General Aptitude -1

Blood Relations
Answer
1. 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) Grandfather (b) Grandmother (c) Daughter (d)Granddaughter (d)

Explanation:
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 granddaughter of D.
2. 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 (a)
Explanation:
Daughter of uncle's father — Uncle's sister — Mother;
Mother's son — Brother
3. Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, "His mother is the only daughter
of your father." How was the woman related to the person ?
(a) Aunt (b) Mother (c) Wife (d) Daughter (a)
Explanation:
Daughter of your father — Your sister. So, the person's mother is woman's sister or the woman
is person's aunt.
4. In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married
couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother
of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has
died. How is E related to C ?
(a) Sister (b) Daughter (c) Cousin (d) Mother (b)
Explanation:
A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D
is the son of C. E. who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of
F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.
Clearly. E is the daughter of C.
5. P is the brother of Q and R. S is R's mother. T is P's father. Which of the
following statements cannot be definitely true ?
(a) T is Q's father (b) S is P's mother (c) P is S's son (d) Q is T's son (d)
Explanation:
P, Q, R are children of same parents. So. S who is R's mother and T, who is R's father will be
mother and father of all three.
However, it is not mentioned whether Q is male or female So, D cannot be definitely true.
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6. A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the
man, related to the woman ?
(a) Nephew (b) Son (c) Cousin (d) Uncle to (c)
Grandson
Explanation:
Brother of mother — Uncle: Uncle's son — Cousin
7. There are six persons A. B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother
of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers,
three brothers and a mother in the group. Who is the mother ?
(a) A (b) B (c) C (d) E (d)
Explanation:
D is father of A and grandfather of F. So, A is father of F.
Thus. D and A are the two fathers. C is the sister of F So. C is the daughter of A.
Since there is only one mother, it is evident that E is the wife of A and hence the mother of C
and F. So, B is brother of A There are three brothers. So. F is the brother of C.
Clearly, A is E's Husband.
8. Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the
grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Mother (c) Wife (d) Can't be (d)
determined
Explanation:
Girls's father's only son— Girl's brother. Daughter in law of girl’s grandmother can be their
mother, or maternal uncle’s wife, i.e., aunt. So, relation cannot be determined.
9. Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of
my wife." How is the lady related to the man ?
(a) Mother's (b) Grandmother (c) Mother-in-law (d) Sister of (d)
sister father-in-law
Explanation:
Brother of my wife — My brother.in-law; Son of lady's brother is the brother-in-law of the
man. So, lady's brother is man's father-in-law i.e., the lady is the sister of man's father-in-law.
10. Introducing a man, a woman said, 'He is the only son of my mother's mother."
How is the woman related to the man ?
(a) Mother (b) Aunt (c) Sister (d) Niece (d)
Explanation:
My mother's mother — My grandmother: My grandmother's only son — My maternal uncle.
So, the woman is man's niece.

11. A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the
lady related to the man ?
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(a) Daughter (b) Son (c) Mother (d) Sister (d)

Explanation:
Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt.
So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister.
12. A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is
B related to E ?
(a) Daughter (b) Brother (c) Husband (d) Sister-in-law (d)
Explanation:
A is father of C and C is sister of D. So, A is father of D.
But D is son of B. So, B is the mother of D and wife of K Also. E is the brother of A So, B is
the sister-in-law of E.
13. Brothers and Sisters, I have None ::
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?
(a) His son (b) His cousin (c) His uncle (d) His nephew (a)
Explanation:
Since Harsh has no brother or sister, so he is his father's only son. Now, wife of my father's son
— my wife. So, Harsh's wife is the man's mother or the man is Harsh's son.
14. Q is the brother of R; P is the sister of Q; T is the brother of S; S is the daughter
of R. Who are the cousins of Q ?
(a) R and P (b) P and T (c) Q and T (d) S and T (d)
Explanation:
T is the brother of S, who is the daughter of R. So, T and S are the children of R.
Now. Q is the brother of R. So, T and S are the cousins of Q.
15. A is the brother of B. B is the brother of C. D is the father of A. Based on these
three statements, which of the following statements cannot be definitely true ?
(a) B is the (b) B is the son of (c) A is the brother (d) C is the (d)
brother of A. D. of C. brother of A.
Explanation:
A is the brother of B and B is the brother of C. So, C may be the brother or sister of A.

16. (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.
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(iv) F is the grand daughter of E. Who among the following is one of the
couples ?
(a) CD (b) DE (c) EB (d) none of these (d)

Explanation:
C is wife of B. So, one couple is BC. Now, D in grandmother of A, B is the son of D and his
wife C is the mother of F. SO, D is also the grandmother of F but F is the granddaughter of E.
So, E is the grandfather of F and the husband of D. Thus, DF is another couple
17. 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 ?
(a) Cousin (b) Daughter (c) Niece (d) Sister-in-law (a)
Explanation:
Daughter of brother-in-law — Niece; Mother's niece — Cousin.
So, the girl is the cousin of Rita's friend.
18. When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my
daughter." Who is Manish ?
(a) Cousin (b) Brother (c) Brother-in-law (d) Uncle (c)
Explanation:
Anuj's daughter's mother — Anuj's wife ; Anju's wife's father - Anuj's father-in-law;
Father-in-law's son — Anuj's brother-in-law. So, Manish is Anuj's brother-in-law
19. Pointing to a photograph, a lady tells Pramod, "I am the only daughter of this
lady and her son is your maternal uncle." How is the speaker related to
Pramod's father
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Wife (c) Either (a) or (b) (d) Neither (a) nor (b)
(b)
Explanation:
Clearly, the speaker's brother is Pramod's maternal uncle. So, the speaker is Pramod's mother
or his father's wife
20. 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 ?
(a) Mother. (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Grandmother (c)
Explanation:
Only son of Amar's mother's father — Amar's maternal uncle.
So, the girl's maternal uncle is Arnar's maternal uncle. Thus, the girl's mother is Amar's aunt.

21. Pointing to an old man, Kailash said, "His son is my son's uncle." How is the
old man related to Kailash ?
(a) Brother (b) Uncle (c) Father (d) Grandfather (c)
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Explanation:
Kailash's son's uncle — Kailash's brother. So. the old man's son is Kailash's brother
i.e., the old man is Kailash's father.
22. A, B, C, D, E, F and G are members of a family consisting of four adults and
three children, two of whom, F and G are girls. A and D are brothers and A is
a doctor. E is an engineer married to one of the brothers and has two children.
if is married to D and G is their child. Who is C ?
(a) A's son (b) E's daughter (c) F's father (d) G's brother (a)
Explanation:
E is mamed to A or D. But B is marned to D. Thus, E is married to A.
Thus, A, B, C, D, E are the four adults and C, F, G are the three children in the family. B and
D have a child G. A and E have two children. They are C and F Now. only F and G are girls.
So, C is a boy. Thus, C is A's or E's son.
23. A woman going with a boy is asked by another woman about their relationship
between them. The woman replied, "My maternal Uncle and the uncle of his
maternal uncle is the same". How is the lady related with that boy?
(a) Grandmother (b) Mother and (c) Aunt and (d) None of these (c)
and Grandson Son Nephew
Explanation:
Clearly, the brother of woman's mother is the same as the brother of the father of boy's maternal
uncle. So, the woman's mother's brother is the boy's maternal uncle's father. Thus, the woman's
mother's brother's son is boy's maternal uncle, i.e woman's mother's brother's daughter is boy's
mother.
24. Rahul's mother is the only daughter of Monika's father. How is Monika's
husband related to Rahul ?
(a) Uncle (b) Father (c) Grandfather (d) Brother (b)
Explanation:
Clearly, the only daughter or Monika's father is Monika herself. So, Rahul's mother is Monika.
Thus, Monika's husband is the father of Rahul.
25. Rahul told Anand, 'Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my
grandmother.' Whom did Rahul defeat
(a) Son (b) Father (c) Brother (d) Father-in.law (b)
Explanation:
Daughter of grandmother — Aunt: Aunt's only brother — Father.

26. Introducing a man to her husband , a woman said "His brother's father is the
only son of my grandfather". How is the woman related to this man?
(a) Mother (b) Aunt (c) Sister (d) Aunt (c)

Explanation:
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Only son of woman's grandfather - woman's father; Man's brother's father - Man's father
So, man's father is woman's father i.e woman is the man's sister.
27. In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. A and B are a married
couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother
of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has
died. How many male members are there in the family ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (c)
Explanation:
A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D
is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of
F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.
A is a male. B. the wife, is female. C. the brother, is male. D. the son, is male. E, the sister, is
female. F, the mother, is a female. So, there are three males.
28. X introduces Y saying, "He is the husband of the granddaughter of the father
of my father ". How is Y related to X?
(a) Brother (b) Brother-in-law (c) Son (d) Son-in-law (b)
Explanation:
Father's father ---->Grandfather; Grandfather's granddaughter -----> Sister; Sister's husband -
--->Brother-in-law. So, Y is X's Brother-in-law.
29. A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. Q is the son of R but R
is not mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R. X is
the daughter of P. Z is the brother of P. How many children does P have ?
(a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4 (b)
Explanation:
Q is the son of R but R is not the mother. So, R is the Father of Q. P is married to R
So, P is the wife of R and the mother of Q, X is the daughter of P and hence of R and so she is
the Sister of Q, Y is the brother of R and Z is the brother of P.
Clearly, Q is the son of P and X is the daughter of P. So, P has two children.

30. If 'A $ B' means 'A is brother of B', 'A @ B'means 'A is wife of B', 'A # B'
means 'A is daughter of B' and 'A & B'means 'A is father of B', then which of
the following expressions indicates the relationship 'K' is father-in-law of H'?
(a) H @ J $ L # P (b) H @ J $ P & (c) H @ J $ L # K (d) H @ P $ J & (c)
&K L#K &P L#K
Explanation:
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K is the father-in-law of H means H is the wife of the brother (say, J) of the daughter (say, L)
of K and K is a male (brother or father of some person, say P) i.e H @ J $ L # K $ P or H @ J
$ L # K & P.
31. All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B
is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E
is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. Who is the
mother of B ?
(a) D (b) F (c) B (d) A (d)
Explanation:
B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B means C is the father of B. A is marned to C
means A is the mother of B. F is brother of B means F is son of A and C. D is daughter of A
means D is daughter of A and C
Clearly. A is the mother of B.
32. Pointing to a man in a photograph. Asha said. "His mother's only daughter is
my mother." How is Asha related to that man ?
(a) Nephew (b) Sister (c) Wife (d) Niece (d)
Explanation:
Asha's mother's mother is man's mother i.e., A.sha's mother is man's sister or Asita is man's
niece.
33. Showing the man receiving the prize, Saroj said, "He is the brother of my
uncle's daughter." Who is the man to Saroj ?
(a) Son (b) Cousin (c) Nephew (d) Brother-in-law (b)
Explanation:
Brother of uncle's daughter — Uncles son — Cousin. So, the man is Seema's cousin.
34. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-
in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph ?
(a) Grandson (b) Son (c) Son-in-law (d) Nephew (a)
Explanation:
Man's son's sister — Man's daughter. So, the man's daughter is the mother of the woman's
husband. Thus, the woman's husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph.

35. 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 many nephews does F have ?
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (c)

Explanation:
Clearly, F is the maternal uncle of D means F is the brother of D's mother i.e., F is the brother
of C. C is the sister of B. So, F is the brother of B who is A's mother. Thus. F is the maternal
uncle of A. So, A and D are the nephews of F i.e., F has two nephews
36. Introducing a man, a woman said. "His wife is the only daughter of my father."
How is that man related to the woman ?
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(a) Brother (b) Father-in-law (c) Maternal uncle (d) Husband (d)
Explanation:
Only daughter of my father — Myself. So, the man is woman's husband.
37. Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, "She is the grand daughter
of the elder brother of my father." How is the girl in the photograph related to
his Man?
(a) Niece (b) Sister (c) Aunt (d) Sister-in-law (a)
Explanation:
Brother of father — Uncle;
Uncle's grand daughter — daughter of uncle's son — daughter of cousin — niece.
38. There are six children playing football, namely A, B, C, D, E and F. A and E
are brothers. F is 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. How is D related to A?
(a) Uncle (b) Sister (c) Niece (d) Cousin (d)
Explanation:
Clearly, D's father is the brother of C's father and C's father is A's Uncle. So, D's father is also
A's Uncle. Thus, D is A's cousin.
39. 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?
(a) His uncle's (b) His nephew's (c) His son's (d) His Cousin's (c)
Explanation:
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 photograph. Thus, the man in the photograph is his son.

40. There is a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. They are Lawyer, Doctor,
Teacher, Salesman, Engineer and Accountant There are two married couples
in the family. D, the Salesman is married to the Lady Teacher. The Doctor is
married to the Lawyer. F, the Accountant is the son of B and brother of E. C,
the Lawyer is the daughter-in-law of A. E is the unmarried Engineer. A is the
grandmother of F. How is E related to F?
(a) Brother (b) Sister (c) Cousin (d) Cannot be (d)
determined
Explanation:
C is the daughter-in-law of A who is the grandmother of F means C is the mother of F. But F
is the son of B.
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So. B is C's husband. But C, the lawyer is married to the Doctor So. B is the Doctor. F, the
Accountant will be the son of B and C. E is the unmarried Engineer
So. the other mamed couple can be that of grandmother of F i.e, A and D. But D, the Salesman,
is married to the Lady Teacher.
So. D, the Salesman, is the grandfather of F. father of B and the husband of A, the Lady
Teacher.
Clearly, from the given data, the relation between E and F cannot be determined.
41. If Neena says, "Anita's father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law
Mahipal", then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal ?
(a) Daughter (b) Wife (c) Daughter-in-law (d) None of these (d)
Explanation:
Only son of Neena's father-in-law Mahipal Neena's husband. So, Raman is Neena's husband
and Anita and Hindu are his daughters. Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal.
42. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my
daughter's father." How the gentleman related to Deepak ?
(a) Grandfather (b) Father (c) Brother-in-law (d) Uncle (d)
Explanation:
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.
43. 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 ?
(a) Mother (b) Sister (c) Niece (d) Cousin (b)
Explanation:
Only son of woman's grandfather — Woman's father. Man's brother's father — Man's father
So. the woman is man's sister.

44. Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her father is the only son of my father."
How is the man related to the woman??
(a) Father (b) Brother (c) Uncle (d) Brother-in-law (b)

Explanation:
The man said, "Her father is the only son of my father." Then the woman's father and the man's
is the same ⇒ The woman and the man are brother and sisters.
Hence, the man is the brother of the woman.
45. A man pointing to a photograph says, 'The lady in the photograph is my
nephew's maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to
the man's sister who has no other sister ?
(a) Cousin (b) Sister-in-law (c) Mother (d) Mother-in-law (c)
Explanation:
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Clearly, the lady is the grandmother of man's sister's son i.e., the mother of the mother of man's
sister's son i.e., the mother of man's sister. So, the lady is man's mother.
46. I. A. B, C. D, E and F are six members of a family.
II. One couple has parents and their children in the family.
III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A.
IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E. Which of the following pairs
is the parents of the couple ?
(a) AB (b) BC (c) AF (d) CF (b)
Explanation:
E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E So, A is the father of E and hence the husband
of F. Now, D is the daughter of F So. D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son
of C. Now, only B remains Thus. B and C are the parents of A.
Clearly. B and C are the parents of the couple
47. E is the son of A. D is the son of B. E is married to C. C is B's daughter. How
is D related to E ?
(a) Brother (b) Uncle (c) Father-in-Law (d) Brother-in-law (d)
Explanation:
C is D's daughter and D is B's son. So, D is the brother of C. E is a male married to C.
So, E is the husband of C, whose brother is D. So, D is the brother-in-law of E.
48. Arun said, "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother." Who is Arun
to the girl ?
(a) Father (b) Grandfather (c) Husband (d) Father-in-law (d)
Explanation:
Mother's grandson — Son, Son's wife — Daughter-in.law

49. Conditions:
I is brother of J
K is father of I
L is brother of M
M is daughter of J , then, who is I to L?
(a) Grand father (b) Uncle (c) Son (d) Brother (b)

Explanation:
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50. How is Radha's mother's mother's daughter-in-law's daughter related to

Radha?
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Sister (c) Neice (d) Aunt (a)
Explanation:
Radha ----> Radha's mother ------> Mother's mother => Radha's Grand-mother.
Radha's Grand-mother's daughter-in-law ------> Radha's Aunt -----> Radha's Aunt's daughter
=> Radha's sister-in-law.
51. Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T.
How is M related to T?
(a) Father (b) Grandmother (c) Grandfather (d) Grandfather or (d)
Grandmother
Explanation:
S is daughter of P and sister of T. So, T is daughter of P.
Now, the sister of P is the daughter of M. This means that P is also the daughter of M. Clearly,
T is the granddaughter of M.
So, M is the Grandfather or Grandmother of T.
52. Pointing to a man on the stage, Rita said, "He is the brother of the daughter of
the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related to Rita ?
(a) Son (b) Husband (c) Nephew (d) Brother-in-law (a)
Explanation:
Wife of husband — Herself; Brother of daughter — Son. So, the man is Rita's son.