3.blood relation

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Prepared by : Saurabh Trivedi

3.Blood Relation

About this Topic

- 2 to 4 question in Banking exam.- This chapter are related to our life which are used in real life. - This topic basically checks your accuracy.- Concepts of this topic may help solving problems related to Data Sufficiency and Puzzles.

Family Tree

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Male : + -Female :

Mother’s or Father’s Father - Grand Father

Mother’s or Father’s Mother - Grand Mother

Mother’s or Father’s Brother - Uncle

Mother’s or Father’s Sister - Aunt

Son’s Wife - Daughter-in-law

Daughter’s Husband - Son-in-law

Husband’s or Wife’s Brother - Brother-in-law

Husband’s or Wife’s Sister - Sister-in-law

Sister’s/Brother’s Son - Nephew

Sister’s/Brother’s Daughter - Niece

Brother’s Wife - Sister-in-law

Sister’s Husband - Brother-in-law

Required Relations

Type of Questions

Puzzle Form

Simple Blood Relation

Blood Relation with Profession

Indicating Form Coding Form

In this type of question relations are written in a puzzled way.

1. Puzzle Form

Q.1-5. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is sister of B.

Q.1. How many child/children does C have ?

(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3

(4) Can’t be determine (5) None of these

Examples



Q.2. Which of the following represents a married couple ?

(1) C & A (2) C & E (3) F & C

(4) A & B (5) None of these

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Q.3. How is E related to F ?

(1) Niece (2) Nephew (3) Uncle

(4) Aunt (5) None of these

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Q.4. How many brothers does F have ?

(1) None (2) One(3) Two

(4) Three (5) None of these

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Q.5. Among following persons who is the son of A ?

(1) B (2) D (3) F(4) E

(5) None of these

Examples

EXPLANATION :Ans.(3) ,(1) ,(3),(2),(1)

E C A

F B D

Q.6-10.Read the following information carefully and answer the questions.

P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of a family. There are two married couples. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is the grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is the grandmother of T and is housewife. There are one engineer, one lawyer, one teacher one housewife and two student in the family.

Q.6. How many male members are there in the family ?

(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 6

(4) Can’t be determined (5) None of these

Examples



Q.7. Among the following who is the spouse of Q ?

(1) P (2) S (3) X (4) T(5) R

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Q.8. What is the profession of P ?

(1) Housewife (2) Lawyer ( 3) Engineer

(4) Teacher (5) Student

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Q.9. Among them who is the father of R ?

(1) S (2) X (3) Q (4) P(5) T

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Q.10.How is T related to X ?

(1) Grand Son

(2) Grand Daughter

(3) Either Grand Son or Grand Daughter

(4) Son

(5) Can’t be determine

Examples

In this type of question, a man/woman define a relationship to any other person to whom that man/woman is indicate with the help of chain of relations.

2. Indicating Form

Q.1. Pointing to a woman, Nirmal said, “She is the only daughter of my wife’s grand father’s only child.” How is the woman related to Nirmal ?

(1) Father (2) Daughter (3) Wife

(4) Husband (5) None of these

Ans. (3) Wife

EXPLANATION :

Examples

GF

W

Q.2.Pointing to a boy, Madhu says, “He is the only son of my father-in-law’s only son”. How that lady is related to that boy ?

(1) Husband (2) Mother (3) Wife

(4) Son (5) None of these

Ans. (2) Mother

EXPLANATION :

Examples

F

S

F M

In this type of question, a man/woman define a relationship to any other person to whom that man/woman is indicate with the help of chain of relations.

3. Coding Form

Q.1-2. Read the information below and answer the question thereafter:

(A)A × B means ‘A is mother of B’.

(B)A – B means ‘A is father of B’.

(C)A ÷ B means ‘A is brother of B’.

(D)A + B means ‘A is sister of B’.

Q.1.In the expression M–D+K. How is D related to M ?

(1)Mother (2) Sister (3) Daughter (4) Son

(5) None of these

Ans.(3) Daughter

EXPLANATION :

Examples

D

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K

Q.1-2. Read the information below and answer the question thereafter:

(A)A × B means ‘A is mother of B’.

(B)A – B means ‘A is father of B’.

(C)A ÷ B means ‘A is brother of B’.

(D)A + B means ‘A is sister of B’.

Q.2.Which of the following means K is maternal grandfather of I?

(1)K–D×I (2) K÷D×I (3) K–D–I(4) K×D×I

(5) None of these

Ans. (1) K–D×I

EXPLANATION:

Examples

K

S

D

Q.3. Read the information below and answer the question thereafter:

(A) A+B means ‘B is the daughter of A.’

(B) A×B means ‘B is the son of A’

(C) A–B means ‘B is the wife of A’.

If ‘Z×T–S×U+P’, what is U to Z ?

(1) Mother (2) Grand mother (3) Father

(4) Can’t be determined (5) None of these

Ans.(5)

EXPLANATION :

Examples

S

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With the help of some points you can easily solve blood relation. One should classify Male and Female as

Male - + Female –Ø Husband Wife relation as Ø Son and daughter as

Points to Remember

son daughter

Practice Exercise

Q.1-5.Read the information carefully and answer the following questions :

If A + B means A is the father of B

If A × B means A is the sister of B

If A $ B means A is the wife of B

If A % B means A is the mother of B

If A ÷ B means A is the son of B

Q.1. Which among the following expressions is true if Y is the son of X is definitely false ?

(1) W%L×T×Y÷X (2) W+ L ×T×Y÷X (3) X+L×T×Y÷W (4) W $ X + L +Y +T

(5) W % X + T × X ÷ L

Practice Exercise







Q.2. If expression 'I+T%J×L÷K' is definitely true then which among the following option is true?

(1) L is the daughter of T (2) K is the son-in-law of I(3) I is the grandmother of L (4) T is the father of J

(5) J is the brother of L

Practice Exercise







Q.3. Which among the given expressions indicate that M is the daughter of D ?

(1) L % R $ D + T X M (2) L + R $ D + M X T (3) L % R % D + T÷M(4) D + L $ R + M X T

(5) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷ T

Practice Exercise







Q.4.What should come in place of the question mark, to establish that T is the sister-in-law of Q in the expression ?

R % T x P ? Q + V

(1) ÷ (2) % (3) x

(4) $ (5) Either $ or x

Practice Exercise







Q.5. What should come in place of the question mark, to establish that J is the brother of T in the expression ?

J ÷ P % H ? T % L

(1) x (2) ÷ (3) $

(4) Either ÷ or × (5) Either + or ÷

Practice Exercise

Q.1-3. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow :

If ‘A x B’ means ‘A is father of B’.

If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.

If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.

If ‘A - B’ means ‘A is son of B’.

Q.1. How is L related to Q in the expression ‘L ÷ M× O - P÷ Q’?

(1) Granddaughter (2) Niece (3) Daughter - in – law (4) Daughter (5) Cannot be determined

Practice Exercise






Q.2. What will come in the place of the question mark, to establish that Q is the nephew of T in the expression :

‘Q ? R ÷ S × T

(1) + (2) × (3) -

(4) + (5) Either-or ÷

Practice Exercise






Q.3. Which of the following relations are true based upon the relations given in the equation :

‘A–B × C + D – E’ ?

(1) C is mother of A (2) E is wife of B (3) D is brother of A (4)E is mother - in - law of C (5) None is true

Practice Exercise

Education

3.blood relation