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BLOOD RELATION
In such type of tests, the information about the blood relation of agroup of persons is given in jumbled form.
The candidate is asked to as ceitain the relationship between any of these tow persons on the basis of the
information provided. For this, a clear picture of the well defined blood relations in the society is imperative.
Some of relation obtaining in the has been given in the followlng table.
1. Grandtather’s son : Father or uncle.
2. Grandmother’s son : Father or uncle.
3. Grandfather’s only son : Father
4. Grandmother’s only son : Father
5. Mother’s or father’s mother : Grandmother.
6. Mother’s or father’s father : Grandfather.
7. Grandfather’s only daughter-in law : Mother
8. Grandmother’s only daughter-in-law : Mother
9. Mother’s or father’s son : Brother.
10. Mother’s or father’s daughter : Sister.
11. Mother’s or father’s brother : Uncle.
12. Mother’s or father’s sister : Aunt.
13. Husband’s or wife’s sister : Sister-in-law
14. Husband’s or wife’s brother : Brother-in-law
15. Son’s wife : Daughter-in-law
16. Daughter’s husband : Son-in-law
17. Brother’s son : Nephew.
18. Brother’s daughter : Niece.
19. Uncle’s or Aunt’s son or daughter : Cousin.
20. Sister’s husband : Brother-in-law
21. Brother’s wife : Sister-in-law.
Solve Examples
1. Pointing to a man in photograph, a man said to a women, “His mother is the only daughter of your father.”
How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
(A) Sister (B) Mother (C) Wife (D) Daughter
Sol. From the information given in teh qestion, it is clear that, the only daughter of the woman’s father is the woman
herself, and hence the man in the photograph is her son. Therefore, the woman is the mother of the man in
the photograph. Theerefore, the correct answer is (B).
2. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, “The father of his brother is the only son of my grandfather.”
How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
(A) Mother (B) Aunt (C) Daughter (D) Sister

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Sol. From the information, it is clear that the only son of woman’s grandfather is the father of the woman and the
father of the man’s brother is the father of the man. On combining these two information together a single
information emerges that the man’s father is the woman’s father. Hence, the woman is the sister of the man in
the photograph. Therefore, the correct answer is (D)
3. Introducing Asha to guests, Bhaskar said, “Her father is the only son of the father.” How is Asha related to
Bhaskar ?
(A) Daughter (B) Mother (C) Sister (D) Niece
Sol. The only son of Bhaskar’s father is the Bhaskar himself. This means that Bhaskar is the father of Asha. Hence,
Asha is the daughter of Bhaskar. There fore, the correct answer is (A).
4. Akash said to Mohit, “That boy in blue shirt is younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father’s wife.”
How is the boy in blue shirt related to Akash.
(A) Father (B) Uncle (C) Brother (D) Nephew
Sol. The daughter of Akash’s father’s wife is the sister of Akash and brother of the daughter is the brother of Akash
Hence, the boy in blue shirt is the brother of the Akash. Therefore, the correct answer is (C).
5. ‘S × T’ means that S is the mothe of T, ‘S + T’ means the S is the father of T, ‘S – T’ means that S is the
sister of T. One the basic of the information. You have the selecthe option which shows the A is the grandfather
of T.
(A) A + S + B – T (B) A × B + C – T (C) A + C – T (D) A + B – C × T
Sol. Option (!) represents that A is the grandfather of T
(i) B – T  B is the sister of T.
(ii) S + B  S is the father of S, hence A will be grandfather of B.
(iii) A + S  A is the father of S, hence A will be grandfather of B
6. If ‘P $ Q’ means that P is the father of Q, ‘P # Q’ means the P is the moher of Q, ‘P * Q’ means that P is
the sister of Q. Then how is Q releated to N in N # L $ P * Q ?
(A) Grand-son (B) Grand-daughter (C) Nephew (D) Data inadequate
Sol. In the above question, the sex of Q is not given, hence exact relationship between N and Q cannot be established.
In other words, we can sya that data is not adequate to answer the question. Therefore, the correct answer
is (4)
7. If ‘P + Q’ means the P is the mother of Q, ‘P  Q’ means that P is the father of Q, ‘P–Q’ means that P is
the sister of Q. Then, which of hte following relationship shown that M is the daughter of R ?
(A) R  M + N (B) R + N  M (C) R – M  N (D) Data inadequate
Sol. M + N i.e., M is the mother of N, hence, the sex of M is determined as female. R + M i.e. R is the father
of M. Hence R  M + N clearly means that M is the daughter of R. Therefore, the correct answer is (A)

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EXERCISE : 1
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's
(E) none of these
2. Pointing towards a boy, veena said, "He is the son of only son of my grandfather." How is that boy related
to veena?
(A) uncle (B) brother (C) cousin (D) datainadequate
(E) none of these
3. Introducing Reena,monika said, "She is the only daughter of my father's only daughter," How is monika related
to reena?
(A) Aunt (B)Cousin (C)Niece (D)Datainadequate
(E) none of these
4. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the only daughter
of my mother.'How is the woman related to the mother?
(A) Mother (B) Daughter (C) Sister (D)Grandmother
(E) None of these
5. 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
6. Pointing towards Rita, Nikhil said, "I am the only son of her mother,s son."How is rita related to Nikhil?
(A) Aunt (B) Niece (C) Mother (D) cousin
7. 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)Mother-in-law (C)Grandmother (D)sister of father-in-law
(E) maternal aunt
8. Ointing to ketan, Namrata said, "He is the son of my father's only son." How is ketan's mother related to Namrata?
(A) Daughter (B) Aunt (C)Sister (D)sister-in-law
(E) none of these
9. 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 of the stage related to rashi?
(A) Son (B) Husband (C) Cousin (D) nephew (E) brother-in-law
10. 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

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11. Q is the brother of R; P is the sister of Q; T is the brother of S; S is the daughter of R.Who are the cousins
of Q?
(A) R and P (B) P and T (C) Q and T (D)S and T (E) none of these
12. E is the son of A. D is the son of b.E is married to C. c is B's daughter. How is D related to E?
(A) Brother (B)Uncle (C) Father-in-law (D) Brother-in-law
(E) none of these
13. A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of m. S is Daughter of P and sister of D, how is b related
to E?
(A) Daughter (B)Husband (C)Brother-in-law (D)sister-in-law
14. Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of m. S is daughter of P and sister of t. How is M related to T?
(A) Grandmother (B) Father (C) Grandfather (D)Grandmother or grandfather
(E) None of these
15. D, the son-in-law of B, is the brother-in-law of A who is the brother of How is A related to B?
(A) Brother (B) Son (C)Father (D)DAtainadequate
(E) None of these
Directions (Questions 16 to 20 )Read the following information and answer the question given below it:
'A+B means 'A is the daughter of B';
' A×B means 'A is the son of B ';
' A-B means 'A is the wife of B '.
16. If P*Q-S, Which of the following is true?
(A) S is wife of Q. (B) S is Father of P. (C)P is daughter of Q.
(D)Q is father of P (E) None of these
17. If T-S×B-M, Which of the following is not true?
(A)B is mother of S (B) M is husband of B (C)T is wife of S
(D)S is daughter of B (E) S is son of B.
18. If Z×T-S×U+P, What is U to Z?
(A) Grandmother (B) cannot be determind (C)Father
(D)Mother (E) None of these
19. If 'P $ Q' means 'P is 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)Grand daughter (D)DAtainadequate
(E) None of these
20. If 'P × Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'; '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 brother of Q', then in the expression A ÷ B +C - E × F, How is A related
to F?
(A) Mother (B) Aunt (C)daughter-in-law (D)sister-in-law
(E) None of these

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Directions (Questions 21 to 29 )Read the following information and answer the question given below it:
'A + B' Means 'A is the father of B'; 'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'; 'A × B means 'A is the brother
of B'; 'A ÷ B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
21. If P ÷ R + S+Q, Which of the following is true?
(A) P is the daughter of Q. (B) Q is the aunt of P.
(C) P is the aunt of Q. (D) P is the mother of Q.
22. If P - R + Q, Which of the following statements is true?
(A) P is the mother of Q. (B) Q is the daughter of P.
(C) P is the aunt of Q. (D) P is the sister of Q.
23. If P × R ÷ Q, which of the following statements is true?
(A) P is the uncle of Q. (B) P is the father of Q.
(C) P is the brother of Q. (D) P is the son of Q.
24. If p × R- Q, which of the following is true?
(A) P is the brother-in-lawof Q. (B) P is the brotherof Q.
(C) P is the uncle of Q. (D) P is the father of Q.
25. If p + R ÷ Q, which of the following is true?
(A) P is the father Q. (B) P is the brother of Q.
(C) P is the son of Q. (D) P is the mother of Q.
26. If P ÷ R + Q, which of the following is true?
(A) P is the father Q. (B) P is the brother of Q.
(C) P is the sister of Q. (D) P is the mother of Q.
27. If P × R + Q, which of the following is true?
(A) P is the uncleQ. (B) P is the father of Q.
(C) P is the brother-in-law of Q. (D) P is the grandfather of Q.
28. If P- R × Q, which of the following is true?
(A) P is the sister of Q. (B) P is the husband of Q.
(C) P is the sister-in-law of Q. (D) P is the son of Q.

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ANSWER KEY
EXERCISE : 1
Que. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Ans. B B E A D A D D A C D D D D B
Que. 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28
Ans. B D B D E C A D A C D A C

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