Blood Relations

Class Work
(1) If Kamal says, “Ravi’s mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is
Kamal related to Ravi?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Father
(c) Brother
(d) None of these

(2) Pointing towards a man in the photograph, Archana said, “He is the son of
the only son of my grandfather.” How is that man related to Archana?
(a) Cousin
(b) Nephew
(c) Brother
(d) Son

(3) Looking at the portrait of a man. Harish said, “His mother is the wife of my
father’s son. Brothers and sisters I have none”. At whose portrait was Harish
looking?
(a) His son
(b) His cousin
(c) His uncle
(d) His nephew

(4) 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) His own
(b) His Son
(c) His Father
(d) His Grandfather

(5) Mac is brother of Tina and brother-in-law of Tim. Sheron has two children and
her son-in-law is Tim. Sheeba’s grandmother is Sheron. Tina is Sheeba’s aunt.
Which of the following statements is true?
(a) Sheeba is daughter of Tim
(b) Tina is Tim's sister-in-law
(c) Sheeba is niece of Tim

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(d) Sheeba is niece of Mac

(6) Sheela is Ravi’s sister-in-law. Ram is Ravi's brother. Ram’s wife is Sheela.
Deepa is Ravi’s sister. Deepa’s mother is Shanthi.
How is Sheela related to Shanthi?
(a) Mother-in-law
(b) Daughter-in-law
(c) Granddaughter
(d) Daughter

(7) Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, “His only brother is the father of my
daughter’s father.” How is the gentleman related to Deepak?
(a) Father
(b) Grandfather
(c) Brother-in- law
(d) Uncle

(8) Pointing to a lady Simon said, “She is the daughter of the only sister of my
father.” How is lady related to Simon? SSC (10 + 2) 2013
(a) Mother
(b) Aunt
(c) Sister
(d) Cousin

(9) Tarun is the father of Rohit. Rohit is the brother of Kala. Kala is the wife of Dilip.
How is Dilip related to Rohit? SSC Asst. 20 I 2
(a) Brother-in- law
(b) Father-in- law
(c) Son
(d) Uncle

Directions (Q. Nos. 10-11) Study the information carefully and answer the
questions given below. P is the husband of Q. R is the grandchild of P.P has only
one child (son) who is married to T’s child. T has only two children one son and
one daughter. X is grandson of T. S is brother in law of son of T. U and V are
children of T. W is married to the son of T. X is son of U’s brother.

(10) If T is married to Y than how is T related to R?

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(a) Grandfather
(b) Maternal Grandfather
(c) Maternal Grandmother
(d) Either (b) or (c)

(11) How is X related to V?

(a) Son
(b) Daughter
(c) Son in law
(d) Daughter in law

(12) In a three generation family of seven members namely, P, R, S, T, U, V, and

W, there are 2 fathers. P is W’s grandfather. S is T’s sister. V is U’s son. R has 2
children, and she is the only married female in the family. T is W’s maternal aunt.
U is not the son of P. Then, how is V related to R?
(a) Uncle
(b) Son
(c) Father
(d) Brother

(13) Sudeep said to Rajeev, “The man watching TV is one of the two brothers of
the daughter of my father’s wife”. How the man watching TV is related to
Sudeep?
(a) Brother
(b) Brother-in- law
(c) Cousin
(d) Uncle

(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. Then, which of the
following is a pair of females?
(a) AE
(b) BD
(c) DE
(d) AD

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(15) Looking at a woman sitting next to him, Amit said, “she is the sister of the
husband of my wife’. How is the woman related to Amit?
(a) Niece
(b) Daughter
(c) Sister
(d) Wife

(16) Read the given information and answer the following question.
(i) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the brother of Q’.
(ii) ‘P х Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’.
(iii) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is the sister of Q’.
Which of the following would mean R is the maternal uncle of S?
(a) R х P + S
(b) R + P х S
(c) R х S + P
(d) R ÷ P + S

(17) Read the given information and answer the following question.
(i) ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the sister of B’.
(ii) ‘A - B’ means ‘A is the brother of B’.
(iii) ‘A х B’ means ‘A is the daughter of B.’
Which of the following shows the relation that E is the maternal uncle of D?
(a) D + F х E
(b) D х F + E
(c) D – F х E
(d) None of these

Direction (Q. Nos.18-19) There are seven persons in the family Abhaya, Arsha,
Chand, Daksha, Jackie, Jerry and Karni. Each person is related to the other
person in some way. Arsha and Chand are a married couple. Daksha is the
sister of Abhaya. Jackie is the father of Daksha and is also a paternal
grandfather. Karni is the niece of Abhaya. Chand is the only brother of Daksha.
Jerry is the spouse of Jackie.

(18) How is Arsha related to the eldest male member of the family?
(a) Grand daughter
(b) Daughter
(c) Daughter-in-law

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(d) Son

(19) How many female members are present in the family?

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

(20) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i) ‘X + Y’ means ‘X is the mother of Y’.
(ii) ‘X - Y’ means ‘X is the brother of Y’.
(iii) ‘X % Y’ means ‘X is the father of Y’.
(iv) ‘X х Y’ means ‘X is the sister of Y’.
Which of the following shows P is the maternal uncle of Q?
(a) Q – N + M х P
(b) P + S х N - Q
(c) P - M + N х Q
(d) Q – S % P

(21) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i) ’P х Q means ‘P is father of Q’.
(ii) ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’.
In the expression B + D х M ÷ N, how is M related to B?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Son
(c) Grandson
(d) Granddaughter or Grandson

(22) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i)’P х Q means ‘P is father of Q’.
(ii) ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’.
Which of the following represents J is son of F?
(a) J÷R - T х F
(b) J+R-T х F

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(c) J÷M - N х F
(d) None of these

Directions (Q. Nos.23-24) Read the information given below and answer the
question based on them. There is family of six person A, B, C, D, E and F. They are
Teacher, Doctor, Lawyer, Student, Businessman and Architect.
(a) There are two married couples in the family.
(b) B is the mother of E and F.
(c) The Businessman is the grandfather of F, who is a teacher.
(d) The doctor D is married to the Businessman.
(e) C, the lawyer is married to lady architect.

(23) What is the profession of E?

(a) Doctor
(b) Teacher
(c) Businessman
(d) Student

(24) Who are the two married couples in the family?

(a) EB and FC
(b) AD and BC
(c) EF and CB
(d) AD and FC

(25) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i)’P х Q means ‘P is father of Q’.
(ii) ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
(iii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’.
Which of the following represents R is niece of M?
(a) M ÷ K х T - R
(b) M – J + R - N
(c) R – M × T ÷ W
(d) Cannot be determined

(26) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i)’P х Q means ‘P is father of Q’.
(ii) ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.

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(iii) ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is the mother Q’.
(iv) ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’.
If P – R х Q which of the following statements is true?
(a) P is the sister of Q
(b) Q is the husband of P
(c) Q is the son of P
(d) None of the above

(27) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i) If ‘A х B’ means ‘A is the son of B’.
(ii) If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the father of B
(iii) If ‘A > B’ means ‘A is the daughter of ‘B’.
(iv) If ‘A < B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’.

Which of the following pairs of people represent first cousin with regard to the
relations given in the expressions, if it is provided that A is the sister of J.
‘L > V < J + P’ and ‘S х A < D + F < E + K’?
(a) LP
(b) SP
(c) SK
(d) SF

(28) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i) If ‘A х B’ means ‘A is the son of B’.
(ii) If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is the father of B
(iii) If ‘A > B’ means ‘A is the daughter of ‘B’.
(iv) If ‘A < B’ means ‘A is the wife of B’.
What will come in the place of the question mark (?), if it is provided that M is the
grandmother of F in the expression?
‘F х R < S? M’
(a) >
(b) <
(c) +
(d) х

(29) Read the information and answer the following question.

(i) If ‘A х B’ means ‘A is son of B
(ii) If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is daughter of B

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(iii) If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.
(iv) If ‘A - B’ means ‘A is father of B’
What will come in the place of the question mark (?) to establish that Q is mother
of N in the expression : N + O - P? Q
(a) +
(b) х
(c) –
(d) Either + or x

(30) Pointing to two persons, C says, “Both are the children of the only son of my
grandfather who has only 3 grandchildren.” If one person says, “I have as many
brothers and sisters as C have.” Then how is second person related to C’s father?
(a) Cannot be determined
(b) Brother
(c) Sister
(d) Either brother or sister

(31) Read the following information carefully to answer the following questions.
‘P # Q’ means ‘P is the daughter of Q’
‘P © Q’ means ‘Q is the brother of P’
‘P = Q’ means ‘Q is the sister of P’
‘P & Q’ means ‘P is the son of Q’
‘P * Q’ means ‘P is the father of Q’
‘P @ Q’ means ‘P is the mother of Q’
What does the expression :
A@B=C©D&E
(a) E is the husband of A
(b) B is the son of E
(c) B is the daughter of E
(d) E is the wife of A

Directions (Q. Nos.32-33) Read the information given below and answer the
question based on them.
Brijesh Gupta has three children Kirti, Kishor and Kunal. Kunal married to Sarita,
the eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Mehra. The Mehra’s married their youngest
daughter Kiran to the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Arora, who have two children
named Ramesh and Ratika. Ramesh is the eldest son of Mr.Arora. The Mehra’s

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have two more children, Sooraj and Jeevika, both older than Kiran.Shravan and
Kartik are the sons of Kunal and Sarita. Sonali is the daughter of Ramesh.
(32) What is the surname of Sonali?
(a) Arora
(b) Mehra
(c) Gupta
(d) Can’t be determined

(33) How is Mrs. Mehra related to Kunal?

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

(34) In a three generation Family of 9 members, A is the grandson of B. C is the

father of D. E is the daughter of F. C is the brother of H and E. I has two children. E
is not married. G is the son-in-law of F. B is the father in law of I. Then, who is
married to G?
(a) F
(b) H
(c) I
(d) E

(35) Who is the son-in-law of B?

(a) E
(b) G
(c) H
(d) F

(36) P’s mother is the only child of S. S is the wife of Q’s mother’s father, who has
a brother named M. How is M related to P’s mother?
(a) Brother
(b) Uncle
(c) Grandfather
(d) Father

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(37) If P e Q means P is the brother of Q, P d Q means P is the mother of Q and P f
Q means P is the uncle of Q, then which of the following would mean A is the
maternal uncle of B.
(a) AdPeB
(b) BeAdP
(c) AfPdB
(d) AePdB

(38) Read the following information carefully to answer the following questions.
A + B means B is the brother of A;
A x B means B is the husband of A;
A – B means A is the mother of B and
A % B means A is the father of B,
Which of the following relations shows that Q is the maternal grandmother of T?
(a) P + Q % R – T
(b) P x Q % R + T
(c) Q – P + R % T
(d) Q – R x P %T

(39) Read the following information carefully to answer the following questions.
If ‘A × B’ means ‘A is father of B’.
If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.
If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.
If ‘A – B’ means ‘A is son of B’.
What will come in the place of the question mark, to establish that Q is the
nephew of T in the expression: ‘Q ? R ÷ S × T'
(a) +
(b) x
(c) –
(d) ÷

(40) Read the following information to answer the question.

I. ‘P × Q’ means ‘P is brother of Q’
II. ‘P - Q’ means ‘P is sister of Q’.
III. ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.
IV. ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is mother of Q’.
Which of the following represents ‘M is nephew of N’?
(a) N - K + M

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(b) N × K ÷ M
(c) N ÷ K × M - T
(d) N - K + M × T

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