Reasoning - Blood Relations
1.
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 ?
Answer
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.
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Option CExplanation :
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.
2.
A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. Then, how is A related to D ?
Answer
A is the sister of B and B is the daughter of C.
So, A is the daughter of C. Also, D is the father of C.
So, A is the granddaughter of D.
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Option DExplanation :
A is the sister of B and B is the daughter of C.
So, A is the daughter of C. Also, D is the father of C.
So, A is the granddaughter of D.
3.
Q's mother is sister of P and daughter of M. S is daughter of P and sister of T. How is M related to T ?
Answer
S is the daughter of P and sister of T so T is the daughter of P Now the sister of P is the daughter of M so P is also the daughter of M Thus T is the grand daughter of M Hence M is the Grand-father or Grand mother of T
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Option DExplanation :
S is the daughter of P and sister of T so T is the daughter of P Now the sister of P is the daughter of M so P is also the daughter of M Thus T is the grand daughter of M Hence M is the Grand-father or Grand mother of T
4.
A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E ?
Answer
A is father of C and C is sister of D.
So, A is father of D. But D is son of B.
So, B is the mother of D and wife of A. Also, E is the brother of A.
So, B is the sister-in-law of E.
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Option AExplanation :
A is father of C and C is sister of D.
So, A is father of D. But D is son of B.
So, B is the mother of D and wife of A. Also, E is the brother of A.
So, B is the sister-in-law of E.
5.
C is A's father's nephew. D is A's cousin but not the brother of C. How is D related to C ?
Answer
C is A's father's nephew means C is the son of A's father's brother
i.e, C is the cousin of A. D is also A's cousin. So, D must be real brother or sister of C.
But D is not brother of C. So, D must be sister of C.
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Option BExplanation :
C is A's father's nephew means C is the son of A's father's brother
i.e, C is the cousin of A. D is also A's cousin. So, D must be real brother or sister of C.
But D is not brother of C. So, D must be sister of C.
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