BLOOD RELATION (General Mental Ability) UPSC EPFO

Total Questions: 30

1. Pointing to a boy, Seema said “He is the son of my grandfather’s only child”. How is boy related to Seema?

Correct Answer: (a) Brother
Solution:

Only child of Seema’s Grandfather means Seema’s mother or Seema’s father.
Hence, that boy is Seema’s brother.

2. Deepika tells Shraddha “Your mother’s father’s son is the husband of my sister.” How is Deepika related to Shraddha?

Correct Answer: (c) Aunt
Solution:

Shraddha’s mother’s father’s son = Shraddha’s maternal uncle. Shraddha’s maternal uncle is husband of Deepika’s sister. Deepika is ‘aunt’ of Shraddha.

3. Pointing to a photograph of Hari, Vijay said, “The father of his sister is the husband of my wife’s mother’. How is Vijay related to Hari?

Correct Answer: (b) Brother-in-law
Solution:

The father of his sister is the husband of Vijay’s wife’s mother means Vijay’s mother-in-law and mother-in-law’s daughter’s brother means Vijay’s brother-in-law.

4. Pointing to a photograph, Sachin said “She is the grandmother of my father’s sister’s son”. How is the woman in the photograph related to Sachin ?

Correct Answer: (d) None of these
Solution:The lady is the grandmother of Sachin’s father’s sister’s son. Hence, she is Sachin’s grandmother.

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

Correct Answer: (d) Data inadequate
Solution:Grandfather’s only child means either father or mother. So the woman is either Nirmal’s wife or sister-in-law.

6. X told Y, “Though I am the son of your father, you are not my brother”. How is X related to Y ?

Correct Answer: (d) None of these
Solution:As X is the son of Y’s father and Y is the sister of X he has to be the brother of Y.

7. Pointing to a photograph, Arun said, ‘She is the mother of my brother’s son’s wife’s daughter.’ How is Arun related to the lady?

Correct Answer: (a) Uncle
Solution:

One’s brother’s son’s wife’s daughter implies paternal grand-daughter of one’s brother. Now, the mother of paternal grand-daughter of one’s brother implies wife of one’s nephew.
Thus, we can conclude that Arun is the paternal uncle of the female’s husband.

8. A boy goes to see a film and finds a man who is his relative. The man is the husband of the sister of his mother. How is the man related to the boy?

Correct Answer: (c) Uncle
Solution:The sister of one’s mother is one’s maternal aunt. Hence the man is the husband of the boy’s maternal aunt.

9. Lakshmi and Meera were Rohan’s wives, Shalini is Meera’s step-daughter. How was Lakshmi related to Shalini?

Correct Answer: (c) Mother
Solution:

10. Daya has a brother, Anil. Daya is the son of Chandra. Bimal is Chandra’s father. In terms of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal?

Correct Answer: (b) Grandson
Solution: