Blood Relation Examples and Problems

A realtion on the mother's side is called 'Maternal' while that on the father's side is called 'Paternal'. Thus,  Mother's Brother is 'maternal uncle' while father's brother is 'paternal uncle'.

Description	Relationship Name
Mother's or Father's Son  Mother's or Father's Daughter  Mother's or Father's Brother  Mother's or Father's Sister  Mother's or Father's Father  Mother's or Father's Mother  Son's Wife  Daughter's Husband  Husband's or Wife's Sister  Husband's or Wife's Brother  Brother's Son  Brother's Daughter  Uncle or Aunt's son or Daughter  Sister's Husband  Brother's Wife	Brother  Sister  Uncle  Aunt  Grandfather  Grandmother  Daughter-in-law  Son-in-law  Sister-in-law  Brother-in-law  Nephew  Niece  Cousin  Brother-in-law  Sister-in-law

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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?

1. A. His Own     
2. B. His Son's        Correct Answer
3. C. His Father's      
4. D. His nephew's      
5. E. None of these       

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   Pointing towards a boy, Veena said, "He is the son of only son of my grandfather." How is that boy related to Veena ?

1. A. Uncle      
2. B. Brother         Correct Answer
3. C. Cousin        
4. D. Data inadequate      
5. E. None of these      

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   Introducing Reena, Monika said, "She is the only daughter of my father's only daughter." How is Monika related to Reena ?

1. A. Aunt      
2. B. Niece       
3. C. Cousin       
4. D. Data inadequate      
5. E. None of these        Correct Answer

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   Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the mother ? 

1. A. Mother       Correct Answer
2. B. Daughter      
3. C. Sister      
4. D. Grandmother      
5. E. None of these      

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   If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y ?

1. A. Son     
2. B. Brother      
3. C. Cousin      
4. D. Grandson        Correct Answer
5. E. Uncle      

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   Pointing towards Rita, Nikhil said, "I am the only son of her mother's son." How is Rita related to Nikhil ?

1. A. Aunt       Correct Answer
2. B. Niece      
3. C. Mother      
4. D. Cousin      

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   Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife." How is the lady related to the man ?

1. A. Mother's sister     
2. B. Grandmother      
3. C. Mother-in-law      
4. D. Sister of father-in-law        Correct Answer
5. E. Maternal aunt      

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   Pointing to Ketan, Namrata said, "He is the son of my father's only son." How is Ketan's mother related to Namrata ?

1. A. Daughter      
2. B. Aunt       
3. C. Sister       
4. D. Sister-in-law        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these       

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   Pointing to a man on the stage, Rashi said, "He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband." How is the man on the stage related to Rashi ?

1. A. Son       Correct Answer
2. B. Husband      
3. C. Cousin      
4. D. Nephew      
5. E. Brother-in-law      

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    A woman introduces a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman ?

1. A. Nephew     
2. B. Son      
3. C. Cousin        Correct Answer
4. D. Uncle      
5. E. Grandson      

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    Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's mother." How it the woman related to the man ? 

1. A. Mother     
2. B. Aunt      
3. C. Sister      
4. D. Niece        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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    Looking at a portrait of a man, Harsh said, "His mother is the wife of my father's son. Brothers and sisters I have none." At whose portrait was Harsh looking ?

1. A. His son       Correct Answer
2. B. His cousin      
3. C. His uncle      
4. D. His nephew       
5. E. None of these      

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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?

1. A. Nephew     
2. B. Sister      
3. C. Wife      
4. D. Niece        Correct Answer
5. E. Grand Daughter      

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    Introducing a man, a woman said, "wife is the only daughter of my father." How is that man related to the woman ?

1. A. Brother      
2. B. Father-in-law      
3. C. Maternal uncle      
4. D. Husband        Correct Answer
5. E. None of these      

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    Pointing towards a girl in the picture, Sarita said, "She is the mother of Neha whose father is my son." How is Sarita related to the girl in the picture ?

1. A. Mother     
2. B. Aunt      
3. C. Cousin      
4. D. Data inadequate      
5. E. None of these        Correct Answer

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    Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing football is the younger of the two brothers of th daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak ?

1. A. Son     
2. B. Brother      
3. C. Cousin        Correct Answer
4. D. Nephew      
5. E. Brother-in-law      

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    Pointing to a lady on the platform, Manju said, "She is the sister of the father of my mother's son." Who is the lady to Manju ?

1. A. Mother     
2. B. Sister      
3. C. Aunt        Correct Answer
4. D. Niece      
5. E. Non of these      

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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 ?

1. A. Mother     
2. B. Aunt      
3. C. Sister        Correct Answer
4. D. Daughter      
5. E. Grandmother      

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    When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled, "He is the son of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Manish to Anuj ?

1. A. Brother-in-law       Correct Answer
2. B. Brother       
3. C. Cousin      
4. D. Uncle      
5. E. Nephew      

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    Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son Ashish." How is Kapil related to Shilpa ?

1. A. Sister-in-law     
2. B. Nephew        Correct Answer
3. C. Niece      
4. D. Aunt      
5. E. None of these       

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    Showing the man receiving the prize, Saroj said, "He is the brother of my uncle's daughter." Who is the man to Saroj ? 

1. A. Son     
2. B. Brother-in-law      
3. C. Nephew      
4. D. Uncle      
5. E. Cousin        Correct Answer

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    Pointing to a girl in the photograph, Amar said, "Her mother's brother is the only son of my mother's father." How is the girl's mother related to Amar ? 

1. A. Mother     
2. B. Sister      
3. C. Aunt        Correct Answer
4. D. Grandmother      
5. E. None of these      

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    Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, "She is the mother of my son's wife's daughter." How is Arun related to the lady ?

1. A. Uncle     
2. B. Cousin      
3. C. Daughter-in-law        Correct Answer
4. D. Non of These      

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    X introduces Y saying, "He is the husband of the grand daughter of the father of my father." How is Y related to X ?

1. A. Brother     
2. B. Son      
3. C. Brother-in-law        Correct Answer
4. D. Nephew      
5. E. Son-in-law      

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    If Kamal says, to Ravi, "Ravi's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi?

1. A. Grandfather     
2. B. Father      
3. C. Brother      
4. D. Cannot Be Determined.      
5. E. Non of These        Correct Answer

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    Rahul told Anand, " Yesterday I defeated the only brother of the daughter of my grandfather." Whom did Rahul defeat?

1. A. Son     
2. B. Father        Correct Answer
3. C. Brother      
4. D. Father-in-law      
5. E. Cousin      

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    Pointing to a women, Naman said, " She is the daughter of the only child of my grandmother." How is the women related to Naman?

1. A. Sister       Correct Answer
2. B. Niece      
3. C. Cousin      
4. D. Data Inadequate      
5. E. Non of These      

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    Point to photograph, a person told his friend," She is the Grand daughter of the elder brother of my father." How is the girl in the photograph related to this man.

1. A. Niece       Correct Answer
2. B. Sister      
3. C. Aunt      
4. D. Sister-in-law      
5. E. Maternal Aunt      

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    A man said to a lady, " Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt." How is the lady related to the man?

1. A. Daughter      
2. B. Grand Daughter       
3. C. Mother      
4. D. Sister        Correct Answer
5. E. Aunt      

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    If Neena says, " Anitha's Father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal", Then how is Bindu, Who is the sister of anita, related to mahipal.

1. A. Niece     
2. B. Daughter      
3. C. Wife      
4. D. Daughter-in-law      
5. E. Non of These        Correct Answer

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    Pointing to the women in the picture, Rajeev said, " Her mother has only one grandchild who mother is my wife." How women in the picture is related to Rajiv.

1. A. Cousin     
2. B. Wife        Correct Answer
3. C. Sister      
4. D. Data Inadequate      
5. E. Non of These      

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    A girl introduce to boy as the son of the daughter of the father of her uncle. The Boy is girls?

1. A. Brother       Correct Answer
2. B. Son      
3. C. Uncle      
4. D. Son-in-law      
5. E. Nephew      

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    pointing to a gentleman, Deepak said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father." How is gentleman related to Deepak.

1. A. Grandfather     
2. B. Father      
3. C. Brother-in-law      
4. D. Uncle        Correct Answer
5. E. Non of these       

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    In a joint family, there are father, mother, 3 married sons and one unmarried daughter. Of the sons, two have 2 daughters each, and one has a son. How many female members are there in the family?

1. A. 2     
2. B. 3      
3. C. 6      
4. D. 9        Correct Answer

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    If X is brother of son of Y's son, then how X related to Y?

1. A. Brother     
2. B. Cousin      
3. C. Grandson        Correct Answer
4. D. Son      

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    Given that

    
    

    1.  A is the mother of B;
    2. C is the son of A;
    3. D is the brother of E;
    4. E is the Daughter of B

    
    

    The grandmother of D is 

1. A. A       Correct Answer
2. B. B      
3. C. C      
4. D. E      

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    A, B and C are sisters. D is the brother of E and E is the daughter of B. How is A related to D?

1. A. Sister     
2. B. Cousin      
3. C. Niece      
4. D. Aunt        Correct Answer

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    Deepak has a brother Anil. Deepak is the son of Prem. Bimal is Prem's father. In terms of relationship, What is Anil of Bimal?

1. A. Son     
2. B. Grandson        Correct Answer
3. C. Brother      
4. D. Grandfather      

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    B is the husband of P. Q is the only grandson of E, who is wife of D and mother-in-law of P. How is B related to D?

1. A. Nephew     
2. B. Cousin      
3. C. Son-in-law      
4. D. Son        Correct Answer

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    1. F is the brother of A,
    2. C is the daughter of A,
    3. K is the sister of F,
    4. G is the brother of C,

    
    

    Who is the uncle of G?

1. A. A     
2. B. C      
3. C. F        Correct Answer
4. D. K      

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    A is the uncle of B, who is the daughter of C and C is the daughter-in-law of P. How is A related to P?

1. A. Brother     
2. B. Son        Correct Answer
3. C. Son-in-law      
4. D. Data Inadequate      
5. E. None of these      

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    P's father is Q's son. M is the paternal uncle of P and N is the brother of Q. How is N related to M?

1. A. Brother     
2. B. Nephew      
3. C. Cousin      
4. D. Data Inadequate      
5. E. None of these        Correct Answer