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BLOOD RELATION
Questions based on Blood Relation involve working out the familial
relationships between people in a family. In this chapter candidates
have to deal with the questions based on Blood Relation.
Relation on the mother side is called Maternal.
Relation on the father side is called Paternal.
Relation on the spouse side (husband or wife) is called In Law.
Relation From One Generation To Next:

Rules to solve Blood Relation:

1. GENDER

2. A is father of B. A+

B?

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3. A is mother of B. A-

B?
4. A is son of B. B?

A+
5. A is daughter of B. B?

A-
6. A is brother of B. A+ B?
7. A is sister of B. A- B?
8. A is wife of B. A- B+
9. A is husband of B. A+ B-
10. A is Grand Father of B. A+

B?
TYPES OF QUESTIONS:

1. PUZZLE FORM
2. CODED BLOOD RELATION
3. INDICATION FORM

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1. PUZZLE FORM:
Study the following informations to answer the given questions-

If A is the wife of B and mother-in-law of E.

F is wife of G who is brother-in-law of E who is the son of P.
P is the husband of Q who is the mother of F.
I is the sister of H who is grand son of A.
D is the maternal aunt of J who is the brother of K who is son of F.
D is the sister-in-law of F.

Q.1- How many male members are there in the family?

1. Two 2. Three 3. Four
4. Six 5. Seven
Q.2- How is J related to I?
1. Cousin 2. Brother 3. Sister
4. Father 5. Uncle
Q.3- How is D related to Q?
1. Son 2. Daughter 3. Daughter-in-law
4. Son-in-law 5. Brother-in-law
Q.4- How is J related to P?
1. Father 2. Grand Son 3. Grand Daughter
4. Grand Mother 5. Grand father

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Study the following informations to answer the given questions-

If A is father of C and D. C and E are married couple and they have

two daughters H and I. C is the brother of D. G is sister of F and
daughter of P who is mother of R. N is Paternal Grand Father of K
who is not the son of A. B is mother-in-law of F who is wife of D.

Q.1- How many female member there in the group?

1. Two 2. Four 3. Six
4. Seven 5. Cannot be determine
Q.2- How is I related to F?
1. Brother 2. Son 3. Daughter
4. Niece 5. Nephew
Q.3- How is R related to D?
1. Son 2. Brother-in-law 3. Sister-in-law
4. Son-in-law 5. Daughter-in-law
Q.4- How is B related to H?00l
1. Aunt 2. Grand Mother 3. Grand Father
4. Grand Son 5. Grand Daughter
Study the following informations to answer the given questions-
In a family of six member A, B, C, D, E and F each plays one out of
the six games Football, Hockey, Golf, Polo, Tennis and Cricket.
There are two married couples in the family.

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B who play Hockey is daughter-in-law of E.
A is father of D who is a Golf player.
D is father of C who is a Cricketer.
F is brother of C.
Football is not played by any female member.
Es husband play Polo.
Q.1- Who is Tennis Player?
1. A 2. D 3. E
4. C 5. F
Q.2- How many male member there is the Family?
1. None 2. Two 3. Four
4. Three 5. Either Four or Three
Q.3- How is C related to D?
1. Son 2. Daughter 3. Brother
4. Father 5. Either Grand Son or Grand Daughter
Q.4- How is A related to F?
1. Father 2. Mother 3. Grand Father
4. Grand Mother 5. Uncle

2. CODED BLOOD RELATION:

Study the following informations to answer the given questions-
If A + B means A is the father of B
If A B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B
If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A B means A is the son of B

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1. Which among the following expressions is true if Y is the son

of X is definitely false?

(1) W % Y X L T (2) W + L Y Z $ X
(3) X + L T Y W (4) W $ X + L + Y + T
(5) W % Z + T X L
2. If expression 'I + T % J L K' is definitely true then which
among the following option is true?
(1) L is the daughter of T (2) J is the brother of L
(3) I is the grandmother of L (4) T is the father of J
(5) K is the son-in-law of I
3. Which among the given expressions indicate that M is the
daughter of L?
(1) L % R $ D + T X M (2) L $ D + R X M X T
(3) L % D + R X T M (4) D + L $ R + M X T
(5) L $ D R % M T
4. What should come in place of the question mark, to establish
that T is the sister-in-law of Q in the expression?
R%TxP?Q+V
(1) (2) % (3) x
(4) $ (5) Either $ or x
5. What should come in place of the question mark, to establish
that J is the brother of L in the expression?
JP%H?T+L
(1) x (2) (3) $
(4) Either or (5) Either + or
1.

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3.

4.

5.

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3. INDICATION FORM:
1. Pointing to a man, a women said that his mother is the only
daughter of my mother. How is man related to women?
1. Son 2. Daughter 3. Sister
4. Brother 5. Mother
2. Pointing to a girl, Mr. Amit said that She is the only daughter
of my fathers son-in-law. How is the girl related to Mr. Amit?
1. Niece 2. Nephew 3. Sister
4. Daughter 5. Son
3. Pointing to a person Sandeep said, "he is the father of my
sisters daughter." Find out how is Sandeep related to that
person?
1. Father- in- Law 2. Son- in- Law
3. Son or daughter 4. Cannot be determined
5. Brother-in-Law
4. Introducing Shobha, Rama said, "She is sister of son of wife
of my husband". How is Shobha related to Rama?
1. Sister 2. Daughter
3. Aunt 4. Cousin

5. Data inadequate

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1. Sister 2. Daughter 3. Aunt

4. Cousin 5. Data inadequate

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