Examples 1. If Neena says, “Anita‟s father Raman is the only son of my father-in-law Mahipal”, then how is Bindu, who is the sister of Anita, related to Mahipal?
(a) Daughter (b) Wife
(c) Daughter-in-law (d) None of these
Solution. None of these. Only son of Neena‟s father-in-low Mahipal Neena‟s husband. So raman is Neena‟s husband and Anita and Bindu are his daughters.
Thus, Bindu is the grand daughter of Mahipal.
Example 2. Pointing to a photograph, a woman says, “This man‟s son‟s sister is my mother-in-law.” How is the woman‟s husband related to the an in the photograph?
(a) Son
(b) Son-in-law (c) Grandson (d) Nephew
Solution. Grand son. Man‟s son‟s sister-man‟s daughter. So, the man‟s daughter is the mother of the woman‟s husband. Thus, the woman‟s husband is the grandson of the man in the photograph.
Example 3. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Raman said, “She is the only daughter of the mother of my brother‟s sister”. How is that person related to Raman?
(a) Uncle (b) Father (c) Mother (d) Sister
Solution. Sister. The mother of Roman‟s brother‟s sister is the mother of Raman and only daughter of Raman‟s mother means Raman‟s sister. Therefore the person in the photograph is related as sister to Raman.
Example 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?
(a) Husband (b) Brother-in-law (c) Sister-in-law (d) Daughter
Solution. Daughter. 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.
Example 5. If P + Q means P is the husband of Q: P Q means P is the sister of Q and P × Q means P is the son of Q. Which of the following shows A is the daughter of B?
Solution. A D × B. A is the daughter of B means A is the sister of the son (say D) of B i.e., A D × B.
The standard definitions of relations are given below
A/An is related to a PERSON as
Grandfather The father of his/her mother or father Grandmother The mother of his/her mother or father Grandson The son of his/her daughter/son
Granddaughter The daughter of his/her daughters/son Uncle The brother of his/her mother or father Aunt The sister of his/her mother or father Nephew The son of his/her brother or sister
Cousin The son or daughter of his/her aunt of uncle Niece The daughter of his/her brother or sister Spouse as her husband or his wife
Father-in-law the father of his/her spouse Mother-in-law the mother of his/her spouse Sister-in-law the sister of his/her spouse Brother-in-law the brother of his/her spouse Son-in-law the spouse of his/her daughter Daughter-in-law the spouse of his/her son
Exercise:
1. When Amit saw Manoj, he recalled and said “He is the son of the father of the mother of my daughter”. What is Manoj to Amit?
1. Brother-in-law 2. Brother 3. Cousin 4. Uncle
2. Introducing a girl, Vinod said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother-in-law”. How is Vinod related to the girl?
1. Uncle 2. Husband 3. Brother 4. Father
3. Pointing to an old man Karim said, “His son is my son‟s uncle”. How is the old man related to Karim?
1. Brother 2. Uncle 3. father 4. Grand father
4. Seetha told to Malini, “The girl I met yesterday in the market was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my friend‟s mother”. How is the girl related to Seetha‟s friend?
1. Cousin 2. Daughter 3. Niece 4. Aunt
5. Rohit told to Amit, “Yesterday I met the only brother of the daughter of my grand father”. Whom did Rohit met?
1. Son 2. Father 3. Brother 4. Uncle
6. Showing the lady at the door, Kailash said, “She is the daughter of my grand father‟s only son”. How is Kailash related to that lady?
1. Brother 2. Cousin 3. Father 4. Uncle
7. Pointing a man in a photograph, Anuradha said, “His mother‟s only daughter is my mother”. How is Anuradha related to that man?
1. Niece 2. Nephew 3. Sister 4. Wife
8. Pointing a person a man said to a woman, “His mother is only daughter of your father”. How was the woman related to that person?
1. Aunt 2. Mother 3. Wife 4. Daughter
9. Showing the man in the park, Sulthana said, “He is the brother of my uncle‟s daughter”. What is the man to sulthana?
1. Son 2. Brother-in-law 3. Cousin 4. Uncle
10. C is A‟s father‟s Nephew. D is A‟s cousin but not the sibling of C. How is D related to C?
1. Cousin 2. Sister 3. Mother 4. Aunt
11. K is brother of N and X. Y is mother of N, and Z is father of K. Which of the following statement is not true?
1. K is the son of Z 2. Y is the wife of Z
3. N is the brother of X 4. K is the father of X.
12. 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?
1. Father 2. Son 3. Brother 4. Father in law
13. Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, “His mother is the only daughter of your father”. How was the woman related to the person?
1. Sister 2. Mother 3. Wife 4. Daughter
14. Pointing to his son‟s portrait, a man said to a woman, “His mother is the only daughter of your mother”. How was the woman related to the man?
1. Sister 2. Mother 3. Wife 4. Daughter
15. Pointing to a girl in the photograph Umesh said, “Her mother‟s brother is the only son of my mother‟s father”. How is the girl‟s mother related to Umesh?
1. Mother 2. Sister 3. Aunt 4. Can‟t be determined
16. Introducing Kamala, Mahesh said, “Her father is the only son of my father”.
How is Mahesh related to Kamala?
1. Brother 2. Father 3. Uncle 4. Son
17. A man said to a woman, “Your only brother‟s sister is my mother”. How is the woman related to the man‟s maternal grand mother?
1. Mother 2. Sister 3. Daughter 4. Mother in law
18. A man said to a woman, “Your only brother‟s son is my wife‟s brother”. How is the woman related to the man‟s wife?
1. Mother 2. Aunt 3. Sister 4. Can‟t be explained
19. Pointing the man in the photograph, Reeta said, “He is the brother of my uncle‟s daughter”. How is the man in the photograph is related to Reeta?
1. Son 2. Brother in law 3. Nephew 4. Cousin
20. Introducing a girl in the photograph, Sunil said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother in law”. How is Sunil related to the girl in the photograph?
1. Uncle 2. Brother 3. Husband 4. Father
21. 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?
1. Maternal Aunt 2. Mother in law 3. Mother‟s sister 4. Grand Mother
22. Pointing to a photograph, a person tells his friend, “She is the grand daughter of the elder brother of my father”. How is the girl in the photograph related to this man?
1. Aunt 2. Maternal aunt 3. Sister 4. None
23. Pointing to a man in a photograph a woman said, “His brother‟s father is only son of my grand father”. How is the woman related to the man in the
photograph?
1. Mother 2. Aunt 3. Daughter 4. Sister
24. A is related to B and C, D is C‟s mother. Also D is B‟s sister and A is B‟s sister.
How is C related to A?
1. Niece 2. Cousin 3. Sister 4. Aunt
25. Sandhya is mother in law of Vrunda, who is sister in law of Dhanraj. Ravi is the father of Ramana, the only brother of Dhanraj. How is Sandhya related to
Dhanraj?
1. Mother in law 2. Aunt 3. Mother 4. Wife
26. A, the son of B was married to C, whose sister D was married to E, the brother of A. How is D related to B?
1. Sister 2. Daughter in law 3. Sister in law 4.
Cousin
27. Introducing Swapna, Madhavi said, “She is the only daughter of my father‟s only daughter”. How is Madhavi related to Swapna?
1. Niece 2. Aunt 3. Cousin 4. None
28. Rohit said to Mohit, “The boy playing basket ball is younger brother of the two brothers of the daughter of my father‟s wife”. How is the boy playing basket ball related to Rohit?
1. Cousin 2. Nephew 3. Brother in law 4. Brother
29. Introducing a man to her husband, a woman said “His brother‟s father is the only son of my grand-father”. How is the woman related to this man?
1. Mother 2. Sister in law 3. Sister 4. Aunt
30. A and B are brother. C and D are sisters. A‟s son is D‟s Brother. How is B related to C?
1. Uncle 2. Brother 3. Father 4. Brother in law
Directions (Questions 31-35): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions below:
A family consists of six members P, Q, R, S, T and U. There are two married couples.
Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is the grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife and two students in the family.
31. Who is the husband of P?
1. R 2. U 3. Q 4. S
32. Who is the sister of T?
1. R 2. U 3. T 4. Information insufficient
33. What is the profession of P?
1. Doctor 2. Nurse 3. Doctor of nurse 4. Housewife
34. Which of the following are two married couple?
1. US, QT 22. US, QP 3. TS, RU 4. US, RP
35. Which of the following is definitely a group of male members?
1. QU 2. QUT 3. QUP 4 UT
Direction (Questions 36-40): X+Y means X is the father of Y, X-Y means X is the wife of Y, XY means X is the brother of Y, X Y means X is the daughter of Y.
36. A x B-C means _______________
1. A is brother in law of C 2. A is the son of C 3. A is the husband of C 4. None of these
37. In A-B+C, which of the statement is true?
1. A is the mother of C 2. C is the daughter of A
3. A is the sister of C 4. None
38. In AB+C+D, which of the following is true?
1. A is the daughter of C 2. C is the aunt of A
3. A is the aunt of C 4. None
39. In A x B+C, which of the following is true?
1. A is the uncle of C 2. A is the father of C 3. A is brother in law of C 4. A is grand father of C
40. In A x BC, which of the following statement is true?
1. A is the uncle of C 2. A is the father of C 3. A is the son of C 4. A is the brother of C
41. Pointing to man, a woman said, “His mother is the daughter of my mother‟s only daughter”. How is the man related to that woman?
1. Son 2. Father 3. Brother 4. Grandson
42. Pointing towards Woman, Madhu said, “I am the only son of her father‟s one of the son‟s”. How the woman is related to Madhu?
1. Nephew 2. Cousin 3. Uncle 4. Aunt
43. Pointing to a man in the photograph, a woman said, “He is the only son of my mother‟s father”. How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
1. Niece 2. Sister 3. Mother 4. Daughter
44. Pointing to a gentleman, Daniel said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter‟s father”. How is the gentleman related to Daniel?
1. Father 2. Grandfather 3. Uncle 4. Brother
45. Pointing towards Neeraj, Asha said, “I am the only daughter of his mother‟s son”. How is Neeraj related to Asha?
1. Uncle 2. Cousin 3. Niece 4. None
46. Pointing to a person a man said to a woman, “His mother is the only daughter of your father”. How was the woman related to the person?
1. Aunt 2. Mother 3. Wife 4. Daughter
47. Pointing towards a photograph of a girl, Ramu said, “she has no sisters or
daughters but her mother is the only daughter of my mother”. How is the girl in the photograph related to Ramu‟s mother?
1. Sister in law 2. Grand Daughter 3. Daughter in law 4.
Can‟t be determined
48. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Raman said, “She is the only
daughter of the mother of my brother‟s sister”. How is the person in photograph related to Raman?
1. Daughter 2. Sister 3. Wife 4. Cousin
49. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, “His brother‟s father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?
1. Sister 2. Mother 3. Grandmother 4. Aunt
50. If Monika says, “Rahul‟s father is the only son of my father”, how is Monika related to Rahul?
1. Daughter 2. Sister 3. Aunt 4. Can‟t be determined
51. If Vijay says, “Vinay‟s mother is the only daughter of my mother”, how is Vijay related to Vinay?
1. Brother 2. Grandfather 3. Father 4. Maternal Uncle
52. Pointing towards a person in a photograph, Amrutha said, “He is the only son of the father of my sister‟s brother”. How is that person related to Amrutha?
1. Maternal uncle 2. Mother 3. Father 4. Brother
53. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my mother.”
How is the woman related with the man?
1. Sister in law 2. Wife 3. Mother in law 4. Aunt
54. Pointing to Neha, Mahesh said, “Her mother‟s only daughter is my daughter”.
How is Mahesh related to Neha?
1. Brother 2. Uncle 3. Son 4. Father
55. Pointing to a boy in the photograph Manasa said, “His sister is the only daughter of my father”. How is the boy related to Manasa‟s father?
1. Father 2. Brother 3. Son 4. Cousin
56. Pointing to a lady in the photograph, Vinay said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather‟s only son”. How is Vinay related to that lady?
1. Brother 2. Cousin 3. Father 4. Uncle
57. Introducing a man a woman said, “He is the only son of my mother‟s mother”.
How is woman related to the man?
1. Mother 2. Aunt 3. Niece 4. Sister
58. Introducing a man, a woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my father”.
How that man was related to the woman?
1. Maternal uncle 2. Father in law 3. Brother 4. Husband
59. Pointing to a man in photograph a woman said, “His brother‟s father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is the woman related to the man in the
photograph?
1. Mother 2. Aunt 3. Sister 4. Daughter
60. Pointing to a person, a man said to a woman, “His mother is the only daughter of your father”. How was the woman related to the person?
1. Sister 2. Mother 3. Wife 4. Daughter
61. Introducing a girl, Vishal said, “Her mother is the only daughter of my mother in law”. How is Vishal related to the girl?
1. Uncle 2. Husband 3. Brother 4. Father
62. 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?
1. Mother‟s sister 2. Grand mother 3. Mother in law 4. Sister of father in law
63. Pointing to an old man, Karunakar said, “His son is my son‟s uncle”. How is the old man related to Karunakar?
1. Brother 2. Uncle 3. Father 4. Grandfather
Directions (Questions 64-68): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow.
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 had died.
64. How is F related to A?
1. Mother 2. Sister in law 3. Sister 4. Mother in law
65. How is E is related to C?
1. Sister 2. Daughter 3. Cousin 4. Aunt
66. Who is C to B?
1. Brother 2. Brother in law 3. Son in law 4. Nephew
67. How many male members are there in the family?
1. Two 2. Three 3. Four 4. Five
68. How is F related to C?
1. Mother in law 2. Sister in law 3. Mother 4. Aunt
Directions (Questions 69-73): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. A family consists of six members P, Q, R, X, Y, Z. Q is the son of R but R is not the mother of Q. P and R are a married couple. Y is the brother of R, X is the daughter of P, Z is the brother of P.
69. Who is the brother in law of R?
1. P 2. Z 3. Y 4. X
70. Who is the father of Q?
1. P 2. Z 3. R 4. Can‟t be determined
71. How many children does P have?
1. Four 2. Two 3. Three 4. One
72. How many female members are there in the family?
1. One 2. Two 3. Three 4. Four
73. How is Q related to X?
1. Uncle 2. Brother 3. Father 4. Husband
Directions (Questions 74-77): In a family there are 6 members A, B, C, D, E and F.
A is Husband of B. D is only son of C, who is the brother of A. E is the sister of D. B is daughter-in-law of F, whose husband has died.
74. How is F related to A?
1. Mother 2. Sister-in-law 3. Sister 4. Mother-in-law
75. How is E related to C?
1. Sister 2. Son-in-law 3. Brother-in-law 4. None
76. Who is C to B?
1. Brother 2. Brother in law 3. Nephew 4. Son in law
77. How many male members are there in the family?
1. 2 2. 3 3. 4 4. 5
Directions (Question 78-80): There are 6 persons P1, P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6. P3 is the sister of P6. P2 is brother of P5‟s Husband. P4 is the father of P1 and grand father of P6. There are 2 fathers, 1 mother and 3 brothers in the family.
78. How many male members are there?
1. 4 2. 3 3. 2 4. 1
79. Who is the mother in given options?
1. P5 2. P3 3. P1 4. P2
80. Who is P5‟s husband?
1. P3 2. P6 3. P1 4. P4
Directions
Examples
Example 1. Ravi traveled 4 km straight towards south. He turned left and traveled 6 km straight, then turned right and traveled 4 km straight. How far is he from the starting point?
(e) 8 km (f) 10 km (g) 18 km (h) 12 km
Solution. 10 km. B is the finishing point and A is starting point. The distance of A from B is
Example 2. A is to the South-East of C, B is to the East of C and North-East of A. If D is to the North of A and North-West of B. In which direction of C is D located?
(a) North-West (b) South-West (c) North-East (d) South-East
Solution. North-East D is located to the North-East of C.
Example 3. A rat runs 20‟ towards East and turns to right, runs 10‟ and turns to right, runs 9‟ and again turns to left, runs 5‟ and then runs to left, runs 12‟ and finally turns to left and runs 6‟. Now, which direction is the rat facing?
(e) East (f) West (g) North (h) South
Solution. North. The movements of the rat from A to G are as shown in the fig. It is clear, rat is walking in one direction FG, i.e., North.
Example 4. From his house, Lokesh went 15 km to the North. Then he turned west and covered 10 km, then he turned South and covered 5 km. Finally, turning to East, he covered 10 km. In which direction is he from his house?
(a) East (b) South (c) North (d) West
Solution. North. Starting point is A and ending point is E. E is to the north of his house at A.
Exercise
1. After starting from office Ravendra turns left twice and then turns right. Now he turns towards South. In which direction Ravendra had started walking?
(a) East (b) West (c) North (d) South
2. Facing towards south Varun walked 50 mts. He then turned to his right and walked 30 mts. He again turned right and walked 50 mts. How for was he from his original position and towards which direction?
(a) 20m, East (b) 30m, South (c) 30m, West (d) 20m, North
3. Lalit walks 8 km east, turns South-West and walks another 8km. He again takes a turn towards North-West and walks another 8m. In which direction from his starting point is he standing now?
In which direction from his starting point is he standing now?
(a) North-East (b) North (c) East (d) West
4. Six persons are playing a game sitting in a circle facing the centre. Vijay was to the left of Sudhir.
Amar was between Rakesh and Sarv, Neerav was second to the left of Amar. Which of the following is the position of Amar from Neerav?
(a) Second from right (b) Second to the left (c) Third from the left (d) Third from right
5. Ankit started walking towards North. After walking 30 metres, he turned towards left and walked 40 metres. He then turned left and walked 50 metres. How far is he from his original position?
(a) 50 metres (b) 40 metres (c) 30 metres (d) None of these
6. Rahim started from point X and walked straight 5 km West, then turned left and walked straight
6. Rahim started from point X and walked straight 5 km West, then turned left and walked straight