BLOOD RELATIONS

 

1. Anil, introducing a girl in a party, said, she is the wife of the grandson of my mother. How is Anil related to the girl?

(a) Father

(b) Grandfather

(c) Husband

(d) Father-in-law

 

2. A man said to a woman, “Your mother’s husband’s sister is my aunt.” How is the woman related to the man?

(a) Granddaughter

(b) Daughter

(c) Sister

(d) Aunt

 

3. Introducing Rajesh, Neha said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather”. How Neha is related to Rajesh?

(a) Sister

(b) Daughter

(c) Mother

(d) Niece

 

4. Vinod is the brother of Bhaskar. Manohar is the sister of Vinod. Biswal is the brother of Preetam and Preetam is the daughter of Bhaskar. Who is the uncle of Biswal?

(a) Bhaskar

(b) Manohar

(c) Vinod

(d) Insufficient data

 

5. A man said to a woman, “Your brother’s only sister is my mother.” What is the relation of the woman with the maternal grandmother of that man?

(a) Mother

(b) Sister

(c) Niece

(d) Daughter

 

6. 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) His own

(b) His son’s

(c) His father’s

(d) His nephew’s

 

7. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells 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) Neither (a) nor (b)

(d) Aunt

8. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to that man?

(a) Aunt

(b) Wife

(c) Mother-in-law

(d) Maternal Aunt

 

9. Deepak 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 Deepak?

(a) Son

(b) Brother

(c) Cousin

(d) Nephew

 

10. A is the mother of B. C is the father of B and C has 3 children. On the basis of this information, find out which of the following relations is correct:

(a) C has three daughters.

(b) C has three sons.

(c) B is the son.

(d) None of these.

 

11. 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

(d) Mother-in-law

 

12. A is the brother of B. A is the brother of C. To find what is the relation between B and C. What minimum information from the following is necessary? (i) Gender of C (ii) Gender of B

(a) Only (i)

(b) Only (ii)

(c) Either (i) or (ii)

(d) both (i) and (ii)

13. Mohan is son of Arun’s father’s sister. Prakash is son of Reva, who is mother of Vikash and grandmother of Arun. Pranab is father of Neela and grandfather of Mohan. Reva is wife of Pranab. How is Vikash’s wife related to Neela?

(a) Sister

(b) Niece

(c) Sister-in-law

(d) Data inadaequate

 

14. There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and F. There are two married couples in the family. The family members are lawyer, teacher, salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. 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. How is E related to F?

(a) Brother

(b) Sister

(c) Father

(d) Cannot be established (cannot be determined)

 

15. Pointing to a girl, Abhishek said, “She is daughter of the only child of my father.” How is Abhishek’s wife related to that girl?

(a) Daughter

(b) Mother

(c) Aunt

(d) Sister

 

16. Introducing Sarita, Meena said, “She is the only daughter of my father’s only daughter.” How is Meena related to Sarita?

(a) Niece

(b) Cousin

(c) Aunt

(d) None of these

 

17. A and B are married couple. X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A. How is Y related to B?

(a) Brother-in-law

(b) Brother

(c) Son-in-law

(d) Cousin

 

18. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the following statements is true?

(a) P and A are cousins

(b) P is the maternal uncle of A

(c) Q is the maternal grandfather of A

(d) C and P are sisters

 

19. Pointing out to a photograph, a man tells his friend, "  she is the daughter of the only son of my father's wife. How is the girl related to the man in the photograph?

(a) Daughter

(b) Cousin

(c) Mother

(d) Sister

 

20. Pointing to a boy, Meena says, “He is the son of my grandfather’s only son.’’  How is the boy’s mother related to Meena?

(a) Mother

(b) Aunt

(c) Sister

(d) Data inadequate

 

21. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Shaloo said, “Her son’s father is the son-in-law of my mother”. How is Shaloo related to the lady?

(a) Aunt

(b) Sister

(b) Cousin

(d) Mother

 

22. Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, “His mother’s brother is the father of my son Ashish”. How is Kapil related to Shilpa's Husband?

(a) Sister-in-law

(b) Nephew

(c) Aunt

(d) Niece

 

23. A man said to 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

 

24. A family has a man, his wife, their four sons and their wives. The family of every son also have 3 sons and one daughter. Find out the total number of male members in the family.

(a) 4

(b) 8

(c) 12

(d) 17

 

25. A is B’s sister. C is B’s mother. D is C’s father. E is D’s mother. Then, how is A related to D?

(a) Grandmother

(b) Grandfather

(c) Daughter

(d) Granddaughter

 

26. In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, two have 2 daughters each and one has a son. How many females members are there in the family?

(a) 2

(b) 3

(c) 6

(d) 9

 

27. A, B and C are sisters. D is the brother of E and E is the daughter of B. How is A related to D?

(a) Sister

(b) Cousin

(c) Niece

(d) Aunt

 

28. F is the brother of A. C is the daughter of A. K is the sister of F. G is the brother of C. Who is the uncle of G?

(a) A

(b) C

(c) F

(d) K

 

29. P is the brother of Q and R. S is the R’s mother. T is P’s father. Which of the following statements cannot be definitely true?

(a) T is Q’s father

(b) S is P’s mother

(c) T is S’s husband

(d) S is T’s son

 

30. A party consisted of a man, his wife, his three sons and their wives and three children in each son’s family. How many were there in the party?

(a) 24

(b) 22

(c) 13

(d) 17

 

31. Nithya is Sam’s Sister. Mogan is Sam’s Father. Selvan is Rajan’s Son. Rajan is Mogan’s Brother. How is Nithya related to Selvan?

(a) Daughter

(b) Sister

(c) Cousin

(d) Wife

 

32. X' is the wife of 'Y' and 'Y' and Y' is the brother of 'Z' , 'Z' is the son of 'P' . How is 'P' related to 'X' ?

(a) Sister

(b) Aunt

(c) Brother

(d) Data inadequate

 

33. Suket has three daughters and each daughter has a brother. How many male members are there in the family ?

(a) 4

(b) 2

(c) 3

(d) 1

34. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of 4 adults and 3 children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children. B is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ?

(a) G's brother

(b) F's father

(c) E's father

(d) A's son

 

35. Examine the following relationships among members of  a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. 1. The number of males equals that of females 2. A and E are sons of F. 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl 4. B is the son of A 5. There is only one married couple in the family at present Which one of the following inferences can be drawn from the above?

(a) A, B and C are all females

(b) A is the husband of D

(c) E and F are children of D

(d) D is the grand daughter of F

 

36. 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) Cousin

(c) Niece

(d) Aunt

 

37. Pointing to a man in the park, Naman said, “His son is my son’s uncle.” How is the man related to Naman?

(a) Brother

(b) Father

(c) Uncle

(d) Grandfather

 

38. Following are some information about a family consisting of 4 members P, Q, R and S. P is an adult male and has 2 children. Q is the son-in-law of P. R is Q's brother–in–law. There is just one couple in the family. Who is the daughter of P?

(a) P

(b) R

(c) Q

(d) S

 

39. In a family of 5, P is the father of R. S is Q's son. S has R as sister. Therefore, if U has P as brother, then the relationship between Q and U is as follows.

(a) Q is U's daughter

(b) U is Q's wife

(c) Q is the sister-in-law of U

(d) Q is U's brother-in-law

 

40. 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

 

41. Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?

(a) Son

(b) Brother

(c) Cousin

(d) Nephew

 

42. Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son Ashish. "How is Kapil related to Shilpa? (a) Sister-in-law (b) Nephew (c) Niece (d) Aunt 43. Pointing to a man, a lady said "His mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the lady related to the man?

(a) Mother

(b) Daughter

(c) Sister

(d) Aunt

 

1 (d)       5 (d)       9 (b)         13 (d)       17 (a)      21 (b)       25 (d)       29 (d)       33 (b)       37 (b)       41 (b)

2 (c)       6 (b)       10 (d)       14 (d)       18 (b)      22 (b)       26 (d)       30 (d)       34 (d)       38 (d)       42 (b)

3 (a)       7 (b)       11 (c)       15 (b)       19 (a)      23 (d)       27 (d)       31 (c)       35 (b)       39 (c)       43 (a)

4 (c)       8 (b)       12 (d)       16 (d)       20 (a)      24 (d)       28 (c)        32 (d)      36 (c)       40 (a)

 

 

EXTRA QUES

1.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. His own
B. His son’s
C. His Father’s
D. His nephew

Answer:- 2

 

2.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. Daughter
B. Mother-in-law
C. Sister of father-in-law
D. Grandmother

Answer:- 3

 

3.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 cousins
C. His uncle
D. His nephew

Answer:- 1

 

4.Pointing to Ketan ,Namita said ,“ He is the son of my father’s only son.”How is Ketan’s mother related to the Namita?
A. Daughter
B. Sister-in -law
C. Aunt
D. Sister

Answer:- 2

 

5.Pointing towards a girl in the picture ,Sarita said , “She is the mother of Neha whose father is my son.” How is Sarita related to the girl in the picture?
A. Mother
B. Aunt
C. Cousin
D. None of these

Answer:- 4

 

6.If Ram says , “ Sonu mother’s is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Ram related to Sonu?
A. Grandfather
B. Father
C. Brother
D. None of these

Answer:- 4

 

7.Pointing to a woman,Naman said ,”She is the daughter of the only child of my grandmother.” How the woman is related to Naman?
A. sister
B. cousin
C. niece
D.Data inadequate
E.None of these

Answer:- 1

 

8.Pointing to the woman in the picture ,Rajiv said , “Her mother has only one frandchild whose mother is my wife .” how is the woman in the picture related to Mahipal?
A. Cousin
B. Daughter
C. Wife
D. Sister
E. None of these

Answer:- 3

 

9.A family has a man , his wife ,their four sons and their wives.The family of every son also has 3 sons and one daughter .Find out the total number of male members in the whole family?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 17

Answer:- 4

 

10.Ravi is son of Aman’s father’s sister .Sahil is son of Divya who is mother of Gaurav and grandmother of Aman .Ashok is father of Tanya and grandfather of Ravi.Divya is wife of Ashok. How is Ravi related to Divya ?
A. Nephew
B. Grandson
C. Son
D. Data Inadeqate
E. None of these

Answer:- 2

 

Directions (Questions 11 to 15) : Study the following information and answer the questions given below it: All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the 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.

11. How many male members are there in the family?

(1) 1

(2) 2

(3) 3

(4) 4

(5) None of these

Answer:- 4

12. Who is the mother of B?

(1) D

(2) F

(3) E

(4) A

(5) B

Answer:- 4

13. How many children does A have?

(1) One

(2) Two

(3) Three

(4) Four

(5) None of these

Answer:- 3

 

14. Who is the wife of E?

(1) A

(2) F

(3) B

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Answer:- 4

15. Which of the following is a pair of females?

(1) AE

(2) BD

(3) DF

(4) AD

(5) None of these

Answer:- 4

 

16. How is E related to D?

(1) Father

(2) Brother

(3) Uncle

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Answer:- 3

 

Directions (Questions 17 to 20) : Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow.

I. A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family.

II. One couple has parents and their children in the family.

III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A.

IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E.

17. Who are the male members in the family?

(1) A and C

(2) C and F

(3) A, B and D

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Answer:- 4

18. Which of the following pairs is the parents of the children?

(1) B C

(2) C F

(3) B F

(4) Cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Answer:- 5

19. Which of the following pairs is the parents of the couple?

(1) A B

(2) B C

(3) A F

(4) C F

(5) None of these

Answer:- 2

20. How many female members are there in the family?

(1) Two

(2) Three

(3) Four

(4) cannot be determined

(5) None of these

Answer:- 3

Directions (21-22): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
(i) A X B means “A is the father of B”
(ii) A + B means “B is the sister of A”
(iii) A – B means “B is the mother of A”
(iv) A ÷B means “A is the brother of B”

21. Which of the following means P is nephew of R?
(I) R x K ÷ P
(II) R – N + P – K
(III) R ÷ K x P + M
(1) Only I  
(2) Only II
(3) Only III  
(4) Either II or III
(5) None of these
Answer:- 5

22. If it is given K x P ÷ R + S – Q. then which of the following is true?
(1) R is the brother of P
(2) K is the husband of S
(3) Q is the wife of K
(4) R is the sister of S
(5) None of these
Answer:- 3