TNPSC Verbal Reasoning - Blood Relations
Exam Duration: 45 Mins Total Questions : 30
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
- (e)
Maternal aunt
Pointing to a man on the stage, Rashi said, "He is the brother of the daughter of the wife of my husband", How is the man on the stage related to Rashi?
- (a)
Son
- (b)
Husband
- (c)
Cousin
- (d)
Nephew
- (e)
Brother-in-law
Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife." How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?
- (a)
Son
- (b)
Brother
- (c)
Cousin
- (d)
Nephew
- (e)
Brother-in-law
When Anuj saw Manish, he recalled,"He is the son of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Manish to Anuj?
- (a)
Brother-in-law
- (b)
Brother
- (c)
Cousin
- (d)
Uncle
- (e)
Nephew
Pointing to Kapil, Shilpa said, "His mother's brother is the father of my son Ashish." How is Kapil related to Shilpa?
- (a)
Sister-in-law
- (b)
Nephew
- (c)
Niece
- (d)
Aunt
- (e)
None of these
If Kamal says,"Ravi 's mother is the only daughter of my mother", how is Kamal related to Ravi ?
- (a)
Grandafather
- (b)
Father
- (c)
Brother
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
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?
- (a)
Aunt
- (b)
Mother
- (c)
Wife
- (d)
Daughter
- (e)
None of these
'A + B' means 'A is the daughter of B';
'A X B' means 'A is the son of B';
'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'.
If 'P\(\times\)Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q'; 'P + Q' means 'P is the father of Q'; 'P\( \div\) Q' means 'P is the mother of Q' and 'P - Q' means 'P is the brother of Q', then in the expression A \( \div\) B + C - E\(\times\)F, how is A related to F?
- (a)
Mother
- (b)
Aunt
- (c)
Daughter-in-law
- (d)
Sister-in-law
- (e)
None of these
'A + B' means 'A is the father of B'; 'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'; 'A \(\times\) B' means 'A is the brother of B'; ' A \( \div\) B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
If P \(\times\) R \(\div\) Q, which of the following statements is true?
- (a)
P is the uncle of Q
- (b)
Pis the father of Q
- (c)
P is the brother of Q
- (d)
P is the son of Q
'A + B' means 'A is the father of B'; 'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'; 'A \(\times\) B' means 'A is the brother of B'; ' A \( \div\) B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
If P \(\times\) R + Q, which of the following is true?
- (a)
P is the uncle of Q
- (b)
P is the father of Q
- (c)
P is the brother-in-law of Q
- (d)
P is the grandfatherof Q
'A + B' means 'A is the father of B'; 'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'; 'A \(\times\) B' means 'A is the brother of B'; ' A \( \div\) B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
If P - R \(\times\) Q, which of the following is true?
- (a)
P is the sister of Q
- (b)
P is the husband of P
- (c)
P is the sister-in-law of Q
- (d)
Q is the son of P
'A + B' means 'A is the father of B'; 'A - B' means 'A is the wife of B'; 'A \(\times\) B' means 'A is the brother of B'; ' A \( \div\) B' means 'A is the daughter of B'.
If P + R \(\div\) Q, which of the following is true?
- (a)
P is the brother of Q
- (b)
P is the son of Q
- (c)
P is the husbandof Q
- (d)
Q is the father of Q.
A and B are married couple. X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A. How is Y related to B?
- (a)
Brother-in-law
- (b)
Brother
- (c)
Cousin
- (d)
None of these
Deepak has a brother Anil. Deepak is the son of prem. Bimal is prem's father. In terms of relationship, what is Anil of Bimal?
- (a)
Son
- (b)
Grandson
- (c)
Brother
- (d)
Grandfather
'P#Q'means 'P is the father of Q';
'P+Q'means 'P is the mother of Q';
'P-Q'means 'P is the brother of Q';
'P*Q'means 'P is the sister of Q';
Which of the following shows that A is the aunt of E?
- (a)
A+B-C*D#E
- (b)
A#B*C+D-E
- (c)
A*B#C*D-E
- (d)
A-B+C#D*E
B is the husband of P. Q is the only grandson of E, who is wife of D and mother-in-law of P. How is B related to D?
- (a)
Nephew
- (b)
Cousin
- (c)
Son-in-law
- (d)
Son
(i)'A$B'means 'A is the mother of B';
'(ii)'A#B'means 'A is the father of B';
(iii)'A@B'means 'A is the husband of B';
(iv)'A%B'means 'A is the daughter of B'.
Which of the following expressions indicates 'R is the sister of H'?
- (a)
H$D@F#R
- (b)
R%D@F$H
- (c)
R$D@F#H
- (d)
N%F@D%H
- (e)
None of these
How is E related to F?
- (a)
Sister
- (b)
Daughter
- (c)
Niece
- (d)
wife
(i) 'P\(\times\)Q 'means 'Q is the mother of P';
(ii) 'P+Q 'means 'P is the brother of Q';
(iii) 'P-Q 'means 'P is the sister of Q';
(iv) 'P\(\div\)Q 'means 'Q is the father of P'.
Which of the following statements is superfluous to answer the above equation?
- (a)
(i )only
- (b)
(ii)only
- (c)
(iii)only
- (d)
(iv )only
- (e)
None of these
Deepak is brother of Ravi. Reena is sister of Atul. Ravi is son of Reena. How is Deepak related to Reena?
- (a)
Son
- (b)
Brother
- (c)
Nephew
- (d)
Father
K is the brother of N and X. Y is the mother of N and Z is the father of K. Which of the following statements is not definitely true ?
- (a)
K is the son of Z
- (b)
Y is the wife of Z
- (c)
K is the son of Y
- (d)
Z is the father of X
- (e)
N is the brother of X
Read the information given below and answer the questions that follow:
(i) In a family of six persons A, B, C, D, E, and F, there are two married couples.
(ii) D is grandmother of A and mother of B.
(iii) C is wife of B and mother of F,
(iv) F is the grand daughter of E.
What is C to A?
- (a)
Daughter
- (b)
Grandmother
- (c)
Mother
- (d)
Cannot be determined
- (e)
None of these
Rani and Shreshtha are a married couple having two daughters, Medha and Deepti. Deepti is married to Anurag who is the son of Garima and Tarun. Nidhi is the daughter of Anurag. Komal, who is Anurag's sister, is married to Harshit and has two sons, Aman and Prem. Prem is the grandson of Garima and Tarun.
What is the relationship between Aman and Nidhi ?
- (a)
Cousins
- (b)
Husband-Wife
- (c)
Father-Daughter
- (d)
Uncle-Niece
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
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 E related to C?
- (a)
Sister
- (b)
Daughter
- (c)
Cousin
- (d)
Aunt
- (e)
Mother
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
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.
Who is C to B?
- (a)
Brother
- (b)
Brother-in-law
- (c)
Nephew
- (d)
Son-in-law
- (e)
None of these
Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below it:
There are six persons A, B, C, D, E and F. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is the father of A and grandfather of F. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group.How many male members are there in the group?
How many male members are there in the group?
- (a)
One
- (b)
Two
- (c)
Three
- (d)
Four
Read the following information carefully and answer the questions that follow :
In a village of Bastar district in Madhya Pradesh, only two types of people live who belong to a tribal class. The first type is known as class A, while the other is known as class B. In that village, there is no other type of person except these two. The activities of both types of people are governed by perfectly patterned norms of social behaviour. Each person of the tribe has to obey the norms. They are rigid about this.
As far as marriage is concerned, the following norms are to be followed :
(A) The people of class A cannot marry any other member of their own class, though they can marry members of class B.
(B) After being married, each male member ceases to be a member of that class in which he was born but automatically, he becomes the member of the other class to which his wife belongs.
(C) As far as females are concerned, they remain the members of their own class after being married.
(D) On his birth, the child automatically becomes the member of his mother's class.
(E) When any male member becomes widower of divorcee, then he again belongs to the group in which he was born.
(F) Nobody can marry more than one person according to social laws.
Any class B female can have
(P) Grandfather born in class A
(Q) Grandmother born in class A
- (a)
Only (P) can be true
- (b)
Only (Q) can be true
- (c)
Either (P) or (Q) can be true
- (d)
Neither (P) nor (Q) can be true
- (e)
Both (P) and (Q) can be true
'P = Q' means 'Q is the father of P';
'P \(\bigstar\)Q' means 'P is the sister of Q';
'P ? Q' means 'Q is the mother of P';
'P $ Q' means 'P is the brother of Q';
'P £ Q' means 'Q is the son of P';
'P \(\times\) Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q';
Which of the following is not correct ?
- (a)
R \(\times\) S ? T means R is the granddaughter of T.
- (b)
P = Q ? R means R is the grandmother of P.
- (c)
L $ M \(\bigstar\) O £ P = Q means O is the sister of L.
- (d)
M \(\bigstar\) O £ P = Q means Q and O are husband and wife
- (e)
All are correct.
'P = Q' means 'Q is the father of P';
'P \(\bigstar\)Q' means 'P is the sister of Q';
'P ? Q' means 'Q is the mother of P';
'P $ Q' means 'P is the brother of Q';
'P £ Q' means 'Q is the son of P';
'P \(\times\) Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q';
Which of the following means 'F is the paternal uncle of G'?
- (a)
G \(\times\) L $ F $ N
- (b)
N $ F $ L \(\times\) G
- (c)
G \(\times\) M \(\bigstar\) F $ L
- (d)
L = F $ Q £ G
- (e)
None of these
'P = Q' means 'Q is the father of P';
'P \(\bigstar\)Q' means 'P is the sister of Q';
'P ? Q' means 'Q is the mother of P';
'P $ Q' means 'P is the brother of Q';
'P £ Q' means 'Q is the son of P';
'P \(\times\) Q' means 'P is the daughter of Q';
S \(\times\) M \(\times\) B £ L = F ? Q reveals
which of the following relations?
- (a)
F and B are brother and sister.
- (b)
B is the paternal uncle of S.
- (c)
L is the grand daughter of Q.
- (d)
M is the maternal aunt of L.
- (e)
None of the above relations gets revealved.