Blood Relation
Definition and Concept
Questions in Test of Reasoning on Family/Blood Relationship are
about the relationship of a particular person with another person
of the family, based on the chain of relationships between other
members of that family.
Family/Blood Relation Tests are an exercise to test the student’s
ability to comprehend and come to the crux of an issue from
complex, lengthy and even confusing data.
Great-Uncle/Aunt: A brother/sister to any of one's grandparents.
In-laws
In-laws only apply to brother, sister, and parents.
e.g. There is no relationship between you and your spouses cousins.
My sister-in-law could be:
1. the sister of my spouse, or
2. the wife of my brother, or
3. the wife of my spouse's brother.
UNCLE: Uncle in American society this term can refer to a man in four
different relative positions: father's brother; mother's brother;
father's sister's husband; mother's sister's husband.
NEPHEW - NIECE: Nephew or Niece is one who is the child of a sibling
(or a half-sibling, or step-sibling, or a child of a spouse's sibling, or
your spouse's sibling. Since the term derives from the Latin term,
"Nepos" meaning grandson, it is possible an early colonial reference
may have this meaning.
Four thumb rule to solve Blood Relation
Problems
1. Male is denoted by + sign and female by - sign in a family tree.
2. Father/mother and Son/daughter are joined by a vertical line
to show generation gap between them.
Father/mother
Son/
Daughter
3. Siblings(Brother sister) are joined by a horizontal line because
there is no generation gap between them.
Brother Sister
Note: We never joined cousins by any line in a family tree as they are siblings from
different parents.
4. Married couples are always written adjacent to each other but
joined by a couple sign.
Husband Wife
Only use the details provided in the question to form the tree. DO
NOT assume values on your own-Unless specifically provided or
logically concluded.
Relations on the mother's side is called 'Maternal' while on
Father's side is called 'Paternal'.
In every competitive exam and placement exam, Blood relation can
be asked in the following three forms:
Type 1 : Indicating type or Deciphering jumbled up description
Type 2 : Relation puzzle ( A set of statements)
Type 3 : Coded blood relation ( In the form of Symbols)
Type 1: Indicating type Problems
1. Introducing Neeta, Anil(Male) said "She is the wife of my
mother's only son'". How is Neeta related to Anil?
A. Wife
B. Sister
C. Mother
D. Aunt
2. If Kamal says ," Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my
mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
A. Grandfather
B. Father
C. Brother
D. None of these
3. Pointing towards photograph, Vipul said, "She is the daughter of
my grandfather's only son." How is Vipul related to the girl in
the photograph ?
A. Mother
B. Sister
C. Cousin
D. Grand Mother
4. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anjali said, "He is
the only son of the father of my sister's brother." How is that
person is related to Anjali ?
A. Father
B. Cousin
C. Brother
D. Maternal Uncle
5. Pointing out to a lady, Rajan said, “She is the daughter of the
woman who is the mother of the husband of my mother”. Who
is that lady to Rajan?
A. Aunt
B. Grand daughter
C. Daughter
D. Sister
6. If Neha says, "Amrita's father Raj is the only son of my father-
in-law Mahesh,” then how Bindu, who is the sister of Amrita
related to Mahesh?
A. Daughter
B. Wife
C. Niece
D. Grand daughter
7. The son of M is the father of N and grandfather of R. S is the
daughter of N and sister of B. How is M related to B?
A. Grand father
B. Grand mother
C. Grand father's father
D. Data inadequate
Type 2: Relation Puzzle
In these types of problems, relations will be given in the form of
puzzle i.e. a set of statements. We need to draw the family tree
according to given statements and answer the questions based on
those relations.
1. 'Ram' is the father of 'Kusha' but 'Kusha' is not his son. 'Mala' is
the daughter of 'Kusha'. 'Shalaka' is the spouse of 'Ram'. 'Gopal' is
the brother of 'Kusha'. 'Hari' is the son of 'Gopal'. 'Meena' is the
spouse of 'Gopal'. 'Ganpat' is the father of 'Meena'. Who is the
grand daughter of 'Ram'?
A. Mala
B. Meena
C. Hari
D. Shalaka
2. X is the husband of Y. W is the daughter of X. Z is the 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
Directions (3-5):In a family there are eight members. A is mother of
B, who is brother of C. C and Q are siblings. Y is daughter of P. Z is
brother in law of B, who is son of D. A has only one son. There are
only two married couples in the family. P is married to B.
3. How is P related with Z?
A. Brother
B. Daughter
C. Nephew
D. None of these
4. How is C related with Y?
A. Aunt
B. Daughter in Law
C. Uncle
D. Grand father
5. How many male members are there in the family?
A. Four
B. Three
C. five
D. Two
Type 3: Coded Blood Relation
In these types of problems, relations will be given in the form of
codes and symbols. We need to draw the family tree according to
given symbols and answer the questions based on those relations.
1. ‘ P +Q’ means that P is the son of Q, ‘P-Q’ means that P is the
wife of Q, ‘P*Q’ means that P is the brother of Q, ‘P/Q’ means
that P is the mother of Q and ‘P=Q’ means that P is the sister of
Q. then, what does X+Y-Z mean?
A. Z is the father of X
B. Z is the son of X
C. Z is the uncle of X
D. Z is the brother of X
2. If ‘A × D’ mean ‘D is the sister of A’, ‘A + D’ means ‘D is the
daughter of A’ , ‘A ÷ D’ means ‘A is the wife of D’, and ‘A-D’ means
‘A is brother of D’ then which of the following expression shows
‘J is sister of K’ ?
A. J - K ÷ P + L
B. K + P + M × J
C. J – K ÷ L + P
D. K – J ÷ L + P
Direction for Q3 & Q4: Study the following information carefully to answer these
questions.
‘A$B’ means ‘A is mother of B’
‘A#B’ means ‘A is the father of B’
‘A@B’ means ‘A is the husband of B’
‘A%B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’
3. P@Q$M#T indicates what relationship of P with T?
A. Maternal Grandfather
B. Maternal Grandmother
C. Paternal Grandfather
D. None of the above
4. Which of the following expressions indicates ‘R is the sister of
H’?
a) R$D@F#H
b) H%D@F$R
c) R%D@F$H
d) H$D@F#R
Directions (5-6):
‘A × B’ means ‘A is mother of B’.
‘A – B’ means ‘A is brother of B’.
‘A + B’ means ‘A is sister of B’.
‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is father of B’.
5. If the expression M × N + R ÷ T is true, then which of the following
is true?
A. M is father of R
B. N is aunt of T
C. M is grandfather of T
D. T is sister of N
6. Which of the following means ‘Q’ is brother of ‘T’?
A. Y ÷ Q – T + R
B. T ÷ Q – Y- R
C. T × M – R + Q
D. T + M ÷ Y + Q
