BLOOD RELATIONS

Introduction

What is blood relation?

Any relation in the world which either by birth or by marriage is called a Blood Relation.
Ex: Any relation by birth will be mother, father, son, daughter, etc. and any relation by
marriage will be father-in-law, mother-in-law, etc.

Types of Questions on Blood Relation

1. Introducing or Pointing
2. Family Tree or Chart
3. Coded Blood Relations
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Family Tree
To solve the problems in blood relation, one should know how to draw a family tree.
A family tree is a pictorial representation of genealogical data.
The following points help in drawing a family tree.
• All the female members of the family are represented by a circle. The name of the person
is written inside the circle for convenience.
• All the male members of the family are represented by a square. The name of the person is
written inside the square for convenience.
• The relation between two members of the family is shown by connecting a double-headed
arrow.
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• The spouse relation is represented by the two ends of a double-headed arrow

• All the family members of the upper generation are represented above in the family tree.
Ex: father, mother, uncle, aunt etc. The logic can be extended by representing the
grandparents above the parents in the family tree. Ex: grandfather and grandmother.
• All the family members of the same generation are represented in the middle of the family
tree. Ex: brothers, Sisters, cousins, wife, husband, etc.
• All the family members of the next generation are represented below in the family tree. Ex:
Daughter, son, niece, nephew.
Blood relation
Relationship terms Terms used to show the relation

Father’s son or mother’s son Brother

Father’s daughter or mother’s daughter Sister

Mother’s brother (younger or elder) Maternal Uncle

Father’s brother (younger or elder) Uncle (Paternal)

Father’s sister (younger or elder) Aunt

Mother’s sister (younger or elder) Aunt

Son’s wife’s Daughter-in-law daughters

Daughter’s husband’s Son-in-law sisters sisters
Sister’s husband brother brother Brother-in-law husbands
Husband’s brother or wife’s brother Brother-in-law

Brother’s wife sister Sister-in-law husbands

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Husband’s sister or wife’s sister Sister-in-law husbands
sister sister sister sister sister sister
sister
Husband’s father or wife’s father for For Father-in-law husbands

Husband’s mother or wife’s mother or Mother-in-law

Brother’s son or sister’s son Nephew

Brother’s daughter or sister’s Niece
daughter
Uncle’s daughter or aunt’s daughter Cousin

Uncle’s son or aunt’s son Cousin

Father’s father or mother’s father Grandfather
Father’s mother or mother’s mother Grandmother

Father of grandfather or father of Great grandfather

grandmother
Mother of grandfather or Mother of Great grandmother
grandmother
Question: 01

Introducing a woman, Shashank said, "She is the mother of the only daughter of my son."
How that woman is related to Shashank?
A.Daughter
B.Sister-in-law
C.Wife
D.Daughter-in-law

Answer: D
Explanation:

The woman is the mother of Shashank's granddaughter. Hence, the woman is the
daughter-in-law of Shashank.
Question: 02

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

Answer: A
Explanation:

Daughter P @ Q → P is the wife of Q ...(1)

Q $ T → Q is the brother of T ...(2)
T # U → T is the daughter of U
Hence, → Q is the son of U ...(3)
U * W → U is the father of W.
From (1) and (3), U is the father-in-law of P.
Question: 03

If B5D means B is the father of D; B9D means B is the sister of D;B4D means B is the
brother of D; B3D means B is the wife of D. Which of the following means F is the mother of
K?
A.F3M5K
B.F5M3K
C.F9M4N3K
D.F10M43

Answer: A
Explanation:

F3M → F is the wife of M

M5K → M is the father of K
Therefore, F is the mother of K.
Question: 04

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.

Answer: D
Explanation:

ØA is the brother of B and B is the brother of C. So, C may be the brother or sister of A.
Question: 05

In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are married couple, A being
the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the
daughter-in law of F, whose husband has died. How is E related to C ?
A.Sister
B.Daughter
C.Cousin
D.Mother

Answer:B
Explanation:

ØA is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A.
D is the son of C. E. who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law
of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A. ØClearly. E is the daughter of C.
Question: 06

There are six persons A. B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's
husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and
a mother in the group. Who is the mother ?
A.A
B.B
C.C
D.E

Answer: D
Explanation:

ØD is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is father of F.

ØThus. D and A are the two fathers. C is the sister of F So. C is the daughter of A.
ØSince there is only one mother, it is evident that E is the wife of A and hence the mother of
C and F.
ØSo, B is brother of A There are three brothers. So. F is the brother of C.
ØClearly, A is E's Husband
Question: 07

Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son.
Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking?
A.His son
B.His cousin
C.His uncle
D.His nephew

Answer: A
Explanation:

ØSince Harsh has no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. Now, wife
Of my father's son — my wife.
So, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son
Question: 08

A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and three children,
two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is a doctor. E is an engineer
married to one of the brothers and has two children. if is married to D and G is their child.
Who is C ?
A.A's son
B.E's daughter
C.F's father
D.G's brother

Answer: A
Explanation:

ØE is mamed to A or D. But B is married to D. Thus, E is married to A.

ØThus, A, B, C, D, E are the four adults and C, F, G are the three children in the
Øfamily. B and D have a child G. A and E have two children. They are C and F
ØNow. only F and G are girls.
So, C is a boy. Thus, C is A's or E's son
Question: 09

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.Grandmother

Answer: C
Explanation:

ØOnly son of Amar's mother's father — Amar's maternal uncle.

ØSo, the girl's maternal uncle is Arnar's maternal uncle. Thus, the girl's mother is Amar's
aunt.
Question: 10

There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor, Teacher,
Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples in the family. D, the
Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is married to the Lawyer. F, the
Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C, the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A.E is the
unmarried Engineer. A is the grandmother of F. How is E related to F?
A. Brother
B. Father
C. Mother
D. Cannot to determined

Answer: D
Explanation:

C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F. But F

is the son of B. So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer is married to the Doctor So. B is the
Doctor. F, the Accountant will be the son of B and C. E is the unmarried Engineer So. the
other mamed couple can be that of grandmother of F i.e, A and D. But D, the Salesman, is
married to the Lady Teacher. So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the
husband of A, the Lady Teacher. Clearly, from the given data, the relation between E and F
cannot be determined.
Question: 11

Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the
brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related to Rita's friend?
A.Cousin
B.Daughter
C.Niece
D.Friend

Answer: A
Explanation:

ØDaughter of brother-in-law — Niece;

ØMother's niece — Cousin.
ØSo, the girl is the cousin of Rita's friend.
Question: 12

A family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples. If D is

grandmother of A and mother of B;C is wife of B and mother of F;F is granddaughter of E.
Who among the following is one of the couples ?
A.CD
B.EB
C.DE
D.None of these

Answer: D
Explanation:

ØC is wife of B. So, one couple is BC. Now, D in grandmother of A, B is the son of D and his
wife C is the mother of F. SO, D is also the grandmother of F But F is the granddaughter of E.
ØSo, E is the grandfather of F and the husband of D. Thus, DF is another couple
Question: 13

A woman going with a boy is asked by another woman about their relationship between them.
The woman replied, "My maternal Uncle and the uncle of his maternal uncle is the same".
How is the lady related with that boy?
A.Grandmother and Grandson
B.Mother and Son
C.Aunt and Nephew
D.None of these

Answer: C
Explanation:

Clearly, the brother of woman's mother is the same as the brother of the father of boy's
maternal uncle. So, the woman's mother's brother is the boy's maternal uncle's father. Thus
the woman's mother's brother's son is boy's maternal uncle, i.e woman's mother's brother's
daughter is boy's mother
Question: 14

All the six 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 the brother of B. Who is the mother of B ?
A.D
B.F
C.B
D.A

Answer: D
Explanation:

ØB is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B. A is marned to C
means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A
means D is daughter of A and C
ØClearly. A is the mother of B.
Question: 15

If 'A $ B' means 'A is brother of B', 'A @ B' means 'A is wife of B', 'A # B' means 'A is daughter
of B' and 'A & B 'means 'A is father of B', then which of the following expressions indicates
the relationship 'K' is father-in-law of H'?
A.H @ J $ L # P & K
B.H @ J $ P & L # K
C.H @ J $ L # K & P
D.H @ P $ J & L # K

Answer: C
Explanation:

ØK is the father-in-law of H means H is the wife of the brother (say, J) of the

daughter (say, L) of K and K is a male (brother or father of some person, say P)
Øi.e H @ J $ L # K $ P or H @ J $ L # K & P.
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