Blood relation is an interesting chapter and especially
when you get a grab of it it's one thing that can fetch you
100% marks undoubtedly and can also save your time.
Initially you might find it a set of really crazy problems
driving you mad but the important thing is you should
know how to solve them and that's something we shall
be discussing here.
It's very important for blood relation questions that
you get a fair and clear idea of what is given and what
is being asked in the question. And drawing a family tree
makes it easier for you to get a fair idea of the same. Get it
clear in front of you and you'll very easily get the accurate
answer without straining your nerves. Also practice as many
questions as you can regularly. Don't worry if initially you
are not able to get the speed, with more and more practice
you'll be able to make up to the time limit as well.
The questions which are asked in this section depend
upon Relation. You should have a sound knowledge of the
blood relation in order to solve the questions.
The efficiency in doing the problems of blood relations
depends upon the knowledge of the blood relations. Some
of the important relations are given below,
1. Relations of Paternal side:
• Father's father Grandfather
• Father's mother Grandmother
• Father's brother Uncle
• Father's sister Aunt
• Children of uncle Cousin
• Wife of uncle Aunt
• Children of aunt Cousin
• Husband of aunt Uncle
2. Relations of Maternal side:
• Mother's father Maternal grandfather
• Mother's mother Maternal grandmother
• Mother's brother Maternal uncle
• Mother's sister Aunt
• Children of maternal uncle Cousin
• Wife of maternal uncle Maternal aunt
Example:
• My mother's or father's son is my Brother.
• My mother's or father's daughter is my Sister.
• My mother's or father's father is my Grandfather.
• My mother's or father's sister is my Aunt.
• My mother's or father's brother is my Uncle.
• My son's wife is my daughter- in - law.
• My daughter's husband is my Son - in - law.
• My brother's son is my Nephew.
• My brother's daughter is my Niece.
• My sister's husband is my brother - in - law.
• My brother's wife is my Sister - in - law.
• My husband's or wife's sister is my Sister- in-law.
• My husband's or Wife's brother is my Brother-in - law.
• My uncle's or aunt's son or daughter is my Cousin.
• My wife's father or husband's father is my Father-inlaw.
• My wife's mother or husband's mother is my Mother
-in - law.
• My father's wife is my Mother.
• My mother's husband is my Father.
• My son's or daughter's son is my Grandson.
• My son's or daughter's daughter is my Granddaughter.
• In these types of questions, a roundabout description
is given in the form of certain small relationships and
direct relationships between the persons concerned are
to be deciphered
TYPE of QUESTIONS:
TYPE 1: Deciphering jumbled up descriptions
Example:1
Pointing out to a lady Deepti said, "She is the daughter
of the woman who is the mother of the husband of
my mother." Who is the lady to Deepti?
(a) Aunt (b) Cousin
(c) Sister (d) Mother
Solution:
The relationship may be analyzed in the following manner.
Husband of my mother My Father
My Father's mother My Grandmother
My Grandmother's Daughter My Father's sister
My Aunt
The lady in the photograph is Deepti's Aunt.
Hence [a]
Example:2
How is Hema's mother's mother's daughter - in law's
daughter related to Hema?
(a) Sister (b) Mother
(c) Cousin (d) Aunt
Solution:
Hema's mother's mother Hema's (Maternal)
grandmother
Hema's Grandmother's Daughter - in - law Hema's
(Maternal) Aunt
Hema's Aunt's daughter Hema's Cousin
Hence [c]
Example:3
Pointing towards a lady in a photograph, a girl said,
"She is the sister of my mother's husband". How is
the girl related to the lady?
(a) Daughter (b) Niece
(c) Sister (d) Daughter or niece
Solution:
My Mother's husband My Father
My Father's sister My Aunt
So the girl is niece of the lady.
Hence [b]
Example:4
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 own (b) His sons
(c) His fathers (d) His nephews
Solution:
As the man has no brother or sisters, he is pointing
to his son's photograph.
Hence [b]
Example:5
A woman while looking at the photograph of a man
said, "He is the maternal grandfather of children of
my husband's sister". How is the man related to the
woman?
(a) Father (b) Father - in - law
(c) Grandfather (d) Brother - in - law
Solution:
Maternal Grandfather of children of My husband's
sister Father of my husband's sister Father of my
sister - in - law My Father - in - law. Hence [b]
TYPE 2: Relation Puzzles
Example:
A is the widow of B. B and C were the only children
of E. C is unmarried and is a doctor. D is the
granddaughter of E and studies science. How is A
related to D?
(a) Aunt (b) Daughter
(c) Sister (d) Sister - in - law
Solution(b)
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