Reasoning for SSC & BANK /Clerk

BLOOD RELATION

1. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, "His brother's father is the only son of my grandfather." How is the woman related to the man in the photograph? 

A.    Sister

B.    Aunt

C.    Grandmother

D.    Daughter

2. A told B,"The girl I met yesterday was the youngest daughter of the brother–in–law of my friend’s mother." How is the girl related to A's friend? 

A.   Niece

B.    Cousin

C.    Friend

D.    Daughter

3.A and B are young ones of C. If C is the father of A but B is not the son of C. How are B and C related 

A.    Niece and Uncle

B.    Daughter and Father

C.    Niece and Uncle

D.    Daughter and Mother

4. A man pointing to a photograph says. "The lady in the photograph is my nephew’s maternal grandmother." How is the lady in the photograph related to the man’s sister who has no other sister? 

A.    Mother–in–law

B.    Cousin

C.    Sister–in–law

D.    Mother

5. F is the brother of A, C is the daughter of A, K is the sister of F and G is the brother of C then who is the uncle of G? 

A.    C

B.    A

C.    K

D.    None of the above.

6. A woman walking with a boy meets another woman and on being asked about her relationship with the boy, she says, "My maternal uncle and his maternal uncle's maternal uncle are brothers." How is the boy related to the woman ? 

A.    Husband

B.    Brother-in-law

C.    Son

D.    Grandson

7. Six members of a family ABCDE and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not the mother of B. A and C are married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the brother of B. How many male members are there in the family ? 

A.    4

B.    3

C.    2

D.    1

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

A.    Uncle

B.    Grandson

C.    Cousin

D.    Son

Answer with Explanation

1.  A.

Only son of woman’s grandfather – Woman’s father;
Man’s brother father – Man’s father.
So, the woman is man’s sister.

2.  B.

Daughter of brother–in–law –-> Niece;
Mother’s niece –-> Cousin.
So, the girl is the cousin of A's friend.

3.  B.

C has two children A and B, if A is his son, B must be his daughter.

4.  D.

The lady is the grandmother of man’s sister’s son
i.e., the mother of the mother of man’s sister’s son.
i.e., the mother of man’s sister.

5.  B.

C & J are childern of A and F is the brother of A. So, F is uncle of C & J.

6. C.

Boy's maternal uncle will be brother of boy's mother. Maternal uncle of mother's brother and maternal uncle of lady are brother means lady is sister of mother's brother i.e., lady is the mother of the boy. So, the boy is woman's son.

7. A.

E (Brother) C (Husband) A (Wife)
F and B (Sons) D (Daughter)
A is the wife of C and their daughter is D. The ramaining members are male members.

8.  C.

Brother of mother– Uncle;
Uncle’s son – Cousin