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Blood Relation Practice Questions for Upcoming Bank
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Blood Relation Practice Questions for Prelims – Part 1
Directions (1-3): These questions are based on the e. E

following information. 2) How is J related to C?
Eleven members in a family – A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J a. Daughter
and X are related to each other. The family is a three- b. Niece
generation family. c. Nephew
A is brother of C. B is the daughter of A. J is the sister of d. Son
B whose mother is H. I is the father of H. E, who is the e. Cannot be determined
son of D, is brother of H. F, who has only one son and is 3) Who is the daughter of D?
married to X. G is the husband of C. The mother - in - law a. E
of G is X. b. J
1) Who is the son of X? c. B
a. A d. H
b. B e. I
c. C Directions (4-6): Study the given information and
d. D answer the questions that follow.
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Eight members in a family - Sudha, Ravi, Shardul, Sakshi, e. None of the above
Teju, Ramu, Deepak and Ramya went to Shimla to beat Directions (7-9): Answer the questions based on the
their summer heat. Family consists of 2 couples. Ramu has information given below.
four children. Out of them, only one is married. There are six members A, B, C, D, E and F in a family
The married son of Ramu has a daughter named Sakshi. which consists of only one married couple and three
Sudha is grandmother of Sakshi. Sakshi’s mother is the generations. Each member has different number of coins
wife of Shardul who has an only sister named Ramya. among 4, 8, 11, 13, 16 and 19.
Ravi is the younger brother of Shardul, who is not eldest. Person with 4 coins is the paternal uncle of D. The only
Teju is the wife of the brother of Ravi. Ramu is a male. sister of D has two coins more than the son of C. The
4) How Sakshi is related to Ravi? sibling of the person with 13 coins has one daughter. C is
a. Sister a female member. No female has 8 coins. Person with 16
b. Daughter coins is elder than F, who has 19 coins such that both are
c. Sister in law not in same generation. Neither A nor E is married to C. E
d. Niece is younger than A such that both are not in same
e. Wife generation.
5) Who is Teju in this family? 7) How is E related to F?
a. Ravi’s sister a. Father
b. Sudha’s Mother in law b. Aunt
c. Deepak’s wife c. Grand father
d. Shardul’s daughter d. Brother
e. Ravi’s sister in law e. None of these.
6) Who is the elder brother of Shardul? 8) Who among the following doesn’t have more than
a. Ramu 13 coins?
b. Ravi I. B
c. Deepak II. A
d. Cannot be determined III. C
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a. Both I and II 11) How is E related to C?
b. Only II a. Brother
c. Both II and III b. Son
d. Only III c. Son-in-law
e. Both I and III d. Brother-in-law
9) The person with 16 coins is the ____ of person with e. Can’t be determined
lowest number of coins. 12) How is G related to D?
a. Sister-in-law a. Son
b. Sister b. Daughter
c. Son c. Brother
d. Niece d. Sister
e. None of these. e. Can’t be determined.
Direction (10-12): Read the following information Directions (13- 15) : These questions are based on the
carefully to answer the question that follows: following information.
In a family of 3 generations and 7 members- A to G, there There are eight members in the family P, Q, R, S, T, U, V
are 2 couples. Only married couples can have children. and W with the three generations.
A is the father of E. The sibling of D is the uncle of F. B S is the mother of V. W is the niece of R. P is the father of
has 2 children and both are of different gender. The father- T. Q has only two married sons. V is the grandson of Q.
in-law of C is the grandfather of G. No couple has more U is the sister-in-law of R, who is the father of V. There
than 2 children. is no single parent in the family.
10) How is B related to D? 13) How is W related to P?
a. Father a. Grandson
b. Mother b. Sister
c. Sister c. Granddaughter
d. Daughter d. Husband
e. Can’t be determined e. Can’t be determined
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14) How S is related to T? b. Brother
a. Granddaughter c. Son
b. Son d. Nephew
c. Mother e. None of these
d. Sister-in-law 18) Which of the following statement is true?
e. Mother-in-law a. P is the father of K
15) How T is related to U? b. P and V are brother and sister
a. Husband c. U and X are married couple
b. Son d. L is grandmother of X
c. Father e. Q is the brother-in-law of U
d. Father-in-law Directions (19-21): These questions are based on the
e. None of these following information.
Directions (16-18) : These questions are based on the There are six members P, Q, R, S, T and U in the family
following information. of three generations. There are two members in each
P is son of R. U is sister of P. L has 3 children out of whom generation.
2 are married. X is Q’s daughter. V is daughter-in-law of Q is father-in-law of U. R is father of S. T is not married
R, but not married to P. Q is sister-in-law of S and mother to U or R. T is not in 3rd generation. S is not married to P.
of K. L is S’s father. S is brother of U. K is grandson of L. There is no single parent in the family.
16) How is V related to L? 19) How is P related to Q?
a. Brother a. Grandson
b. Sister b. Father
c. Daughter-in-law c. Son
d. Sister-in-law d. Granddaughter
e. None of these e. Cannot be determined
17) How is X related to S? 20) How is S related to U if gender of S and Q is same?
a. Niece a. Son
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b. Daughter d. 2:3
c. Father e. none of these
d. Sister 23) How is S related to T?
e. None of these a. Mother
21) How many male members in the family if S is the b. Father
only daughter of R? c. Uncle
a. One d. Aunt
b. Two e. None of these
c. Three 24) What is the relation of W with respect to P?
d. Four a. Niece
e. None of these b. Nephew
Directions (22-24): Study the following information c. Cousin
carefully and answer the questions that follow: d. Brother
Ten persons P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, X and Z are there in e. None of these
a family of three generation. There are three married Directions (25-27) : Read the following information
couple. S is the sister-in-law of R but not married to P. P carefully and answer the question that follows:
is the son of V. W is the brother of T. Z is the father-in- There are seven people from the same family. Also there
law of Q. U is the mother of X and married to the brother are only two married couple among them. O is the only
of R. Q has only one sister, who is unmarried. X has no sister of P. P is the brother - in-law of M. T is daughter-
sibling. Z has only one grandson and no girl child. T is the in-law of H. H is father of O. L who is a female member
youngest person of the family. is having two daughters of which only one is married. K
22) What is the ratio of male members to female is the mother of P.
members of the family respectively? 25) How many female members are there in the
a. 5:4 family?
b. 1:1 a. 2
c. 3:2 b. 3
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c. 1 b) Granddaughter
d. 5 c) Son
e. 4 d) Daughter
26) How is P related to L? e) Cannot be determined
a. Daughter in Law 29) What is the relation of H with the mother of F?
b. Son in Law a) Son
c. Son b) Daughter
d. Daughter c) Son-in-law
e. None of the above d) Daughter-in-law
27) How is O related to K? e) None of these
a. Daughter in Law 30) How is F related to U?
b. Son in Law a) Paternal Uncle
c. Son b) Maternal Uncle
d. Daughter c) Aunt
e. None of the above d) Daughter
Directions (28-30) : Read the given information e) None of these
carefully and answer the questions given below. Direction (31-32): Study the following information
There are eight members in a family. There are three carefully and answer the questions given below.
couples in the family. F is the son of A but A is not his A, B, C, D, E and F are members of a family. There are
father. H is the brother in law of F, who is married and has two married couples. B is a psychologist and the father of
only one son. U is the grandchild of A. E has two children E. F is the grandfather of C and is a manager. A is daughter
and both of them are married. B is the sister -in -law of C in law of D. D is the grandmother of E and is a housewife.
who is the mother of U. E is the father of C who is married E and C are students. B is the son of D, but D is not the
to H. D is the grandson of E. father of B. There is one psychologist, one manager, one
28) How U related to the grandmother of D? doctor, one housewife and two students in the family.
a) Grandson 31) What is the profession of A?
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a. Doctor a. Niece
b. Student b. Nephew
c. Psychologist c. Aunt
d. Housewife d. Uncle
e. Cannot be determined. e. Sister-in-law
32) What is the relation of D with the husband of A? 35) How is H related to E?
a. Father a. Niece
b. Father-In-law b. Nephew
c. Mother c. Aunt
d. Son d. Uncle
e. Cannot be determined. e. Sister-in-law
Directions (33-35) : Answer the questions based on the Direction (36- 38): Answer the questions based on the
information given below. information given below.
Eight persons A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H are in a family of There are nine persons in a family and there are three
three generations. E is the only son of A. F is the son-in- generations in the family.
law of C, who is the husband of A. G is the only son of D. A and B are the only daughters- in- law of C, who is the
There are three married couples in the family. D is the not sister in law of D. D is the only sister of E. F and G are the
the wife of F. There is no single parent in the family. H is sons of H and I respectively. I is not married to B. There
a male and belongs to third generation. is no single parent in the family. E has no brother.
33) How is A related to H? 36) How is E related to F?
a. Grandmother a. Brother in law
b. Son b. Uncle
c. Father c. Cousin
d. Grandson d. Grandfather
e. Can’t be determined e. None of these
34) How is B related to G? 37) How is H related to A?
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a. Brother b. P
b. Sister c. O
c. Brother in law d. M
d. Uncle e. N
e. None of these 40) How is U related to T?
38) How is C related to G? a. Cousin
a. Grandmother b. Granddaughter
b. Uncle c. Niece
c. Cousin d. Son in law
d. Grandfather e. Daughter in law
e. None of these 41) How is N related to S?
Directions (39-42) : The questions are based on the a. Grandson
following information: b. Daughter’s cousin
Three generations of people live together. There are 12 c. Granddaughter
members in the family viz. M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, d. Son’s nephew.
W and X who went out for a picnic. e. Daughter
R and Q are kids of T and S. V, who is the father in law of 42) How is O related to U?
W, is the paternal uncle of R. T has a son and a daughter. a. Nephew
P is the husband of O. O is the daughter of Q. M is the b. Niece
brother of N. R is married to U. Father of N is U who has c. Daughter in law
only one daughter. S is the father in law of U. W is the d. Cannot be determined
wife of X. e. None of these
39) Four of the five are alike in a certain way and hence Directions (43-45) : Study the following information
form a group. Which one the following doesn’t belong carefully and answer the given questions.
to the group? P @ Q means P is mother of Q.
a. Q P $ Q means P is sister of Q.
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P % Q means P is daughter of Q. There are seven members, P, Q, R, S, T, U and V in a
P # Q means P is son of Q. family. There is no single parent. There are three
43) In expression K $ L @ M % N how is N related to generations in a family.
K? S’s only brother’s mother’s mother’s only brother is Q. U
a. Father or Mother is the only son-in-law of T. Gender of P and V is same. V
b. Father is unmarried. Gender of R and S is same.
c. Brother - in - law 46) How is T related to Q’s niece?
d. None of these a. Mother
e. Cannot be determined b. Mother-in-law
44) In expression E $ F # L $ G @ H how E is related c. Father-in-law
to H? d. Brother
a. Daughter e. None of these
b. Sister 47) How is R related to U?
c. Daughter – in – law a. Husband
d. Cousin b. Wife
e. None of these c. Sister
45) In the expression A @ B $ C # D # E how is A d. Uncle
related to E? e. None of these
a. Cousin Direction 48-50: Answer the questions given below
b. Daughter- in - law based on the information given below.
c. Daughter There are eight members in the family viz. A, B, C, D, E,
d. Sister F, G and H and they are related to each other.
e. None of these A is the mother of D, who is the father of G. B, who is the
Directions (46- 47): Answer the questions based on the grandfather of E, is the husband of A. D, who has only two
information given below. children, is a brother of C. A has only two children and
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both of them are of same gender. F is the paternal aunt of c. Cousin
H who is the sister of G. C has a child. d. Father
48) Who is the father in law of F? e. Can’t be determined.
a. A
b. D 50) How D is related to F?
c. G a. Son
d. B b. Daughter
e. None of these. c. Cousin
49) E is the ____ of C? d. Father
a. Son e. Brother
b. Daughter
Blood Relation Part 1 – Answer and Explanation
Solutions 1-3 5) I is the father of H.

1) A is brother of C. 6) E, who is the son of D, is brother of H.
2) G is the husband of C. 7) F, who has only one son and is married to X.
3) B is the daughter of A. 8) The mother - in - law of G is X.
4) J is the sister of B whose mother is H.

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4. d
5. e
1. a 6. c
2. b Solution 7-9
3. d The person with 4 coins is the paternal uncle of D.
Solutions 4-6
The only sister of D has two coins more than the son of C.
1) Ramu has four children. Out of them, only one is C is a female member.
married. The sibling of the person with 13 coins has one daughter,
2) The married son of Ramu has a daughter named Sakshi so C must be the married sister in law of the person with
(implies Sakshi is the granddaughter of Ramu). 4 coins.
3) Sudha is grandmother of Sakshi (implies Ramu and Family Tree:
Sudha are husband and wife).
4) Sakshi’s mother is the wife of Shardul who has an only
sister named Ramya (implies Shardul has two brothers
and one sister).
5) Ravi is the younger brother of Shardul.
6) Teju is the wife of the brother of Ravi (implies Teju is
the wife of only married Shardul).
No female has 8 coins, so the husband of C has 8 coins.
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Person with 16 coins is elder than F, who has 19 coins, so
C has 16 coins and F is the daughter of D.
Neither A nor E is married to C, so B is married to C.
E is younger than A, so E is the sister of D and A is the
brother of B.
The final family tree is given below:
10. b
11. d
12. e (Gender of G is unknown)
Solution: 13-15
From the given information
7. b 1. Q has only two married sons.
8. a 2. U is the sister in law of R, who is the father of V.
9. a 3. S is the mother of V.
Solution 10-12 Q has two married sons so one of them is surely R and
From the given information, there are no single parents so, P must be husband of Q and
1. A is the father of E. T must be brother of R.
2. The sibling of D is the uncle of F.

3. B has 2 children and both are of different gender.
4. The father-in-law of C is the grandfather of G.
5. No couple has more than 2 children
Based on given data, we can draw family tree
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13.c Solution: 19-21
14.d From the given information
15. a 1. Q is father-in-law of U.
Solution: 16-18 2. R is father of S.
From the given information 3. T is not married to U or R.
1. P is son of R. U is sister of P. V is daughter-in-law of 4. T is not in 3rd generation.
R, but not married to P. 5. S is not married to P.
2. Q is sister-in-law of S and mother of K. S is brother of

U.K is grandson of L which means P and Q are married
couple.
19. e (Gender of P is unknown)
20. a
21. c
Solution: 22-25
1. S is the sister-in-law of R but not married to P.
2. P is the son of V. W is the brother of T.
3. Z is the father-in-law of Q.
16.c
17. a
18. a
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4. U is the mother of X and married to the brother of R.
5. Q has only one sister, who is unmarried. X has no
sibling.
6. Z has only one grandson and no girl child.
7. T is the youngest person of the family.
25. d
26. b
27. d
Solution 28-30
1) F is the son of A but A is not his father that means A is
F’s mother.
2) H is the brother in law of F who is married and has only
one son
22. d
3) E is the father of C who is married to H.
23. d
That means, A and E is couple and their son and daughter
24. b
are F and C.
Solutions 25-27
1. O is the only sister of P.
2. P is the brother - in-law of M.
3. T is daughter-in-law of H. H is father of O.
4. L who is a female member is having two daughters of
which only one is married.
5. K is the mother of P.
4) B is the sister -in -law of C who is the mother of U
5) E has two children and both of them are married.
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That means that F is married to B who is the sister-in-law
of C
6) D is the grandson of E. It means D is the son of F.
31. a
32. c
Solutions 33-35
E is the only son of A.
F is the son-in-law of C, who is the husband of A.
28. e (Gender of U is unknown)

29. c
30. b
Solutions 31-32
1. B is a psychologist and the father of E.
G is the only son of D, but D is not the wife of F, which
2. F is the grandfather of C and is a manager.
means D is the wife of E. H belongs to third generation
3. A is daughter in law of D. D is the grandmother of E
which means H is the son of F, because there is no single
and is a housewife.
parent in the family.
4. E and C are students. B is the son of D, but D is not the
The final arrangement is as follows;
father of B.
5. There is one psychologist, one manager, one doctor, one
housewife and two students in the family
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36. d
37. c
38. a
Solutions 39-42
1) P is the husband of O.
2) O is the daughter of Q.
3) R and Q are the kids of T and S.
33. a
34. c
35. b
Solution 36-38
A and B are the only daughter in law of C, who is the sister
4) R is married to U.
in law of D, who is the only sister of E which means E is
5) Father of N is U who has only one daughter.
brother of D. E has no brother.
6) T has a son and a daughter.
F and G are the sons of H and I respectively which means
This means R is the mother of N and daughter of T. So, Q
F and G are married to A and B but I is not married to B.
is the son of T.
Family tree:
7) M is the brother of N.
So, N is the female as U has only one daughter.
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8) S is the father in law of U. K is sister of L. L is mother of M. M is daughter of N .
This implies T is the wife of S. Now draw family tree using following notations:
9) V, who is the father in law of W is the paternal uncle of
R.
This implies V is the brother of S.
10) W is the wife of X.
So, X is the son of V and husband of W.
Solutions 44
Let us first decode the given symbols and then draw a
family tree.
P is
Symbol $ # @ %
Meaning sister Son Mother Daughter
Of Q
39. a
Expression E $ F # L $ G @ H means that
40. d
E is sister of F. F is son of L. L is sister of G. G is mother
41. c
of H.
42. b
Now draw family tree using following notations:
Solutions 43
family tree.
P is
Symbol $ # @ %
Meaning sister Son Mother Daughter
Solutions 45
Of Q
Expression K $ L @ M % N means that
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family tree.
P is
Symbol $ # @ %
Meaning Sister Son Mother Daughter
Of Q
Expression A @ B $ C # D # E means that
A is mother of B. B is sister of C. C is son of D. D is son of
E. 46. a
Now draw family tree using following notations: 47. b

Solutions 48-50
A is the mother of D who is father of G. B, who is the
grandfather of E is the husband of A. D, who has only two
children, is a brother of C.
The final arrangement is given as follows.
43. c
44. d
45. b
Solutions 46-47
1. S’s only brother’s mother’s mother’s only brother is Q.
2. U is the only son-in-law of T. 48. e
3. Gender of P and V is same. 49. e (Gender of E is unknown)
4. V is unmarried. Gender of R and S is same. 50. e
5. The final family tree diagram is as follows:
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Direction (1-3): Read the following information d. Father

carefully to answer the question that follows: e. None of these
There are seven members P, Q, R, S, T, U and V in a Direction (4-6): Read the following information
family. carefully to answer the question that follows:
R is father-in-law of U, who is grandmother of V. P has There are six members P, Q, R, S, T and U in the family
two sons. T is father of S. The gender of S and Q is same. of three generations. There is no single parent in the
R is married to P. family. U is aunt of T. R is mother-in-law of S’s husband.
1) Who is mother of Q? Q has only one child. S and Q are not married to each
a. R other.
b. U 4) How is U related to S?
c. P a. Daughter
d. S b. Sister-in-law
e. None of these c. Sister
2) How is V related to T? d. Mother
a. Grandson e. Daughter-in-law
b. Grandfather 5) Who is the father of S?
c. Mother a. Can’t be determined
d. Granddaughter b. P
e. Cannot be determined c. Q
3) How is Q related to U? d. T
a. Brother e. None of these.
b. Brother-in-law 6) How R is related to T?
c. Sister-in-law a. Daughter
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b. Father d. C
c. Grandmother e. B
d. Sister Direction (10-12): These questions are based on the
e. None of these. following information.
Direction (7-9): Read the following information A family consist of six members A, B, C, D, E and F. B is
carefully and answer the question that follow: the son of C but C is not the mother of B. E is the brother
A, B, C, D, E, F, and H are family members related to each of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of A. A and
other. A is the father of D who is the brother of F. E is the C are married couple.
husband of H. F is the sister of E. B is the son of D and 10) Who is the brother in law of C?
husband of C. a. A
7) How is E related to B? b. B
a. Brother-in-law c. D
b. Father-in-law d. E
c. Brother e. F
d. Uncle 11) How many females are there in the family?
e. Father a. 1
8) How is H related to F? b. 2
a. Sister-in-law c. 3
b. Sister d. 4
c. Mother e. None of these
d. Mother-in-law 12) How is F related to B?
e. Aunty a. Maternal Uncle
9) Who is the grandson of A? b. Brother
a. D c. Daughter
b. F d. Paternal Uncle
c. E e. Aunt
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Direction (13-15): Read the following information At a coffee shop, there are 5 members present – P, Q, R,
carefully to answer the question that follows: S and T. R is the daughter of Q and her son is T. There are
There are five members P, Q, R, S and T in the family of two couples present at the gathering. T’s father is sitting
three generations. No single parent has a child. R is father- next to P who is a male. R’s parents are present in the
in-law of T. S is son of Q, who is not married to R. P’s and gathering. T is not married.
Q’s gender is same. 16) Who is S in this gathering?
13) Who is mother of Q? a. Q's husband
a. R b. R’s husband
b. P c. T’s son
c. T d. Q’s son
d. Cannot be determined e. Cannot be determined
e. None of these 17) Who is S’s father-in-law?
14) How is S related to T? a. Q
a. Daughter b. P
b. Son-in-law c. T
c. Son d. R
d. Father e. Cannot be determined
e. None of these Direction (18-20): Read the following information
15) How is P related to S? carefully to answer the question that follows:
a. Granddaughter There are seven members P, Q, R, S, U, V and W in a
b. Son-in-law family in which married couples are in 1st and 2nd
c. Grandmother generation. There is no single parent in the family.
d. Grandfather U is the only daughter of Q, who has three children. W is
e. None of these the only sister in law of U. P is the grandfather of S, whose
Directions (16-17): Study the information given below father is V’s brother.
carefully and answer the questions that follow. 18) How is S related to U?
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a. Son a. Father
b. Nephew b. Mother
c. Niece c. Son-in-law
d. Can’t be determined. d. Sister-in-law
e. None of these e. None of these
19) How is W related to P? 22) How is U related to S?
a. Daughter a. Uncle
b. Niece b. Sister
c. Daughter in law c. Niece
d. Can’t be determined d. Nephew
e. None of these e. None of these
20) How V related to Q? 23) How R is related to V?
a. Brother a. Father
b. Son b. Mother
c. Daughter c. Son-in-law
d. Father d. Sister-in-law
e. Sister e. None of these
Directions (21-23): Answer the questions based on the Directions (24-26): Answer the questions based on the
information given below. information given below.
There are seven members P, Q, R, S, T, U and V in the There are six members A, B, C, D, E and F in the family
family of three generations. There is couple in each of three generations. There is equal number of males and
generation. Q is daughter-in-law of P, who has two females. No single parent has a child. F is father of A, who
children. U is the son of R and does not have any sibling. is married to D. B is grandmother of C. B has two children.
U is married to V. S is not married. There is no single E and D have same gender.
parent in the family. 24) How is E related to D if A is a female?
21) How is T related to R if P is a female? a. Sister-in-law
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b. Mother a. A’s wife
c. Father b. C’s mother
d. Brother-in-law c. E’s mother-in-law
e. None of these d. G’s grand-mother
25) How is B related to D? e. All of these
a. Mother-in-law 28) What is the relation between I and H?
b. Mother a. Brothers
c. Sibling b. Sisters
d. Nephew c. Either brothers or brother-sister
e. None of these d. Neither brothers nor brother-sister
26) How F related to E? e. Can’t be determined
a. Father 29) Who is J’s father?
b. Mother a. A
c. Sibling b. C
d. Nephew c. D
e. None of these d. G
Direction (27-30): These questions are based on the e. None of these
following information. 30) Who is E’s father-in-law?
A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I and J are 10 family members a. A
living together. There are three couples living together b. C
with two children each. c. B
C and D are brothers while C is brother-in-law of E. B is d. D
mother-in-law of F. G and H are sons of E and F e. G
respectively. I and J are grand-children of A. J is not H’s Direction (31-32): Study the information given below
sibling and I is not j’s sibling. E has one daughter. carefully and answer the questions that follow.
27) Who is B in the house?
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There are eight members in a family – A, B, C, D, E, F, G b. Nephew
and H. A is grandmother of G who is the cousin of H. A c. Cousin
is married to B. B has one son and one daughter. C who is d. Sister-in-law
the son of A is married to E. F is the wife of D. H is the e. None of these
son of D and nephew of C. E has one son. 34) Which of the following is a married couple?
31) How is H related to B? a. GB
a. Grandson b. AC
b. Son c. HC
c. Brother-in-law d. Can’t be determined
d. Son-in-law e. None of these
e. Cannot be determined 35) How is H related to D?
32) How is F related to B? a. Paternal Uncle
a. Son b. Niece.
b. Daughter c. Maternal Uncle.
c. Mother d. Data Inadequate.
d. Sister e. None of these.
e. Daughter-in-law Directions (36-38): Study the following information
Directions (33-35): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
and answer the questions given below. A, B, C, D, E, F, G H, I and J are the ten people in a family.
There are eight members in a family namely A, B, C, D, B is the brother of H, who is the only daughter of A. J is
E, F, G and H are going to fair in their village. In this the only daughter of I, who is married to the only son of
family there is a married couple. B is son of C. G, C’s D. C is the son-in-law of D, who is the father of B. G is
sister, has two daughters. H is maternal uncle of G’s the paternal Grandmother of E, who is the sister of F.
daughters. A is father of D, who is sister to B. 36) How is J related to D?
33) How is E related to D? a. Father
a. Niece b. Mother
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c. Grandson c. Brother
d. Granddaughter d. Either (a) or (b)
e. Cousin sister e. None of these
37) How is F related to G? 40) How is F related to B?
a. Son a. Grandson
b. Daughter b. Granddaughter
c. Grandson c. Son
d. Granddaughter d. Daughter
e. Can’t be determined e. None of these
38) How is H related to J? 41) How is G related to H?
a. Sister a. Sister
b. Brother b. Wife
c. Aunt c. Aunt
d. Mother d. Cannot be determined
e. Father e. None of these
Directions (39-41): Answer the questions based on the Directions (42-44): These questions are based on the
information given below. following information.
There are eight members, A through H in a family. There In a family, there are eight members. Four men Ram,
is no single parent in the family. Shyam, Mohan and Sohan and four women Sita, Geeta,
F’s mother’s only brother’s father is B. E is the only Sangeeta and Meeta. Sangeeta has two married sons and
brother-in-law of H. D’s mother is the only daughter-in- one married daughter. Ram is Mohan’s son-in-law. Geeta
law of B. Number of males is more than the number of is Shyam’s sister. Sita is not Sohan’s wife.
females. G is the only daughter of A. E has a sibling. 42) Who are the two daughter-in-laws of Mohan?
39) How is E related to F? a. Sita and Geeta
a. Father b. Sita and Meeta
b. Uncle c. Geeta and Meeta
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d. Sangeeta and Sita d. Cannot be determined
e. Sangeeta and Meeta e. None of these
43) Who is Sohan’s wife? 46) If C is the son of B then how is B related to G?
a. Sita a. Son
b. Geeta b. Daughter
c. Meeta c. Aunt
d. Sangeeta d. Niece
e. Either Meeta or Sita e. None of these
44) Which of the following is not a correct pair of wife 47) How C related to G?
and husband? a. Son
a. Sangeeta and Mohan b. Daughter
b. Meeta and Sohan c. Nephew
c. Sita and Shyam d. Niece
d. Geeta and Ram e. None of these
e. Shyam and Meeta Direction (48-50): Read the information carefully and
Directions (45-47): Answer the questions based on the answer the following questions.
information given below. There are eight members P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W in a
There are seven members, A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a family. U is brother of T who is sister in law of R. S is
family. There is no single parent in the family. G’s father’s grandson of P who is father of Q. V is only daughter of R
only sister’s only daughter in law is F. A is the only who is wife of U. Q is the son of W who is mother of U.
brother-in-law of D, who is a male member. E is the only S is the only son of U.
sister-in-law of B. 48) How is W related to V?
45) Who is the husband of B? a. Mother
a. A b. Grandmother
b. D c. Sister
c. C d. Aunt
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e. None of these 50) How is R related to P?
49) How is Q related to V? a. Daughter in law
a. Grandfather b. Daughter
b. Father c. Granddaughter
c. Uncle d. Son
d. Aunt e. None of these
e. None of these

1. c
2. e
3. b
Solution 1-3
From the given information,
1. R is father-in-law of U, who is grandmother of V.

2. P has two sons.
3. T is father of S.
Answers
4. P and U are married.
4. b
5. T he gender of S and Q is same. R is married.
5. c
6. c
Solution 4-6
1. U is aunt of T. R is mother-in-law of S’s husband.
2. Q has only one child.
3. S and Q are not married to each other.
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Based on given data, we can draw family tree 10. e
11. b
12. a
Solutions 10-12
1) B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B this
implies that C is the Father of B.
2) A and C are married couples this implies that A is the
Answers mother of B.
7. d 3) D is daughter of A this implies that B and D are brother
8. a and sisters and both are children of A and C where A is
9. e the mother and C is the father.
Solution 7-9 4) E is brother of C, hence E is the brother in law of A and
1) A is the father of D who is the brother of F (means D is paternal uncle of B and D.
the brother of F) 5) F is the brother of A, hence F is the brother in law of C
2) E is the husband of H. and maternal uncle of B and D.
3) F is the sister of E.
4) B is the son of D and husband of C.
Answers
13. b
14. c
Answers 15. c
Solutions 13-15
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1. R is father-in-law of T.
2. S is son of Q, who is not married to R.
3. P’s and Q’s gender is same.
So, Q must be wife of T.
Answers
18. d
19. c
20. b
Solution 18-20
Answers: -
1. U is the only daughter of Q, who has three children.
16. b
2. W is the only sister in law of U.
17. b
3. P is the grandfather of S, whose father is V’s brother,
Solution 16-17
so V and R are the brother of U.
1) R is the daughter of Q and her son is T. T is not married
4. P is the father of V.
2) T’s father is sitting next to P who is a male.
3) There are two couples present at the gathering.
4) R’s parents are present in the gathering.
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Solutions 23-26
Now, there is equal number of males and females. No
single parent has a child. F is father of A, who is married
to D. B is grandmother of C. B has two children. E and D
have same gender. So, we have,
Family Tree:
Answers
21. a
22. d
23. a
Solution 21-23
There is couple in each generation. Q is daughter-in-law
of P, who has two children. U is the son of R and does not
have sibling. U is married to V. S is not married.
Family Tree:
Answers:
27. e
28. c
29. c
30. a
Solutions 27-30
1) C and D are brothers while C is brother-in-law of E.
Answers: (implying E is wife of D.)
24. d 2) B is mother-in-law of F. (implying B is female.)
25. a 3) G and H are sons of E and F respectively. (Implying G
26. a is son of E and D, F is mother or father of H.)
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4) I and J are grand-children of A. (implying A is either
grand-father or grand-mother of I and J.)
5) J is neither sister nor brother of H.
6) E has one daughter. (implying J is sister of G.)
7) There are three sets of couples living together with two
children each. (Implying E and D, B and A, C and F are
the three sets of couples.)
3) C who is the son of A is married to E.

4) E has one son.
Answers: -
31. a
32. b
Solution 31-32 5) H is the son of D and nephew of C.
1) A is married to B. 6) F is the wife of D
2) B has one son and one daughter. 7) A is grandmother of G who is the cousin of H.
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Answers:
36. d
37. e
38. c
Solutions 36-38
1) B is the brother of H, who is the only daughter of A.
2) C is the son-in-law of D, who is the father of B.
Answers:-
33. c
34. b
35. c
Solution 33-35
1) G, C’s sister has two daughters.
2) H is maternal uncle of G’s daughters.
3) J is the only daughter of I, who is married to the only
3) B is son of C. son of D.
4) A is father of D, who is sister to B.
4) G is the paternal Grandmother of E, who is the sister of
Thus the only members left are E and F. Thus they are F.
daughters of G.
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Answers: Geeta is Shyam’s sister, Geeta has two brothers Shyam
39. b and Sohan.
40. a Sita is not Sohan’s wife, hence Sita is the wife of Shyam
41. b and Meeta is the wife of Sohan.
Solutions 39-41
1. F’s mother’s only brother’s father is B.
2. E is the only brother-in-law of H.
3. D’s mother is the only daughter in law of B.
4. Number of males is more than the number of females.
5. G is the only daughter of A.
Answers:
45. d
Answers: -
46. c
42. b
47. c
43. c
Solutions 45-47
44. e
1. G’s father’s only sister’s only daughter in law is F.
Solution 42-44
2. A is the only brother-in-law of D.
Sangeeta has two married sons and one married daughter
3. E is the only sister-in-law of B.
Ram is Mohan’s son-in-law; Hence Mohan is married to
4. Either A or D is the husband of B.
Sangeeta and Ram is married to the only daughter of
The final arrangement is as follows:
Sangeeta.
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4. Q is the son of W who is mother of U.
5. S is the only son of U.
Answers: -
48. b
49. c
50. a
Solution 48-50
1. U is brother of T who is sister in law of R.
2. S is grandson of P who is father of Q.
3. V is only daughter of R who is wife of U.
Direction (1-5): Study the following data carefully and 1. Who is the husband of E?
answer the questions accordingly. (a) Brother of G
(b) Father of B
There are eight members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in a (c) Grandfather of C
family of three-generation. F is not the female. D is the (d) Brother of D
sister of A. H is the grandfather of F and G. D has only (e) Father of H
one son and one daughter. E has no sibling. B is the 2. There are how many married couples in this
brother-in-law of A, who is the father of C. H is the father family?
of A, who is married to E. (a) Two
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(b) One family of three-generation and either both or none of the
(c) Three parents are alive. B is the son of G. A is the sister in law
(d) Four of F. A has no siblings. G is the mother of F. E has two
(e) None of these children. C is the nephew of F. D is the son of A.
3. How is G related to A? 6. How is E related to F?
(a) sister (a) Sister
(b) niece (b) Aunt
(c) daughter (c) Father
(d) sister-in-law (d) Sister -in-law
(e) Cannot be determined (e) Grandfather
4. Who is the husband of D? 7. Who is husband of mother of B?
(a) Brother of H (a) Brother of F
(b) Father of F (b) Grandfather of C
(c) Grandfather of C (c) Father of D
(d) Son of A (d) Son of A
(e) Father of E (e) Father of C
5. How is H related to C? 8. How is C related to D?
(a) Sister (a) Brother
(b) Aunt (b) niece
(c) Mother (c) daughter
(d) Mother-in-law (d) sister-in-law
(e) Grandfather (e) Cannot be determined
9. Who is the husband of A?
Direction (6-10): Study the following data carefully (a) Brother of C
and answer the questions accordingly. (b) Father of G
There are seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a (c) Father of D
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(d) Son of B (d) Three
(e) Cannot be determined (e) None of these
10. How many male members in the family? 13. Who is sister-in-law of H?
(a) One (a) G
(b) Five (b) F
(c) Cannot be determined (c) D
(d) Four (d) A
(e) Three (e) None of these
14. Who is daughter of H?
Direction (11-15): Study the following data carefully (a) F
and answer the questions accordingly. There are eight (b) B
members A, B, C, D, E, F, G and H in a family. A is (c) Cannot be determined
spouse of H. C is the daughter of A. A is the brother of (d) D
G. G is spouse of B. B is the father of F. E is the son of (e) C
D. G is the mother-in-law of D. B has only one son and 15. What is relation between E with respect to F?
no daughter. (a) Daughter
11. Who is the father-in-law of D? (b) Uncle
(a) H (c) Son
(b) B (d) Father
(c) E (e) None of these
(d) F
(e) None of these Direction (16-20): Study the following data carefully
12. How many married couples in this family? and answer the questions accordingly.
(a) One There are seven members in a family A, B, C, D, E, F, and
(b) Four G among them only two are married couples. F and G are
(c) Two siblings. C is a male. B is daughter in law of E. F is
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grandfather of D. G is sister in law of E. A has two 20. What is relation between E with respect to C?
children C and D who is female. (a) Sister
16. How many females in this family? (b) Aunt
(a) Four (c) Grandmother
(b) Two (d) Mother-in-law
(c) Three (e) Cannot be determined
(d) One
(e) Cannot be determined Direction (21-25): Study the following data carefully
17. What is relation between G with respect to F? and answer the questions accordingly. There are nine
(a) Brother members A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and I in a family among
(b) Niece them only six male members. D is grandmother of I who
(c) Daughter has no children. B is daughter of A, whose spouse is alive. I
(d) Sister-in-law is daughter of G. H and F are brothers and both are child
(e) Sister of G. A is married to D. Each female has two sons and
18. What is relation between A with respect to G? one daughter except third generation’s female.
(a) Sister 21. What is relation between G with respect to C?
(b) Sister-in-law (a) Aunt
(c) Daughter (b) Nephew
(d) Brother-in-law (c) Daugter
(e) Nephew (d) Sister
19. Who is the husband of B? (e) Brother-in-law 22. Who is son of G?
(a) F (a) H
(b) G (b) F
(c) D (c) Both H and F
(d) A
(e) Cannot be determined
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(d) D who is male and brother of I. E and G are sons-in-law of
(e) None of these B. G has two daughter. J and K are the only daughters of
23. Who is son-in-law of A? F. D is also the member of this family. I is only sister of
(a) G H. I is grand-daughter of A, who is married to B.
(b) D 26. What is the relation of E with respect to A?
(c) F (a) Son-in-law
(d) H (b) Father
(e) None of these (c) Daughter
24. Who is nephew of E? (d) Mother
(a) G (e) Cannot be determined
(b) B 27. Who is uncle of F?
(c) A (a) A
(d) H (b) E
(e) None of these (c) C
25. What is relation of E with respect to I? (d) L
(a) Son (e) K
(b) Uncle 28.How many male members in the family?
(c) Daughter (a) Three
(d) father (b) Four
(e) None of these (c) Two
(d) One
Direction (26-30): Study the following data carefully (e) Cannot be determined
and answer the questions accordingly. 29.Who is the husband of sister of D?
There are twelve members A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J ,K (a) L
and L in a family of three generation. C is brother-in-law (b) G
of A, who has two daughters but no son. H is cousin of L (c) K
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(d) A (d) A
(e) C (e) D
30.How is H related to B? 33. Who is grandson of A ?
(a) sister (a) D
(b) Daughter-in-law (b) C
(c) Grandmother (c) B
(d) Grandson (d) G
(e) Cannot be determined (e) Cannot be determined
34. How many female members in this family?
Direction (31-35): Study the following data carefully (a) Three
and answer the questions accordingly. (b) Cannot be determined
There are seven members A, B, C, D, E, F and G in a (c) Two
family of four generation. G is the only child of C. E does (d) Four
not have any sister. F is the father of A. D is the mother of (e) One
B. A is the husband of D. E is the only brother of B. C is 35. How many married couples in this family?
married to E. (a) One
31. What is the relation of B with respect to D? (b) Four
(a) Son (c) None
(b) Father-in-law (d) Two
(c) Daughter (e) Three
(d) Mother-in-law
(e) Cannot be determined Direction (36-40): Study the following data carefully
32. Who is daughter-in-law of F? and answer the questions accordingly.
(a) G There are eight members J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q in the
(b) B family of three generation. N is mother of J. L is father of
(c) E K. L has only one son and only one daughter. K is
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daughter of N. Q is son of O. N is sister of O. O is married 40. How many married couples in this family?
to P. P is son of M. (a) One
36. Who is brother-in-law of N? (b) Four
(a) P (c) Six
(b) L (d) Two
(c) M (e) None of these
(d) Q
(e) J Direction (41-45): Study the following data carefully
37. How many male members in this family? and answer the questions accordingly.
(a) One There are eight members J, K, L, M, N, O, P and Q in the
(b) Two family of three generation. M is father of Q. L is mother
(c) Cannot be determined of K. Q and K are cousin sisters. O is maternal uncle of Q.
(d) Three N has only two child. N is father of O and J. N is husband
(e) Four of P.
38. Who is daughter in law of M? 41. Who is granddaughter of P?
(a) P (a) K
(b) K (b) Q
(c) L (c) M
(d) O (d) both K and Q
(e) J (e) None of these
39. Who is Cousin of Q? 42. Who is
paternal aunt of K?
(a) J (a) O
(b) L (b) J
(c) K (c) M
(d) Both J and K (d) P
(e) M (e) None of these
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43. What is relation of J with respect to L ? 46. Who is Grand daughter of L?
(a) Father (a) J
(b) Son (b) P
(c) Sister-in-law (c) K
(d) Daughter (d) O
(e) Uncle (e) None of these
44. Who is brother of wife of M? 47. Who is niece of M?
(a) O (a) J
(b) L (b) O
(c) N (c) P
(d) P (d) K
(e) J (e) None of these
45. Who is sister-in-law of J? 48. Who is sister-in-law of P?
(a) P (a) O
(b) L (b) K
(c) K (c) M
(d) M (d) L
(e) None of these (e) None of these
49. Who is mother-in-law of K?
Directions (46-50) : Answer the questions based on the (a) N
information given below: (b) J
There are seven members J, K, L, M, N, O and P of a (c) M
family of three generation. L is wife of J. N and M are (d) L
siblings having the opposite gender. N has only one child. (e) None of these
O is sister of K. J is father of N who is mother of P. K is 50. How many female members in this family?
son-in-law of N. (a) One
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(b) Three (d) Five
(c) Two (e) Four

SOLUTION (1-5): 6. A is the father of C.
1. d 7. F is male member of the family.
2. a 8. H is the grandfather of F and G.
3. b 9. D has only one son and one daughter.
4. b
5. e
Explanation in detail:
1. H is the father of A.
2. A is married to E.
3. D is the sister of A.
SOLUTION (6-10):
6. c
7. b
8. a
9. c
4. E has no sibling. 10. c
5. B is the brother-in-law of A. Explanation in detail:

1. D is the son of A.
2. A is the sister in law of F.
3. A has no siblings.
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1. A is the sister of G.
2. G is spouse of B.
4. C is the nephew of F. 3. B is the father of F.

5. G is the mother of F. 4. A is spouse of H.
5. E is the son of D.
6. G is the mother-in-law of D.
7. B has only one son and no daughter.
6. B is the son of G.
8. A is the father of C.
7. E has two children.
SOLUTION (11-15):
11. b SOLUTION (16-20):
12. d 16. a
13. a 17. e
14. e 18. e
15. c 19. d
Explanation in detail: 20. c
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Explanation in detail: 25. b
1. B is daughter in law of E. Explanation in detail:
2. F is grandfather of D. 1. A is married to D.
2. D is grandmother of I who has no children.
3. G is sister in law of E.
4. F and G are siblings.
3. B is daughter of A, who is married.
4. I is daughter of G.
5. A has two children C and D. C is a male. D who is

female
5. H and F are brothers and both are child of G.
SOLUTION (21-25): Note: Each female has two sons and one daughter except
21. e third generation’s female.
22. c
23. a
24. d
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Prelims
5. E and G are sons-in-law of B.

SOLUTION (26-30):
6. G has two daughters.
26. a
27. c
28. e
29. b
30. d
1. I is grand-daughter of A, who is married to B.
7. J and K are the only daughters of F.
2. C is brother-in-law of A, who has two daughters
8. D is also the member of this family.
but no son.
SOLUTION (31-35):
3. H is cousin of L and brother of I. 31. a
4. I is only sister of H. 32. e
33. e
34. b
35. d
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Prelims
1. D is the mother of B. 39. d
2. A is the husband of D. 40. d
1. N is sister of O.
2. O is married to P.
3. P is son of M.
3. E is the only brother of B.

4. C is married to E.
4. N is mother of J.
5. K is daughter of N.
6. Q is son of O.
5. G is the only child of C.
6. E does not have any sister.
7. F is the father of A.
7. L is father of K.
8. L has only one son and only one daughter.
SOLUTION (36-40):
36. a
37. c
38. d
SOLUTION (41-45):
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Prelims
41. d
42. b
43. c
44. a
45. b
SOLUTION (46-50):
1. N is father of O and J.
46. b
2. N is husband of P.
47. c
48. a
49. a
50. e
3. O is maternal uncle of Q. 1. J is father of N.
4. N has only two children. 2. N is mother of P.
5. M is father of Q. 3. L is wife of J.
6. L is mother of K. 4. N and M are siblings having the opposite gender.
7. Q and K are cousin sisters.
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Prelims
6. O is sister of K.
7. K is son-in-law of N.
5. N has only one child.

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Blood Relation Practice Questions for Prelims – Part 1

Directions (1-3): These questions are based on the e. E

Blood Relation Part 1 – Answer and Explanation

Solutions 1-3 5) I is the father of H.

4) J is the sister of B whose mother is H.

7. b 1. Q has only two married sons.

8. a 2. U is the sister in law of R, who is the father of V.

1. A is the father of E. T must be brother of R.

2. The sibling of D is the uncle of F.

2. Q is sister-in-law of S and mother of K. S is brother of

28. e (Gender of U is unknown)

Now draw family tree using following notations: 47. b

Blood Relation Practice Questions for Prelims – Part 2

Direction (1-3): Read the following information d. Father

Blood Relation Part 2 – Answer and Explanation

1. R is father-in-law of U, who is grandmother of V.

3) C who is the son of A is married to E.

Blood Relation Practice Questions for Prelims – Part 3

Blood Relation Part 3 – Answer and Explanation

4. E has no sibling. 10. c

5. B is the brother-in-law of A. Explanation in detail:

4. C is the nephew of F. 3. B is the father of F.

Explanation in detail: 20. c

5. A has two children C and D. C is a male. D who is

5. E and G are sons-in-law of B.

3. E is the only brother of B.

5. N has only one child.

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