Blood Relations simplified!!!
Blood relations
Important relationship
Mother’s (or) father’s son – Brother
Mother’s (or) Father’s Daughter – Sister
Mother’s brother – Maternal Uncle
Father’s Brother – Paternal uncle
Mother’s (or) Father’s sister – Aunt
Mother’s (or) Father’s father – Grand father
Mother’s (or) Father’s mother – Grand mother
Son’s wife – Daughter in law
Daughter’s husband – Son in law
Husband’s (or) Wife’s father – Father in law
Husband’s (or) Wife’s mother – Mother in law
Husband’s (or) Wife’s brother – Brother in law
Husband’s (or) Wife’s sister – Sister in law
Sister’s husband – Brother in law
Brother’s (or) Sister’s son – Nephew
Brother’s (or) Sister’s daughter – Niece
points to remember
1.Apply the question to yourself.This will help you understand the relationship better.
2.Do not assume the gender
3.Draw diagram with symbols.This will simplify the question.
eg:'+' for female , '-' for male, '<->'for couples, '=' for siblings or cousins.
eg1.A is the mother of B. B is the sister of C. D is the son of C. E is the brother of D. F is the mother of E.
G is the granddaughter of A. H has only two children B and C.
+ -
A<->H
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+ - +
B=C<->F
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+ - -
G D=E
Q1. How F related to H?
- a) Son-in-law
- b) Daughter-in-law
- c) Father-in-law
d)Granddaughter
Ans:b
Q2. Who is the mother of G?
- a) C
- b) B
- c) F
- d) Either B or F
- e) Either C or F
Ans:b
eg2.Directions
a)A∆B means A is mother of B
b)A$B means A is sister of B
c)A*B means A is father of B
d)A#B means A is brother of B
a)(A∆B) b) (A$B) c) (A*B) d) (A#B)
+ + - -
A A=B A A=B
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B B
Which of the following means R is uncle of T?
- a) R*P#S∆Q$T b)S*P#R*U#T c) P*R#Q$S*T d)P*R$Q$S*T e) None of these.
Ans:c) P*R#Q$S*T
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P
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- + -
R=Q=S
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T
eg3.Megha said, pointing to Sudha, " Her mother is my mother's only daughter".How Megha is related to Sudha?
- a) Father b) Son c) Grandson d) Mother e) None of these
Ans: interpretation of question:-her mother means Sudha's mother is Megha's mother's only daughter
Megha's mother
|(daughter)
Megha
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Sudha
so Megha is Sudha's mother ,option:d