QA Comprehensive Book – Edition 2 Blood Relations

Chapter 12
Blood Relations
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Blood Relations - Basics

Grandfather’s son Uncle or Father

Grandfather’s only son Father
Brother’s Daughter Niece
Important Brother’s Son Nephew
Relations Uncle’s Son/ Daughter Cousin
Brother’s wife Sister-in-law
Sister’s Husband Brother-in-law
Son’s wife Daughter-in-law
• Same Generation in Same Row
• Distinct marking for Gender (as soon as you know)
Male + Female –
• If there is a couple put brackets
• Make a empty box if name not given
Pro Tips to
• If the information is not in proper linkage hold that statement, go to
create chart in
next one and then come back again
Blood Relations
• Convert your question requirement into a fill in the blanks format
• If you are getting two answers for a question – just chill, check the
options
• For pointing based question, use empty boxes and also create arrows
of relation if needed.

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Basics

Example ICAI SM
(1) P is Q’s brother. R is Q’s mother. S is R’s father. T is S’s mother. How is P related to T?
a. Grand-Daughter
b. Great Grandson
c. Grandson
d. Grandmother

Choice of Answers

Example ICAI SM
(2) A is the sister of B. B is the brother of C. C is the son of D. How is D related to A?
a. Mother
b. Daughter
c. Son
d. Uncle

Hold the Statement

Example ICAI SM
(3) A is B’s brother. C is D’s father. E is B’s mother. A and D are brothers. How is E related
to C?
a. Sister
b. Sister-in-law
c. Niece
d. Wife

Use of Empty Box

Example ICAI SM
(4) A and B are sisters. R and S are brothers. A’s daughter is R’s sister. What is B’s
relation to S?
a. Mother
b. Grandmother
c. Sister
d. Aunt

Couple in Brackets

Example ICAI SM
(5) 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. Sister-in-law
b. Sister
c. Brother
d. Brother-in-law

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Pointing based Problems

Example ICAI SM
(6) Pointing to a lady in a photograph. Meera said. “Her father’s only son’s wife is my
mother-in-law “How is Meera’s husband related to that lady in the photo?
a. Nephew
b. Uncle
c. Son
d. Father

IMP Questions

ICAI SM
(7) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father. B is D’s grand-daughter. How is B
related to F, who is A’s son?
a. Aunt
b. Cousin
c. Niece
d. Grandaunt
ICAI SM
(8) A is the son of B while B and C are sisters to one another. E is the mother of C. If D is
the son of E, which of the following statements is correct?
a. D is the maternal uncle of A
b. E is the brother of B
c. D is the cousin of A
d. B and D are brothers
ICAI SM
(9) If A is the mother of D. B is not the son of C. C is the father of D, D is the sister of B,
then how is A related to B?
a. Mother
b. Brother
c. Step son
d. Sister
ICAI SM
(10) P, Q, R, S, T, U are 6 members of a family in which there are two married couples. T, a
teacher is married to a doctor who is mother of R and U. Q the lawyer is married to P. P
has one son and one grandson. Of the two married ladies one is a housewife. There is also
one student and one male engineer in the family. Which of the following is true about
the grand-daughter of the family?
a. She is a lawyer
b. She is a lawyer
c. She is a student
d. She is a doctor

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ICAI SM
(11) Seema is the daughter-in-law of Sudhir and sister-in-law of Ramesh. Mohan is the son
of Sudhir and only brother of Ramesh. Find the relation between Seema and Mohan.
a. Sister-in-law
b. Aunt
c. Cousin
d. Wife
ICAI SM
(12) Suresh introduces a man as “He is the son of the woman who is the mother of the
husband of my mother”. How is Suresh related to the man?
a. Uncle
b. Son
c. Cousin
d. Grandson
ICAI SM
(13) Pointing to a lady in a photograph. Meera said. “Her father’s only son’s wife is my
mother-in-law “How is Meera’s husband related to that lady in the photo?
a. Nephew
b. Uncle
c. Son
d. Father
ICAI SM
(14) Pointing to a photograph Vikas said “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only
son”. How is lady in the photograph related to Vikas in the photograph?
a. Father
b. Brother
c. Sister
d. Mother
PYQ June 22
(15) If A $ B means A is father of B. A # B means A is daughter of B. A @ B means A is
sister of B. Then how is K related to M if H @ K $ L # M
a. Husband b. Uncle
c. Father d. Grandson
PYQ Nov. 18
(16) If P + Q means P is the mother of Q; P  Q means P is the father of Q; P – Q means P
is the sister of Q; then which of the following relationship shows that M is the daughter
of R?
a. RM+ N b. R+ N M
c. R− MN d. None of these
YQ Jan. 21
(17) A girl introduced, a boy as the son of the daughter of father of her uncle. The boy is
girl’s
a. Son b. Brother
c. Son-in-law d. Uncle

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PYQ Jan. 21
(18) P is the brother of Q and R, S is the mother of R. T is the father of P, which of the
following statement cannot be definitely true?
a. S is the mother of P
b. P is son of S
c. T is husband of S
d. Q is son of T
PYQ Nov. 20
(19) Pointing to a lady, A said, “that women is my nephew’s maternal grandmother”. How
is that women related to A’s sister who has no sister?
a. Cousin b. Son-in-law
c. Mother d. Mother-in-law
PYQ July 21
(20) Amit said “The girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother”. How Amit related to the
girl?
a. Father-in-law b. Grandson
c. Father d. Son
ICAI SM
(21) There are 2 film stars. One is the father of the other’s son. What is the relationship of
the two with each other?
a. Grandfather and Grandson
b. Grandfather and son
c. Husband and wife
d. Father and Son
ICAI SM
(22) Among her children, Ganga’s favourites are Ram and Rekha. Rekha is the mother of
Sharat, who is loved most by his uncle Mithun. The head of the family is Ram Lal, who
is succeeded by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Ganga have been married for 35
years and have 3 children. What is the relation between Mithun and Mohan?
a. Uncle
b. Son
c. Brother
d. No relation

Practice Questions

ICAI SM
(23) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father, E is B’s son. How is D related to A?
a. Son
b. Grandson
c. Grandfather
d. Great Grandfather

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ICAI SM
(24) As is B’s brother. C is A’s father. D is C’s sister and E is D’s mother. How is B related
to E?
a. Grand-daughter
b. Great grands daughter
c. Great grands daughter
d. Daughter
ICAI SM
(25) 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. Grands-daughter
ICAI SM
(26) A is the father of B. C is the daughter of B. D is the brother of B. E is the son of A.
What is the relationship between C and E?
a. Brother and sister
b. Cousins
c. Niece and uncle
d. Uncle and aunt
ICAI SM
(27) If P is the husband of Q and R is the mother of S and Q. What is R to P?
a. Mother
b. Sister
c. Aunt
d. Mother-in-law
ICAI SM
(28) P and Q are brothers. R and S are sister. P’s son is S’s brother. How is Q related to R?
a. Uncle
b. Brother
c. Father
d. Grandfather
ICAI SM
(29) X is the husband of Y. W is the daughter of X. Z is husband of W. N is the daughter of
Z. What is the relationship of N to Y?
a. Cousin
b. Niece
c. Daughter
d. Grand-daughter
ICAI SM
(30) A reads a book and find the name of the author familiar. The author ‘B’ is the paternal
uncle of C. C is the daughter of A. How is B related to A?
a. Brother
b. Sister
c. Father
d. Uncle

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ICAI SM
(31) A’s mother is sister of B and she has a daughter C, who is 21 years old. How is B
related to C?
a. Uncle
b. Maternal Uncle
c. Niece
d. Daughter
ICAI SM
(32) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father. F is A’s son. How is F related to D?
a. Son
b. Grandson
c. Great-grandson
d. Grand-daughter
ICAI SM
(33) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father. E is B’s son. How is B related to D?
a. Son
b. Grand-daughter
c. Grandfather
d. Great grandfather
ICAI SM
(34) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father. F a is A’s son. How is B related to F’s
child?
a. Aunt
b. Cousin
c. Nephew
d. Grandfather
ICAI SM
(35) A is B’s daughter. B is C’s mother. D is C’s brother. How is D related to A?
a. Father
b. Grandfather
c. Brother
d. Son
ICAI SM
(36) A is D’s brother. D is B’s father. B and C are sisters. How is C related to A?
a. Cousin
b. Niece
c. Aunt
d. Nephew
ICAI SM
(37) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother, D is C’s father. E is B’s son. How is D related to E ?
a. Grandson
b. Great Grandson
c. Great Grandfather
d. Grandfather

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ICAI SM
(38) X and Y are the children of A. A is the father of X but Y is not his son. How is Y
related to A?
a. Sister
b. Brother
c. Son
d. Daughter
ICAI SM
(39) A is B’s brother. C is A’s mother. D is C’s father. E is B’s son. How is E related to A?
a. Cousin
b. Nephew
c. Uncle
d. Grandson
ICAI SM
(40) Based on the statements given below, find out who is the uncle of P?
(i) K is the bother of J
(ii) M is the sister of K
(iii) P is the brother of N
(iv) N is the daughter of J
a. K
b. J
c. N
d. M
ICAI SM
(41) A and B are sisters. A is mother of D. B has a daughter C who is married to F. G is the
husband of A. How is C related to D?
a. Cousin
b. Niece
c. Aunt
d. Sister-in-law
ICAI SM
(42) R and S are brothers. X is the sister of Y and X is mother of R. What is Y to S?
a. Uncle
b. brother
c. Father
d. Mother
ICAI SM
(43) P is the father of T. T is the daughter of M. M is the daughter of K. What is P to K?
a. Father
b. Father-in-law
c. Brother
d. Son-in-law

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ICAI SM
(44) A and B are brothers. E is the daughter of F. F is the wife of B. What is the relation of E
to A?
a. Sister
b. Daughter
c. Niece
d. Sister-in-law
ICAI SM
(45) M and F are a married couple. A and B are sisters. A is the sister of F. Who is B to M?
a. Sister
b. Sister-in-law
c. Niece
d. Daughter
ICAI SM
(46) A and B are brother and sister respectively. C is A’s father. D is C’s sister and E is D’s
mother. How is B related to E?
a. Grand-daughter
b. Great grand-daughter
c. Aunt
d. Daughter
ICAI SM
(47) Q is the son of P. X is the daughter of Q. R is the aunty (Bua) of X and L is the son of
R, then what is L to P?
a. Grandson
b. Grand-daughter
c. Daughter
d. Nephew
ICAI SM
(48) P and Q are brothers. R and S are sisters. P’s son is S’s brother. How is Q related to R?
a. Uncle
b. Brother
c. Father
d. Grandfather
ICAI SM
(49) A and B are the young ones of C. If C is the mother of B but A is not the daughter of C,
then what is the relationship between C and A?
a. Nephew and Aunty
b. Brother and Sister
c. Mother and son
d. Niece and Aunty
ICAI SM
(50) A is the mother of D and sister of B. B has a daughter C who is married to F. G is the
husband of A. How is G related to D?
a. Uncle
b. Husband
c. Son
d. Father

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ICAI SM
(51) Pointing towards A, B said “your mother is the younger sister of my mother”. How is
A related to B?
a. Uncle
b. Cousin
c. Nephew
d. Father
ICAI SM
(52) A is B’s wife’s husband’s brother. C and D are sisters of B. How is A related to C?
a. Brother
b. Sister-in-law
c. Wife
d. Sister
ICAI SM
(53) A and B are brothers. C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to
C?
a. Father
b. Brother
c. Uncle
d. Son
ICAI SM
(54) 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
ICAI SM
(55) Six members of a family namely 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 married couple. E is the brother of C.
D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many male members are there in the
family?
a. 3
b. 2
c. 4
d. 1
ICAI SM
(56) A’s mother is sister of B and has a daughter C. How can A be related to B from among
the following?
a. Niece
b. Uncle
c. Daughter
d. Father

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ICAI SM
(57) Rajiv is the brother of Atul. Sonia is the sister of Sunil. Atul is the son of Sonia. How is
Rajiv related to Sonia?
a. Nephew
b. Son
c. Brother
d. Father
ICAI SM
(58) Sita is the niece of Ashok. Ashok’s mother is Lakshmi. Kalyani is Lakhshmi’s mother.
Kalyani’s husband is Gopal. Parvathi is the mother-in-law of Gopal. How is Sita
related to Gopal?
a. Great grandson’s daughter
b. Gopal’s Sita’s father
c. Sita is Gopal’s great grand-daughter
d. Grand niece
ICAI SM
(59) Suresh’s sister is the wife of Ram. Ram is Rani’s brother. Ram’s father is Madhur.
Sheetal is Ram’s grandmother. Rema is Sheetal is daughter-in-law. Rohit is Rani’s
brother’s son. Who is Rohit to Suresh?
a. Brother-in-law
b. Son
c. Brother
d. Nephew
ICAI SM
(60) Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his father’s wife. How is
Vinod related to Vishal?
a. Cousin
b. Brother
c. Son
d. Uncle
ICAI SM
(61) Rahul and Robin are brothers. Promod is Rohin’s father. Sheela is Pramod’s sister.
Prema is Promod’s niece. Shubha is Sheela’s grand-daughter. How is Rahul related to
Shubha?
a. Brother
b. Cousin
c. Uncle
d. Nephew
ICAI SM
(62) Preeti has a son, named Arun. Ram is Preeti’s brother. Neeta too has a daughter named
Reema. Neeta is Ram’s sister. What is Arun’s relationship to Reema?
a. Brother
b. Nephew
c. Cousin
d. Uncle

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ICAI SM
(63) Ramu’s mother said to Ramu “My mother has a son whose son is Achyut”. How is
Achyut relation to Ramu?
a. Uncle
b. Cousin
c. Brother
d. Nephew
ICAI SM
(64) Ravi’s father has a son Rohit who has an aunt Laxmi who has a husband Rao whose
father-in-law is Mohan. What is the relation of Mohan to Ravi?
a. Nephew
b. Grandfather
c. Son
d. Uncle
ICAI SM
(65) Vijay says, Ananda’s mother is the only daughter of my mother”. How is Ananda
relation to Vijay?
a. Brother
b. Father
c. Nephew
d. Grandfather
ICAI SM
(66) Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my mother.” How
is the woman related with the man?
a. Sister-in-law
b. Wife
c. Aunt
d. Mother-in-law
ICAI SM
(67) A prisoner introduced a boy who came to visit him to the jailor as “Brothers and sisters
I have none, he is my father’s son’s son”. Who is the boy?
a. Nephew
b. Son
c. Cousin
d. Uncle

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Answer Key
1 b 2 a 3 d 4 d 5 a
6 a 7 a 8 a 9 a 10 c
11 d 12 b 13 a 14 c 15 a
16 a 17 b 18 d 19 c 20 a
21 c 22 d 23 c 24 a 25 d
26 c 27 d 28 a 29 d 30 a
31 b 32 c 33 b 34 d 35 c
36 b 37 c 38 d 39 b 40 a
41 a 42 a 43 d 44 c 45 b
46 a 47 a 48 a 49 c 50 d
51 b 52 a 53 c 54 d 55 c
56 a 57 b 58 c 59 d 60 a
61 c 62 c 63 b 64 b 65 c
66 b 67 b

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