BLOOD RELATION

ASSIGNMENT
Q1. 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:

A@B- A is the child of B.

A©B- A is the parent of B

A%B- A is elder to B

A&B- A is younger to B

A$B- A is brother of B

A*B- A is wife of B

A#B- A is sister-in-law of B

If X © F $ D & Q @ X © E % D, the age of E is 25 years and age of Q is 32

years, so what can be the age of D?

(a) 27 years
(b) 23 years
(c) 29 years
(d) 30 years

Q2. 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:

A@B- A is the child of B.

A©B- A is the parent of B

A%B- A is elder to B

A&B- A is younger to B

A$B- A is brother of B

A*B- A is wife of B

A#B- A is sister-in-law of B

If G*J$K©Y@V&C and V#G, then how K is related to Y?

 (a) Father
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Daughter-in-law
(d) Sister

Q3. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.

In a family of ten people C, G, H, Q, R, S, T, K, U, Y. G and H are married

couple. Q is the only sister of R. S is the grandfather of T. U is the son-in-law
of H. C is the only child of G. R is grandchild of G. T is the child of U. Q is
unmarried. H is the sister-in-law of K. H has no sibling and G is the only son
of Y.

If J is the son-in-law of C, then how is R related to C?

(a) Grandson
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Daughter
(d) Father-in-law

Q4. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.

In a family of ten people C, G, H, Q, R, S, T, K, U, Y. G and H are married

couple. Q is the only sister of R. S is the grandfather of T. U is the son-in-law
of H. C is the only child of G. R is grandchild of G. T is the child of U. Q is
unmarried. H is the sister-in-law of K. H has no sibling and G is the only son
of Y.

How is Y related to C?

(a) Grandfather
(b) Grandmother
(c) Mother
(d) Can’t be determined
Q5. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.

In a family of ten people C, G, H, Q, R, S, T, K, U, Y. G and H are married

couple. Q is the only sister of R. S is the grandfather of T. U is the son-in-law
of H. C is the only child of G. R is grandchild of G. T is the child of U. Q is
unmarried. H is the sister-in-law of K. H has no sibling and G is the only son
of Y.

How is Q related to S?

(a) Grandson
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Granddaughter
(d) Father-in-law

Q6. 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:

A@B- A is the child of B.

A©B- A is the parent of B

A%B- A is elder to B

A&B- A is younger to B

A$B- A is brother of B

A*B- A is wife of B

A#B- A is sister-in-law of B

If Y % H @ J $ U & K % Y, the age of H, is 22 years and age of K is 33 years, so

what can be the age of Y?

(a) 17 years
(b) 13 years
(c) 29 years
(d) 40 years
Q7. 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:

A@B- A is the child of B.

A©B- A is the parent of B

A%B- A is elder to B

A&B- A is younger to B

A$B- A is brother of B

A*B- A is wife of B

A#B- A is sister-in-law of B

If G © A @ T # J * O $ L @ P © G, then how is J related to A?

(a) Uncle
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Daughter-in-law
(d) Aunt

Q8. 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:

A@B- A is the child of B.

A©B- A is the parent of B

A%B- A is elder to B

A&B- A is younger to B

A$B- A is brother of B

A*B- A is wife of B

A#B- A is sister-in-law of B

If G © A @ T # J * O $ L @ P © G and P is the wife of U, then how is P related

to T?
 (a) Mother
(b) Mother-in-law
(c) Sister-in-law
(d) Daughter-in-law

Q9. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that
follow:

Ten persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Z are there in a family of three

generation. There are three married couple. S is the sister-in-law of R but not
married to P. P is the son of V. W is the brother of T. Z is the father-in-law of
Q. U is the mother of X and married to the brother of R. Q has only one sister,
who is unmarried. X has no sibling. Z has only one grandson and no girl child.
T is the youngest person of the family.

What is the ratio of male members to female members of the family

respectively?

(a) 5:4
(b) 1:1
(c) 3:2
(d) 2:3

Q10. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions that
follow:

Ten persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Z are there in a family of three

generation. There are three married couple. S is the sister-in-law of R but not
married to P. P is the son of V. W is the brother of T. Z is the father-in-law of
Q. U is the mother of X and married to the brother of R. Q has only one sister,
who is unmarried. X has no sibling. Z has only one grandson and no girl child.
T is the youngest person of the family.

How is S related to T?

(a) Mother
(b) Father
(c) Uncle
(d) Aunt
Q11. Following questions are based on the information given below.

‘P × Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’

‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’

‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’

In the expression A × R –G + D ÷ N, how is D related to A?

(a) Granddaughter
(b) Son
(c) Grandson
(d) Granddaughter or Grandson

Q12. Following questions are based on the information given below.

‘P × Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’

‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’

‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’

Which of the following represents ‘Q’ is son of ‘U’?

(a) Q ÷ I – G × U
(b) Q + I – G × U
(c) Q ÷ M – N × U
(d) None of these

Q13. Following questions are based on the information given below.

‘P × Q’ means ‘P is Son of Q’

‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’

‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’

In the expression R ÷ Q + M ÷ N × G, how is N related to R?

 (a) Granddaughter
(b) Son
(c) None of these
(d) Granddaughter or Grandson

Q14. Following questions are based on the information given below.

‘P × Q’ means ‘P is Son of Q’

‘P – Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’

‘P + Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’

‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’

In which of the following expression Q is wife of Z?

(a) A–M÷Q+N×Z
(b) A–Q÷M+N×Z
(c) Q–M÷A+N×Z
(d) Q–R÷A÷N×Z

Q15. Looking at a photograph of a man, Bholu said, "His mother is the wife of
my father's son. I have no Brothers and sisters." At whose photograph was
Bholu looking?

(a) His son

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

Q16. Following questions are based on the information given below.

‘A × B’ means ‘A is Son of B’

‘A – B’ means ‘A is sister of B’

‘A + B’ means ‘A is mother of B’

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’

In the expression ‘R + L – S × M ÷ N’, how is N related to R?

 (a) Brother
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Sister
(d) None of these

Q17. Following questions are based on the information given below.

‘A × B’ means ‘A is Son of B’

‘A – B’ means ‘A is sister of B’

‘A + B’ means ‘A is mother of B’

‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’

In which of the following expression N is brother-in-law of C?

(a) N÷D+R÷S×C
(b) N÷D+C÷S×R
(c) S÷D+R÷N×C
(d) M÷D+N÷S×C

Q18. 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

Q19. Pointing to a woman, Meenu says to Ankit, “she is my mother who has
only two child’s and her only son is your maternal uncle.” In this relation
Meenu is Female. How is the narrator related to Ankit’s father?

(a) Brother
(b) Wife
(c) Sister
(d) Mother
Q20. These questions are based on the following information:

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is father of B’.

‘A $ B’ means ‘A is mother of B’.

‘A * B’ means ‘A is sister of B’.

‘A # B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.

‘A = B’ means ‘A is son of B’

How is D related to H, in the given expression

D@E=T$G*H

(a) Father
(b) Mother
(c) Sister
(d) Son

Q21. These questions are based on the following information:

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is father of B’.

‘A $ B’ means ‘A is mother of B’.

‘A * B’ means ‘A is sister of B’.

‘A # B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.

‘A = B’ means ‘A is son of B’

Which of the following statements is/are true, if the given expression Q = W #

V @ M = P is true?

(a) Q is father of M
(b) V is husband of P
(c) P is grandmother of Q
(d) Both (b) and (c) are true
Q22. These questions are based on the following information:

‘A @ B’ means ‘A is father of B’.

‘A $ B’ means ‘A is mother of B’.

‘A * B’ means ‘A is sister of B’.

‘A # B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.

‘A = B’ means ‘A is son of B’

What is the relation between E and W in the given expression?

E@H$N*P=W

(a) E is father of W
(b) E is daughter of W
(c) E is father-in-law of W
(d) E is brother of W

Q23. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
which follow–

‘M + K’ means ‘M is brother of K’

‘M ÷ K’ means ‘M is father of K’

‘M × K’ means ‘M is wife of K’

‘M – K’ means ‘M is sister of K’

‘M = K’ means ‘M is mother of K’

In expression ‘P × A ÷ M – Z = F’, how is F related to P?

(a) Maternal grandchild

(b) Grandson
(c) Granddaughter
(d) Grandmother
Q24. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
which follow–

‘M + K’ means ‘M is brother of K’

‘M ÷ K’ means ‘M is father of K’

‘M × K’ means ‘M is wife of K’

‘M – K’ means ‘M is sister of K’

‘M = K’ means ‘M is mother of K’

Which of the following expression represents the relationship ‘D is daughter –

in – law of C’?

(a) D × H + N = E ÷ C
(b) H + D × N ÷ E = C
(c) C = F + L – Z × D
(d) None of these

Q25. Study the following information carefully and answer the questions
which follow–

‘M + K’ means ‘M is brother of K’

‘M ÷ K’ means ‘M is father of K’

‘M × K’ means ‘M is wife of K’

‘M – K’ means ‘M is sister of K’

‘M = K’ means ‘M is mother of K’

In equation ‘H – E ÷ V × S + L’, how is E related to S?

(a) Mother-in-law
(b) Mother
(c) Niece
(d) Father-in-law
Q26. Study the following information to answer the given questions.

There are seven members of a family of three generations and two married
couples. K is the father-in-law of X. W is the only son of Q. There are two
children of V, who is married to brother-in-law of W. U is not the Son of X. L is
the grand-son of the husband of Q.

Who is the maternal grandmother of U?

(a) Wife of K
(b) V
(c) U
(d) L

Q27. Study the following information to answer the given questions.

There are seven members of a family of three generations and two married
couples. K is the father-in-law of X. W is the only son of Q. There are two
children of V, who is married to brother-in-law of W. U is not the Son of X. L is
the grand-son of the husband of Q.

Who is the daughter of Husband of Q?

(a) W
(b) X
(c) L
(d) V

Q28. Study the following information to answer the given questions.

There are seven members of a family of three generations and two married
couples. K is the father-in-law of X. W is the only son of Q. There are two
children of V, who is married to brother-in-law of W. U is not the Son of X. L is
the grand-son of the husband of Q.

How is W related to U?

(a) Grand father

(b) Father
(c) Uncle
(d) Niece
Q29. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
below.

P is the brother of T. Q is the daughter of T. R is the mother-in-law of Q. R is

married to S. U is the only son of S.

How T is related to U?

(a) Father-in-law
(b) Mother-in-law
(c) Uncle
(d) Can’t be determine

Q30. Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions
below.

P is the brother of T. Q is the daughter of T. R is the mother-in-law of Q. R is

married to S. U is the only son of S.

How Q is related to P?

(a) Nephew
(b) Niece
(c) Uncle
(d) Can’t be determine

Q31. 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

Q32. 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
Q33. 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

Q34. 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

Q35. 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

Q36. 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
Q37. 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

Q38. 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

Q39. 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

Q40. 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

Q41.Akhilesh said, “ My father is the brother of Richa’s sister”. What is

Richa’s relation to Akhilesh?

(a) Mother
(b) Sister
(c) Aunt
(d) Sister in law
Q42. Pointing to a boy Raman says, he is the son of the man with whom my
younger sister married. Ankita is the wife of Raman. How’s Ankita related to
that boy?

(a) Paternal Aunt

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

Q43. Renu introduces a girl as “She is the granddaughter of the man who is
the grandfather of the wife of my grandfather”. How Renu related to the girl?

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

Q44. 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) Cousin
(b) Sister-in-Law
(c) Mother
(d) Mother-in-Law

Q45. Pointing to a man in 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) Sister
(b) Cousin
(c) Daughter-in-Law
(d) Wife

Q46.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) Mother
(d) Son in law

Q47. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is
Kamal related to Ravi ?

(a) Maternal uncle

(b) Father
(c) Mother
(d) Son

Q48. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said," His only brother is the father of
my daughter's father." How is gentleman related to Deepak ?

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

Q49. Pointing to a girl in photograph. Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the
only son of my mothers's father." How the girl's mother related to Amar ?

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

Q50. Looking at the portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of
my father's son. I have no brothers or sisters." At whose portrait was Harsh
was looking ?

(a) His child

(b) His mother
(c) His grand daughter
(d) His niece

Q51. Pointing to the photograph, Vipul said, "She is the daughter of my

grandfather's only son." How is Vipul related to the girl in the photograph ?

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

Q52. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my
mother." How is the woman related to the man ?

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

Q53. 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 is related to Anjali
?

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

Q54. 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) Father
(b) Son
(c) Gradmother
(d) Own

Q55. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only
son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?

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

Q56. Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father
of my uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?

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

Q57. Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my
grandfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Lata?

(a) Father
(b) Son
(c) Brother
(d) Cousin

Q58. Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter
of the father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the
photograph?

(a) Maternal grandfather

(b) Paternal uncle
(c) Maternal uncle
(d) Son

Q59. Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, "She is the only daughter of
the father of my mother." How X is related to the person of photograph?

(a) Father
(b) Son
(c) Niece
(d) Nephew

Q60. Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her granddaughter is the only

daughter of my brother." How is the woman related to Abhijit?

(a) Sister
(b) Sister in law
(c) Mother
(d) Wife
BLOOD RELATION
ANSWER KEY
Q1.ANS B

Q2.ANS A

Q3.ANS C

Q4.ANS D
Q5.ANS C

Q6.ANS C

Q7.ANS D

Q8.ANS B

Q9.ANS D
Q10.ANS D

Q11.ANS C

Q12.ANS D

Q13.ANS C

After de-coding the given coded blood relation we get the relation between N
and R in which N is the nephew of R.

Q14.ANS A

From Expression 1 we get our final answer and deduce the blood relation
given below:
Q15.ANS A

of my father's son- means either Bholu or his brother. But as given “I have no
Brothers and sisters” so it means Bholu is talking about himself.

wife of my father's son- Bholu’s wife

His mother means – Bholu’s son.

Q16.ANS D

Q17.ANS A

Q18.ANS C
Q19.ANS B

Q20.ANS A

Q21.ANS D

Q22.ANS C
Q23.ANS A

Q24.ANS D

Q25.ANS D

Q26.ANS A

Q27.ANS D
Q28.ANS C

Q29.ANS D

Q30.ANS B

Q31.ANS D

Solution: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.

Q32. ANS A

Solution: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.

Q33.ANS B

Solution: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.

Q34.ANS D

Solution:B is the husband of P and E is mother-in-law of P. So, B is he son of

E. Also, E is wife of D. Thus, B is the son of D.
Q35.ANS C

Solution: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.

Q36.ANS B

Solution:B is he 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.

Q37.ANS D

Solution: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.

Q38.ANS D

Solution: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.

Q39.ANS D

Solution: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.

Q40.ANS D

Solution: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.

Q41. ANS C
Q42. ANS B

Q43.ANS D

Q44. ANS C

Man's Nephew maternal grandmother will be man's mother.

Q45. ANS A

Only son of woman grandfather = Woman Father

Man's brother father = Man's father

So Woman is man's Sister

Q46. ANS 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.

Q47. ANS A

Only daughter of my mother = Kamal Sister

Kamal Sister is Ravi's Mother

So Kamal is maternal uncle of Ravi

Q48. ANS D

Father of my daughter's Father = Deepak Father

Brother of Deepak's father = Deepak's Uncle

Q49. ANS A

Only son of my Mother's father -> Amar maternal Uncle

So Girl's maternal uncle is the Amar's maternal uncle. Thus, the Girl's mother
is Amar's Aunt.

Q50. ANS A

Have no brother's or sister, so Harsh is single child

Wife of father's son -> His wife

His wife is mother of the person whose portrait is. So portrait is of his child.

Q51. ANS C

My grandfather's only son -> His father

Daughter of his father -> His sister

So that girl is Vipul's sister.

Q52. ANS C

only daughter of my mother -> means herself

So she is his mother.

Q53. ANS A

Relation's given in the question may be analysed as follows :

Sister's brother - brother;

Brother's father - father;

Father's son - brother;

So he is Anjali Brother.

Q54. ANS B

Since the person who is telling has no brother or sister, so his father son is he
himself.

So the man in the photograph is his son.

Q55. ANS A

The boy in the photograph is the only son of the son of Suresh's mother i.e.,
the son of Suresh. Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.

Q56. ANS C

The father of the boy's uncle → the grandfather of the boy and daughter of the
grandfather → sister of father.

Q57. ANS C

The man in the photograph is the son of the only son of Lata's grandfather i.e.,
the man is the son of Lata's father. Hence, the man is the brother of Lata.

Q58. ANS C

The man in the photo is the son of the sister of Bajpai. Hence, Bajpai is the
maternal uncle of the man in the photograph.

Q59. ANS B

'The only daughter of the father of X's mother' means mother of X.

Hence X is the son of the lady in the photograph.

Q60. ANS C

Daughter of Abhijit's brother → niece of Abhijit. Thus the granddaughter of

the woman is Abhijit's niece.

Hence, the woman is the mother of Abhijit.