Blood Relation English 84
Blood Relation English 84
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Blood Relation
In this segment, candidates have to deal with the questions based on Blood Relation.
Questions based on Blood-Relation can be of many types but in all the types of question
candidates have to relate all the given relation one by one.
Relation on the mother side is called ‘material’ and that on the father side is called
‘paternal’ and if the relation is on the spouse side (Husband or wife) is called ‘in-law’.
A method known as ‘family tree’ is used to solve the questions regarding Blood Relation,
which is just a flow chart method to show all the possible relation
TYPE OF QUESTION
1. PUZZLE FORM
In this type of question relations are written in a puzzled way.
Q.1-5 All the sis members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the
son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C
D is the daughter of A. F is sister of B.
B. 1
C. 3
D. Can’t be determine
E. None of these
Ans. C
3. How is E related to F?
A. Niece
B. Nephew
C. Uncle
D. Aunt
E. None of these
Ans. C
EXPLANATION
2. INDICATING FORM
In this type of question, a man/women define a relationship to any other person to who
that man/woman indicate with the help of chain of relations.
EXAMPLE
1. Pointing to a women, Nirmal said, “She is the only daughter of my wife’s grandfather’s
only child.” How is the woman related to Nirmal?
A. Father
B. Daughter
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C. Wife
D. Husband
E. None of these
Ans. C
EXPLANATION:
2. Pointing to a boy, Madhu says, “He is the only son of my father-in-law’s only son”. How
that lady is related to that boy?
A. Husband
B. Mother
C. Wife
D. Son
E. None of these
Ans. B (Mother)
EXPLANATION:
3. CODING FORM
In this type of question, relations are given in coded from. Here some signs are used to
define the relation and questions are put in code form also.
EXAMPLE
A. A × B means ‘A is mother of B'
B. A – B means ‘A is father of B’
C. A ÷ B means ‘A is brother of B’
D. A + B means ‘A is sister of B’
EXPLANATION:
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EXPLANATION:
3. If ‘Z × T – S × U + P’ what is U to Z?
A. Mother
B. Grand mother
C. Father
D. Can’t be determined
E. None of these
Ans. E
EXPLANATION:
Candidates have to consider only the sign of arrangement, ×, –, ×, + starting from left
direction (if backward direction) son-wife – son-daughter means grand-daughter. Now
candidates have to interchange the order of Z and U. Hence U will be subject and Z will
be object. Hence U is grand-daughter to Z.
KEY FACTORS
With the help of some points you can easily solve blood relation.
One should classify Male and Female as
Male – + Female
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