REASONING QUIZ FOR UPCOMING
BANK & OTHER COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION [PART - 1]
BLOOD RELATIONS
In
these tests, the success of a candidate depends upon the knowledge of the blood
relations, Some of
which are summarized below to help solve these tests.
Mother's
or father's son Brother
Mother's
or father's daughter Sister
Mother's
or father's brother Uncle
Mother9*
or father's sister Aunt
Mothers
or father's father Grandfather
Mother's
or father's mother Grandmother
Son's
vtife Daughter-in-Law
Daughter's
husband Son-in-Law
Husband
s or wife's sister Sister-in-Law
Husband's
or wife's brother Brother-in-Law
Brother's
son Nephew
Brother'
daughter Niece
Uncle
or aunt's son or daughter Cousin
Sister's
husband Brother-in-Law
Brother's
wife Sister-in-Law
Grandson's or Grand daughter's daughter Great grand daughter
PRECTICE
1.
Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, "He is the brother of the
daughter of the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related
to Rita ?
(a) Son
(b) Husband
(c) Cousin
(d) Nephew
(e) Brother-in-law
2.
Showing the man receiving the prize, Saroj said, MHe
is the brother of my uncle's daughter." Who is the man to Saroj ?
(a)
Son
(b)
Brother-in-law
(c)
NeRhew
(d) Uncle
(e)
Cousin
3.
Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother."
How is the woman related to the man ? (Bank P.O. 1998)
(a) Mother
(b) Daughter
(c) Sister
(d) Grandmother
(e) None of these
4.
Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, "She is the grand
daughter of the elder brother of my father/' How is the girl in the photograph
related to his fhan ?
(a)
Niece
(b)
Sister
(c)
Aunt
(d) Sister-in-law
(e)
Maternal aunt
5.
Pointing to a photograph, Vipul saidr "She
is the daughter of my grandfather's onfy son." How is Vipul related to the
girl in the photograph ? (B.S.R.B. 1997)
(a)
Father
(b)
Brother
(c)
Cousin
(d)
Data inadequate
(e) None of these
(a)
Nephew
(b)
Son
(c)
Cousin
(d) Uncle
(e)
Grandson
7.
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
? (M.B.A 1998)
(a)
His son
(b)His
cousin
(c)
His uncle
(d) His nephew
(e)
None of these
(a)
Daughter
(b
Grand daughter
(c)
Mother
(d) Sister
(e)
Aunt
9.
Neena says, "Anita's 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 ?
(Bank P.O. 1996)
(a)
Niece
(b)Daughter
(c)
Wife
(d) Daughter-in-law
(e)
None of these
10.
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)
Aunti
(d) Grandmother
(e)
None of these
(a) Brother
(b) Son
(c)
Uncle
(d) Son-in-law
(e) Nephew
12.
If X is the brother of the son of Ys son, how is X related to Y ?
(a)
Son
(b
Brother
(c)
Cousin
(d) Grandson
(e) Uncle
13.
Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my
daughter's father." How is the gentleman related to Deepak ? (Bank
P.O. 1997)
(a)
Grandfather
(b)
Father
(c)
Brother-in-law
(d) Uncle
(e)
None of these
14.
Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said, "his brother's father is
the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to his man ?
(a)
Mother
(b) Aunt
(c)
Sister .
(d)
Daughter
(e)
Grandmother
15.
Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the
grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl
?
(a)
Sister-in-law
(b)
Mother
(c)
Aunt
(d)
Mother-in-law
(e)
Cousin
SOLUTION
ANSWERS
1. (a): Wife of husband — Herself; Brother of daughter — Son.
So, the man is Rita's son.
2. (e): Brother of uncle's daughter — Uncle's son — Cousin.
So, the man is Seema's cousin.
3. (a): Odly daughter of my mother — Myself.
So, the woman is manls mother.
4. (a): Brother of father — Uncle; Uncle's grand daughter — daughter of uncle's son —
daughter of cousin — niece.
5. (b): My grandfather's only son — My father.
So, the girl is the daughter of Vipul's father i.e., Vipul is the girl's brother.
6. (c): Brother of mother — Uncle; Uncle's son — Cousin.
7. (a): Since 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.
8. (d): Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt.
So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister.
9. (e): Only son of Neena's father-in-law Mahipal — Neena's husband.
So, Raman is Neena's husband and Anita and Bindu are his daughters.
Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal.
10. (c): Only son of Amar's mother's father — Amar's maternal uncle.
So, the girl's maternal uncle is Amar's maternal uncle. Thus, the girl's mother is Amar's aunt.
11. (a): Daughter of uncle's father — Uncle's sister — Mother; Mothers son — Brother
12. (d): Son of Y's Son — Grandson; Brother of Ys grandson — Ys grandson.
13. (d): Father of Deepak's daughter's father — Deepak's father.
So, the man's brother is Deepak's father or the man is the brother of Deepak's father - Deepak's uncle.
14. (c): Only son of her grandfather — Her father; man's brother's father — man's father.
So, man's father is her father i.e.. She is the man's sister.
15. (b): My father's only son — My brother; Grandmother of my brother — My grandmother;
Daughter-in-law of my grandmother — My mother.
So. the lady is girl's mother.
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