Blood Relations

Following are a few relations which are helpful in solving problems from this
lesson.
1. Father's or mother's father = Grandfather.
2. Father's or mother's mother = Grandmother.
3. Father's or mother's brother = Uncle.
4. Father's or mother's sister = Aunt.
5. Father or mother's son = Brother.
6. Father or mother's daughter = Sister.
7. Brothers or sisters (or both) who are children of one's parent are called
"Siblings".
8. Brothers or sisters (or both) who are children of people other than our parents
within our family are called as "Cousins".
9. Uncle or aunt's son or daughter = Cousin.
10. Son's or daughter's son = Grandson
11. Son's or daughter's daughter = Granddaughter.
12. Brother or sister's son = Nephew
13. Brother or sister's daughter = Niece.
14. People who are not born in our family and are not directly related to us by
blood but still are our relatives are called as "In-laws".
15. Husband's or wife's father = Father-in-law.
16. Husband's or wife's brother = Brother-in-law.
17. Husband's or wife's mother = Mother-in-law.
18. Husband's or wife's sister = Sister-in-law.
19. Son's wife = Daughter-in-law.
20. Daughter's husband = Son-in-law.
21. Brother of grandfather / grandmother = Great uncle / Grand uncle
22. Sister of grandfather / grandmother = Great aunt / Grand aunt.
23. People related to us from our father's side of the family are called as paternal.
For e.g. : paternal aunt, paternal grandfather. And people related to us from our
mother's side of the family are called as maternal. For e.g. : maternal aunt, maternal
grandfather.

Practice Exercise
# Directions (1-2) : Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
i. If 'A  B' means 'A is son of B'
ii. If 'A + B' means 'A is daughter of B'
iii. If 'A  B' means 'A is wife of B'
iv. If 'A - B' means 'A is father of B'
1. What will come in the place of the question mark (?) to establish that Q is
mother of N in the expression 'N + O - P ? Q"
a) + b)  c) - d)  e) either (a) or (b)
2. Which of the following relations are true based upon the relations given in the
equation.
'S  T  V - W + Y' ?
a) T is brother of Y b) S is daughter-in-law of W c) S is daughter-in-law of Y
d) Y is daughter of V e) None of these
# Directions (3-4) : Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions that follow.
If 'A  B' means 'A is the son of B'
If 'A + B' means 'A is the father of B'
If 'A > B' means 'A is the daughter of B'
If 'A < B' means 'A is the wife of B'
3. Which of the following pairs of people represent first cousins with regard to the
relations given in the expression, if it is provided that A is the sister of J :
'L > V < J + P' and 'S  A < D + F < E+ K'
a) LP b) SP c) SK d) SF e) Cannot be determined
4. What will come in the place of question mark (?), it is provided that M is the
grandmother of F in the expression. 'F + R < S ? M'
a) > b) < c) + d)  e) Cannot be determined
# Directions (5-7) : Read the following information carefully and answer the
question.
A  B means A is the father of B
A  B means A is the son of B
A + B means A is the daughter of B
A - B means A is the brother of B
5. Which of the following is true if given expression A + B - C  D + E  F is true
?
a) A is the grandson of E b) F is the great-grandfather of A
c) D is the grandmother of B d) B & C are the great-grandchildren of F
e) None of these
6. What will come in the place of question mark to establish that 'A & B' are
grandsons of D ?
A-B?CDE
a) + b)  c) either + or  d) - e) None of these
7. Which of the following implies 'P is the cousin of L' ?
a) M  L  N - P + R b) N  M  L + P – R c) L  M - N  P + R
d) L  M - N  P – R e) None of these
# Directions (8-12) : Read the following information carefully and answer the
following questions.
'A * Z' means 'A is the wife of Z'
'A  Z' means 'A is the husband of Z'
'A + Z' means 'A is the sister of Z'
'A - Z' means 'A is the brother of Z'
'A > Z' means 'A is the son of Z'
'A < Z' means 'A is the daughter of Z'
8. Which of the following relations will not be true if the expression
A < P  T + F > L  M is definitely true ?
a) A is the daughter of T b) F is the son of M c) P is the son-in-law of L
d) A is the cousin of F e) M is the grandmother of A
9. Which of the following means N is the daughter-in-law of A ?
a) M + N * P > A b) N < M  P + A c) M - N  P < A d) D < P + N  M
e) A < N < P * P
10. How is P related to F is 'Q  P < B + F' is true
a) Daughter b) Niece c) Daughter-in-law d) Grand-daughter e) Aunt
11. Which of the following means P is the father of R?
a) R > S < P * J b) J + R - S < P c) R > S * P - J d) S + J  R < P e) None of these
12. How is M related to B if 'A * B > Z  S + M' is true ?
a) Aunt b) Grandfather c) Uncle d) Cousin e) Cannot be determined
# Directions (13-15) : Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions.
'P + Q' means 'P is sister of Q'
'P - Q' means 'P is father of Q'
'P  Q' means 'P is brother of Q'
'P  Q' means 'P is the mother of Q'
13. If A  B + C  D, then A is D's
a) Aunt b) Uncle c) Great-aunt d) Grandmother d) None of these
14. If A + B - C  D  E, then A is E's
a) Great-Aunt b) Grandmother c) Mother d) Sister e) None
15. Which of the following show that A is maternal grandfather of B ?
a) A + B - E  B b) A  D - E + B c) A  D + E - B d) A - D + E  B e) None of
these
# Directions (Q. 16-20): Read the following information carefully and answer the
questions.
'A + B' means 'A is the mother of B.'
'A × B' means 'A is the sister of B.'
'A  B' means 'A is the father of B.'
'A – B' means 'A is the brother of B.'
16. What will come in place of question mark to establish that M is T's great-aunt?
M×PR–S?T
a) – b) + c) × d)  e) Either (b) or (d)
17. Which of the following shows that P is the Aunt of T?
a) P × Q  R × S – T b) P – Q + R  S × T c) P + Q – R × S  T
d) P  Q × R + S – T e) None of these
18. Which of the following relations is true based upon the relations given in the
following equation?
A×BC–D+E
a) A is grandmother of E b) A is great-aunt of E c) A is mother of E
d) A is aunt of E e) None of these
19. If M is the grandmother of P, then what will come in place of question mark in
the following expression?
M+QN?P
a) – b) + c)  d) Either × or – e) None of these
20. Which of the following shows that A is the maternal- grandfather of C?
a) A  B  D – C b) A  B + D – C c) A + B  D – C d) A × B + D – C e) None of
these
# Directions (Q. 21-22) : Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
i) 'P × Q' means 'P is sister of Q'.
ii) 'P + Q' means 'P is mother of Q'.
iii) 'P – Q' means 'P is father of Q'.
iv) 'P  Q' means P is brother of Q'.
21. Which of the following represents 'W is grandfather of H'?
a) W + T – H b) W  T – H c) W × T + H d) W  T + H e) None of these
22. Which of the following represents 'M is nephew of R'?
a) M  T – R b) R  T – M c) R × T – M d) R × T + M + J e) None of these
# Directions (Q. 23-24) : Study the following information carefully and answer the
questions given below.
i) P × Q means 'P is mother of Q'.
ii) P + Q means 'P is sister of Q'.
iii) P  Q means 'P is father of Q'.
iv) P – Q means 'P is brother of Q'.
23. Which of the following means 'M is niece of R' ?
a) M – T  J – R b) T + M – K c) R – T  M – K d) R + T  M + K e) None of
these
24. Which of the following means 'J is paternal grandfather of W?
a) W  T  J b) J  T × W c) J × T × W d) J × T  W e) None of these
# Directions (Q. 25-27): Read the following information and answer the questions
given below.
'P + Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'
'P × Q' means 'P is the son of Q'
'P  Q' means 'P is the wife of Q'
'P – Q' means 'P is the father of Q'
25. If A  S × K + R, then which of the following is not true?
a) K is the mother of S b) R is the one of the parents of K c) S is the daughter of K
d) A is the wife of S e) S is the son of K
26. If A × B  S × K + R, then what is K to A?
a) Mother b) Grandmother c) Father d) Can't be determined e) None of these
27. What will come in place of question mark to establish the relation that 'R is the
mother of A' in the following expression? 'A + Q – T? R'
a) + b) – c) × d)  e) Either + or ×
# Directions (Q. 28-29) :
If 'A × B' means 'A is wife of B'
If 'A + B' means 'A is brother of B'
If 'A  B' means 'A is daughter of B'
If 'A – B' means 'A is son of B'
28. Which of the following means 'D is father of A'?
a) A – B × C + D b) D  C – B × A c) A + B  C × D d) D + B × C – A e) None of
these
29. How is F related to J if 'F – G  H × J'?
a) Son b) Grandson c) Son-in-law d) Father e) Grandfather
# Directions (Q. 30-31) :
If 'A – B' means 'A is father of B'
If 'A + B' means 'A is daughter of B'
If 'A  B' means 'A is son of B'
If 'A × B' means 'A is wife of B'
30. In the expression 'P + Q × R' how is R related to P?
a) Daughter b) Brother c) Father d) Sister e) None of these
31. In the expression 'P  Q – T' how is T related to P?
a) Mother b) Sister c) Brother d) Either brother or sister e) None of these
# Directions (Q. 32-34) :
'P × Q' means 'P is brother of Q'
'P  Q' means 'P is sister of Q'
'P + Q' means 'P is mother of Q'
'P – Q' means 'P is father of Q'
32. Which of the following means 'M is Nephew of R'?
a) M × T + J  R b) R × K – M  T c) R × K – M d) R × K + M × T e) None of
these
33. Which of the following means 'D is maternal uncle of T'?
a) D × J + T b) D × J – T c) D  J + T d) D  J – T e) None of these
34. Which of the following means 'R is granddaughter of B'?
a) R  M + K – B b)K + M  R – B c) B – T + R  D d) B – T + R e) None of
these
# Directions (Q. 35-39) :
'A × B' means 'A is brother of B'
'A – B' means 'A is mother of B'
'A + B' means 'A is father of B'
'A  B' means 'A is Sister of B'
35. 'M is maternal uncle of J' will be written as which of the following?
a) J × R – M b) M × J – T c) M × T + J d) M × T – J e) None of these
36. 'P is niece of J' will be written as which of the following?
a) J + R – P  T b) J  R – P c) J × R – P d) P + J + K e) None of these
37. Which of the following represents K is nephew of R'?
a) R × M + K b) R × M + K × J c) K × M – R
d) Cannot be determined e) None of these
38. Which of the following relationship between T and R is represented by
'T + J – R'?
a) T is grandmother of R b) R is grandson of T c) T is grandfather of R
d) R is granddaughter of T e) None of these
39. Which of the following statements is superfluous to answer the above
questions?
a) Only I b) Either I or II c) Either II or IV
d) All the four statements are required
e) The question cannot be answered even with all the four statements
# Directions for (Q. 40-45) : Read the following information carefully to answer
the questions given below it:
i) 'A + B' means that A is the father of B.
ii) 'A – B' means that A is the wife of B.
iii) 'A × B' means that A is the brother of B.
iv) 'A  B' means that A is the daughter of B.
40. If it is given P  R + S + Q, which of the following is true?
a) P is the daughter of Q b) Q is the aunt of P c) P is the aunt of Q
d) P is the mother of Q e) None of the above
41. If it is given P – R + Q, which of the following statements is true?
a) P is the mother of Q b) Q is the daughter of P c) P is the aunt of Q
d) P is the sister of Q e) P is the niece of Q
42. If it is given P × R  Q, which of the following is true?
a) P is the uncle of Q b) P is the father of Q c) P is the brother of Q
d) P is the son of Q e) None of the above
43. If it is given 'P × R – Q', which of the following is true?
a) P is the brother-in-law of Q b) P is the brother of Q c) P is the uncle of Q
d) P is the father of Q e) None of the above