BLOOD RELATION

TYPE 1 Pointing Form

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 (c) His father’s (d) His nephew’s

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) Aunt (b) Uncle (c) Mother (d) Data inadequate

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) Niece (c) Cousin (d) Data inadequate

4. Pointing to a man a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is
the woman related to the mother?

(a) Mother (b) Daughter (c) Sister (d) Grandmother

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

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) Grandmother(c) Mother-in-law (d) Sister of father-in-law

8. Pointing 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) Can’t be determined

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 on the stage related to Rashi?

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(a) Son (b) Husband (c) Cousin (d) Nephew

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

11. 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

12. Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son.
Brother and sisters I have none.” At whose portrait was Harsh looking?

(a) His son (b) His cousin (c) His uncle (d) His nephew

13. Pointing to a man in a photograph, Asha said, “His mother’s only daughter is my
mother.” How is Asha related to that man?

(a) Nephew (b) Sister (c) Wife (d) Can’t be determined

14. 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

15. 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) Data inadequate

16. 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

17. Pointing to a lady on the platform, Manju said,” She is the sister of the father of my
mother’s son.” Who is the lady to Manju?

(a) Mother (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Niece

18. Introducing man to her husband, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of
my grandfather.” How is the woman related to this man?

(a) Mother (b) Aunt (c) Sister (d) Can’t be determined.

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19. A is mother of D and sister of B. B has a daughter C. Who is married to F.G is the
husband of A. How is G related to D?
(a) husband (b) son (c) father (d) uncle

20. 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

21. Showing the man receiving the prize, Saroj said, “He is the brother of my uncle’s
daughter.” Who is the man to Saroj?

(a) Son (b) Brother-in-law (c) Nephew (d) Cousin

22. 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) Aunt or Mother

23. M and F are a married couple A and B are sisters. F is the sister of A. Who is B to M?

(a) Sister (b) Sister-in-law (c) Niece (d) Daughter

24. X introduces Y saying, “He is the husband of the granddaughter of the father of my
father.” How is Y related to X?

(a) Brother (b) Son (c) Brother-in-law (d) Cannot be determined

25. If Kamal says, “Ravi’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Kamal related
to Ravi?

(a) Grandfather (b) Father (c) Brother (d) Cannot be determined

26. Rahul told Anand, “yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my
grandmother.” Whom did Rahul defeat?

(a) Son (b) Father (c) Brother (d) Father-in law

27. Pointing to a woman, Naman said, "She is the daughter of the only child of my
grandmother." How is the woman related to Naman?

(a) Sister (b) Niece (c) Cousin (d) Data inadequate

28. Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend,” She is the granddaughter of the
elder brother of my father.” How is the girl in the photograph related to this man?

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(a) Niece (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Sister-in-law

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) Granddaughter (c) Cousin (d) Sister or Cousin.

30. If Neena says, “Anita’s father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal”, then
how is Bindu who is sister of Anita, related to Mahipal?

(a) Niece (b) Daughter (c) Wife (d) None of these

31. Pointing to the woman in the picture, Rajiv said, “Her mother has only one grandchild
whose mother is my wife.” How is the woman in the picture related to Rajiv?

(a) Cousin (b) Wife (c) Sister (d) Data inadequate

32. 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

33. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s
father.” How is the gentleman related to Deepak?

(a) Grandfather (b) Father (c) Brother-in-law (d) Uncle

34. A is B's son C's father is F. F is D's son and B is D's daughter. How is A related to F?

(a) Nephew (b) Niece (c) Cousin (d) Son-in-law

35. Pointing to a photograph, a lady told 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) Either (a) or (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)

36. 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

37. 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

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38. If B is the son of A and if A is not the father of B, what is A to B?

(a) Father (b) Mother (c) Grandfather (d) Grandmother

39. Pointing to an old man, Kunal said, “His son is my son’s uncle.” How is the old man
related to Kunal?

(a) Brother (b) Uncle (c) Father (d) Grandfather

40. 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

ANSWERS: Type 1

1. (b); Since the narrator has no brother, his father’s son is he himself. The photograph is of
his son.

2. (d); Only son of grandfather can be father or uncle. So, son of father would be brother
and son of uncle would be cousin. Hence data inadequate.

3. (d); My fathers’ only daughter can be herself or his sister. In the first case, she would be
the mother (Monika may be male name). In the second case, he would become uncle. So,
data inadequate.

4. (b); Only daughter of my mother—Myself. So, the woman is mother’s daughter.

5. (d); Son of Y’s son—Grandson; Brother of Y’s grandson—Y’s grandson. So, X is Y’s
grandson

6. (a); Rita’s mother son—Rita’s brother. Hence, she is aunt.

7. (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.

8. (d); My father’s only Son, can be Namrata himself or Namrata’s brother. In the first case
Mother of Ketan will be Namrata’s wife, and in the latter case she would be sister in law of
Namrata. Thus, cannot be answered

9. (a); Wife of Rashi’s husband—Rashi; Brother of daughter—Son. So, the man on the stage
is Rashi’s son.

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10. (c); Brother of mother—Uncle; Uncle’s son-—Cousin.

11. (d); Woman is the niece of the man.

12. (a); Since Harsh has no brother or sister, so he is his father’s only son. So, wife of Harsh’s
father’s son—Harsh’s wife. Thus, Harsh’s wife is the man’s mother or the man is Harsh’s
son.
13. (d); Asha’s mother’s mother is man’s mother i.e.; Asha’s mother is man’s sister. But Asha
can be niece or nephew as gender not known.

14. (d); Only daughter of woman’s father—woman herself. So, the man is woman’s
husband.

15. (d); Neha is the daughter of Sarita’s son, and the girl is Neha’s mother. So, the girl is
Sarita’s son’s wife i.e. Sarita is the girl’s mother-in-law or father-in-law as gender cannot be
determined.

16. (b); Father’s wife—Mother; mother’s daughter—sister; Deepak’s sister’s younger

brother—Deepak’s younger brother. So, the boy is Deepak’s brother.

17. (c); Manju’s mother’s son—Manju’s brother; Manju’s brother’s father—Manju’s father,
Manju’s father’s sister—Manju’s aunt.

18. (d); My grandfather’s Only son-father, or uncle. If man is the son of father, the woman
becomes sister. But if he is uncle, she becomes cousin.

19. (c)

20. (b); Father of Shilpa’s son—Shilpa’s husband. So, Kapil is the son of sister of Shilpa’s
husband. Thus, Kapil is Shilpa’s nephew.

21. (d); Brother of uncle’s daughter—Uncle’s son—Cousin. So, the man is Saroj’s cousin.

22. (d); 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. Or, if the girl is
Amar’s sister, the girl’s mother is his mother.

23. (b)

24. (d); Father’s father—Grandfather; Grandfather’s Granddaughter can be sister or herself.

Y can be her brother in law or husband.

25. (d); Only daughter of Kamal’s mother can be herself or his sister. In the first case Kamal
would be the mother of Ravi otherwise Maternal uncle.

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26. (b); Daughter of Rahul’s grandmother can be her aunt or mother. Her only brother can
be Rahul's father or uncle. Therefore, the best answer will be father.

27. (a); Only child of Naman’s grandmother—Naman’s father/mother. Daughter of Naman’s

father/mother—Naman’s sister.

28. (a); Brother of father—Uncle; Uncle’s granddaughter—Daughter of uncle’s son—

Daughter of cousin—Niece.

29. (d); The aunt can be, the sister of either the Lady’s father only or of another sibling other
than the father of the lady. In first case the man becomes lady’s brother and, in the latter,
he becomes the cousin.

30. (d); 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 Granddaughter of
Mahipal.

31. (b); Rajiv’s wife’s child—Rajiv’s child. The woman’s mother is the grandmother of Rajiv’s
child. So, the woman is Rajiv’s wife.

32. (a); Daughter of uncle’ father—Uncle’s sister—she can be mother or Aunt. Mother son
would be brother and Aunt’s son would be cousin. So best answer would be brother.

33. (d); Father of Deepak’s daughter’s father—Deepak’s father. So, the man’s brother is
Deepak’s father or the man is the brother of Deepak’s father i.e., Deepak’s uncle.

34. (a)

35. (b); Clearly, the speaker’s brother is Pramod’s maternal uncle. So, the speaker is
Pramod’s mother of his father’s wife.

36. (b); Only daughter of woman’s father—woman herself. So, the woman is person’s
mother.

37. (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.

38. (b)

39. (c); Kunal’s son’s uncle—Kunal’s brother. So, the old man’s son is Kunal’s brother i.e. the
old man is Kunal’s father.

40. (a); Man’s son’s sister—Man’s daughter. So, the man’s daughter is the mother of the
woman’s husband. The, the woman’s husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph

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Type 2 Puzzle Form

1. 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) None of these

2. A, 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) Cousin (d) Niece

3. Deepak has a brother Anil. Deepak is the son of Prem. Aditya is Prem’s father. In terms of
relationship, what is Anil of Aditya?

(a) Son (b) Grandson (c) Brother (d) Grandfather

4. B is husband of P. Q is the only grandson of E, who is wife of D and mother-in-law of P.

How is B related to D?

(a) Nephew (b) Cousin (c) Son-in-law (d) Son

5. I. F is the brother of A,
II. C is the daughter of A,
III. D is the sister of F,
IV. G is the brother of C.
Then who is the uncle of G?

(a) A (b) C (c) F (d) K

6. A is the paternal uncle of B, who is the daughter of C and C is the daughter-in-law of P.

How is A related to P?

(a) Brother (b) Son (c) Son-in-law (d) Data inadequate

7. P’s father is Q’s son. M is the paternal uncle of P and N is the brother of Q. How is N
related to M?

(a) Brother (b) Nephew (c) Cousin (d) None of these

8. 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 nephew/niece of Q?

(a) R and P (b) P and T (c) Q and T (d) S and T

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9. 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

10. 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) Daughter (b) Brother-in-law (c) Husband (d) Sister-in-law

11. 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) Grandfather or Grandmother

12. D, the son-in-law of B, is the brother-in-law of A who is the brother of C. How is A
related to B?

(a) Brother (b) Son (c) Father (d) Data inadequate

13. P is the son of Q while Q and R are the sisters to one another. T is the mother of R. If S is
the son of T, which of the following statements is correct?

(a) T is the brother of Q.

(b) S is the cousin of P.
(c) Q and S are sisters
(d) S is the maternal uncle of P.

14. A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. D is the father of A. Based on these three
statements, which of the following statements cannot be definitely true?

(a) B is the brother of A.

(b) B is the son of D.
(c) A is the brother of C.
(d) C is the brother of A

15. A is father of X; B is mother of Y. The sister of X and Z is Y. Which of the following

statements is definitely not true?

(a) B is the mother of Z

(b) X is the sister of Z
(c) Y is the son of A.
(d) B has one daughter.

16. Kannan is the brother of Kumar. Lakshmi is the daughter of Kumar. Kali is sister of
Kannan and Govind is the brother of Lakshmi. Who is the uncle of Govind?

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(a) Kumar (b) Kali (c) Lakshmi (d) Kannan

17. Introducing a girl, Vipin said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law.
How is Vipin related to the girl?

(a) Uncle (b) Father (c) Brother (d) Husband

18. If Maya says, "Vaishali's father Vinayak is the only son of my father in- law, Vishwanath,
"then how is Roopa, who is sister of Vaishali related to Vishwanath?

(a) Wife (b) Daughter (c) Granddaughter (d) Sister-in-law

19. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man
related to her?

(a) Son (b) Uncle (c) Cousin (d) Grand son

20. Sheela is Ravi's sister-in-law. Ram is Ravi's brother. Ram's wife is Sheela. Deepa is Ravi's
sister. Deepa's mother is Shanthi. How is Sheela related to Shanthi?

(a) Daughter-in-law (b) Granddaughter (c) Daughter (d) Mother-in-law

21. Roop is the brother of Omvir. Meena is the sister of Roop. Ram is the brother of Hemu.
Hemu is the daughter of Omvir. Shyam is the father of meena. How is Hemu related to
Shyam?

(a) Father (b) Maternal Grandfather (c) Maternal Uncle (d) Grand daughter

22. Tarun is the father of Rohit. Rohit is the brother of Kala. Kala is the wife of Dilip. How is
Dilip related to Rohit?

(a) Brother-in-law (b) Father-in-law (c) Son (d) Uncle

23. Brother of Ramesh's mother is brother of Alok's father. Then how is Ramesh's mother
related to Alok?

(a) Grandmother (b) Aunt (c) Cousin (d) Sister-in-law

24. Ram is brother of Shyam. Kamla is mother of Ram. Sohan is brother of Kamla. How is
Sohan related to Shyam?

(a) Father (b) Grandfather (c) Maternal Uncle (d) Cannot determined

25. Rohit is son of Ravi's father. Ravi's paternal Aunt is Laxmi. Rao is husband of Laxmi and
son-in-law of Mohan. How is Mohan related to Ravi?

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(a) Nephew (b) Son (c) Brother (d) Grandfather/grandmother

26. Sita introduces Mala saying that she is daughter of only sister of my brother. How is
Mala related to Sita?

(a) Mother (b) Daughter (c) Maternal Aunt (d) Niece

27. Ramesh is uncle of Suresh. Suresh is brother of Mukesh. Babita is mother of Mukesh.
Sonam is sister of Babita. Anil is brother of Pankaj. Pankaj is son of Raju. Raju is relative of
Babita. How is Pankaj related to Suresh?

(a) Son-in-law (b) Brother-in-law (c) Father-in-law (d) Cannot determined

28. Pointing toward a girl, a man said, "She is daughter of only son of my father's wife. "How
girl is related to man?

(a) Aunt (b) Daughter (c) Mother (d) Sister

29. Pointing towards his father in a picture, man said to a lady that his mother is only
daughter of your mother. How is lady related to man?

(a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Wife (d) Grand mother

30. Pointing to a photograph Seema says, "This woman is only daughter of my mother-in-
law's husband. Then how is woman in the photograph related to Seema's husband?

(a) Sister (b) Nephew (c) Son-in-law (d) Father

31. If X and Y are wife and husband respectively and B is the brother of X, then how is the
son of B and Y are related?

(a) Father and Child (b) Aunt and Nephew (c) Aunt and Niece (d) Uncle and Nephew

32. P and Q are brothers. R and S are sister. P's son is S's brother. How Q is related to R?

(a) Uncle (b) Brother (c) Father (d) Grandfather

33. A is the son of B. B is the wife of C. D is the mother of C. E is husband of D E is the father
of K. How is A related to E?

(a) Grandson (b) Father-in-law (c) Son-in-law (d) Paternal Uncle

34. Madhu said, "My mother's only son Ashok has no son. "Which of the following
statements is true?

(a) Ashok has only daughter

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(b) Ashok is Unmarried
(c) Ashok has only sister
(d) Ashok has no father

Directions (35 – 40): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions
which follow:
(i) 'A × B' means A is the father of B.
(ii) 'A + B' means A is the daughter of B.
(iii) 'A ÷ B' means A is the mother of B.
(iv) 'A – B' means A is the brother of B.

35. If 'P ÷ R – Q × T', how is P related to T?

(a) Grandmother (b) Mother-in-law (c) Sister (d) Grand father

36. If 'P ÷ Q + R × T', how is Q related to T?

(a) Aunt (b) Sister (c) Brother (d) Grandson

37. Which of the following means that R is wife of P?

(a) P × R – Q – T (b) P ÷ T + R – Q (c) P ÷ R – Q + T (d) P × T – Q + R

38. If 'R – P ÷ J × Q 'how is J related to R?

(a) Son/Daughter (b) Nephew (c) Niece (d) Grandson

39. If 'P + Q – R ÷ T 'how is T related to P?

(a) Aunt (b) Aunt/Uncle (c) Father (d) None of these

40. If 'P × T ÷ Q + R 'how is R related to P?

(a) Daughter (b) Husband (c) Son-in-law (d) None

41. A is father of C and D is son of B, E is brother of A. If C is sister of D then how is B related

to A?

(a) daughter (b) brother-in-low (c) husband (d) wife

42. Daya’s brother is Anil. Daya is son of Chandra Vimal is father of Chandra. How is Anil
related to Vimal?

(a) son (b) grandson (c) brother (d) grand father

43. A is brother of B. D is brother of E, C is father of A, E is daughter of B. then who is uncle

of D?

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(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E

44. M is N’s brother. K is M’s sister. P is Brother of O, O is N’s daughter. who is uncle of P?

(a) N (b) K (c) O (d) M

45. B’s sister is A, C’s brother is B, C is son of D then how is A related to D?

(a) Mother (b) Son (c) Daughter (d) Uncle

46. A and B are sisters, R and S are Brother. A’s daughter is R’s sister. How is B related to S?

(a) Mother (b) Grandmother (c) Sister (d) Aunt

47. If B’s Mother is A, C is Son of A, E’s Brother is D, B’s daughter is E. Then who is grand
Mother of D?

(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E

48. Rajan is brother of sachin and Manik is father of Rajan. Jagat is brother of Priya who is
daughter of sachin. Who is uncle of Jagat?

(a) Rajan (b) Sachin (c) Manik (d) None of these

49. K is brother of X. Z is X’s son. P who is daughter of K is married to N. G and X are sisters.
Then how is G related to Z?

(a) Sister (b) Aunt (c) Mother (d) Mother-in-law

50. P is husband of B. E who is wife of D and mother-in-law of P has only one grandson Q.
how is B related to D?

(a) cousins (b) son-in-low (c) daughter (d) nephew

51. A is the son of C, Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z, C and Q are sisters. 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

52. D is brother of B. M is Brother of B. K is father of M. T is wife of K. How is B related to T?

(a) son (b) daughter (c) father (d) data inadequate (e) none of these

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53. 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) Grandfather
(b) father
(c) Grandmother
(d) Either grandfather or grandmother
(e) None of these

54. Lovely in a daughter of Ravindra. Geeta, Babita’s sister has a son Golu and daughter Lali.
Mala to maternal aunt of Lali and mother of Prabhakar. Prabhakar is brother of Lovely. How
in Babita related to Ravindra?

(a) Niece (b) Sister-in-Law (c) Cousin (d) None of these

55. Sarita in mother-in-law of Deepa who in Sisterin-law of Rajendra. Surendra who is father
of Ravindra is the only brother of Rajendra. How in Sarita related to Rajendra?

(a) Wife (b) Mother (c) Aunt (d) Mother-in-low

56. Prayank in the son of Sister of Jeewan’s father. Vinod is Son of Usha who is the mother
of Sunny and grandmother of Jeewan. Pawan is the father Kalika and maternal grandfather
of Prayank. Usha is the wife of Pawan. How is Sunny wife related to Kalika?

(a) Niece (b) Sister-in-law (c) Sister (d) Data inadequate

Direction (57-58) study the following information carefully and answer the question given
below.

A is father of C but C is not his Son. B is brother of C. D is son of B. H is father of G. G is

spouse of B. F is wife of A. E is daughter of C.

57. Who is grandmother of D?

(a) A (b) C (c) F (d) H

58. Who is son of F?

(a) B (b) C (c) D (d) E

Directions: - (Q.59-63): Read the information given below and answer the following
question.

P is the father of R, but R is not his son. T is the daughter of R. U is the wife of P. Q is the
brother of R. S is the son of Q. V is the wife of Q. W is the father of V.

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59. Who is the paternal grandmother of S?

(a) W (b) P (c) R (d) U (e) None of these

60. Who is the son of U?

(a) Q (b) R (c) T (d) S (e) Cannot be determined

61. Who is the father-in-law of Q?

(a) R (b) P (c) T (d) W (e) None of these

62. Who is the sister-in-law of R?

(a) S (b) V (c) U (d) T (e) cannot be determined

63. Who is the cousin of T?

(a) R (b) Q (c) W (d) S (e) None of these

Directions (Q. 64 to 68): Read the following statements and answer the questions given
below:

Radha and Mr. Minilal have two daughters-Divya and Simmi. Divya got married to Anuj, who
is the son of Madhu and Mr. Jabbar. Reshma is the daughter of Anuj. Anuj’s sister Kiran got
married to Subodh and Tarun and Aman are their sons. Tarun, is the grandson of Madhu
and Jabbar.

64. What is the relationship between Aman and Reshma?

(a) Uncle-Niece (b) Father-Daughter (c) Husband-Wife (d) Cousins (e) None of these

65. How is Subodh related to Jabbar?

(a) Son-in-law (b) Son (c) Brother (d) Father-in-law (e) None of these

66. How is Reshma related to Kiran?

(a) Niece (b) Daughter (c) Mother (d) Aunt (e) None of these

67. How is Divya related to Kiran?

(a) Aunt (b) Grandmother (c) sister-in-law (d) Sister (e) None of these

68.Which of the following statements is definitely true?

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(a) Aman is the son of Simmi.
(b) Madhu is the mother-in-law of Subodh
(c) Reshma is the cousin of Kiran.
(d) Tarun is the Uncle of Anuj.

Answers: Type 2

1. (d); E is the daughter of B and D is the brother of E. So, D is the son of B. Also, A is the
sister of B. Thus, A is D’s aunt.

2. (a); A and B are husband and wife. Since X & Y are brothers and X is the brother of A, Y is
also the brother of A. Thus, Y is the brother-in- law of B.

3. (b); Anil is the brother of Deepak and Deepak is the son of Prem. So, Anil is the son of
Prem. Now, Aditya is the father of Prem. Thus, Anil is the grandson of Aditya.
4. (d); B is the husband of P and E is mother-in-law of P. So, B is the son of E. Also, E is wife
of D. Thus, B is the son of D.

5. (c); G is the brother of C and C is the daughter of A. So, G is the son of A. Also, F is the
brother of A. So, F is the uncle of G.

6. (b); B is the daughter of C and C is the daughter-in-law of P. So, P is the grandfather of B.

Also, A is uncle of B i.e. A is the brother of B’s father. Thus, A is the son of P.

7. (d); P’s father is Q’s son. So, Q is P’s grandfather. M is the paternal uncle of P. So, M is the
brother of P’s father. This means that M is also Q’s son. N is the brother of Q. Thus, N is the
paternal uncle of M.

8. (d); T is the brother of S, who is the daughter of R. So, T and S are the children of R. Now,
Q is the brother of R. So, T & S are the nephew/niece of Q.

9. (d); C is B’s daughter and D is B’s son. So, D is the brother of C. E is a male married to C.
So, E is the husband of C, whose brother is D. Thus, D is the brother-in-law of E.

10. (d); A is the 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.

11. (d); S is daughter of P and sister of T. So, T is daughter of P. Now, the sister of P is the
daughter of M. This means that P is the son of daughter of M. Clearly, T is the
granddaughter or son of M. So, M is the grandfather or grandmother of T.

12. (b); D is the son-in-law of B and brother-in-law of A. This means that B is the father/
mother of D’s wife, and A is the brother of D’s wife. Thus, A is B’s son.

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13. (d); Q and R are sisters. So, T is the mother of R means T is the mother of both Q and R. S
is the son of T means S is the brother of Q. Thus, P is the son of Q means S is the maternal
uncle of Q.

14. (d); A is the brother of B and B is the brother of C. So, C may be the brother or sister of
A.

15. (c); A is the father of X and Y is the sister of X. So, Y is the daughter of A.

16. (d) 17. (b) 18. (c) 19. (c) 20. (a) 21. (d) 22. (a) 23. (b) 24. (c) 25. (d) 26. (b) 27. (d) 28. (b)
29. (d) 30. (a) 31. (d) 32. (a) 33. (a) 34. (a) 35. (a) 36. (b) 37. (d) 38. (b) 39. (d) 40. (c); 1. (d) 2.
(b) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c) 11. (b) 12. (d) 13. (d) 14. (b) 15. (b) 16. (b)
17. (c) 18. (a) 19. (d) 20. (a) 21. (d) 22. (b) 23. (d) 24. (d) 25. (a) 26. (a) 27. (c) 28. (b)

Type 3 Coded Relation

Directions (1-8): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below it:

‘A+B’ means ‘A is the father 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’.

1. 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
(e) None of these

2. 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
(e) None of these

3. 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

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(c) P is the brother of Q
(d) P is the son of Q
(e) None of these

4. If P × R - Q, which of the following is true?

(a) P is brother-in-law of Q
(b) P is brother of Q
(c) P is uncle of Q
(d) P is father of Q
(e) None of these
5. If P + R ÷ Q, which of the following is true?

(a) P is brother of Q
(b) P is the son of Q
(c) P is husband of Q
(d) P is father of Q
(e) None of these

6. If P ÷ R +Q, which of the following is true?

(a) P is father of Q
(b) P is the brother of Q
(c) P is the mother of Q
(d) P is sister of Q
(e) None of these

7. If P × R + Q, which of the following statements is true?

(a) P is uncle of Q
(b) P is the father of Q
(c) P is brother-in-law of Q
(d) P is grandfather of Q
(e) None of these
8. If P – R × Q, which of the following is true?

(a) P is sister of Q
(b) Q is the husband of P
(c) P is sister-in-law of Q
(d) Q is the son of P
(e) None of these

Directions (9-11): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below it:

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‘A+B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’,
‘A-B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’,
‘A× B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’.

9. If P + Q - R, which of the following is true?

(a) R is the mother of P

(b) R is the sister-in-law of P
(c) R is the aunt of P
(d) R is mother-in-law of P
(e) None of these
10. If P × Q +R, which of the following is true?

(a) P is brother of R
(b) P is the uncle of R
(c) P is the son of R
(d) P is father of R
(e) None of these

11. If P + Q× R, which of the following statements is true?

(a) P is the niece of R
(b) P is the daughter of R
(c) P is cousin of R
(d) P is daughter-in-law of R.
(e) None of these

Directions (12-13): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below it:

‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’,

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’,
‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’,
‘P* Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’.

12. If A + B # C – D, then A is D’s

(a) Father (b) grandmother (c) sister (d) grandfather (e) None of these

13. Which of the following shows that A is the aunt of E?

(a) A + B - C * D # E
(b) A # B * C + D - E
(c) A * B # C * D – E
(d) A – B + C # D * E
(e) None of these

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Directions (14-16): Following questions are based on the information given below;

‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’,

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’,
‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’,
‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.

14. In the expression B + D × M ÷ N, how is M related to B?

(a) Granddaughter (b) Son (c) Grandson (d) granddaughter or grandson (e) None of these
15. Which of the following represents ‘J is son of F’?

(a) J ÷ R – T × F (b) J + R – T × F (c) J ÷ M – N × F (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

16. Which of the following represents ‘R is niece of M’?

(a) M ÷ K × T – R
(b) M – J + R –N
(c) R - M × T ÷ W
(d) Cannot be determined
(e) None of these

Directions (17-21): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below it:

‘A $ B’ means ‘A is the mother of B’,

‘A # B’ means ‘A is the father of B’,
‘A @ B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’,
‘A % B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B’.

17. P @ Q $ M # T indicates what relationship of P with T?

(a) Paternal grandmother

(b) Maternal grandmother
(c) Paternal grandfather
(d) Maternal grandfather
(e) None of these
18. Which of the following expressions indicates ‘R is the sister of H’?

(a) H $ D @ F # R (b) R % D @ F $ H (c) R $ D @ F # H (d) H % D @ F $ R (e) None of these

19. If F @ D % K # H, then how is F related to H?

(a) Brother-in-law (b) Sister (c) Sister-in-law (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

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20. Which of the following expressions indicates ‘H is the brother of N’?

(a) H # N $ D $ N (b) N % F @ D $ H # R (c) N % F @ D $ H (d) N % F @ D %H (e) None of these

21. If G $ M @ K, how is K related to G?

(a) Daughter-in-law (b) Mother-in-law (c) Daughter (d) Aunt (e) None of these

Directions (22-24): These questions are based on the following information:

‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’,

‘P $ Q’ means ‘P is the husband of Q’,
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’,
‘P * Q’ means ‘P is the son of Q’.

22. Which of the following indicates the relationship ‘R is daughter of T’?

(a) T @ B # F * R (b) T @ B # R * F (c) R # F * B @ T (d) R # F * B $ T (e) None of these

23. M * H @ D $ K represents what relation of H with K?

(a) Mother (b) Father (c) Father-in-law (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

24. If F # J * T $ R @ L, then which of the following is definitely true?

(a) L is brother of J (b) F is sister of L (c) F is brother of J (d) F is brother of L (e) None of these

25. Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below it:
(i) ‘P × Q’ means ‘Q is the mother of P’
(ii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’
(iii) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’.
Which of the following definitely means ‘X is grandson of D’?

(a) X × H ÷ D (b) A + X × H ÷ D (c) A – X × H ÷ D (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

Directions (26-27): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:

'P × Q' means 'P is brother of Q'

'P + Q' means 'P is father of Q'
'P ¸ Q' means 'P is Sister of Q'
'P – Q' means 'P is wife of Q'

26. If the given expression is F + C – D × E ¸ H, then which of the following statements is

definitely true?
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(a) F is father of H
(b) D is son of F
(c) E is sister-in-law of C
(d) H is brother of D
(e) None of these

27. In the expression V × L – M + P', how is V related to P?

(a) Maternal uncle (b) Aunt (c) Paternal uncle (d) Father (e) None of these

28. Study the following information carefully and answer the question:

N is father of R and T and husband of P. M is father of V and L is mother of K. V and K are

cousin sisters. R is maternal uncle of V. N has only two children. How is M related to P?

(a) Son (b) Daughter (c) Son-in-law (d) Can't be determined (e) None of these

Direction (29-31): In the following questions, the symbols #, &, @, *, $, % and © are used
with the following meanings as illustrated below. Study the following information and
answer the given questions:

P@Q - P is the son of Q.

P#Q - P is the child of Q.
P©Q - P is the parent of Q.
P$Q - P is younger than Q.
P%Q- Q is sister of P.
P&Q- Q is the son-in-law of P.
P*Q- P is the husband of Q.

29. If A@C%B&D*E, then how is C related to E?

(a) Mother (b) Uncle (c) Aunt (d) Either (b) or (c) (e) None of these

30. If A%C©D#E©F%L and E has only one daughter, then how is D related to A?

(a) Nephew (b) Niece (c) Brother-in-law (d) Cannot be determined (e) Son

31. If A&B©D#E%F and F$E, and if the ages of A and E are 55 and 35 respectively, what
could be the possible age of F?

(a) 34 (b) 33 (c) 56 (d) 40 (e) Either (a) or (b)

Directions (32-34): Following questions are based on the information given below:

I. ‘E × F’ means ‘E is father of F’

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II. ‘E – F’ means ‘E is daughter-in-law of F’
III. ‘E + F’ means ‘E is daughter of F’
IV. ‘E÷ F’ means ‘E is the mother of F’
32. In the expression ‘A÷B×C-D×H’ if D has only one child how is C related to H?

(a) Wife (b) Sister (c) Husband (d) Daughter (e) Either (a) or (c)

33. Which of the following expression represents ‘H is the sister of F’?

(a) K÷F+G×H×J (b) K×F×G+H÷J (c) K-F×G+H÷J (d) K÷F÷G×H+J (e) K×F+G÷H-J

34. If the expression ‘L×M÷N+P×R×S is true, which of the following is definitely true?

(a) S is the grand-daughter of M

(b) S is the grand-son of P
(c) S is the Son of R
(d) L is father of P
(e)None is true
Directions (35-37): Each of these questions is based on the following information:
(i) Y % Z means Y is the brother of Z.
(ii) Y @ Z means Y is the mother of Z.
(iii) Y $ Z means Y is the father of Z.
(iv) Y * Z means Y is the son of Z.
35. Which of the following expression shows the relation that M is mother of G?

(a) S % Q @ M % G (b) M @ S % R % G (c) M @B % S $ G (d) G @ B $ N % M (e) None of these

36. If the expression P%Y@G*K is definitely true, then which of the following is not true?

(a) K is father of G (b) G is nephew of P (c) K is wife of Y (d) Y is wife of K (e) G is son of Y

37. If the expression A $ B * Q @ R is definitely true, then which of the following is true?

(a) R is daughter of A
(b) R is son of Q
(c) Q is mother of R
(d) None of these
(e) Q is father of B

Directions (38-41): Study the following information and answer the questions given below:

‘A + B’ means ‘A is father of B’
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘B is brother of A’
‘A × B’ means ‘A is husband of B’
‘A – B’ means ‘A is sister of B’
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38. In the expression Q + R × P – S ÷ T, how many males are there?

(a) One (b) Two (c) Three (d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these

39. In the expression Q + R – S + T ÷ M, how is T related to R?

(a) niece (b) Nephew (c) Son (d) Can’t be determined (e) None of these

40. Which of the following expressions shows that M is brother of K?

(a) J + K – L + N ÷ M
(b) J × K – L ÷ N ÷ M
(c) J + L – K + M + N
(d) J + L – K × M
(e) None of these

41. Which of the following is true for the given expression?

‘J × K – L ÷ N ÷ M’

(a) K is aunt of N (b) K is father of M (c) N is sister of M (d) J is father of N (e) None of these

Directions (42-43): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
given below:

(i) ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’.

(ii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’.
(iii) ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.

42. Which of the following represents ‘D is the grandson of A’?

(a) A + B – C÷D (b) A ÷ B – C×D (c) A × B + C ÷D (d) A ÷ B + C ÷D (e) None of these

43. In the following expression, ‘Q ÷ S – P ÷ L’. how is L related to S?

(a) son in law (b) daughter (c) son (d) Cannot be determined (e) None of these

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