Blood Relations Questions

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Sister

Explanation:

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.

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

Explanation:

Daughter of grandmother — Aunt: Aunt's only brother — Father. 

 

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Father

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. 

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Niece

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. 

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) Brother-in-law

Explanation:

Father's father ---->Grandfather;  Grandfather's granddaughter -----> Sister; Sister's husband ---->Brother-in-law. So, Y is X's Brother-in-law.

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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 & K B) H @ J $ P & L # K
C) H @ J $ L # K & P D) H @ P $ J & L # K
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) H @ J $ L # K & P

Explanation:

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.

 

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 2

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. 

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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
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) His son's

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.

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