CHAPTER-2
BLOOD RELATIONS
Examples 1. 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) Daughter
(b) Wife
(c) Daughter-in-law
(d) None of these
Solution. None of these. Only son of Neena’s father-in-low 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.
Example 2. 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 an in the photograph?
(a) Son
(b) Son-in-law
(c) Grandson
(d) Nephew
Solutioin. Grand son. Man’s son’s sister-man’s daughter. So, the man’s daughter is the mother of the woman’s husband. Thus, the woman’s husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph.
Example 3. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Raman said, “She is the only daughter of the mother of my brother’s sister”. How is that person related to Raman?
(a) Uncle
(b) Father
(c) Mother
(d) Sister
Solution. Sister. The mother of Roman’s brother’s sister is the mother of Raman and only daughter of Raman’s mother means Raman’s sister. Therefore the person in the photograph is related as sister to Raman.
Example 4. A is father of C and D is son of B. e is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?
(a) Husband
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Sister-in-law
(d) Daughter
Solution. Daughter. A is father of C and C is sister of D. So A is father of D. But D is son of B. So, B is the mother of D and wife of A. Also, E is the brother of A So, B is the sister-in-law of E.
Example 5. If P + Q means P is the husband of Q: P ¸ Q means P is the sister of Q and P × Q means P is the son of Q. Which of the following shows A is the daughter of B?
Solution. A ¸ D × B. A is the daughter of B means A is the sister of the son (say D) of B i.e., A ¸ D × B.
The standard definitions of relations are given below
| A/An ß | is related to a PERSON as ß |
| Grandfather | The father of his/her mother or father |
| Grandmother | The mother of his/her mother or father |
| Grandson | The son of his/her daughter/son |
| Granddaughter | The daughter of his/her daughters/son |
| Uncle | The brother of his/her mother or father |
| Aunt | The sister of his/her mother or father |
| Nephew | The son of his/her brother or sister |
| Cousin | The son or daughter of his/her aunt of uncle |
| Niece | The daughter of his/her brother or sister |
| Spouse | as her husband or his wife |
| Father-in-law | the father of his/her spouse |
| Mother-in-law | the mother of his/her spouse |
| Sister-in-law | the sister of his/her spouse |
| Brother-in-law | the brother of his/her spouse |
| Son-in-law | the spouse of his/her daughter |
| Daughter-in-law | the spouse of his/her son |
1. 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) Daughter
(c) Aunt
(d) Sister
2. Pointing to a girl in a 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) Aunt
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother
(d) Sister
3. If Kamal says, “Ravi’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Kamal related to
(a) Grandfather
(b) Brother
(c) Maternal uncle
(d) Father
4. 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 related to Anjali?
(a) Mother
(b) Brother
(c) Maternal uncle
(d) Father
5. Pointing to a photograph, Vipul said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is Vipul related to the girl in the photograph?
(a) Brother
(b) Father
(c) Cousin
(d) Data inadequate
6. Pointing to a photograph, Daya tells Prashant. “I am the only daughter of this lady and her son is your maternal uncle”. How is the speaker related to Prashant’s father?
(a) Wife
(b) Sister-in-law
(c) Sister
(d) None of these
7. Introducing Asha to guests, Bhaskar said, “Her father is the only son of my father”. How is Asha related to Bhaskar?
(a) Daughter
(b) Aunt
(c) Mother
(d) Sister
8. 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) Mother
(c) Sister
(d) Granddaughter
9. 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) Mother-in-law
(b) Mother
(c) Sister-in-law
(d) Cousin
10. Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His other is the only daughter of my mother”. How is woman related to the man?
(a) Sister
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother
(d) Daughter
11. Pointing to a man in the park, Naman said, “His son is my son’s uncle”. How is the man related to Naman?
(a) Grandmother
(b) Father
(c) Brother
(d) Uncle
12. Rahul’s mother is the only daughter of Monika’s father. How is Monika’s husband related to Rahul?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Uncle
(c) Brother
(d) Father
13. Q’s mother is the sister of P and the daughter of M.S is the daughter of P and the sister of T. How is M related to T?
(a) Father
(b) Grandfather
(c) Grandfather of Grandmother
(d) Grandmother
14. If (i) M is the brother of N; (ii) B is the brother of N; and (iii) M is the brother of D, then which of the following statements is definitely true?
(a) M is he brother of B
(b) N is the brother of B
(c) N is the brother of D
(d) D is the brother of M
15. Given that :
(1) A is the brother of B; (2) C is father of A; (3) D is brother of E; (4) E is daughter of B.
Then, uncle of D is :
(a) E
(b) C
(c) B
(d) A
Directions (Qs. 16-19) : Read he information given below and answer the questions that follow :
(i) In a family of six person A, B, C, d, E and F, there are two married couples.
(ii) D is the grandmother of A and the mother of B
(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F.
(iv) F is the grand daughter of E.
16. What is C to A?
(a) Mother
(b) Daughter
(c) Grandmother
(d) None of these
17. How many male members are there in the family?
(a) Two
(b) Four
(c) Three
(d) Cannot be determined
18. Which of the following is true?
(a) A is the brother of F
(b) B has two daughters
(c) A is the sister of F
(d) None of these
19. Who among the following is one of the couples?
(a) DE
(b) CD
(c) EB
(d) None of these
Directions (Qs. 20-24) : 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.
20. Who are the male members in the family?
(a) A and C
(b) A, B and D
(c) C and F
(d) Cannot be determined
21. Which of the following pairs is the parent of the children?
(a) BF
(b) BC
(c) CF
(d) None of these
22. Which of the following pairs is the parents of the couple?
(a) BC
(b) AB
(c) CF
(d) AF
23. How many female members are there in the family?
(a) Four
(b) Three
(c) Two
(d) None of these
24. What relationship do D and E bear to each other?
(a) Sister and Brother
(b) Sister
(c) Mother and Son
(d) Grandmother and Grandmother
25. A, B, C, D, E, F, and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and three 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) F’s daughter
(b) G’s brother
(c) A’s son
(d) E’s daughter
26. If P + Q means P is the mother of Q, P ¸ Q means P is the father of Q, P – q means P is the sister of Q. Then which of the following relationship shows that M is the daughter of R :
(a) R – M ¸ N
(b) R + N ¸ M
(c) R ¸ M + N
(d) None of these
27. In A + B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A ¸ B means ‘A is the father of B’ and A ´ B means ‘A is the sister of B. Which of the following means ‘M’ is the uncle of ‘P’?
(a) M + K ¸ T ´ P
(b) M + S ¸ R + P
(c) N ´ P ¸ M
(d) M ¸ N ´ P
28. A ´ B means A is the sister of B, A ¸ B means A is the daughter of B, A – B means A is the son of B. On the basis of this information you have to tell, how is P is related to S in the relationship P – Q ´ R ¸ S
(a) Brother
(b) Daughter’s son
(c) Cousin
(d) Son
29. P ´ Q means P is the sister of Q; P + Q means P is the father of Q ; P – Q means P is the mother of Q. Which of the following means S is the aunt of T?
(a) S + T ´ M
(b) S ´ M + T
(c) T ´ M + S
(d) S ´ M + R – T
30. ‘X – Z’ means X is the mother of Z; ‘X ´ Z’ means X is father of Z and X + Z means X is daughter of Z. Now, if M – N ´ T + Q, than which of the following is not true?
(a) Q is the wife of N
(b) T is N’s daughter
(c) N is the wife of Q
(d) M is the mother-in-law of Q
Directions (Qs. 31-34) : Read the following information and answer the questions given below it :
(i) ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the father of B’
(ii) ‘A – B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’
(iii) ‘A ´ B’ means ‘ A is the brother of B’
(iv) ‘A ¸ B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’
31. If P ¸ R + S + Q, which of the following is true?
(a) P is the daughter of Q
(b) P is the mother of Q
(c) P is the aunt of Q
(d) Q is the ant of P
32. If P – R + Q, which of the following statement is true?
(a) P is the mother of Q
(b) P is the sister of Q
(c) Q is the daughter of P
(d) P is the aunt of Q
33. If ‘P ´ R ¸Q’, which of the following is true?
(a) P is the uncle of Q
(b) P is the father of Q
(c) P is the son of Q
(d) P is the brother of Q
34. If ‘P ´ R – Q’, which of the following is true?
(a) P is the brother-in-law of Q
(b) P is the father of Q
(c) P is the brother of Q
(d) P is the uncle of Q’
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