In Bank PO Exams, we will face 3 types of Blood Relation Questions. They are,
Type 1 - Deciphering Ju up Descriptions
Type 2 - Relation Puzzle
Type 3 - Coded Relations
Today we shall learn and practice these three types of Blood Relation questions with proper examples taken from previous papers. Before going into details, let's have a look at the basic relationship chart.
Here a clear knowledge of relationships and terms is necessary to find a solution. The common blood relationships and terms used for them are given below :
- Father's brother — Uncle
- Father's sister — Aunt
- Wife of Uncle —Aunt
- Husband of Aunt — Uncle
- Uncle or Cousin
- Father's father — grandfather
- Father's mother — grandmother
- Grandfa son — Father or Uncle
- Grandfa only son — Father
- Grandfa daughter —Aunt
- Mother's b Uncle
- Mother's sister — Maternal Aunt
- Wife Maternal Aunt
- Husband of mat Maternal Uncle
- Maternal uncle or aunt's children — Cousin
- Moth grandfather
- Mother's grandmother grandmother's son —Uncle grandmother's daughter — Mother or Aunt grandmother's only daughter — Mother
- Mother or Father's son — Brother
- Mother or Father's daug Sister
- Husband or wif Brother-in-law
- Husband Sister-in-law
- Husband o Father-in-law
- Husband or wif Mother-in-law
- Sister or sister-in-law's husba — Brother-in-law
- Brother or brother-in-law' — Sister-in-law
- Brother, brother-in-law, sister sister-in-law's son — Nephew
- Brother, brother-in-law, sister sister-in-law's daughter — Niece
- Son's wife — Daughter-in-law
- Daughter's husband — Son-in-law
- S Grandson
- Son or daughter's d Granddaughter
- Grandson or granddaughter's son — Great Grandson
- Gra daughter — Great Granddaughter
In this type of questions, a round about description is given in the form of certain small relationships and you are required to analyse the whole chain of relations and decipher the direct relationship between the persons concerned.
Example Questions :
Ex.1 . Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Shaloo said, "Her son's father is the son-in-law of my mother." How is Shaloo related to the lady ?
1. Aunt
2. Sister
3. Mother
4. Cousin
5. None of these
Sol : Lady's son's father is lady's husband. So, the lady's husband is the son-in-law of Shaloo's mother, i.e. the lady is the daughter of Shaloo's mother. Thus, Shaloo is the lady's sister. Hence, the answer is (2).
2. Introducing Reena, Monika said, "She is the only daughter of my father's only daughter". How is Monika related to Reena ?
1. Aunt
2. Niece
3. Cousin
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
Ans : (5), Monika's father's only daughter -Monika. So, Reena is Monika's daughter. i.e. Monika is Reena's mother.
3. 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?
1. His son
2. His cousin
3. His uncle
4. His nephew
5. None of these
Ans : (1): Since Harsh no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. So, wife of Harsh's father's son - Harsh's wife. Thus, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son.
4. When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter's mother". Who is Manish to Anuj ?
1. Brother-in-law
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Uncle
5. Nephew
Ans : (1): Anuj's daughter's mother -Anuj's wife; Anuj 's wife's fahter - Anuj 's father-in-law; Father-in law's son - Anuj's brother-in-law. So, Manish is Anuj 's brother-in-law.
5. Pointing to a woman, Naman said, "She is the daughter of the only child of my grand-mother". How is the woman related to Naman ?
1. Sister
2. Niece
3. Cousin
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
Ans : (1) : Only child of Naman's grandmother -Naman's father/mother.
Daughter of Naman's father/mother - Naman's sister.
6. Arun said, "This girl is the wife of the grand-son of my mother". Who is Arun to the girl ?
1. Father
2. Grandfather
3. Husband
4. Father-in-law
5. None of these
Ans: (4): Mother's grandson - Son; Son's wife - Daughter-in-law.
7. Rita told Mani, "The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend's mother." How is the girl related to Rita's friend ?
1. Cousin
2. Daughter
3. Niece
4. Friend
5. Aunt
Ans. The relations may be analysed as follows: Daughter of brother-in-law - Niece; Mother's niece - Cousin.
So, the girl is the cousin of Rita's friend. Hence, the answer is (1).
8. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the woman related to the mother ?
1. Mother
2. Daughter
3. Sister
4. Grandmother
5. None of these
Ans : (1), Only daughter of my mother - My-self.
So, the woman is man's mother.
9. Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing foot-ball is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife. "How is the boy playing football related to Deepak ?
1. Son
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Nephew
5. Brother-in-law
Ans : (2) : Father's wife - Mother; Mother's daugh-ter - Sister; Deepak's sister's younger brother -Deepak's younger brother. So, the boy is Deepak's brother.
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 ?
1. Mother
2. Sister
3. Aunt
4. Grandmother
5. None of these
Ans : (3) : 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.
Practice Questions :
1. Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's mother". How is the woman related to the man?
1. Mother
2. Aunt
3. Sister
4. Niece
5. None of these
2. If Kamal says, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
1. Grandfather
2. Father
3. Brother
4. Cannot be determined
5. None of these
3. Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man's father is my father's son!" Whose photograph was it ?
1. His own
2. His son's
3. His father's
4. His nephew's
5. None of these
4. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph ?
1. Mother
2. Aunt
3. Sister
4. Daughter
5. Grandmother
5. Pointing to a man in a photograph, Asha said, "His mother's only daughter is my mother". How is Asha related to that man.
1. Nephew
2. Sister
3. Wife
4. Niece
5. Grand daughter
6. Pointing to the woman in the picture, Rajiv said, "Her mother has only one grandchild whose mother is my wife". How is the woman in the picture related to Rajiv ?
1. Cousin
2. Wife
3. Sister
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
7. Introducing a man, a woman said, "His wife is the only daughter of my father. "How is that man related to the woman ?
1. Brother
2. Father-in-law
3. Maternal uncle
4. Husband
5. None of these
8. Pointing towards a boy, Veena said, "He is the son of only son of my grandfather. "How is that boy related to Veena ?
1. Uncle
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Data inadequate
5. None of these
9. If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y ?
1. Son
2. Brother
3. Cousin
4. Grandson
5. Uncle
10. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father". How is the gentleman related to Deepak
1. Grandfather
2. father
3. Brother-in-law
4. Uncle
5. None of these
Answers :
1. Ans: (4):
Mother's mother - Maternal grand-mother, Maternal grandmother's only son -Maternal uncle.
So, the man is woman's maternal uncle i.e. the woman is man's niece.
2. (5) :
Only daughter of Kamal's mother - Kamal's sister.
So, Ravi's mother is Kamal's sister or Kamal is the brother of Ravi's mother i.e. Ravi's maternal uncle.
3.(2) : Since the narrator has no brother, his father's son is he himself.
So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photo-graph.
Thus, the man in the photograph is his son.
4. (3) :
Only son of woman's grandfather -Woman's father; Man's brother's father -. Man's father.
So, the woman is man's sister.
5.(d) :
Asha's mother mother is man's mother i.e., Asha's mother is man's sister or Asha is man's niece.
6. (b) :
Rajiv's wife's child - Rajiv's child The woman's mother is the grandmother of Rajiv's child.
So, the woman is Rajiv's wife.
7. (d) :
Only daughter of woman's father = woman herself. So, the man is woman's husband.
8. (b) :
Only son of grandfather - Father' Son of father - Brother. So, the boy is Veena's brother.
9.(d) :
Son of Y's son - Grandson; Brother of Y;'s grandson - Y's grandson. So, X is Y's grandson.
10. (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 i.e. Deepak's uncle.
