Blood Relations Questions

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Pointing out to a lady, a girl said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the lady related to the girl ?

A) Sister-in-law B) Mother
C) Aunt D) Can't be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Can't be determined

Explanation:

Girls's father's only son— Girl's brother. Daughter in law of girl’s grandmother can be their mother, or maternal uncle’s wife, i.e. aunt. So relation cannot be determined.

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  I. A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family. 

 II. One couple has parents and their children in the family. 

 III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A. 

 IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E. 

Which of the following pairs is the parents of the children ? 

A) BC B) CF
C) AF D) cant be determined
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) AF

Explanation:

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E. So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F. Now, 

D is the daughter of F. So, D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son of C. 

Now, only B remains. Thus, B and C are the parents of A. 

Clearly, A and F are the parents of the children D and E. 

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In a family, there are six members A, B, C, D, E and F. 

A and B are a married couple, A being the male member. D is the only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is the daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died. How is F related to A ? 

A) Mother B) Sister
C) Mother-in-law D) none of these
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Mother

Explanation:

A is a male and married to B. So, A is the husband and B is the wife. C is the brother of A. D is the son of C. E, who is the sister of D will be the daughter of C. B is the daughter-in-law of F whose husband has died means F is the mother of A.

Clearly, F is the mother of A. 

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Pointing to a lady, a man said, "The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife." How is the lady related to the man ? 

A) Mother's sister B) Grandmother
C) Mother-in-law D) Sister of father-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister of father-in-law

Explanation:

Brother of my wife — My brother.in-law; Son of lady's brother is the brother-in-law of the man. 

So lady's brother is man's father-in-law

i.e., the lady is the sister of man's father-in-law. 

 

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I. A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family. 

II. One couple has parents and their children in the family. 

III. A is the son of C and E is the daughter of A. 

IV. D is the daughter of F who is the mother of E. 

 What relationship do D and E bear to each other ? 

A) Sister and Brother B) Mother and Son
C) Grandmother and Grand daughter D) Sisters
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sisters

Explanation:

E is the daughter of A and F is the mother of E. So, A is the father of E and hence the husband of F. Now, 

D is the daughter of F. So, D and E are the daughters of A and F Also. A is the son of C. 

Now, only B remains. Thus, B and C are the parents of A. 

Clearly. D and E are sisters 

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Introducing a man, a woman said, 'He is the only son of my mother's mother." How is the woman related to the man ?  

A) Mother B) Aunt
C) Sister D) Niece
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Niece

Explanation:

My mother's mother — My grandmother: My grandmother's only son — My maternal uncle. So, the woman is man's niece. 

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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 ? 

A) Daughter B) Brother
C) Husband D) Sister-in-law
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister-in-law

Explanation:

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 K Also. E is the brother of A So, B is the sister-in-law of E.

 

 

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A man said to a lady, "Your mother's husband's sister is my aunt!! How is the lady related to the man ? 

A) Daughter B) Grand daughter
C) Mother D) Sister
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Sister

Explanation:

Your mother's husband — Your father; Your father's sister — Your aunt. 

 So, lady's aunt is man's aunt and therefore lady is man's sister. 

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