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BLOOD RELATION
Max. Marks : 35
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2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

No. of Qs. 35

Time : 25 min.

B is Ds mother and C is Ds brother. H is Es daughter whose

wife is D. How are E and C related?
(a) Father-in-law
(b) Brother-in-law
(c) Uncle
(d) Brother
Sita is the niece of Ashok. Ashoks mother is Lakshmi. Kalyani
is Lakshmis mother. Kalyanis husband is Gopal. Parvathi is
the mother-in-law of Gopal. How is Sita related to Gopal?
(a) Great grandsons daughter
(b) Gopal is Sitas father
(c) Sita is Gopals great granddaughter.
(d) Grand niece.
In a joint family there are father, mother, 3 married sons and
one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, 2 have 2 daughters
each, and one has a son. How many female members are
there in the family?
(a) 2
(b) 3
(c) 6
(d) 9
(I) F is the brother of A,
(II) C is the daughter of A,
(III) K is the sister of F,
(IV) G is the brother of C.
Who is the uncle of G?
(a) A
(b) C
(c) K
(d) F
What is the relation between the son of Rajkumars sisters
father in law and Raj Kumar.
(a) Father, Son
(b) Father-in-law, Son-in-law
(c) Son-in-law, Father-in-law
(d) Uncle, Nephew
A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is
sister of D how is B related to E?
(a) Sister-in-law
(b) Sister
(c) Brother
(d) Brother-in-law

RESPONSE
GRID

1.
6.
11.

b c d

b c d

b c d

2.
7.
12.

b c d

b c d

b c d

Date : ........./......../................

7.

Pointing to a photograph Vikas said She is the daughter of

my grandfathers only son. How is the related to Vikas in
the photograph?
(a) Father
(b) Brother
(c) Sister
(d) Mother
8. M is the son of P. Q is the granddaughter of O who is the
husband of P. How is M related to O?
(a) Son
(b) Daughter
(c) Mother
(d) Father
9. X and Y are brothers. R is the father of Y. S is the brother of
T and maternal uncle of X. What is T to R?
(a) Mother
(b) Wife
(c) Sister
(d) Brother
Considering the given options, it may be assumed that T is
wife of R.
10. If Sudha is the daughter of the wife of the only son of the
father of Priyas father, how is Sudha related to Priya. If
Sudhas grandfather has no grandson?
(a) Sister
(b) Cousin
(c) Sister-in-law
(d) Mother
11. A is the father of B, C is the daughter of B, D is the brother of
B, E is the son of A. What is the relationship between C and
E?
(a) Brother and sister
(b) Cousins
(c) Niece and uncle
(d) Uncle and aunt
12. Sureshs sister is the wife of Ram. Ram is Ranis brother.
Rams father is Madhur. Sheetal is Rams grandmother. Rema
is Sheetals daughter-in-law. Rohit is Ranis brothers son.
Who is Rohit to Suresh?
(a) Brother-in-law
(b) Son
(c) Brother
(d) Nephew

3.
8.
13.

b c d

b c d

b c d

4.
9.
14.

b c d

b c d

b c d

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5.
10.
15.

b c d

b c d

b c d

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13. Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his
fathers wife. How is Vinod related to Vishal?
(a) Cousin
(b) Brother
(c) Son
(d) Uncle
14. Among her children, Gangas favourites are Ram and Rekha.
Rekha is the mother of Sharat, who is loved most by his uncle
Mithun. The head of the family is Ram Lal, who is succeeded
by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Ganga have been
married for 35 years and have 3 children. What is the relation
between Mithun and Mohan?
(a) Uncle
(b) Son
(c) Brother
(d) No relation
15. Rahul and Robin are brothers. Pramod is Robins father.
Sheela is Pramods sister. Prema is Pramods niece. Shubha
is Sheelas granddaughter. How is Rahul related to Shubha?
(a) Brother
(b) Cousin
(c) Uncle
(d) Nephew
16. Kusuma is the wife of Ravi. Govind and Prabhu are brothers.
Govind is the brother of Ravi. Prabhu is Kusumas.
(a) Cousin
(b) Brother
(c) Brother-in-law
(d) Uncle
17. Savitha introduced a boy as the son of the only daughter of
the father of her maternal uncle. How is boy related to Savitha?
(a) Brother
(b) Son
(c) Nephew
(d) Son-in-law
18. If the uncle of the father of Rani is the grandson of the father
of Anup and Anup is the only son of his father, then what is
the relation of Anup with Rani?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Uncle
(c) Maternal Uncle
(d) Great-grandfather
19. The daughter of the son of the father of my fathers sister is
to me
(a) Aunt
(b) Sister
(c) Daughter
(d) Niece
20. A husband and a wife had five married sons and each of
them had four children. How many members are there in the
family?
(a) 32
(b) 36
(c) 30
(d) 40
21. Nithya is Sams sister. Mogan is Sams father. Selvan is
Rajans son. Rajan is Mogans brother. How is Nithya related
to Selvan?
(a) Daughter
(b) Sister
(c) Cousin
(d) Wife

RESPONSE
GRID

16.
21.
26.
31.

a
a
a
a

b c d
b c d
b c d
b c d

17.
22.
27.
32.

a
a
a
a

b c d
b c d
b c d
b c d

22. A man said to a lady Your mothers husbands sister is my

aunt. How is the lady related to man?
(a) Sister
(b) Mother
(c) Daughter
(d) Granddaughter
23. Tarun is the father of Rohit. Rohit is the brother of Kala. Kala
is the wife of Dilip. How is Dilip related to Rohit?
(a) Brother-in-law
(b) Father-in-law
(c) Son
(d) Uncle
24. Sunil is son of Kesav. Simran, Kesavs sister, has a son Maruti
and daughter Sita. Prem is the material uncle of Maruti. How
is Sunil related to Maruti?
(a) Nephew
(b) Cousin
(c) Uncle
(d) Brother
25. Arun said, This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother.
Who is Arun to the girl?
(a) Grandfather
(b) Husband
(c) Father-in-law
(d) Father
26. Anil, introducing a girl in a party, said, she is the wife of the
grandson of my mother. How is Anil related to the girl?
(a) Father
(b) Grandfather
(c) Husband
(d) Father-in-law
27. Introducing Rajesh, Neha said, his brothers father is the
only son of my grandfather. How is Neha related to Rajesh?
(a) Daughter
(b) Siste
(b) Mother
(d) Niece
28. Ravi is the son of Aman's father's sister. Sahil is the son of
Divya who is the mother of Gaurav and grandmother of
Aman. Ashok is the father of Tanya and grandfather of Ravi.
Divya is the wife of Ashok. How is Gaurav's wife related to
Tanya?
(a) Sister
(b) Niece
(c) Sister-in law
(d) Data inadequate
29. I.
P Q means P is the brother of Q.
II. P + Q means P is the father of Q.
III. P Q means P is the sister of Q.
Which of the following represents X is the uncle of M ?
(a) X + Y M
(b) X Y + M
(c) X + Y M
(d) None of these
30. Mohan is the son of Aruns fathers sister. Prakash is the
son of Reva, who is the mother of Vikas and grandmother of
Arun. Pranab is the father of Neela and the grandfather of
Mohan. Reva is the wife of Pranab. How is the wife of Vikas
related to Neela?
(a) Sister
(b) Sister-in-law
(c) Niece
(d) None of these

18.
23.
28.
33.

a
a
a
a

b c d
b c d
b c d
b c d

19.
24.
29.
34.

a
a
a
a

b c d
b c d
b c d
b c d

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20.
25.
30.
35.

a
a
a
a

b c d
b c d
b c d
b c d

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31.

32.

33.

Introducing Kamla, Mahesh said : His father is the only son

of my father. How was Mahesh related to Kamla ?
(a) Brother
(b) Father
(c) Uncle
(d) Son
Showing a lady in the park, Vineet said, She is the daughter
of my grandfathers only son. How is Vineet related to that
lady ?
(a) Father
(b) Son
(c) Brother
(d) Mother
Daya has a brother, Anil. Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal
is Chandras father. In terms of relationship, what is Anil of
Bimal?

34.

35.

(a) Son
(b) Grandson
(c) Brother
(d) Grandfather
A man pointing to a photograph says, The lady in the
photograph is my nephews maternal grandmother and her
son is my sisters brother-in-law. How is the lady in the
photograph related to his sister who has no other sister?
(a) Mother
(b) Cousin
(c) Mother-in-law (d) Sister-in-law
If Neena says, Anitas father Raman is the only son of my
father-in-law Mahipal then how is Bindu, who is the sister
of Anita, related to Mahipal?
(a) Ni ece
(b) Daughter
(c) Wife
(d) Grand daughter

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HINTS & SOLUTIONS

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2.

3.

4.
5.

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(b) E is the husband of D.

C is the brother of D.
Therefore, C is the brother-in-law of E.
(c) Sita is granddaughter of Lakshmi.
Gopal is father of Lakshmi.
Therefore, Sita is great grand daughter of Gopal.
(d) Female members: Mother, 3 daughter-in-law, one
daughter, Four grand daughters.
Thus, there are nine female members.
(d) G is the son of A and F is brother of A.
(c) Raj Kumars sisters father in laws son is Rajkumars
sisters husband. Therefore, Raj kumars sisters
husband is Raj Kumars fathers son-in-law.
(a) C and D are children of A and B. B is mother of C and D.
Therefore, B is sisters-in-law of E.
(c) The only son of grandfather (paternal) of Vikas means
father of Vikas. Therefore, the girl is sister of Vikas.
(a) O is the husband of P. M is the son of P.
Therefore, M is the son of O.
(b) R is father of X and Y.
S is maternal uncle of X and Y.
Considering the given options, it may be assumed that
T is wife of R.
(a) Father of Priyas father means grandfather of Priya.
Sudha is the daughter of the wife of Priyas grandfathers
only son, i.e., father of Priya.
Therefore, Sudha is sister of Priya.
(c) C is the daughter of B and A is father of B.
Therefore, C is niece of E.
(d) Ram is brother of Rani.
Rohit is son of Ram.
Suresh is maternal uncle of Rohit.
Therefore, Rohit is nephew of Suresh.
(a) Wife of Vinods father means the mother of Vinod.
Only brother of Vinods mother means maternal uncle
of Vinod.
Therefore, Vinod is cousin of Vishal.
(d) Mohan is son of Ram Lal and uncle of Ram and Rekha.
Mithun is uncle of Sharat who is son of Rekha.
Rekha is niece of Mohan.
Therefore, Mithun is brother of Rekhas husband.
(c) Shubha is granddaughter of Sheela, who is sister of
Pramod. Rahul is son of Pramod.
Therefore, Rahul is uncle of Sheela.
(c) Ravi is brother of Govind and Prabhu. Prabhu is Brotherin-law of Kusuma.
(a) Only daughter of the father of Savithas maternal uncle
means the mother of Savitha.
Therefore, the boy is brother of Savitha.

18. (d) Grandson of Anups father means the son of Anup as

Anup is the only son of his father. The son of Anup is
grandfather of Rani. Therefore, Anup is greatgrandfather of Rani.
19. (b) Father of ones fathers sister is grandfather of that
person.
The son of grandfather would be either father or uncle
of that person.
The girl in question is sister of that person.
20. (a) Husband One
Wife One
Five married sons
5 2 = 10
Number of children
5 4 = 20
Total number of members
= 1 + 1 + 10 + 20 = 32
21. (c) Mogan is father of Sam and Nithya.
Rajan is uncle of Sam and Nithya.
Therefore, Nithya is cousin of Selvan.
22. (a) Mothers husband means the father of that man.
The sister of mans father would be aunt of that man.
Therefore, the lady is sister of that man.
23. (a) Rohit is the brother of Kala.
Kala is the wife of Dilip.
Therefore, Dilip is brother-in-law of Rohit.
24. (b) Simran is the aunt of Sunil.
Maruti is the son of Simran.
Therefore, Sunil is cousin of Maruti.
25. (c) Grandson of Aruns mother means either son or nephew
of Arun. Therefore, Arun is the father-in-law of that
girl.
26. (d) Clearly, the grandson of Anils mother is son of Anil
and wife of Anils son is daughter in-law of Anil. Thus,
Anil is the father-in-law of the girl.
27. (b) Neha is the sister (because Rajeshs grandfather is the
same as Nehas).
28.

(c)

Divya

Wife/Husband

Sahil/Gaurav
(Son of Divya)

Ashok
(Father of Tanya)
and Grandfather
of Ravi

Sis
ter

Tanya
Aman
(Grandson
of Divya)

Ravi

Thus Gaurav's wife is sister-in-law of Tanya

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29.

Pranab

34.

Arun Father
Arun Fathers Sister
Arun

Son

Chandra
Son
Daya Brother

So
n

(c)

in hert
o
M

Husband

Thus wife of Vikas is sister in-law of Neela.

(b) The only son of Maheshs father is Mahesh himself.
Father of Kamla is Mahesh and Mahesh is father of
Kamla.
(c) The only son of Vineets grandfather is Vineets
father. The lady is the daughter of Vineets father.
Thus, the lady in the park is the sister of Vineet.

Sister

Mother/Photograph

la w

Man

Brother

ew
ph
Ne

32.

Anil

r
Neela
ste
Si -law (Daughter of
in
Pranab)
Vikas
Vikas
(Son of Reva) wife

Mohan
(Grandson
of Pranab)

31.

Prakash
(Son of Reva)

(b) Bimal
o
ds

Wife / Husband
Reva
(Aruns
Grand mother)

33.

an
Gr

30.

(b) Work with option, we find that option C represents X is

the uncle of M.
(b) The relations describe in the question can be
represented as follows:

Son

Wife

Son

Brother

35.

(d)

Father (Mahipal)
|
Neena Husband/Mahipals only son/ father/Raman
|
Anita
Therefore, Anita is granddaughter of Mahipal.

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