?

(A) R (B) U (C) Q (D) S
7) Who is the Sister of T?
(A) R (B) U (C) Q (D) Data Inadequate
8) What is the Profession of P?
(A) Doctor (B) Nurse (C) Housewife (D) none of these
9) Which of the following are two married couples?
(A) US, QT (B) US, QP (C) TS, RU (D) US, RP
10) Which of the following is definitely a group of male members?
(A) QU (B) UT (C) QUT (D) QUP

Directions(11-15): Read the following information carefully and answer the following questions:
P = Q means Q is the father of P; P * Q means P is the sister of Q; P ? Q means Q is the mother of P.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P @ Q means Q is son of P; P # Q means P is the daughter of Q.

11) Which of the following is not correct?

(A) R # S ? T means R is granddaughter of T (B) P = Q ? R means R is grandmother of p
(C) L $ M * O means O is sister of L (D) M * O @ P = Q means Q & O are husband & wife

12) Which of the following is correct?

(A) V # T * P means P is maternal uncle of V (B) D ? V # T means D is grandchild of T
(C) L @ M $ R means R is paternal uncle of L (D) M @ R * D ? V means M is son of V

13) Which of the following indicates A is grandfather of B?

(A) M # A = N = B (B) B $ L # Q # A (C) B # L # A (D) L * B = S $ Q =A
14) Which of the following means F is paternal uncle of G?
(A) G # L $ F $ N (B) N $ F $ L # G (C) G # M * F $ L (D) L = F $ Q @ G

15) S # M * B @ L = F ? Q reveals which of the following relations?

(A) F and B are brother and sister (B) B is paternal uncle of S
(C) L is grandmother of Q (D) M is maternal aunt of L
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16) A man said to a lady,”Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt”. How is that lady related to that man?
(A) Granddaughter (B) Sister (C) Mother (D) Daughter
17) Neelam, who is Rohit’s daughter, says to Indu, “Your mother Reeta is the younger sister of my father, who is
the third child of Sohanji”. How is Sohanji related to Indu?
(A) Maternal Grandfather (B) Father (C) Maternal Uncle (D) None of these

18) Shyama says that father of Rajiv's father is my father. How is Shyama related to Rajiv?
(A) Father’s sister (B) Sister (C) Mother (D) None of these
19) Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son."
Whose photograph was it ?
(A) He himself (B) His Father (C) His Son (D) None of these

20) Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anjali said, "He is the only son of the father of my sister's brother."
How is that person is related to Anjali?
(A) Father (B) Brother (C) Maternal Uncle (D) None of these

Directions (21 to 23): T is the sister of D. D is married to P. P is the son of M. T is the mother of J. Y is the father
of U. Y has only one son and only one daughter. U is the daughter of T. Q is the son of D.
21) How is P related to T?
(A) Brother (B) Uncle (C) Brother in law (D) Cousin Brother

22) How is J related to D?

(A) Son (B) Niece (C) Son in law (D) Nephew
23) How is Q related to M?
(A) Son in law (B) Grand son (C) Nephew (D) Son

24) If ‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’. ‘P # Q’ means ‘P’ is mother of ‘Q’. ‘P * Q’ means ‘P’ is sister of ‘Q’ then
how is D related to N in N # A $ B * D?
(A) Nephew (B) Grandson (C) Granddaughter (D) Date inadequate

25) Pointing to a photograph, a lady said Pramod, “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal
uncle”. How is the speaker related to Pramod’s father?
(A) Sister in law (B) Wife (C) Either A or B (D) None of these
26) P is the brother of Q and R. S is R’s mother. T is P’s father. Which of the following cannot be definitely true?
(A) T is Q’s father (B) S is P’s mother (C) P is S’s son (D) Q is T’s son

Directions (27 - 28): I) A + B means A is the mother of B. II) A – B means A is the sister of B.
III) A * B means A is the father of B IV) A  B means A is the brother of B
27) Which of the following means Q is the grandfather of P?
(A) P + N * M * Q (B) Q * N * M + P (C) Q  M  N * P (D) None of these

28) Which of the following means that N is the maternal uncle of M?

(A) N  P – L + E – M (B) N – Y + A  M (C) M – Y * P – N (D) N  C + F * M

29) There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher, Salesman, Engineer
and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The
Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, 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. What is the profession of A?
(A) Lawyer (B) Teacher (C) Doctor (D) None of these

30) A woman going with a boy is asked by another woman about the relationship between them. The women
replied, “My maternal uncle and the uncle of his maternal uncle is the same.” How is the lady related with that boy?
(A) Mother and Son (B) Aunt and Nephew
(C) Grandmother and Grandson (D) None of these
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Answer Keys- Exercise-1
1 A 7 A 13 D 19 D 25 D

2 D 8 A 14 A 20 D 26 A

3 B 9 C 15 A 21 B 27 A
4 D 10 D 16 D 22 A 28 D
5 A 11 C 17 D 23 C 29 C

6 B 12 D 18 A 24 D 30 D

Answer key Exercise 2

1 C 7 D 13 D 19 C 25 B

2 D 8 B 14 A 20 B 26 D

3 A 9 B 15 D 21 C 27 D
4 D 10 A 16 B 22 D 28 A
5 D 11 C 17 A 23 B 29 B

6 C 12 B 18 D 24 D 30 B

Hints Exercise 1
1) The man in the photograph is son of Anjali's grandfather's son i.e., the son of Anjali's father. Hence, the
boy is the brother of Anjali.

3) P is the mother of K
K is the sister of D
D is the father of J.
Therefore, J is the nephew or niece of K and P is the grandmother of J.

4) As the sex of Q is not known, hence, data is inadequate.

5) 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.

10) The boy in the photograph is the only son of the son of Suresh's mother i.e., the son of Suresh.
Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.

11) P - M → P is the brother of M

M + N → M is the mother of N
N x Q → N is the sister of Q
Therefore, P is the maternal uncle of Q.
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12) 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.

13) 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.

14) The father of the boy's uncle → the grandfather of the boy and daughter of the grandfather → sister of
father.

15) The man in the photograph is the son of the only son of Lata's grandfather i.e., the man is the son of
Lata's father. Hence, the man is the brother of Lata.
16) (D) Because the sex of O is not known.

17) 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.

18) (A) M x N → M is the mother of N

N % S → N is the wife of S
and S + T → is the father of T.
Hence, M is the maternal grandmother of T

19) The man in the photo is the son of the sister of Bajpai. Hence, Bajpai is the maternal uncle of the man
in the photograph.

20) N's father's only son's N's brother.

So, K is the son of N's brother. Thus, K's mother is the wife of N's brother i.e. N's Sister-in-law.

26) Wife of Rashi's husband---Rashi; Brother of daughter---Son.

So, the man on the stages is Rashi's son.

27) 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.

Solution (28-30): D is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is the father of F. Thus, D and A are two
fathers. C is the sister of F. So, C is the daughter of A. Since there is only one mother, it is evident that E
is the wife of A and hence the mother of C is F. So, B is the brother of A. There are three brothers. So, F
is the brother of C.