Blood relations
- M is the only son of N. N’s wife is O. P is the only daughter-in-law of O. Q is P’s daughter. How is N related to Q? Answer: B. Grandfather Answer: (B) Grandfather O is N’s wife, so M is O’s son too (as usual in these questions, a father’s wife is taken to... 1
- Pointing to a lady, a man said, “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife.” How is the lady related to the man? Answer: A. Sister of his father-in-law Answer: (A) Sister of his father-in-law The son of the lady’s brother is the brother of the man’s wif... 1
- Pointing to a woman, Sunil said, “She is the only daughter-in-law of the only son of my paternal grandfather. I am my parents’ only son.” How is the woman related to Sunil? Answer: A. Wife Answer: (A) Wife The only son of Sunil’s paternal grandfather is Sunil’s father. His daughter-in-law is the wife of his son.... 1
- In a certain code, A $ B means ‘A is the father of B’, A & B means ‘A is the sister of B’ and A # B means ‘A is the daughter of B’. If H $ J & K # M, how is M related to H? Answer: C. Wife Answer: (C) Wife H $ J: H is the father of J. J & K: J is the sister of K, so H is K’s father too. K # M: K is the daughter... 1
- A is the brother of B. B is the daughter of C. How is A related to C? Answer: C. Son Answer: (C) Son B is the daughter of C, so C is a parent of B. A is B’s brother, so A is also C’s child. A is male, so A is C... 1
- P is the father of Q. Q is the brother of R. R is a girl. How is R related to P? Answer: C. Daughter Answer: (C) Daughter Q is P’s child and R is Q’s sibling, so R is also P’s child. R is a girl, so R is P’s daughter. 1
- X is the wife of Y. Y is the son of Z. How is X related to Z? Answer: D. Daughter-in-law Answer: (D) Daughter-in-law Y is Z’s son and X is Y’s wife. The wife of one’s son is one’s daughter-in-law. 1
- B is the sister of A’s mother. How is B related to A? Answer: A. Aunt Answer: (A) Aunt B is the sister of A’s mother, so B is A’s mother’s sister. Mother’s sister = (maternal) aunt. 1
- Introducing a woman, Ramesh said, “She is the only daughter of the only son of my paternal grandfather.” How is the woman related to Ramesh? Answer: C. Sister Answer: (C) Sister The only son of Ramesh’s paternal grandfather is Ramesh’s father. The only daughter of Ramesh’s father... 1
- M is the son of N. N is the daughter of O. O is the husband of P. How is O related to M? Answer: B. Grandfather Answer: (B) Grandfather N is M’s mother (N is a daughter, so female). O is N’s parent, and O is a husband, so male. T... 1
- A is B’s husband. C is A’s sister. How is C related to B? Answer: C. Sister-in-law Answer: (C) Sister-in-law C is the sister of B’s husband. Husband’s sister = sister-in-law. 1
- K is the brother of L. M is the father of K. N is the mother of M. L is a girl. How is L related to N? Answer: B. Granddaughter Answer: (B) Granddaughter M is the father of both K and L. N is M’s mother. So L is the daughter of N’s son, that i... 1
- Pointing to a man, Rita said, “He is the son of my father’s only son.” How is the man related to Rita? Answer: A. Nephew Answer: (A) Nephew Rita is a woman, so her father’s only son is her brother. The man is her brother’s son, so he is Rita’s... 1
- Pointing to a girl in a photograph, Arun said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the girl related to Arun? Answer: C. Niece Answer: (C) Niece Arun is male, so the only daughter of his mother is his sister. The girl is his sister’s daughter, so she... 1
- In a certain code, A + B means ‘A is the father of B’, A − B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A × B means ‘A is the brother of B’ and A ÷ B means ‘A is the daughter of B’. If P ÷ Q + R × S, how is P related to S? Answer: A. Sister Answer: (A) Sister P ÷ Q: P is the daughter of Q. Q + R: Q is the father of R. R × S: R is the brother of S. So P, R and S... 1
- A is the sister of B. C is the husband of B. D is the son of C. How is A related to D? Answer: A. Aunt Answer: (A) Aunt C is D’s father and B is C’s wife, so B is D’s mother (as usual in these questions, a father’s wife is take... 1
- Q’s mother is the sister of P. R is the daughter of P. S is the father of P. How is Q related to R? Answer: B. Cousin Answer: (B) Cousin Q’s mother and P are siblings (both children of S). Q is the child of one sibling and R is the child of... 1
- Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man? Answer: D. Mother Answer: (D) Mother The speaker is a woman, so the only daughter of her mother is the woman herself. So the man’s mother is... 1
- A is the son of B. C, the sister of B, has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D. How is A related to F? Answer: D. Nephew Answer: (D) Nephew F is the maternal uncle of D, so F is the brother of D’s mother C. C is B’s sister, so F is also B’s br... 1
- A and B are a married couple. C and D are their children, and D is a girl. E is C’s wife, and F is the son of C and E. How is D related to F? Answer: A. Aunt Answer: (A) Aunt F is C’s son. D is C’s sister. Father’s sister = (paternal) aunt. So D is F’s aunt. 1
- P is the mother of Q. Q is the sister of R. R is the father of S. How is P related to S? Answer: B. Grandmother Answer: (B) Grandmother R is Q’s sibling, so P is R’s mother too. R is S’s father, so P is S’s (paternal) grandmother... 1
- Looking at a portrait of a man, Hari said, “His mother is the wife of my father’s son. I have no brothers or sisters.” How is the man related to Hari? Answer: D. Son Answer: (D) Son Hari has no brothers, so “my father’s son” is Hari himself. The man’s mother is Hari’s wife, so the man is Ha... 1
- A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. C is the father of D, who is a girl. How is D related to A? Answer: D. Niece Answer: (D) Niece A, B and C are siblings. D is C’s daughter. D is the daughter of A’s brother, so D is A’s niece. 1
- In a certain code, A + B means ‘A is the son of B’, A − B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A × B means ‘A is the brother of B’, A ÷ B means ‘A is the mother of B’ and A = B means ‘A is the sister of B’. Which of the following means that P is the grandmoth… Answer: B. P ÷ Q ÷ T Answer: (B) P ÷ Q ÷ T P ÷ Q ÷ T: P is the mother of Q and Q is the mother of T, so P is T’s grandmother. ✓ P ÷ Q × T: Q... 1