Monday, October 15, 2018

Blood Relation - Reasoning

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In Blood relation section, the correct answer depends upon the knowledge of the blood relations, some of which are summarized below to help solve these tests.

Mother’s or father’s son = Brother
Mother’s or father’s daughter = Sister
Mother’s or father’s brother = Uncle
Mother’s or father’s sister = Aunt
Mother’s or father’s father = Grandfather
Mother’s or father’s mother = Grandmother
Son’s wife = Daughter-in-Law
Daughter’s husband = Son-in-Law
Husband’s or wife’s sister = Sister-in-Law
Husband’s or wife’s brother = Brother-in-Law
Brother’s son = Nephew
Brother’s daughter = Niece
Uncle or aunt’s son or daughter = Cousin
Sister’s husband = Brother-in-Law
Brother’s wife = Sister-in-Law
Grandson’s or Grand daughter’s daughter = Great grand daughter

Shortcut : make flow chart using following codes.
A(+)     Male
A(-)      Female
A    <  ---- >  B      Husband and wife relation.
A   --------  B     Siblings (brothers or sisters )
    A  
     l          Parent and child relation (A is parent and B is child ).
    B

1. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?
A.        Brother               B.     Uncle                 C.      Cousin                 D.    Father
Answer: Option D
The boy in the photograph is the only son of the son of Suresh's mother i.e., the son of Suresh. Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.
Use shortcut method :
                     Mother(-)
                        l
                     Suresh(+)
                           l
                       Boy (son)(+)
Clearly he father of that boy

2. 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
Answer: Option C
P - M → P is the brother of M
M + N → M is the mother of N
N x Q → N is the sister of Q
Therefore, P is the maternal uncle of Q.

3. Pointing to a photograph, Vipul said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is Vipul related to the girl in the photograph ?
A. Father                      B. Brother                 C. Cousin               D. Uncle                         
 Answer: B . Brother
 Justification: My grandfather's only son -- My father.
So, the girl is the daughter of Vipul's father i.e., Vipul is the girl`s brother.

4. If A + B means A is the brother of 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 means M is the uncle of P?
A.     M % N x P               B.   N x P % M             C.     M + S % R % P          D.    M + K % T x P
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
M + K → M is the brother of K
K % T → K is the father of T
T x P → T is the sister of P
Therefore, K is the father of P and M is the uncle of P.

5. Pointing to Varman, Madhav said, "I am the only son of one of the sons of his father." How is Varman related to Madhav?
A.        Nephew               B.    Uncle                     C.  Father or Uncle               D.    Father
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Madhav is the only son of one of the sons of Varman's father → Either Varman is the father or uncle of Madhav.

6. A girl introduced a boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The boy is girl`s
A. Brother                     B. Son                           C. Uncle                D. Son-in-law               
 Answer: A . Brother
 Justification: Daughter of uncle's father -- Uncle's sister -- Mother;
Mother's son -- Brother.

7. A is the son of B. C, B`s sister has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D. How is A related to D ?
A. Cousin                        B. Nephew                      C. Uncle                D. Brother
 Answer: A . Cousin
 Justification: A is the son of B and D is the son of the sister of B.
So, A is the cousin of D.

8. (i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F, there are two married couples.
(ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B.
(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F.
(iv) F is the grand daughter of E.
What is C to A ?
A. Daughter                    B. Grandmother                 C. Mother              D. Cannot be determined         
 Answer: C . Mother
 Justification: C is the wife of B and D is mother of B.
So, C is the grandmother of A.
So, C is the mother of A.

9. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the following statements is true?
A.        P and A are cousins                     B.    P is the maternal uncle of A                    
 C.   Q is the maternal grandfather of A                     D.        C and P are sisters
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
C and Q are sisters and A is the son of C. Hence, C is the mother of A or Z is the mother Q.
Hence, Z is the maternal grandmother of A. P is the son of Z. Hence, P is the maternal uncle of A.

10. Daya has a brother Anil, Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra`s father. In term of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal ?
A. Son                         B. Grandson                    C. Brother                           D. Grandfather
 Answer: B . Grandson
 Justification: Anil is the brother of Daya and Daya is the son of Chandra.
So, Anil is the son of Chandra. Now, Bimal is the father of Chandra.
So, Anil is the grandson of Bimal.

11. A is B`s sister. C is B`s mother. D is C`s father. E is D`s mother. Then, how is A related to D ?
A. Grandmother                        B. Grandfather                    C. Daughter                  D. Grand daughter
 Answer: D . Grand daughter
 Justification: A is the sister of B and B is the daughter of C.
So, A is the daughter of C. Also, D is the father of C.
So, A is the grand daughter of D.
12. P + Q means P is the brother of Q; P - Q means P is the mother of Q and P * Q means P is the sister of Q. Which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of R ?
A. M + K + R               B. M - R + K                  C. M + K – R               D. M + K * R
 Answer: C . M + K - R
 Justification: M is the maternal uncle of R means M is the brother of the mother (say K) of R i.e.
 M + K - R.

13. A + B means A is the father of B ;
A - B means A is the wife of B ;
A x B means A is the brother of B ;
A ÷ B means A is the daughter of B.
If P x R ÷ Q, which of the following statements is true ?
A. P is the uncle of Q                        B. P is the father of Q                          
C. P is the brother of Q                          D. P is the son of Q
 Answer: D . P is the son of Q
 Justification: P X R ÷ Q means P is the brother of R who is the daughter of Q i.e. P is the son of Q.

(14-15). Each of these questions is based on the following information:
A + B means A is the mother of B.
A - B means A is the sister of B.
A * B means A is the father of B.
A β B means A is the brother of B.
14.       Which of the following means Q is the grandfather of P?
A.     P + N * M * Q           B.  Q * N * M + P             C.  Q β M β N * P             D.    None of these
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
No answer description available for this question. Let us discuss.

15.       Which of the following means that N is the maternal uncle of M?
A.   N β P - L + E – M          B.     N - Y + A β M             C.   M - Y * P – N      D.     N β C + F * M
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
N β P → N is the brother of P
P - L → P is the sister of L
L + E → L is the mother of E
E - M → E is the sister of M.
Hence, L is the mother of M, P is the maternal aunt of M and N is the maternal uncle of M.

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