Blood Relation:

1. A, B, C, D, and E are members of the same family. There are two

fathers, two sons, two wives, three males, and two females. The teacher
was the wife of a lawyer who was the son of a doctor. E is not a male, nor
the wife of a professional. C is the youngest person in the family, and D is
the eldest. B is a male.

Q1. How is D related to E? [CSAT 2011]

(a) Husband

(b) Son

(c) Father

(d) Wife

Q2. Who are the females in the group? [CSAT 2011]

(a) C and E

(b) C and D

(c) E and A

(d) D and E

Q3. Whose wife is the teacher? [CSAT 2011]

(a) C

(b) D

(c) A

(d) B
Q4. Given that, [CSAT 2012]

1. A is the brother of B.

2. C is the father of A.

3. D is the brother of E.

4. E is the daughter of B.

2. A, B, C, D, E, and F are family members. They are an engineer, a

stenographer, a doctor, a draughtsman, a lawyer, and a judge (not in
order). A, the engineer, is married to the lady stenographer. The judge is
married to the lawyer. F, the draughtsman, is the son of B and the brother
of E. C, the lawyer, is the daughter-in-law of D. E is the unmarried doctor.
D is the grandmother of F. There are two married couples in the family.

Q1. What is the profession of B? [CSAT 2014]

(a) Judge

(b) Lawyer

(c) Draughtsman

(d) Cannot be determined.

Q2. Which of the following is/are couple/couples? [CSAT 2014]

(a) AD only

(b) BC only

(c) Both AD and BC

(d) Both AC and BD

Q3. What is the profession of D? [CSAT 2014]

(a) Judge

(b) Stenographer

(c) Doctor

(d) Cannot be determined

Q4. Four people, A, B, C, and D, consisting of two married couples, are in

a group. Both women are shorter than their respective husbands. A is the
tallest among the four. C is taller than B. D is B's brother. In this context,
which one of the following statements is not correct? [CSAT 2015]

(a) All four have family ties.

(b) B is the shortest among the four.

(c) C is taller than D.

(d) A is B's husband.

3. There are five persons in a group: P, Q, R, S, and T. The group has one
doctor, one lawyer, and one artist. P and S are unmarried students. T is a
man married to one of the group members. Q is the brother of P and is
neither a doctor nor an artist. R is not a doctor.
Q1. Who is the doctor? [CSAT 2016]

(a) T

(b) P

(c) Q

(d) R

Q2. Who is the artist? [CSAT 2016]

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) T

Q3. Who is the spouse of R? [CSAT 2016]

(a) P

(b) T

(c) Q

(d) S

Q4. Who is the lawyer? [CSAT 2016]

(a) P

(b) Q

(c) R

(d) S
Q5. Who of the following is definitely a man? [CSAT 2016]

(a) P

(b) S

(c) Q

(d) None of the above

4. A joint family consists of seven members, A, B, C, D, E, F, and G, with

three females. G is a widow and sister-in-law of D's father, F. B., and D are
siblings, and A is the daughter of B. C is a cousin of B. Who is E?

1. Wife of F 2. Grandmother of A 3. Aunt of C

[CSAT 2019]

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 2 only

(b) 2 and 3 only

(c) 1 and 3 only

(d) 1, 2, and 3

5. Consider the following: [CSAT 2017]

A + B means A is the son of B.

A-B means A is the wife of B.

What does the expression P+R-Q mean?

(a) Q is the son of P.

(b) Q is the wife of P.

(c) Q is the father of P.

(d) None of the above

6. Consider the following relationships among members of a family of six

persons: A, B, C, D, E, and F. [CSAT 2017]

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 daughter of F

6. A family of two generations consisting of six members, P, Q, R, S, T, and

U with three males and three females. There are two married couples and
two unmarried siblings. U is P's daughter, and Q is R's mother-in-law. T is
an unmarried male, and S is a male. Which one of the following is correct?
[CSAT 2020]

(a) R is U's husband.

(b) R is S's wife.

(c) S is unmarried.

(d) None of the above

7. P, Q, R, S, T, and U are six members of a family. R is the spouse of Q.

U is the mother of T, and S is the daughter of U. P's daughter is T, and R's
son is P. There are two couples in the family. Which one of the following is
correct? [CSAT 2022]

(a) Q is the grandfather of T.

(b) Q is the grandmother of T.

(c) R is the mother of P.

(d) T is the granddaughter of Q.

8. Consider the Question and two Statements given below: [CSAT 2022]

Question: Is Z the brother of X?

Statement-1: X is a brother of Y, and Y is a brother of Z.

Statement 2: X, Y, and Z are siblings.

Which one of the following is correct with respect to the Question and the
Statements?

(a) Statement 1 alone is sufficient to answer the Question.

(b) Statement 2 alone is sufficient to answer the Question.

(c) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are sufficient to answer the

Question.

(d) Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are not sufficient to answer the
Question.

9. Consider the following, including the Question and the Statements:

[CSAT 2023]

There are 5 members, A, B, C, D, and E, in a family.

Question: What is the relation of E to B?

Statement 1: A and B are a married couple.

Statement 2: D is the father of C.

Statement 3: E is D's son.

Statement 4: A and C are sisters.

Which one of the following is correct with respect to the above Question
and Statements?

(a) Statement-1, Statement-2 and Statement-3 are sufficient to answer the

Question.
(b) Statement 1, Statement 3, and Statement 4 are sufficient to answer the
Statement Question.

(c) All four statements together are sufficient to answer the Question.

(d) All four statements are not sufficient to answer the Question

10. A boy asked Saranya what her relation to Amit to which she said, " Amit
is the only brother of my son-in-law's wife. What is the relationship between
Saranya and Amit?

A. Mother and Son

B. Father and son

C. Aunt and Nephew

D. None of the above

11. A+ B' means ' A is the brother of B'

'A-B' means ' A is the mother of B'

'A* B' means 'A is the husband of B'

'A/B' means 'A is the sister of B'

If C/M-S+K-T* Q, then which of the following statements is not correct?

A. S is the father of Q

B. K is the mother-in-law of Q

C. S is the maternal Uncle of T

D. M is the mother of K

12.

13. A is the sister of B, whose father is D. If the wife of D is E, whose only

son C has two sisters, then identify how B is related to E?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Son

D. Daughter

14. A is the sister of B, whose father is D. If the wife of D is E, whose only

son C has two sisters, then identify how B is related to E?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Son
D. Daughter

15. 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 is true?

A. P. and A are cousins

B. P is the maternal uncle of A

c. Q is the metanarrative grandfather of A

d. C and P are sisters

16. Pointing to a boy in the photograph, Reena said,” He is the only son of
the only child of my grandfather.” How is Reena related to the boy?

A. Mother

B. Sister

C. Aunt

D. Daughter

17. Pointing to a man, Mangai said,” His mother’s only daughter is my

mother”. How is Mangai related to that man?
A. Nephew

B. Sister

C. Wife

D. Niece

18. Arnav told Anjali, "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 Arnav's friend?

A. Friend

B. Niece

C. Daughter

D. Cousin

19. A is the brother of B and C. D is C's mother. E is A's father. Which of

the following statements cannot definitely be true?

A. E is the husband of D

B. E is the father of B

C. A is the son of D

D. B is E's son
20. A's son B is married to C, whose sister D is married to E, the brother of
B. How is D related to A?

A. Sister

B. Daughter-In-Law

C. Sister-In-Law

D. Cousin

21. Garv is the son of Sashi. Heer is the father of Manu. Garv is married to
Devi. Garv and Manu are siblings. Prem is the brother of Devi. Sashi has
only one son. Riyan is the son of Garv. Prem is the father of Kaka. Joshi is
the daughter of Manu. Prem has no daughters. How many female(s)
members are there in the family?

A.2

B. 3

C. 4

D. 5

22. Manoj is the brother of Deepak. Rekha is the sister of Seema.

Deepak is the son of Rekha. How is Manoj related to Rekha?
a. Nephew
b. Son
c. Brother
d. None of these

23. Who is the mother of B?

I. P and Q are sisters.
II. Q's husband is the brother of B's husband.
a) Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficien t
b) Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficien t
c) Either I or II is sufficient
d) The data in both statements together are not sufficient

24. P and Q are a married couple. X and Y are sisters. X is the sister of
P. How is Y related to Q?
a. Brother
b. Sister
c. Bother-in-law
d. Sister-in-law

25. 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

26. 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. Who is
the mother?
a. E
b. C
c. B
d. A

27. 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. Can’t be determined

28. 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 the father-in-law
e. Maternal aunt

29. A family get-together consisted of the grandmother, father, mother,

four sons with their wives, one son, and two daughters for each of the
sons. How many females are there in all?
a. 14
b. 16
c. 18
d. 24

30. B is the son of C, while C and Q are sisters to one another. Z is the
mother of Q. If P is the son of Z, which of the following statements is
correct?
a. Q is the grandfather of B
b. P is the maternal uncle of B
c. P is the cousin of B
d. Z is the brother of C