Tips on cracking Reasoning Questions on Blood Relations

1
2 TIPS on cracking Reasoning Questions on Blood
Relations
2
Tip 1 Sound knowledge of blood relations
Father's father ? Grandfather Mother's father ?
Maternal grandfather Father's mother ?
Grandmother Mother's mother ? Maternal
grandmother Father's brother ? Uncle Mother's
brother ? Maternal uncle Father's sister ? Aunt
Mother's sister ? Aunt Children of uncle ?
Cousin Children of maternal uncle ? Cousin Wife
of uncle ? Aunt Wife of maternal uncle ?
Maternal aunt Children of aunt ? Cousin Husband
of aunt ? Uncle Question Pointing to a
photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son
of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh
related to that boy? A. Brother B. Uncle C.
Cousin D. Father Solution Sureshs mothers
only son is Suresh himself. So, the boy in the
photo is Sureshs son, i.e. Suresh is the boys
father. The answer is then D. Question If A B
? A is the mother of B A - B ? A is the brother
B A B ? A is the father of B and A x B ? A is
the sister of B, which of the following shows
that P is the maternal uncle of Q? A. Q - N M x
P B. P S x N Q C. P - M N x Q
D. Q - S P Solution Analyzing the
options, we see, D. Q is the brother of S, S is
the father of P ? Q is the uncle of P. C. P is
the brother of M, M is the mother of N, N is the
sister of Q ? P is the maternal uncle of Q. Thus,
the answer is C.
3
Tip 2 Draw flowchart when suitable
Question P is the mother of K K is the sister
of D D is Js father. How is P related to J? A.
Mother B. Grandmother C. Aunt D. Data
inadequate Solution P Thus, P is the
mother of Js aunt. m ? Or, in other
words, P is the grandmother of J. K
? D The correct option is B. sis ? f (
The letters beside/under the arrows
indicate J m mother, sis sister, f
father ) Question Given, M N means M is the
son of N, M _at_ N means M is the sister of N and M
N means M is the father of N. Which of the
following shows the relation that C is the
granddaughter of E? A. C B F E B. B F
E C C. C _at_ B F E D. E B F
C Solution Analyzing the options, we see, D.
B C. E son f
son ? E F F
? f son ? sis
C B ? C E is the uncle of C
C is the granddaughter of
E. Hence, the correct option is C.
4
About Us

• LearningPundits helps Job Seekers make great CVs,
  master English Grammar and Vocabulary , ace
  Aptitude Tests , speak fluently in a Group
  Discussion and perform well in Interviews.
• We also conduct weekly online contests on
  Aptitude and English. Job Seekers can also apply
  for jobs on LearningPundits.
• You can read more about Tips on cracking
  Reasoning Questions on Blood Relations.