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8. Introducing a man, a woman said, ―His wife is
EXERCISE
the only daughter of my mother.‖ How is the
woman related to that man?
1. Anil, introducing a girl in a party, said, she is the (a) Aunt (b) Wife
wife of the 12, grandson of my mother. How is (c) Mother-in-law (d) Maternal Aunt
Anil related to the girl? 9. Deepak said to Nitin, ―That boy playing with the
(a) Father (b) Grandfather football is the younger of the two brothers of the
(c) Husband (d) Father-in-law daughter of my father‘s wife.‖ How is the boy
2. A man said to a woman, ―Your mother‘s playing football related to Deepak?
husband‘s sister is my aunt.‖ How is the woman (a) Son (b) Brother
related to the man? (c) Causin (d) Nephew
(a) Granddaughter (b) Daughter 10. A is the mother of B, C is the father of B and C
(c) Sister (d) Aunt has 3 children. On the basis of this information,
3. Introducing Rajesh, Neha said, ―His brother‘s find out which of the following relations is
father is the only son of my grandfather‖. How correct:
Neha is related to Rajesh? (a) C has three daughters. (b) C has three sons.
(a) Sister (b) Daughter (c) B is the son. (d) None of these.
(c) Mother (d) Niece 11. A man pointing to a photograph says, ―The lady
4. Vinod is the brother of Bhaskar. Manohar is the in the photograph is my nephew‘s maternal
sister of Vinod. Biswal is the brother of Preetam grandmother.‖ How is the lady in the
and Preetam is the daughter of Bhaskar. Who is photograph related to the man‘s sister who has
the uncle of Biswal? no other sister?
(a) Bhaskar (b) Manohar (a) Cousin (b) Sister-in-law
(c) Vinod (d) Insufficient data (c) Mother (d) Mother-in-law
5. A man said to a woman, ―Your brother‘s only 12. A is the brother of B. A is the brother of C. To
sister is my mother.‖ What is the relation of the find what is the relation between B and C. What
woman with the maternal grandmother of that minimum information from the following is
man? necessary?
(a) Mother (b) Sister (i) Gender of C
(c) Niece (d) Daughter (ii) Gender of B
6. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, ―I have no (a) Only (i) (b) Only(ii)
brother or sister but that man‘s father is my (c) Either (i) or (ii) (d) both (i) and (ii)
father‘s son.‖ Whose photograph was it? 13. Mohan is son of Arun‘s father‘s sister. Prakash
(a) His own (b) His son‘s is son of Reva, who is mother of Vikash and
(c) His father's (d) His nephew‘s grandmother of Arun Pranab is father of Neela
7. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, ―I and grandfather of Mohan. Reva is wife of
am the only daughter of this lady and her son is Pranab.
your maternal uncle,‖ How is the speaker related How is Vikash‘s wife related to Neela?
to Pramod‘s father? (a) Sister (b) Niece
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Wife (c) Sister-in-law (d) Data in adaequate
(c) Neither (a) nor (b) (d) Aunt
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14. There is a family of 6 persons A, B, C, D, E and father's wife. How is the girl related to the man
F. There are two married couples in the family. in the photograph?
The family members are lawyer, teacher, (a) Daughter (b) Cousin
salesman, engineer, accountant and doctor. D, (c) Mother (d) Sister
the salesman is married to the lady teacher. The 20. Pointing to a boy, Meena says, ―He is the son of
doctor is married to the lawyer. F, the my grandfather‘s only son.‖ How is the boy‘s
accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, mother Telated to Meena?
the lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the (a) Mother (b) Aunt
unmarried engineer. A is the grandmother of F. (c) Sister (d) Data inadequate
How is E related to F? 21. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Shaloo
(a) Brother said, "Her son‘s father is the son-in-law of my
(b) Sister mother". How is Shaloo related to the lady?
(c) Father (a) Aunt (b) Sister
(d) Cannot be established (cannot be (b) Cousin (d) Mother
determined) 22. Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, ―His mother‘s
15. Pointing to a girl, Abhishek said, ―She is brother is the father of my son Ashish‘‘. How is
daughter of the only child of my father.‖ How is Kapil related to Shilpa's Husband?
Abhishek‘s wife related to that girl? (a) Sister-in-law (b) Nephew
(a) Daughter (b) Mother (c) Aunt (d) Niece
(c) Aunt (d) Sister 23. A man said to lady, ―Your mother‘s husband‘s
16. Introducing Sarita, Meena said, ―She is the only sister is my aunt." How is the lady related to the
daughter of my father‘s only daughter.‖ How is man?
Meena related to Sarita? (a) Daughter (b) Grand daughter
(a) Niece (b) Cousin (c) Mother (d) Sister
(c) Aunt (d) None of these 24. A family has a man, his wife, their four sons and
17. A and B are married couple. X and Y are their wives. The family of every son also have 3
brothers. X is the brother of A. How is Y related sons and one daughter. Find out the total number
to B? of male members in the family.
(a) Brother-in-law (b) Brother (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 17
(c) Son-in-law (d) Cousin 25. A is B‘s sister. C is B‘s mother. D is C‘s father.
18. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the E is D‘s mother. Then, how is A related to D?
mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the (a) Grandmother (b) Grandfather
following statements is true? (c) Daughter (d) Granddaughter
(a) P and A are cousins 26. In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3
(b) P is the maternal uncle of A married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of
(c) Q is the maternal grandfather of A the sons, two have 2 daughters each and one has
(d) C and P are sisters a son. How many females members are there in
19. Pointing out to a photograph, a man tells his the family?
friend," she is the daughter of the only son of my (a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 6 (d) 9

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27. A, B and C are sisters. D is the brother of E and 35. Examine the following relationships among
E is the daughter of B. How is A related to D? members of a family of six persons A, B, C, D,
(a) Sister (b) Cousin E and F.
(c) Niece (d) Aunt 1. The number of males equals that of females
28. F is the brother of A. C is the daughter of A. K is 2. A and E are sons of F.
the sister of F. G is the brother of C. Who is the 3. D is the mother of two, one boy and one girl
uncle of G? 4. B is the son of A
(a) A (b) C (c) F (d) K 5. There is only one married couple in the family
29. P is the brother of Q and R. S is the R‘s mother. at present which one of the following inferences
T is P‘s father. Which of the following can be drawn from the above?
statements cannot be definitely true? (a) A, B and C are all females
(a) T is Q‘s father (b) S is P‘s mother (b) A is the husband of D
(c) T is S‘s husband (d) S is T‘s son (c) E and Fare children of D
30. A party consisted of a man, his wife, his three (d) D is the grand daughter of F
sons and their wives and three children in each 36. Introducing a man, a woman said, ―He is the
son's family. How many were there in the party? only son of my mother‘s mother.‘‘ How is the
(a) 24 (b) 22 (c) 13 (d) 17 woman related to the man?
31. Nithya is Sam‘s Sister. Mogan is Sam‘s Father. (a) Mother (b) Cousin
Selvan is Rajan‘s Son. Rajan is Mogan‘s (c) Niece (d) Aunt
Brother. How is Nithya related to Selvan? 37. Pointing to a man in the park, Naman said, ―His
(a) Daughter (b) Sister son is my son‘s uncle.‖ How is the man related
(c) Cousin (d) Wife to Naman?
32. X‘ is the wife of ′Y′ and ‗Y‘ and ‗Y‘ is the (a) Brother (b) Father
brother of ‗Z‘, ‗Z‘ is the son of ‗P‘. How is ‘P‘ (c) Uncle (d) Grandfather
related to ‗X‘ ? 38. Following are some information about a family
(a) Sister (b) Aunt consisting of 4 members P, Q, R and S.
(c) Brother (d) Data inadequate P is an adult male and has 2 children. Q is the
33. Suket has three daughters and each daughter has son-in-law of P. R is Q's brother-in-law. There
a brother. How many male members are there in is just one couple in the family.
the family. Who is the daughter of P?
(a) 4 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 1 (a) P (b) R (c) Q (d) S
34. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family 39. In a family of 5, P is the father of R. S is Q‘s
consisting of 4 adults and 3 children, two of son. S has R as sister. Therefore, if U has P as
whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers brother, then the relationship between Q and
and A is a doctor. E is an engineer married to U is as follows.
one of the brothers and has two children. B is (a) Q is U‘s daughter
married to D and G is their child. Who is C? (b) U is Q‘s wife
(a) G‘s brother (b) F‘s father (c) Q is the sister-in-law of U
(c) E‘s father (d) A‘s son (d) Q is U‘s brother-in-law

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 BLOOD RELATION
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40. Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His 43. Pointing to a man, a lady said "His mother is the
mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers only daughter of my mother" How is the lady
and sisters I have none. "At whose portrait was related to the man?
Harsh looking? (a) Mother (b) Daughter
(a) His son (b) His cousin (c) Sister (d) Aunt
(c) His uncle (d) His nephew
41. 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
42. 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

Answers
1 (d) 6 (b) 11 (c) 16 (d) 21 (b) 26 (d) 31 (c) 36 (c) 41 (b)
2 (c) 7 (b) 12 (d) 17 (a) 22 (b) 27 (d) 32 (d) 37 (b) 42 (b)
3 (a) 8 (b) 13 (d) 18 (b) 23 (d) 28 (c) 33 (b) 38 (d) 43 (a)
4 (c) 9 (b) 14 (d) 19 (a) 24 (d) 29 (d) 34 (d) 39 (c)
5 (d) 10 (d) 15 (b) 20 (a) 25 (d) 30 (d) 35 (b) 40 (a)

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 BLOOD RELATION
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6. (b) Since the narrator has no brother, his father's

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son is he himself. So, the man who was talking
1. (d) Clearly, the grandson of Anil‘s mother is son
is the father of the man in the photograph, i.e.
of Anil and wife of Anil‘s son is daughter in-law
the man in the photograph is his son.
of Anil. Thus, Anil is the father-in-law of the
7. (b) Clearly, the speaker‘s brother Pramod‘s
girl.
maternal uncle. So, the speaker is Pramod‘s
2. (c) Woman‘s Mother‘s husband
mother or his father‘s wife.
8. (b) Clearly, only daughter of her mother is
Woman's father
woman herself. So, that woman to the wife of
Woman's father‘s sister → Woman's Aunt.
man.
Since, woman‘s aunt is man‘s aunt
9. (b) Father‘s wife — Mother; Mother‘s daughter
∴ woman is sister of man.
— Sister; Sister‘s younger brother — His
3. (a) Father of Rajesh‘s brother is the father of
brother. So, the boy is Deepak‘s brother.
Rajesh. Rajesh‘s father is the only son of Neha‘s
10. (d)
grandfather. Hence, Rajesh‘s father is Neha‘s
A Mother C
father. So, Neha is the sister of Rajesh.
B Father
∴C has three children but we can‘t say that he
has three daughters or three sons.
So, options (a) and (b) are incorrect.
4. (c) Also, we don‘t know that B is a boy or girl,
So, option (c) is also incorrect.
11. (c) Clearly, the lady is the grandmother of man‘s
sister‘s son i.e., the mother of the mother of
man‘s sister‘s i.e., the mother of man‘s sister.
So, the lady is man‘s mother.
12. (d) Without knowing the sex of C, we can‘t be
determined whether B is sister of C or B is
Thus, Vinod will be uncle of Biswal. brother of C. Similalrly without knowing the sex
5. (d) The only sister of the brother of the woman of B we can‘t be determined whether C is sister
will be the woman herself and she is the mother of B or C is brother of B. Therefore, both (i) and
of that man. Thus, the woman is the daughter of (ii) are necessary.
the maternal grandmother of that man. 13. (d) Pranab ⇔ Reva
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 BLOOD RELATION
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↓ ↓ ↓ 19. (a) Father s wife means mother; mother's only
Neela Prakash Vikash son means himself and thus the girl is the
(-) (+) daughter of the man.
↓ 20. (a) One‘s grandfather‘s only son⇒ one‘s father.
Mohan Arun And the son of one‘s father ⇒One‘s brother or
(+) (+) oneself. Hence, the mother of the boy is
Data inadequate. As nothing is mentioned about Meena‘s mother.
vikas wife in the question 21. (b) Lady‘s son‘s father is lady‘s husband So, the
14. (d) lady‘s husband is the son-in-law of Shaloo‘s
‗ ‘ Male, ‗O‘ Female mother i.e., the lady is the daughter of Shaloo‘s
mother. Thus, Shaloo is the lady‘s sister.
‗ ‘ offspring, ‗=‘ couple 22. (b) Father of Shilpa‘s son → Shilpa‘s husband.
So, Kapilis the son of Shilpa‘s husband's sister.
Sibbling Thus Kapil is Shilpa‘s Husband's Nephew.
Salesman D =A Lady 23. (d) Lady‘s mother‘s husband → Lady‘s father
Lady‘s father‘s sister → Lady‘s Aunt.
Doctor B = C Lawyer So, lady‘s aunt is man‘s aunt and therefore lady
is man‘s sister.
Accountant F = E engineer 24. (d) The make members in the family are:-
As, sex of E is not clear, so E can be brother or (i) The man himself
sister of F. (ii) his four sons; and
Hence, relation between E and F can‘t be (iii) his (3 × 4) = 12 grandsons.
established. Hence total numbers of male members
15. (b) Girl is daughter of the only child of = 1+4+ 12 = 17
Abhishek‘s father or, Girl is daughter of 25. (d) A is the sister of B and B is the son/daughter
Abhishek. of C. So, A is the daughter of C. Also, D is the
Hence, girl is daughter of Abhishek‘s wife. lather of C.
16. (d) Meena's father only daughter is Meena. Thus, A is the granddaughter of D.
Herself hence, sarita is only daughter of Meena 26. (d) The female members are:-
or Meena is the mother of Sarita. (i) mother
17. (a) X and Y are brothers and (ii) Wives of 3 married sons
X is brother of A ⇒ Y is brother of A. (iii) unmarried daughter
⇒ Y is brother-in-law of B. (iv) 2 daughter of each of two sons
18. (b) C and Q are sisters and A is the son of C. ∴Total No of females
Hence, C is the mother of A or Z is the mother =1+3+1+2×2=9
Q. 27. (d) E is the daughter of B & B is the brother of
Hence, Z is the maternal grandmother of A. P is E. So, D is the son of B. Also, A is the sister of
the son of Z. Hence, P is the maternal uncle of B. Thus, A is D‘s Aunt.
A.

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28. (c) G is the brother of C and C is the daughter of
A. So, G is son of A. Also, F is the brother of A. D1 =B = D2 = D3
So, F is the uncle of G (F) (M) (F) (F)
29. (d) P, Q, R are children of same parent. So, S, Hence, there are 2 male members in a family.
who is R‘s mother and T, who is P‘s father will 34. (d) ‗ ⟷‘ → brothers, ‗=‘ → couple, ‗↓‘ →
be mother and father of all three. However, it is offspring, ‗□‘ →male, 'O' → female, ‗X‘ →
not mentioned weather Q is male or female. So, unknown
(d) cannot be definitely true. E = A D = B
30. (d)
a man his wife X X G

Clearly, C and F are the remaining members to

be adjusted in place of two x. since, there are 3
3 sons 3 wives
children out of which two are girls, i.e. G and F,
so clearly the third children C is a boy So C is
the son of E and A.
3 children‘s each (3 × 3) 35. (b) ‗O‘ → Female, ‗□‘ → Male, ‘↔‘ → Couple,
∴Total No. of people in the party ‗↓‘→ Offspring
= 1 + 1+3 + 3 + 3 × 3 – 8+9= 17 F
31. (c) Nithya is Sam‘s Sister and Mogan is Sam‘s
Father Nithya is Mogan‘s Daughter.
Selvan is Rajan‘s Son and Rajan is Mogan‘s D A E
Brother ⇒
C B
Selvan is Mogan‘s Nephew.
So, Nithya is Selvan's Cousin. Since, there is only 1 married couple, so D must
32. (d) The relationship chart, based on the given be married to A, as D is the mother of two and B
problem can be worked out as given below. is the son of A. Also, as number of males and
females are equal, so F must be a female.
36. (c)
Mother

Mother (-) Son (+)

Women (-) Niece

37. (b)
Man (+)
The Sex of P is not known Father
33. (b) Suket has three daughters and each daughter Son(+) Naman
has abrother.
Uncle
Suket Son (+)
38. (d) S is P's daughter, Q‘s wife and R's sister.

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 BLOOD RELATION
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39. (c) P and Q are husband and wife, with R and S
as their children. P is U's brother, therefore Q is
U's brother's wife, that is, sister-in-law.
40. (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.
41. (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.
42. (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.
43. (a)
Mother Man
(-) His mother is the only
Mother = Lady daughter of my lady
(-) Mother
Man
(+)

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