SSC CGL 2015:- REASONING

BLOOD RELATIONS

  Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, "He is the son of the only son of my mother." How is Suresh related to that boy?

      A.  Brother                            

      B.  Uncle

      C.  Cousin                                               

      D.  Father

2.  If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q?

      A.  Q - N + M x P                                  

      B.  P + S x N - Q

      C.  P - M + N x Q                                   

      D.  Q - S % P

3.   If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?

      A.  Brother                                            

      B.  Sister

      C.  Nephew          

      D.  Cannot be determined

4.   If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?

      A.  M - N x C + F                                  B.  F - C + N x M

      C.  N + M - F x C                                   D.  M x N - C + F

5.  Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is the boy related to the girl?    

      A.  Brother                            B.  Nephew

      C.  Uncle                                                D.  Son-in-law

6.   Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the son of the only son of my grandfather." How is the man in the photograph related to Lata?

      A.  Brother                            B.  Uncle

      C.  Cousin                                              D.  Data is inadequate

7.   If A + B means A is the brother of B; A x B means A is the son of B; and A % B means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of N?

      A.  M + O x N      

      B.  M % O x N + P

      C.  M + O % N     

      D.  None of these

8.   If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the statements is/are necessary?

      1. The son of D is the grandson of C.

      2. B is the sister of D.

      A.  Only 1

      B.  Only 2

      C.  Either 1 or 2   

      D.  1 and 2 both are required

9.   If A + B means A is the father of B; A - B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the wife of B and A x B means A is the mother of B, which of the following shows that M is the maternal grandmother of T?

      A.  M x N % S + T                                 B.  M x N - S % T

      C.  M x S - N % T                                  D.  M x N x S % T

10. Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph?

      A.  Nephew                                            B.  Brother

      C.  Father                                               D.  Maternal Uncle

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

      A.  Son                                                    B.  Brother

      C.  Cousin                                              D.  Brother-in-law

12.   Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, "She is the only daughter of the father of my mother." How X is related to the person of photograph?

      A.  Daughter                                         B.  Son

      C.  Nephew                                           D.  Cannot be decided

13.  Veena who is the sister-in-law of Ashok, is the daughter-in-law of Kalyani. Dheeraj is the father of Sudeep who is the only brother of Ashok. How Kalyani is related to Ashok?

      A.  Mother-in-law                              B.  Aunt

      C.  Wife                                              D.  None of these

 14.  If A + B means A is the sister of B; A x B means A is the wife of B, A % B means A is the father of B and A - B means A is the brother of B. Which of the following means T is the daughter of P?

      A.  P x Q % R + S - T     

      B.  P x Q % R - T + S

      C.  P x Q % R + T - S     

      D.  P x Q % R + S + T

15.  Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother." How is the woman related to Abhijit?

      A.  Sister                                                B.  Grandmother

      C.  Mother-in-law                                 D.  Mother

16.   Amit said - "This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother". How is Amit related to the girl?

      A.  Brother                                            B.  Grandfather

      C.  Husband                                          D.  Father-in-law

17.  A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To answer this question which of the statements (1) and (2) is necessary?

      (1). C is the brother of A and the son of E.

      (2). F is the mother B.

      A.  Only (1)                                          B.  Only (2)

      C.  Either (1) or (2)                             D.  (1) and (2) both

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

      A.  Mother                                            B.  Grandmother

      C.  Sister                                                 D.  Daughter

19.   If P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P # Q means P is the mother of Q; P * Q means P is the daughter of Q in A # B $ C * D, who is the father?

      A.  D        

      B.  B

      C.  C        

      D.  Data is inadequate

20. Introducing Sonia, Aamir says, "She is the wife of only nephew of only brother of my mother." How Sonia is related to Aamir?

      A.  Wife                                                  B.  Sister

      C.  Sister-in-law                                   D.  Data is inadequate

21. If
P + Q means P is the brother of Q
P x Q means P is the wife of Q
P % Q means P is the daughter of Q.
Then which of the following means D is the uncle of A?
A. A % B x C + D
B. A x B + C % D
C. A + C % B x D
D. None of these

22. A is the son of C
C and Q are sisters
Z is the mother of Q
P is the son of Z.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. P and A are cousins
B. P is the maternal uncle of A
C. Q is the maternal grandfather of A
D. C and P are sisters

23. If
X + Y means X is the daughter of Y
X - Y means X is the brother of Y
X % Y means X is the father of Y
X x Y means X is the sister of Y.
Which of the following means I is the niece of J?
A. J - N % C x I                                    B. I x C - N % J
C. J + M x C % I                                  D. I x C + N - J

24. If
P $ Q means P is the father of Q
P # Q means P is the mother of Q
P * Q means P is the sister of Q,
then N # L $ P * Q shows which of the relation of Q to N?
A. Grand son                                      B. Grand daughter
C. Nephew                                         D. Data is inadequate

25. If
A $ B means A is the brother of B
A @ B means A is the wife of B
A # B means A is the daughter of B
A * B means A is the father of B,
Which of the following indicates that U is the father-in-law of P?
A. P @ Q $ T # U * W                       B. P @ W $ Q * T # U
C. P @ Q $ W * T # U                       D. P @ Q $ T # W * U

26. Pointing to a person, Deepak said,
"His only brother is the father of my daughter's father".
How is the person related to Deepak?
A. Father                                             B. Grandfather
C. Uncle                                               D. Brother-in-law

27. Pointing to a photograph Anjali said,
"He is the son of the only son of my grandfather."
How is the man in the photograph related to Anjali?
A. Brother                                           B. Uncle
C. Son                                                   D. Data is inadequate

28.  Amit said -
"This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother".
How is Amit related to the girl?
A. Brother                                           B. Grandfather
C. Husband                                         D. Father-in-law

29. Pointing towards a man, a woman said,
"His mother is the only daughter of my mother."
How is the woman related to the man?
A. Mother                                           B. Grandmother
C. Sister                                                D. Daughter

30. Introducing Sonia, Aamir says,
"She is the wife of only nephew of only brother of my mother."
How Sonia is related to Aamir?
A. Wife                                                 B. Sister
C. Sister-in-law                                  D. Data is inadequate

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

A. Brother                                           B. Father

C. Maternal Uncle                            D. Cousin

32. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, "This man's son's sister is my mother-in-law." How is the woman's husband related to the man in the photograph?

A. Grandson                                       B. Son

C. Son in law                                       D. Cousin

33. 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?

A. His own                                           B. His Son

C. His Father                                       D. His Grandfather

34. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Anjali said, "He is the only son of the father of my sister's brother." How is that person is related to Anjali?

A. Anjali Father                                 B. Anjali Mother

C. Anjali Brother                               D. Maternal Uncle

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

A. Mother                                           B. Daughter

C. Sister                                                D. Grand Mother

36. Pointing to the photograph, Vipul said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is Vipul related to the girl in the photograph ?

A. Mother                                           B. Sister

C. Cousin                                             D.Grandmother

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

A. Mother                                           B. Sister

C. Aunt                                                 D. Grandmother

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

A. Brother                                           B. Father

C. Grand Father                                                D. Uncle

39. A is the son of B.C, B's sister has a son D and a daughter E.F is the maternal uncle of D.How is E related to F ?

A. Sister                                               B. Mother

C. Cousin                                             D. Niece

40. Daya has a brother Anil, Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra's father. What is Anil of Bimal ?

A. Son                                                   B. Brother

C. Grandson                                       D. Cousin

Answers:-

1.    (D)

2.    (C)

3.    (D)

4.    (D)

5.    (A)

6.    (A)

7.    (D)

8.    (D)

9.    (A)

10.  (D)

11. B

Explanation:

Father's wife → mother. Hence, the daughter of the mother means sister and sister's younger brother means brother. Therefore, the boy is the brother of Deepak.

12. B

Explanation:

'The only daughter of the father of X's mother' means mother of X.

Hence X is the son of the lady in the photograph.

Note: Still have doubt like "How X is a male?" - Let's see the discussions.

13. D

Explanation:

Ashok is the only brother of Sudeep and Veena is the sister-in-law of Ashok. Hence Veena is the wife of Sudeep. Kalyani is the mother-in-law of Veena. Kalyani is the mother of Ashok.

14. B

Explanation:

P x Q → P is the wife of Q

Q % R → Q is the father of R

R - T → R is the brother of T

T + S → T is the sister of S.

Therefore, T is the daughter of P.

15. D

Explanation:

Daughter of Abhijit's brother → niece of Abhijit. Thus the granddaughter of the woman is Abhijit's niece.

Hence, the woman is the mother of Abhijit.

16. D

Explanation:

The girl is the wife of grandson of Amit's mother i.e., the girl is the wife of son of Amit. Hence, Amit is the father-in-law of the girl.

17. B

Explanation:

A and B are children of D.

From (1), C is the brother B and son of E.

Since, the sex of D and E are not known. Hence (1) is not sufficient to answer the question.

From (2). F is the mother of B. Hence, F is also the mother of A. Hence D is the father of A.

Thus, (2) is sufficient to answer the question.

18. A

Explanation:

Only daughter of my mother → myself.

Hence, the woman is the mother of the man.

19. A

Explanation:

A is the mother of B, B is the brother of C and C is the daughter of D. Hence, D is the father.

A      (Parents)        D

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B - is - Brother - of – C

20. A

Explanation:

Brother of mother means maternal uncle. Hence only nephew of Aamir's maternal uncle means Aamir himself. Therefore Sonia is the wife of Aamir.

21. D
22. B
23. D
24. D
25. A
26. C
27. A
28. D
29. A
30. A

3 1- (C)

32- (A)

33- (B)

34- (C)

35- (A)

36- (B)

37- (C)

38- (D)

39- (D)

40- (C)