A person who is related to another by birth rather than by marriage.Blood relations of a group of persons are given in jumbled form. In these tests, the success of a candidate depends upon knowledge of the Blood Relations, some of which are summarized below. The questions which are asked in this section depend upon Relation.
Questions on Blood Relationship are related to our day to day life. We are bound by our kit hand kin through a chain of relationships. The examiner defines the simple relationships by using rather complicated set of definitions and expects from us to comprehend these definitions rather quickly.
In order to solve these problems, analyse the given statements carefully and systematically.
For examples :
(i) My father's only child means I (Myself).
(ii) Ritu's husband's father-in-law's only daughter means - Ritu (Herself).
Pay particular attention to the information given in the question itself without your personal biases and preconceived notions and assumptions coming to the fore. Questions on Blood Relationship can be solved by any of the following methods:
(i) Deduction Method and
(ii) Pictorial Method
While attempting questions on Blood Relationship, first read all the pieces of information as quickly as possible and then point out the two persons between whom relationship is to be established. Finally, try to co-relate the given relationships. While concluding relationship between two persons be careful about the sexes of the persons involved. Majority of the students tend to define or derive relationship without caring for sex of the persons. Is it possible to define relationship between two persons without knowing their sex?
Consider the following illustration: A is the child of P and Q.
From this statement can we conclude that P is the father of A. No, it is not possible. Without knowing the sex of either P or Q, it is not possible to conclude that P is the father of A. What we can conclude from the above statement is that'P and Q are parents of A. Thus, we see that the knowledge about the sex of persons is necessary to conclude relationship between the two persons.
Some Important Tips:
(i) First of all choose the two persons, between whom relationship is to be established.
(ii) Next, pin-point the intermediate relationship i.e., such relationship through which long drawn relationship can be established between the required persons.
(iii) Finally, conclude the relationship directly between the two persons as per the requirement of the question.
(iv) From a particular name we cannot ascertain the sex (gender) of that person. The name does not always show the gender beyond reasonable doubt.
For example, we often hear the same name for male and female in the Punjabi community.The names, Harvinder, Sukhwinder, Gurinder etc. are used for both the sexes in the Punjabi community.
There are certain other names which are used for both the sexes all over the country. For example, Suman, Kamal etc.
The list given below is quite helpful in recognising some indirect relationships and to remember easily the relations may be divided into two sides as given below:
I. Relations of Paternal side:
1.Father's father→ Grandfather
2.Father's mother→ Grandmother
3.Father's brother→ Uncle
4.Father's sister→ Aunt
5.Children of uncle→ Cousin
6.Wife of uncle→ Aunt
7.Children of aunt→ Cousin
8.Husband of aunt→ Uncle
II. Relations of Maternal side:
1.Mother's father→ Maternal grandfather
2.Mother's mother→ Maternal grandmother
3.Mother's brother Maternal uncle
4.Mother's sister→ Aunt
5.Children of maternal uncle→ Cousin
6.Wife of maternal uncle→ Maternal aunt
Relations:
1.Grandfather’s son»Father or Uncle
2.Grandmother’s son»Father or Uncle
3.Grandfather’s only son»Father
4.Grandmother’s only son»Father
5.Mother’s or father’s mother»Grandmother
6.Son’s wife»Daughter-in-Law
7.Daughter’s husband»Son-in-Law
8.Husband’s or wife’s sister»Sister-in-Law
9.Brother’s son»Nephew
10.Brother’s daughter»Niece
11.Uncle or aunt’s son or daughter»Cousin
12.Sister’s husband»Brother-in-Law
13.Brother’s wife»Sister-in-Law
14.Grandson’sor grand daughter’s daughter»Great grand daughter
The questions on Blood Relationship are asked in various formats but substantially there is no difference between them. However, consider the pattern of the question we are obliged to discuss them separately.
TYPE-I
Ex.l. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the woman related to man?
(1) Mother (2) Grandmother (3) Sister (4) Daughter (5) None of these
Ex.2. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the daughter of my mother's only daughter, How is the man related to that woman?
(l)Son (2) Father (3) Brother (4) Grandson (5) None of these
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1. (1) The two persons between whom relationship is to established.MAN <----------->WOMEN
Therefore, the woman in question is the mother of man in the photograph.Only daughter of woman's mother means woman (herself). Only daughter of woman's mother is the mother of the man in the photograph.
PICTORIAL METHOD
women's mother
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women
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man
2. (4) The two persons between whom relationship has to be established.MAN <----------->WOMEN
My (Woman's) mother's only daughter means the woman herself. Woman's daughter is the mother of
man in question. Therefore, the woman (speaker) is the grandmother of the man. Thus, man is the grandson of the woman (speaker).
PICTORIAL METHOD
women's mother
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women
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man's mother
TYPE-II
Ex.1. If A is B's brother, B is C's sister and C is D's father, D is A's...
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Nephew (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
Ex.2. P is brother of Q. R is the sister of Q. How P is related to R?
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Uncle (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1. (4) A is the brother of B. (A is male). B is sister of C. (B is female). C is father of D. (C is male)
The sex of D is not known. A and C are brothers of B. A is the uncle of D. Since, sex of D is not clear, we cannot determine what is D to A.
2. (1) P is brother of Q. (P is male). R is sister of Q. (R is female). Therefore, P is the brother of R.
SOME QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE:
1. Pointing towards Women, Madhav said "I am the only son of his father's one of the sons". How
Women is related to Madhav ?
(1) Nephew (2) Uncle (3) Either father or uncle (4) Father (5) None of these
2. Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's father".
How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
(1) Niece (2) Sister (3) Mother (4) Daughter (5) None of these
3. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father", How is the gentleman related to Deepak?
(1) Father (2) Grandfather (3) Uncle (4) Brother-in-law (5) None of these
4. Pointing towards Neeru, Asha said, "I am the only daughter of her mother's son". How is Neeru related to Asha?
(l)Aunt ' (2) Cousin (3) Niece (4) Mother (5) None of these
5. If Neha says, "Amruta's father Raj is the only son of my father-in-law, Mahesh"; then how Bindu, who is sister of Amruta, is related to Mahesh?
(1) Daughter (2) Wife (3) Daughter-in-law (4) Niece (5) None of these
6. Pointing towards a photograph of a girl, Rajan said, "She has no sisters or daughters but her mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the girl in the photograph related to Rajan's mother?
(1) Sister-in-Law (2) Granddaughter (3) Daughter-in-Law (4) Cannot be determined (5) None
Directions (7-10) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Five persons are sitting around dinning table. - K, L,M, N and O - K is the mother of M, who is the wife of O. N is the brother of K and L is the husband of K.
Ex.7. How is L related to O?
(1) Father (2) Mother-in-law (3) Brother-in-law (4) Father-in-law (5) Niece
Ex.8. How is K related to O?
(1) Sister (2) Mother (3) Mother-in-law (4) Brother-in-law (5) Aunt
Ex.9. How is N related to L?
(l)Son (2) Cousin (3) Brother (4) Brother-in-law (5) Uncle
Ex.10. How is M related to L ?
(l)Aunt (2) Niece (3) Daughter (4) Daughter-in-law (5) Mother
11. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Raman said, "She is the only daughter of the mother of my brother's sister". How is the person in photograph related to Raman?'
(1) Daughter (2) Sister (3) Wife (4) Cousin (5) None of these
12. 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?
(1) Sister (2) Mother (3) Grandmother (4) Aunt (5) Daughter
Questions on Blood Relationship are related to our day to day life. We are bound by our kit hand kin through a chain of relationships. The examiner defines the simple relationships by using rather complicated set of definitions and expects from us to comprehend these definitions rather quickly.
In order to solve these problems, analyse the given statements carefully and systematically.
For examples :
(i) My father's only child means I (Myself).
(ii) Ritu's husband's father-in-law's only daughter means - Ritu (Herself).
Pay particular attention to the information given in the question itself without your personal biases and preconceived notions and assumptions coming to the fore. Questions on Blood Relationship can be solved by any of the following methods:
(i) Deduction Method and
(ii) Pictorial Method
While attempting questions on Blood Relationship, first read all the pieces of information as quickly as possible and then point out the two persons between whom relationship is to be established. Finally, try to co-relate the given relationships. While concluding relationship between two persons be careful about the sexes of the persons involved. Majority of the students tend to define or derive relationship without caring for sex of the persons. Is it possible to define relationship between two persons without knowing their sex?
Consider the following illustration: A is the child of P and Q.
From this statement can we conclude that P is the father of A. No, it is not possible. Without knowing the sex of either P or Q, it is not possible to conclude that P is the father of A. What we can conclude from the above statement is that'P and Q are parents of A. Thus, we see that the knowledge about the sex of persons is necessary to conclude relationship between the two persons.
Some Important Tips:
(i) First of all choose the two persons, between whom relationship is to be established.
(ii) Next, pin-point the intermediate relationship i.e., such relationship through which long drawn relationship can be established between the required persons.
(iii) Finally, conclude the relationship directly between the two persons as per the requirement of the question.
(iv) From a particular name we cannot ascertain the sex (gender) of that person. The name does not always show the gender beyond reasonable doubt.
For example, we often hear the same name for male and female in the Punjabi community.The names, Harvinder, Sukhwinder, Gurinder etc. are used for both the sexes in the Punjabi community.
There are certain other names which are used for both the sexes all over the country. For example, Suman, Kamal etc.
The list given below is quite helpful in recognising some indirect relationships and to remember easily the relations may be divided into two sides as given below:
I. Relations of Paternal side:
1.Father's father→ Grandfather
2.Father's mother→ Grandmother
3.Father's brother→ Uncle
4.Father's sister→ Aunt
5.Children of uncle→ Cousin
6.Wife of uncle→ Aunt
7.Children of aunt→ Cousin
8.Husband of aunt→ Uncle
II. Relations of Maternal side:
1.Mother's father→ Maternal grandfather
2.Mother's mother→ Maternal grandmother
3.Mother's brother Maternal uncle
4.Mother's sister→ Aunt
5.Children of maternal uncle→ Cousin
6.Wife of maternal uncle→ Maternal aunt
Relations:
1.Grandfather’s son»Father or Uncle
2.Grandmother’s son»Father or Uncle
3.Grandfather’s only son»Father
4.Grandmother’s only son»Father
5.Mother’s or father’s mother»Grandmother
6.Son’s wife»Daughter-in-Law
7.Daughter’s husband»Son-in-Law
8.Husband’s or wife’s sister»Sister-in-Law
9.Brother’s son»Nephew
10.Brother’s daughter»Niece
11.Uncle or aunt’s son or daughter»Cousin
12.Sister’s husband»Brother-in-Law
13.Brother’s wife»Sister-in-Law
14.Grandson’sor grand daughter’s daughter»Great grand daughter
The questions on Blood Relationship are asked in various formats but substantially there is no difference between them. However, consider the pattern of the question we are obliged to discuss them separately.
TYPE-I
Ex.l. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the woman related to man?
(1) Mother (2) Grandmother (3) Sister (4) Daughter (5) None of these
Ex.2. Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the daughter of my mother's only daughter, How is the man related to that woman?
(l)Son (2) Father (3) Brother (4) Grandson (5) None of these
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1. (1) The two persons between whom relationship is to established.MAN <----------->WOMEN
Therefore, the woman in question is the mother of man in the photograph.Only daughter of woman's mother means woman (herself). Only daughter of woman's mother is the mother of the man in the photograph.
PICTORIAL METHOD
women's mother
^
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| daughter
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women
^
|
| son
|
man
2. (4) The two persons between whom relationship has to be established.MAN <----------->WOMEN
My (Woman's) mother's only daughter means the woman herself. Woman's daughter is the mother of
man in question. Therefore, the woman (speaker) is the grandmother of the man. Thus, man is the grandson of the woman (speaker).
PICTORIAL METHOD
women's mother
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| only daughter
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women
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| daughter
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man's mother
TYPE-II
Ex.1. If A is B's brother, B is C's sister and C is D's father, D is A's...
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Nephew (4) Cannot be determined (5) None of these
Ex.2. P is brother of Q. R is the sister of Q. How P is related to R?
(1) Brother (2) Sister (3) Uncle (4) Data inadequate (5) None of these
ANSWERS WITH EXPLANATION
1. (4) A is the brother of B. (A is male). B is sister of C. (B is female). C is father of D. (C is male)
The sex of D is not known. A and C are brothers of B. A is the uncle of D. Since, sex of D is not clear, we cannot determine what is D to A.
2. (1) P is brother of Q. (P is male). R is sister of Q. (R is female). Therefore, P is the brother of R.
SOME QUESTIONS TO PRACTICE:
1. Pointing towards Women, Madhav said "I am the only son of his father's one of the sons". How
Women is related to Madhav ?
(1) Nephew (2) Uncle (3) Either father or uncle (4) Father (5) None of these
2. Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's father".
How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
(1) Niece (2) Sister (3) Mother (4) Daughter (5) None of these
3. Pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father", How is the gentleman related to Deepak?
(1) Father (2) Grandfather (3) Uncle (4) Brother-in-law (5) None of these
4. Pointing towards Neeru, Asha said, "I am the only daughter of her mother's son". How is Neeru related to Asha?
(l)Aunt ' (2) Cousin (3) Niece (4) Mother (5) None of these
5. If Neha says, "Amruta's father Raj is the only son of my father-in-law, Mahesh"; then how Bindu, who is sister of Amruta, is related to Mahesh?
(1) Daughter (2) Wife (3) Daughter-in-law (4) Niece (5) None of these
6. Pointing towards a photograph of a girl, Rajan said, "She has no sisters or daughters but her mother is the only daughter of my mother". How is the girl in the photograph related to Rajan's mother?
(1) Sister-in-Law (2) Granddaughter (3) Daughter-in-Law (4) Cannot be determined (5) None
Directions (7-10) : Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below :
Five persons are sitting around dinning table. - K, L,M, N and O - K is the mother of M, who is the wife of O. N is the brother of K and L is the husband of K.
Ex.7. How is L related to O?
(1) Father (2) Mother-in-law (3) Brother-in-law (4) Father-in-law (5) Niece
Ex.8. How is K related to O?
(1) Sister (2) Mother (3) Mother-in-law (4) Brother-in-law (5) Aunt
Ex.9. How is N related to L?
(l)Son (2) Cousin (3) Brother (4) Brother-in-law (5) Uncle
Ex.10. How is M related to L ?
(l)Aunt (2) Niece (3) Daughter (4) Daughter-in-law (5) Mother
11. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Raman said, "She is the only daughter of the mother of my brother's sister". How is the person in photograph related to Raman?'
(1) Daughter (2) Sister (3) Wife (4) Cousin (5) None of these
12. 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?
(1) Sister (2) Mother (3) Grandmother (4) Aunt (5) Daughter
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