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 Sister
daughter
Mother's or father's Uncle
brother
Mother’s or father's Aunt
sister
Mother’s or father's Grandfather
father
Mother's or father's Grandmother
mother
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-in-Law
brother
Brother's son Nephew
Brother' daughter Niece
Uncle or aunt's son or Cousin
daughter
 Sister's husband Brother-in-Law
Brother's wife Sister-in-Law
Grandson's or Great grand daughter
Granddaughter’s
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.
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.
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 
(c) Sister 
(d) Niece 
(e) None of these
Answer (d) : My mother's mother — My grandmother; My
grandmother's only son — My maternaluncle.
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 isman'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 
(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'smaternal 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
(e) Sister
Answer (c) : Clearly, the lady is the grandmother
of man's sister's son i.e.. the mother of the mother
ofman'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 
(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.
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Question 21 : Pointing to the lady on the platform, Manu
said, "She is the sister of the father of my mother's son."
How is the lady related to Manu?
(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.
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.
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) Maternal aunt

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.