Family Based Blood Relation
Blood Relation
A blood relation represents the relationships between family
members across different generations. It helps visualize how
individuals are connected through birth and shows the hierarchical
structure of a family.
🔑Key Relations in Family Tree Reasoning:
1. Father/Mother (Parents): The direct male or female ancestor
of a person.
2. Son/Daughter (Children): Male or female offspring of
parents.
3. Brother/Sister (Siblings): Male or female siblings of the
same parents.
4. Husband/Wife (Spouse): A married man or woman.
5. Uncle/Aunt: The brother/sister of one’s parents or spouse.
6. Nephew/Niece: The son/daughter of one's sibling.
7. Grandfather/Grandmother: The father/mother of one's
parents.
8. Cousin: The child of one's uncle or aunt.
9. In-laws: The relatives gained through marriage (e.g.,
father-in-law, sister-in-law).
➡️Important Symbols and Their Meaning:
➡️Family Chart:
➡️Types of Blood relation:
★ Pointing/Introduction Based Blood Relation
In this pointing or introducing questions, a person points at or
introduces some through conversation or in any other way, and
candidates need to find out the relationship between them. Let us
see an example of a blood relation of this type from below to
understand it more clearly.
★ Family Based Blood Relation
In these types of Blood Relation questions, the relationship between
two different family members will be provided in the question and
candidates will be asked to find the relationship between any two of
them. The type of questions are also known as by law or by blood
type Blood Relation.
★ Coded Blood Relation
In these types of blood relation questions, family members are
represented as particular codes or symbols such as +, $, *, &, #, @, !
etc. By decoding the symbols or coding candidates need to find the
correct result.
👉Family Based Blood Relation
In these questions, a relationship between family members
connected either by blood (biological ties) or law (through marriage
or adoption) is described. Candidates are then required to identify
the relationship between two specified individuals.
🪜Steps to Solve Family Tree Questions:
1. Understand the terminology: Pay close attention to words like
‘his’, ‘her’, ‘only’, etc.
2. Use a diagram: Draw a family tree to visualize the
relationships. Use standard notations, such as squares for
males and circles for females.
3. Proceed step-by-step: Break down the given information,
starting from the first statement.
4. Double-check the gender: Many questions hinge on knowing
the gender of a particular person.
5. Watch out for hidden relationships: Sometimes questions can
be tricky and involve relationships like cousins or in-laws.
🟢Example:
Direction: Read the given information carefully and answer the
following.
In a family, there are nine members J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, and R. L is
the brother of N, N is the sister of Q. O is the daughter of P’s son. J is
the son of M. M is the wife of Q. N is unmarried. R is K’s
mother-in-law. N is K’s sister-in-law. L has a child.
Q) How many female members are there in the family?
Explanation:
1) J is the son of M. M is the wife of Q. N is the sister of Q.
2) L is the brother of N. N is K’s sister-in-law. N is unmarried.
3) R is K’s mother-in-law. L has a child. O is the daughter of P’s son.
Hence, Five female members are there in the family.
Direction: In a family, there are nine members J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q,
and R. L is the brother of N, N is the sister of Q. O is the daughter of
P’s son. J is the son of M. M is the wife of Q. N is unmarried. R is K’s
mother-in-law. N is K’s sister-in-law. L has a child.
Q) If T is the brother of O, then how is K related to T?
Explanation:
1) J is the son of M. M is the wife of Q. N is the sister of Q.
2) L is the brother of N. N is K’s sister-in-law. N is unmarried.
3) R is K’s mother-in-law. L has a child. O is the daughter of P’s son.
If T is the brother of O. We get,
Hence, K is the mother of T.
Direction: Three ladies X, Y, and Z marry three men A, B, C. X is
married to A, Y is not married to a doctor, C is not a doctor and A is
a lawyer.
Q) Then which of the following statements is correct?
1) Y is married to C who is an engineer
2) Z is married to C who is a doctor
3) X is married to a doctor
4) None of these
Explanation:
Given that three ladies X, Y, and Z marry three men A, B, C.
1. X is married to A.
2. Y is not married to a doctor, and C is not a doctor.
3. A is a lawyer
According to the information,
Option (1): Y is married to C who is an engineer → Y is married to C
but the profession of C is not mentioned as engineer. Hence the
given statement is wrong.
Option (2): Z is married to C who is a doctor → Z is married to B who
is a doctor and not C. Hence the given statement is wrong.
Option (3): X is married to a doctor → X is married to A who is a
Lawyer. Hence the given statement is wrong.
Option (4): None of these → Since none of the above options is
correct.
Hence the correct answer is Option (4).
