BLOOD RELATIONS

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BLOOD RELATIONS
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• In these tests, the success of a candidate
  depends upon the knowledge of blood
  relations.Here we will discuss 3 types of
  relations
• Type 1Deciphering jumbled up descriptions
• Type 2Relation puzzle
• Type 3Coded Puzzles

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• Type 1 In this type of questions, a round about
  description is given in the form of certain small
  relationships and direct relationship between the
  persons concerned is to be deciphered
• Ex 1.Pointing out to a lady,Rajan said,she is
  the daughter of the woman who is the mther of the
  husband of my mother..Who is the lady to Rajan?

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• Sol The relations may be analysed as follows
• Mothers husband-Father,Fathers
  mother-Grandmother,Grandmothers daughter-fathers
  sisterfathers sister-Aunt.
• So the lady is Rajans aunt

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• 2.Pointing to a man in the photograph,Asha said
  His mothers only daughter is my mother.How is
  Asha related to that man?
• Sol Ashas mothers mother is mans mother I.e.
  Ashas mother is mans sister or Asha is mans
  niece.
• 3.Pointing to an old man,Kailash said,his son is
  my sons uncle, how is the old man related to
  kailash?

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• Sol Kailashs sons uncle Kailashs brother.
  So , the old mans son is kailashs brother I.e.
  the old man is kailashs father.

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Type II

• In this type , mutual blood relations or other
  informations of more than two persons are
  mentioned and information about any two is
  mentioned.
• 4.A and B are brothers.C and D are sisters.As
  son is Ds brother.How is B related to C?
• Sol Clearly B is the brother of AAs son is Ds
  brother.This means D is the daughter of A.Since C
  and D are sisters,C is also the daughter of A.So
  B is the uncle of C.

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• 5. A is Bs sister.C is Bs mother.D is Cs
  father.E is Ds mother.Then how is A related to
  D?
• Sol
• A is the sister of B and B is the
  daughter of C. So , A is the daughter of C. Also
  , D is the father of C. So , A is the
  granddaughter of D.

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Type 3

• Here the relationships are represented by certain
  codes or symbols such as ,-, etc.Then
  relationships between certain persons,given in
  the form of these codes are to be analyzed
• 6.If AB means A is the sister of B
• A-B means A is the brother of B
• AB means A is the daughter of B
• which of the following shows the relation
  that E is the maternal uncle of D?
• a)DFE b)D-FE c)DFE d)DF-E

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• Sol Clearly , E is the maternal uncle of D means
  D is the daughter of the sister of E I.e DFE
• . AB means A is the son of B
• A-B means A is the wife of B
• AB means A is the brother of B
• A/B means A is the mother of B
• AB means A is the sister of B

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• 7.What does PR-Q mean?
• Sol clearly, PR-Q means P is the son of R who
  is the wife of Q I.e Q is the father of P
• 8.what does PR/Q mean?
• SolPR/Q means P is the brother of R who is the
  mother of Q I.e P is the uncle of Q.