Tuesday, May 27, 2014

Logical Reasoning - Blood Relation Test

1. Pointing to lady, a man said. �The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife�. How is the lady related to that man?
 Mother�s sister
 Grandmother
 Sister of father-in-law
 Mother-in-law
 Maternal-aunt

Explanation : . The statement in other words implies her nephew is my son-in-law. Therefore, it is clear that the lady is sister of man's wife or in other words is the sister of father-in-law
2. A man said to a lady, �Your mother�s husband�s sister is my aunt�. How is that lady related to that man?
Daughter
 Sister
 Grand-daughter
 Mother
 Aunt
Explanation : . Mother' s husband's sister means that sister of father. Hence, lady is the sister of that man.

3. Neelam, who is Rohit�s daughter, says to Indu, �Your mother Reeta is the younger sister of my father, who is the third child of Sohanji�. How is Sohanji related to Indu?
 Maternal-uncle
 Father
 Grandfather
 Father-in-law
 None of these

Explanation : . From the information given in the question, it is concluded that Sohanji is the father of Rohit, and brother of Reeta, who is the mother of Indu. Therefore, Sohanji is the grandfather of Indu.
4. P is the brother of Q and R. S is R�s mother. T is P�s father. Which of the following statements cannot be definitely true?
 Q is T�s son
 T is Q�s father
 S is P�s mother
 P is S�s son
 T is S�s husband

Explanation : . On the basis of the information given in the question, it is confirmed that S is the mother and T is the father of P, Q and R. Out of them P is male and the sex of Q and R is not determined. Hence, it cannot be definitely said that Q is T's son because the sex of Q is not known as a result Q may be daughter of T.
5. Shyama says that father of Rajiv's father is my father. How is Shyama related to Rajiv?
 Sister
 Mother
 Bua (Father's sister)
 Niece
 Mother's Mother

Explanation : . From the information given in the question, it is clear that Rajiv's father is the brother of Shyama. Therefore, Shyama is related as aunt (Father's sister) to Rajiv.

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