Blood Relations
Blood Relations - Family Relationships
Blood relation questions test your ability to understand family relationships and solve family tree problems.
Basic Relations
Direct Relations
- Father’s Father: Grandfather (Paternal)
- Mother’s Father: Grandfather (Maternal)
- Father’s Mother: Grandmother (Paternal)
- Mother’s Mother: Grandmother (Maternal)
- Father’s Brother: Uncle
- Mother’s Brother: Uncle
- Father’s Sister: Aunt
- Mother’s Sister: Aunt
Generation Relations
- Son’s Son: Grandson
- Daughter’s Son: Grandson
- Son’s Daughter: Granddaughter
- Daughter’s Daughter: Granddaughter
Sibling Relations
- Brother’s Son: Nephew
- Sister’s Son: Nephew
- Brother’s Daughter: Niece
- Sister’s Daughter: Niece
Gender-Specific Terms
Male Terms
- Father, Son, Brother, Uncle, Nephew, Grandfather, Grandson
Female Terms
- Mother, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, Niece, Grandmother, Granddaughter
Common Question Types
Type 1: Pointing Relations
“A’s mother is the only daughter of B’s mother. How is B related to A?”
Type 2: Symbol Relations
A + B means A is father of B A - B means A is mother of B A × B means A is brother of B A ÷ B means A is sister of B
Type 3: Family Tree
Based on given statements, construct a family tree and answer questions.
Practice Questions
Question 1
Pointing to a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my father.” How is the woman related to the man?
Question 2
If A + B means A is father of B, A - B means A is mother of B, A × B means A is brother of B, then what does P × Q - R mean?
Question 3
A is the son of B. C is the sister of B. D is the brother of A. How is D related to C?
Question 4
If X is the brother of the son of Y’s son, how is X related to Y?
Question 5
A man said to a woman, “Your brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather.” How is the woman related to the man?
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