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Blood Relations

Prithvi Raj
CAT 2016 – 99.08 %ile.

XAT 2018 – 99.52 %ile

CAT 2020 – 99.11 %ile

SBI PO 2018
TABLE OF CONTENT

1. Introduction

2. Family Tree

3. Important Terms

4. Type of Questions

5. Type-1 Questions

6. Type-2 Questions

7. Type-3 Questions

8. Type-4 Questions
Introduction

Blood Relation/Family Relation questions are one of the most


important questions of any reasoning exam.
Family Tree

The approach remains similar for most of the questions i.e. making a family
tree.
Important Terms

Term Meaning
Nephew Son of Brother/Sister
Niece Daughter of Brother/Sister
Maternal Mother’s Side
Paternal Father’s Side
Brother-In-Law Brother of Spouse
Sister-In-Law Sister of Spouse
Father-In-Law Father of Spouse
Mother-In-Law Mother of Spouse
Son-In-Law Husband of Daughter
Daughter-In-Law Wife of Son
Types

There are 4 main types of questions:


 Type-1: Direct Statement/Information Questions.
 Type -2 : Dialogue Based Questions.
 Type-3 : Coded Blood Relation Questions.
 Type-4 : Puzzle Based Blood Relation Questions.
TYPE-1

Direct Statement/Information Questions.


1) C is the brother of B. B is married to A. B’s father S has only one daughter and only one son. How is A
related to S?
a) Father-in-law
b) Brother
c) Father
d) Son-in-law
e) Can’t be determined.
2) C is the brother of B. C is the brother of D. D is the daughter of A. X is married to A. How is X related to C?
a) Aunt
b) Mother
c) Father
d) Father-in-law
e) Can’t be determined
3) P is Q's sister. R is Q's mother. S is R's father. Q is Z’s sister. Which of the following is true?
I - Z is the daughter of R.
II - S is the grandfather of Z.

a) Only I.
b) Only II.
c) Both I and II.
d) Either I or II.
e) None of these.
4) Rahul and Lokesh are twins. Lokesh’s sister Pinky is the only daughter of Lata. Lata’s husband has only
one sister Rama whose has only one son Alok. Radha is the daughter of Vandana who is the daughter-in-law
of Rama. How is Vandana related to Lokesh?
a) Aunt
b) Mother
c) Sister
d) Wife
e) None of these.
5) There are 8 members in a family. Alex is Martin’s nephew. James is the father of Maria who has only one
child who is male. Martin has only one daughter Zoey. Rachel is Jesse’s only daughter-in-law and Matthew’s
sister-in-law. Maria is the sister of Martin. How is Matthew related to Zoey?
a) Uncle
b) Cousin
c) Brother-in-law
d) Brother
e) Nephew
TYPE-2

Dialogue Based Questions.


1) Pointing to a picture, Vivek said “Her son is the nephew of my son.” How is Vivek related to the lady in
question?
a) Father
b) Brother
c) Father-in-law
d) Brother-in-law
e) Can’t Be Determined
2) A man was standing next to Rahul. Rahul said “He is the brother of my maternal grandfather’s only
daughter who is the wife of my father”. How is the man related to Rahul?
a) Father
b) Uncle
c) Father-in-law
d) Cousin
e) Can’t Be Determined
3) Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Alex said to his friend, "She is the only daughter-in-law of the paternal
grandmother of my father's only child" How is the lady in the photograph related to Alex?
a) Sister
b) Mother
c) Mother-in-law
d) Aunt
e) Can’t Be Determined
4) Pointing to a person, Arjun said to Sushma (who is a female), “His mother is the only daughter of your
father.” How is that person related to Sushma?
a) Daughter
b) Son
c) Mother
d) Niece
e) Can’t Be Determined
5) Introducing a man to her husband a woman said "His brother's father is the only child of my grandfather".
How is the woman related to this man?
a) Aunt
b) Sister
c) Mother
d) Sister-in-law
e) Cannot be Determined
TYPE-3

Code Based Questions.


1)
If ‘P $ Q’ means P is the father of Q; ‘P # Q’ means P is the mother of Q and ‘P * Q’ means P is the sister of Q,
then ‘N # L $ P * Q’ shows which of the relation of N to Q?
a) Grandson
b) Granddaughter
c) Grandfather
d) Grandmother
e) Data Inadequate
2) If ‘A $ B’ means A is the brother of B; ‘A @ B’ means A is the wife of B; ‘A # B’ means A is the daughter of
B and ‘A * B’ means A is the father of B, which of the following indicates that U is the father-in-law of P?

a) P @ Q $ T # U * W
b) P @ W $ Q * T # U
c) P @ Q $ W * T # U
d) P @ Q $ T # W * U
e) None of these.
3) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:-
(i) ‘J × K' means J is the brother of K
(ii) ‘J – K' means J is the mother of K
(iii) ‘J + K' means J is the sister of K
(iv) ‘J ÷ K' means J is the father of K

How is P related to Q in the expression P + A ÷ T × Q?


a) Uncle
b) Nephew
c) Niece
d) Aunt
e) Sister-in-law
4) Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below:-
(i) ‘J × K' means J is the brother of K
(ii) ‘J – K' means J is the mother of K
(iii) ‘J + K' means J is the sister of K
(iv) ‘J ÷ K' means J is the father of K

How is Z related to X in the expression Z - Y + W ÷ X?


a) Grandfather
b) Nephew
c) Grandmother
d) Aunt
e) Brother-in-law
5) If ‘P # Q’ means P is the sister of Q , ‘P +Q’ means P is the wife of Q, ‘P @ Q’ means P is the
son of Q, and ‘P $ Q’ means P is the mother of Q, then what will come in the place of question
mark, if
it is provided that ‘D is the daughter-in-law of T’? The given expression is ‘D $ R ? L @ T’.
a) +
b) #
c) @
d) $
e) None of these.
TYPE-4

Puzzle Based Questions.


There is family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. Following information pertains to the members of this family:
• There are two married couples and the family members belong to three generations.
• Each member has a distinct choice of colour among green, yellow, black, white, red and blue.
• No lady member likes green or white colour.
• C, who likes black colour is the daughter-in-law of E.
• B is the brother of F and son of D and he likes blue.
• A is grandmother of F and F does not like red.
• There is a man liking green and his wife likes yellow colour.
1) How many male members are there in the family?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
e) Can’t be determined.
2) Whose favorite color is Red?
a) C
b) D
c) E
d) F
e) A
3) Which of the following is one of the married couples?

a) AB
b) CD
c) DA
d) AC
e) none of these
4. What is F’s favourite color?
a) Green
b) Yellow
c) White
d) Black
e) Can’t be determined.
A family consisting of 9 members and 3 generations (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I) went for a picnic. People of the
same generation are wearing the same item of clothing (hat, cap or scarf). There are more than 2 married
couples in the family and all married couples have at least one child. C who is the aunt of I is wearing a hat.
G’s mother is the only daughter-in-law of A who is married to C’s brother. I is married to the father of E. F’s
nephew is the only grandson of H and wears a cap. D and G are of the same gender. E is the only unmarried
male in the family. There are more females than males in the family.
5) Identify the odd pair out.
a) F-D
b) H-A
c) B-C
d) G-E
e) A-C.
6) Which of the following was wearing a scarf?
a) B
b) F
c) I
d) D
e) All of the above.
7) If G was one of the unmarried females in the group, name the other.
a) A
b) C
c) D
d) I
e) None of these.
8) How is B related to A in this family?
a) Cousin
b) Son-in-law
c) Brother-in-law
d) Nephew
e) Son.
Seven members of a family, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V. Each of them has taken different sports as profession – Cricketer, Base
ball player, Archer, Lawn tennis player, Swimmer, Table Tennis player and Badminton player.
• There are three couples in the family, one in first and other two in second generations.
• The Table tennis player married to V, whose father is the Cricketer.
• The Tennis Player is the nephew of R, who is the daughter of Archery player. The Archery player U, is Q’s parental
Grandmother.
• P and Q are of the same gender.
• S, the brother–in-law of the base ball player, is married to Badminton Player.
9) Which sport is S associated with?
a) Cricket
b) Badminton
c) Swimming
d) Archery
e) None of these
10) How is R related to T?
a) Sister-in-law
b) Wife
c) Mother
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these
11) Who plays baseball in the family?
a) P
b) Q
c) S
d) U
e) V
12) How many male members are there in the family?
a) 2
b) 3
c) 4
d) 5
e) 6

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