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Blood Relation
Mother/Father's son Brother
Mother/Father's daughter Sister
Mother/Father's brother Uncle
I N S I G H T

Mother/Father's sister Aunt

Mother/Father's father Grandfather
Mother/Father's mother Grandmother
Sister/Brother's son Nephew
Sister/Brother’s daughter Niece
Uncle/Aunt's child Cousin
Grandchild's child Great grandchild
S T U D Y

Mother side relations are called maternal relations whereas father side relations
are called paternal relations.

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Blood Relation
Son's wife Daughter-in-law
Daughter's husband Son-in-law
Husband/Wife's sister Sister-in-law
I N S I G H T

Husband/Wife's brother Brother-in-law

Sister's husband Brother-in-law
Brother's wife Sister-in-law
S T U D Y

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1. A+ B means A is the son of B AND A - B means A is the wife of B. On the
basis of the above statement, what does the expression P + R - Q mean? (UPSC
2017)
I N S I G H T

a. R is father of P
b. P is the wife of R
c. Q is the father of P
d. Q is son of P
S T U D Y

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Blood Relation
2. Rahul's father is the only son of Rohan's Father. How is Rohan's wife related
to Rahul?
a. Mother
I N S I G H T

b. Aunt
c. Grandmother
d. Sister
S T U D Y

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3. Manoj is the brother of Deepak. Rekha is the sister of Seema. Deepak is the
son of Rekha. How is Manoj related to Rekha?
a. Nephew
I N S I G H T

b. Son
c. Brother
d. None of these
S T U D Y

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Blood Relation
4. Who is the mother of B?
I. P and Q are sisters.
II. Q's husband is the brother of B's husband.
I N S I G H T

a) Statement I alone is sufficient, but statement II alone is not sufficient

b) Statement II alone is sufficient, but statement I alone is not sufficient
c) Either I or II is sufficient
d) Data in both the statements together are not sufficient
S T U D Y

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5. P and Q are the married couple. X and Y are sisters. X is the sister of P. How
is Y related to Q?
a. Brother
I N S I G H T

b. Sister
c. Bother-in-law
d. Sister-in-law
S T U D Y

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Blood Relation
6. A is B's brother. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. How is A
related to D?
(UPSC 2020)
I N S I G H T

a. Grandfather
b. Granddaughter
c. Grandmother
d. Daughter
S T U D Y

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7. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is
the man related to the woman?
a. Nephew
I N S I G H T

b. Son
c. Cousin
d. Uncle
e. Grandson
S T U D Y

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