Blood Relations – Set 1 for Competitive Exams
1. A person who is the husband of my son’s sister is my_
A. Son-in-law
B. Nephew
C. Son
D. Brother
E. Father
Answer: A
Explanation: My son’s sister is my daughter. My daughter’s husband is my son-in-law.
2. Reena is the daughter of Mahesh’s brother Raj’s wife Gita’s father-in-law Binod . Reena is X’s (Mahesh’s) __
A. Niece
B. Daughter
C. Sister
D. Sister-in-law
E. Mother
Answer: C
Explanation: Mahesh’s brother Raj’s wife Gita’s father-in-law Binod is Raj’s afther i.e. Mahesh’s father Binod. So Binod daughter is Mahesh’s sister.
3. My mother’s brother’s son’s mother is related to my maternal aunt as__
A. Sister-in-law
B. Cousin
C. Aunt
D. Mother-in-law
E. Mother
Answer: A
Explanation: My mother’s brother’s son’s mother is my mother’s brother’s wife. i.e. my mother’s sister-in-law. My mother’s sister-in-law is my maternal aunt’s sister-in-law.
4. How is my father’s mother’s only daughter-in-law’s sister related to me ?
A. Aunt
B. Sister
C. Cousin
D. Niece
E. Mother
Answer: A
Explanation: My fahter’s mother’s only daughter-in-law is my father’s wife i.e. my mother. My mother’s sister is my aunt.
5. How is my grandmother’s only child’s husband’s mother related to me ?
A. Mother
B. Grandmother
C. Aunt
D. Sister
E. Cousin
Answer: B
Explanation: My grandmother’s only child is my mother. My mother’s husband is my father. My father’s mother is my grandmother.
6. How is Ramu’s mother-in-law’s only daughter’s son related to Ramu ?
A. Nephew
B. Brother
C. Son
D. Uncle
E. Father
Answer: C
Explanation: Ramu’s mother-in-law’s only daughter is Ramu’s wife. Ramu’s wife son is Ramu’s son.
8. How is my father’s brother’s only sibling’s mother related to me ?
A. Mother
B. Cousin
C. Daughter
D. Aunt
E. Grandmother
Answer: E
Explanation: My father’s brother’s only sibling is my father. My father’s mother is my grandmother.
9. My mother’s sister’s son’s father’s mother-in-law is related to me as__
A. Mother
B. Grandmother
C. Mother-in-law
D. Aunt
E. Sister
Answer: B
Explanation: My mother’s sister’s son’s father is my mother’s sister’s husband i.e. my mother’s brother-in-law. My mother’s brother-in-law’s mother-in-law is my mother’s mother i.e. my grandmother.
10. How is David’s father’s only daughter-in-law’s son’s wife related to David ?
A. Daughter
B. Daughter-in-law
C. Niece
D. Granddaughter
E. Mother
Answer: B
Explanation: David’s father’s only daughter-in-law is David’s wife. David’s wife’s son is David’s son. David’s son’s wife is David’s daughter-in-law.
11. How is Ravi’s mother’s father’s son related to Ravi’s father ?
A. Cousin
B. Uncle
C. Brother-in-law
D. Son-in-law
E. Mother
Answer: C
Explanation: Ravi’s mother’s father’s son is Ravi’s mother’s brother i.e. Ravi’s uncle. Ravi’s uncle is Ravi’s father’s brother-in-law.
12. Divya’s father, pointing towards a person, said, “He is the brother of my father’s only sibling”. How is the person related to Divya ?
A. Father
B. Uncle
C. Brother
D. Grandfather
E. Nephew
Answer: D
Explanation: Divya’s father’s father’s only sibling is Divya’s father’s uncle/aunt is Divya’s father’s father i.e. Divya’s grandfather.
13. Tinku, introducing a person to Rinku, said “He is the father of your sister’s son and he is also my mother’s husband”. How is Tinku’s father related to Rinku’s mother ?
A. Nephew
B. Uncle
C. Son-in-law
D. Father
E. None of these
Answer: C
Explanation: He is the father of Rinku’s Sister’s son means he is Rinku’s Sister’s husband. He is also Tinku’s mother’s husband means Tinku’s mother is Rinku’s sister. Now, Tinku’s father is Rinku’s brother-in-law. i.e. Tinku’s father is Rinku’s mother’s son-in-law.
14. My father’s only brother’s wife’s only daughter’s paternal uncle is my mother’s
A. Father-in-law
B. Husband
C. Son
D. Uncle
E. Father
Answer: B
Explanation: My father’s only brother’s wife is my father’s sister-in-law. My father’s sister-in-law’s only daughter is my father’s niece. My father’s niece’s paternal uncle is my father. My father is my mother’s husband.
15. Showing a photograph A said, “She is my mother’s mother’s son’s daughter “. How is the person in the photograph related to A?
A. Sister
B. Cousin
C. Niece
D. Mother
E. None of these.
Answer: B
Explanation: A’s mother’s mother’s son is A’s uncle. A’s uncle’s daughter is A’s cousin.