Blood Relations:

Directions (Q.1-3):
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
P+Q means P is mother of Q
P- Q means P is mother of Q
P/ Q means P is sister of Q
P*Q means P is wife of Q
P%Q means P is son of Q

1). If ‘M+S+N%P’, then how is M related to N?

a) Grandson
b) Maternal grandmother
c) Paternal grandmother
d) Granddaughter
e) None of these

2). If ‘P%T- Q/ U%R, then how is U related to T?

a) Father
b) Mother
c) Son
d) Daughter
e) None of these

3). Which of the following shows that J is son-in-law of I?

a) N*I-L- K/M%J
b) N*I-L+K/M%J
c) I-L+K/M+N%J
d) N*I-L- K/M+J
e) None of these

Directions (Q.4-6):
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below R is
the father of P, who is a son-in-law of M and S is the mother of G. S is a sister of K,
who is a brother-in-law of P and H is the daughter of T, who is a grandmother of G.

4). How is G related to P?

a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Granddaughter
d) Grandson
e) Cannot be determined
5). If M is a female, then how is H related to S?
a) Sister
b) Sister-in-law
c) Niece x
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

6). If K married to N, then how is N related to M?

a) Son-in-law
b) Daughter-in-law
c) Mother-in-law
d) Father-in-law
e) None of these

7). Pointing a photograph, Sheela said, he is the only son of my grandfather’s only
son. How is the boy in the photograph related to Sheela?
a) Brother
b) Cousin
c) Son
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

8). Pointing a girl, Prasan said, she is the only granddaughter of my wife’s
grandfather’s only child. How is the girl related to Prasan?
a) Sister
b) Niece
c) Daughter
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

9). P is the sister of Q. R is the father of S, who is the brother of Q. R married to T.

How is Q related to T?
a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Either son or daughter
d) Date inadequate
e) None of these

10). G is the father of K, who is the brother of B. K married to U. B is the daughter of

C. D is the father of U and M is the only son of D. How is U related to C?
a) Daughter
b) Daughter-in-law
c) Granddaughter
d) Son-in-law
e) None of these

Directions (Q. 11-12):

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below
P $ Q means ‘P is the mother of Q’
P @ Q means ‘Q is the wife of P’
P # Q means ‘P is the father of Q’
P % Q means ‘P is the daughter of Q’

11). How is U related to T in the following expression? U @ H $ J # T

a) Paternal Grandmother
b) Paternal Grandfather
c) Maternal Grandfather
d) Maternal Grandmother
e) Data Inadequate

12). Which of the following expression indicates S is the sister of V?

a) Only I and II follows
b) Only II and III follow
c) Only I and III follow
d) None follows
e) All follows

13). K married to S. P is a brother of B. S is a mother of N, who is a brother of B. How

is B related to K?
a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Either son or daughter
d) Data Inadequate
e) None of these

14). Pointing to a girl, Mala said, ‘She is the granddaughter of my grandfather’s only
son’. How is the girl related to Mala?
a) Niece
b) Sister
c) Daughter
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

15). Pointing a boy, Ram said, ‘He is the only son of my grandfather’s son’. How is the
boy related to Ram?
a) Son
b) Brother
c) Cousin
d) Data Inadequate
e) None of these

Directions (Q. 16-17):

Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.
There are seven members A, C, D, E, F, G and H in a family. There are two fathers,
one mother, two sisters and four brothers. E is a sister-in-law of D. G is a daughter of
C. F is the brother of E. A is a grandfather of G. E is a mother of H.

16). How is H related to A?

a) Grandson
b) Granddaughter
c) Son
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

17). How many male members in the family?

a) 4
b) 5
c) 3
d) Data Inadequate
e) None of these

18). If A-B means ‘A is father of B’,

A/B means ‘A is sister of B’,
A + B means ‘A is daughter of B’ then how is S related to P in M / P – R + S?

a) Mother
b) Wife
c) Sister
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these Directions

(Q. 19-20): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below.
A # B means ‘A is daughter of B’
A $ B means ‘A is husband of B’
A * B means ‘A is brother of B’
A @ B means ‘A is sister of B’

19). If P # Q $ R @ T, which of the following is true?

a) T is the sister of R
b) R is an aunty of P
c) T is the brother-in-law of Q
d) P is the daughter of R
e) None is true

20). If M * P # Q @ R, which of the following is definitely true?

a) R is the uncle of M
b) P is the cousin of R
c) M is the nephew of P
d) Q is the uncle of M
e) None is true

21). If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means

A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows
that P is the maternal uncle of Q?
a) Q - N + M x P
b) P + S x N – Q
c) P - M + N x Q
d) Q - S % P
e) None of these

22). If P5Q means P is the father of Q; P9Q means P is the sister of Q; P4Q means P is
the brother of Q; P3Q means P is the wife of Q, which of the following means F is the
mother of K?
a) F5M3K
b) F9M4N3K
c) F3M5N3K
d) F3M5K
e) None of these

Directions (Q. 23-25):

M is the grandson of G. D is husband of G. K is married to the son of S. T have two
children of different gender. E is the daughter of K’s brother. N is brother-in-law of
the son of S. G has one only one child. D is the father of N.

23). How N is related to G?

a) Son
b) Son -in- law
c) Grandson
d) Brother
e) Father

24). If Q is married to N, then how is Q related to M?

a) Father
b) Mother
c) Sister
d) Grandmother
e) Cannot be determined

25). If U is the son of T, then how is U related to N?

a) Brother
b) Uncle
c) Cousin
d) Brother-in-law
e) Data inadequate Direction

(Q. 26-30):
Read the information carefully and answer the following 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

26). What should come in place of question mark (?), to establish that J is the
brother of T in the expression? J÷P% H ? T % L
a) ×
b) ÷
c) $
d) Either ÷ or ×
e) Either ÷ or +

27). Which among the given expression indicate that M is the daughter of D?
a) L % R $ D + T×M
b) L + R $ D + M × T
c) L % R % D + T ÷ M
d) D + L $ R + M×T
e) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷T

28). Which among the following options is true if the expression ‘I + T % J × L ‚ K’ is

definitely true?
a) L is the daughter of T
b) K is the son-in-law of I
c) I is the grandmother of L
d) T is the father of J
e) J is the brother of L

29). Which among the following expression is true if Y is the son of X is definitely
false?
a) W % L×T×Y÷X
b) W + L× T ×Y÷X
c) X + L× T×Y÷W
d) W $ X+ L+Y+T
e) W % X× T×Y ÷ L

30). What should come in place of question mark (?), to establish that T is the sister-
inlaw of Q in the expression? R % T × P ? Q + V
a) ÷
b) %
c) ×
d) $
e) Either $ or ×

Directions (Q.31-33):
Study the following carefully and answer the questions given below: There are eight
family members B, D, H, K, N, P, Q and R. N is uncle of Q, who is daughter of R. There
are two married couples in the family and two grandchildren in the family. H has one
daughter and one son. B is granddaughter of P and sister of D. P is sister-in-law of N.
H is not a male. Q has only one brother.

31). How is R related to K?

a) Mother
b) Father
c) Brother
d) Can’t be determined
e) None of these

32). How is D related to Q?

a) Son
b) Daughter
c) Niece
d) Nephew
e) None of these

33). Who among the following is mother of B?

a) Q
b) K
c) H
d) P
e) None of these

Directions (Q. 34-35):

Study the given information carefully and answer the questions given below: A is
mother of B. B is sister of C. D is son of C. E is brother of D. F is mother of E. G is
granddaughter of A. H has only two children B and C.

34). How is F related to H?

a) Son-in-law
b) Daughter-in-law
c) Father-in-law
d) Granddaughter
e) Niece

35). How is C related to E?

a) Father
b) Son
c) Mother
d) Cousin
e) Grandfather

36). X-Z means X is the mother of Z, X × Z means X is the father of Z and X + Z means
X is the daughter of Z, Now if M – N × T + Q, then which of the following is not true?
a) T is N’s daughter
b) N is wife of Q
c) M is mother in law of Q
d) Q is wife of N
e) T is granddaughter of M

37). If P + Q means P is the father of Q, P × Q means P is the brother of Q. P – Q

means P is the mother of Q, then which of the following is definitely true about C –
A+ B?
a) B is the son of A
b) A is the son of C
c) B is the father of A
d) C is the mother of B
e) B is the daughter of A.

38). If A $ B means A is the father of B, A * B’ means A is the mother of B, A @ B

means A is the wife of B, then which of the following means M is the grandmother of
N?
a) M * T $ N @ R
b) M * T $ R @ N
c) M * R $ T @ N
d) M * R @ T @ N
e) None of these Directions

( Q.Nos. 39-41) these questions are based on the following information.

P x Q means P is brother of Q.
P ‚ Q ‘means Q is mother of P.
P – Q means P is father of Q.
P + Q means Q is sister of P.

39). Which 0f the following means M is the daughter of T?

a) M + N ÷ J – T
b) T – J x R + M
c) M – J x T ÷ K
d) M + W x R ÷ T
e) None of these

40). HOW is K related to R in the expression R ÷ T+ K?

a) Daughter
b) Sister
c) Niece
d) Cannot be determined
e) None of these

41). Which of the following means D us grandfather of W?

a) D – K x T – W
b) D ÷ K x T ÷ W
c) D – K x T ÷ W
d) D ÷ K x T – W
e) None of these

Directions: ( Q.Nos 42-45) study the following information and answer the questions
given below.
P= Q means Q is the father of P.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.
P ? Q means Q is the mother of P.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P £ Q means Q is the son of P.
P x Q means P is the daughter of Q.

42). Which of the following is not correct?

a) R x S ? T means R is the granddaughter of T
b) P= Q ? R means R is the grandmother of P
c) L $ M * O means O is the sister of L
d) M * O £ P = Q means Q and O are husband and wife
e) All are correct

43).Which of the following is correct?

a) V x T * P means P is the maternal uncle of V.
b) D ? V x T means D is the granddaughter of T
c) L £ M $ R means R is the paternal uncle of L
d) M $ R * D? V means M is the son of V
e) None is correct

44). Which of the following indicates A is the grandfather of B?

a) M x A = N = B
b) B $ L x O x A
c) B x L x A
d) L * B = S $ Q = A
e) None of these

45).Which of the following means F is the paternal uncle of G?

a) G x L $ F $ N
b) N $ F $ L x G
c) G x M * F $ L
d) L = F $ Q £ G
e) None of these

Directions (Q. No 46-48) Read the following information carefully to answer the
questions that follow.
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R is not the
mother of Q. P and R are married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is the daughter of P
and Z is the brother of P.

46). Who is the brother–in-low of R?

a) P
b) Z
c) Y
d) X
e) Q

47). How many female members are there in the family?

a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four
e) Five

48). Which of these is a pair of brothers?

a) P and X
b) P and Z
c) Q and X
d) R and Y
e) None of these
Directions (Q. No 49-50)
Read the following information carefully to answer the questions that follow. There
are six children taking part in an essay competition, namely A, B, C, D, E and F. A and
E are brothers. F and D are the sister of E. C is the only son of A’s uncle. B and D are
the daughters of the brother of C’s father.

49). How is D related to A?

a) Uncle
b) Sister
c) Niece
d) Cousin
e) None of these

50). How many male competitors are there?

a) 6
b) 5
c) 4
d) 3
e) 2