Complete Blood Relation Reasoning Quiz

Blood Relationship is important part of the reasoning section and it means persons connected by relations like – father-mother, son-daughter, brother-sister, grandfather-grandmother, uncle-aunty, nephew-niece, brother-in-law, sister-in-law etc. The list can go on and on including members from father’s side and mother’s side etc.

Types of Questions on Blood Relations Reasoning:

Mixed-Up Relationship Descriptions
Relationships Riddle
Coded Relations

Questions in competitive test of Reasoning on Family or Blood Relation are about the relationship of a specific person with someone else of the family, based on the chain of relationships between different members of that family.

Blood Relationship Reasoning Quiz

Test Series – 1

Test Series – 2

Test Series – 3 Coded Blood Relation

Test Series – 4

Test Series – 5 Riddle Question

Test Series – 6 Family Relation Riddle

Test Series – 7 Family Relationship Puzzle

Test Series – 9 Symbolic Coded Relations

Test Series – 10 Symbolic Relations

Question : Introducing Sudha, Anil said, ‘She is wife of my mother’s only son.’ How is Sudha related to Anil?

(A) Mother

(B) Wife

(D) Daughter-in-law

View Answer

(B) Wife

Explanation

Sudha is the wife of Anil’s mother’s only son, who is Anil himself. Hence, answer is Neeta is Anil’s wife. i.e. (B) Wife.

Question : Pointing to a gentleman, Kartik said “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father.” How is the gentleman related to Kartik?

(A) Uncle

(B) Grandfather

(D) Brother- in-law

View Answer

(A) Uncle

Explanation

The gentleman’s only brother is the father of Dinesh (Dinesh daughter’s father is Dinesh himself.). Gentleman is brother of Kartik’s father. Gentleman is Kartik’s uncle. Hence, answer is (A) Uncle.

Question : Pointing to Ketan, Radha said, “His father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is Radha Related to Ketan?

(A) Brother

(B) Sister

(D) Daughter

View Answer

(B) Sister

Explanation

When Radha’s Grandfather’s only son is Ketan’s father, then Ketan’s father is also the father of Radha. So Radha is Ketan’s sister. Hence, answer is (B) Sister.

Question : Lata said to Tina, “You are the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father’s only son.” How is Lata related to Tina?

(A) Aunt

(B) Sister

(D) Indeterminable

View Answer

(D) Indeterminable

Explanation

‘My father’s only son’ is my (Lata’s) brother. Tina is daughter-in-law of grandmother of (Lata’s) brother. Tina thus can be their mother (wife of grandmother’s only son). However as it is not mentioned that the grandmother has only one son, Tina can be wife of grandmother’s other son i.e. Tina could also be their aunt. Hence, answer is (D) Indeterminable.

Question : Pointing to a photograph, Ashok said, “I have no brother or sister but that man’s father is my father’s son.” Whose photograph was it?

(A) His son’s

(B) His father’s

(D) His own

View Answer

(A) His son’s

Explanation

Since Ashok has no brother or sister so his father’s son is the man himself and so the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photograph i.e. the man in the photograph is his son. Hence, answer is (A) His son’s.

Question : Looking at the portrait of a man, Piyush said, ‘His mother is the wife of my father’s son. Brothers and sisters I have none’. At whose portrait was Piyush looking?

(A) His cousin

(B) His nephew

(D) His son

View Answer

(D) His son

Explanation

My (Piyush’s) father’s son will be Piyush himself as he has no brother or sister. Piyush’s wife is mother of the person in the portrait. The portrait is thus of Piyush’s own son. Hence, answer is (D) His Son.

Question : Ahmad said to Seela, ‘Your only brother’s son is my wife’s brother’. How is Seela related to the Ahmad’s wife?

(A) Mother in law

(B) Sister in law

(D) Aunt

View Answer

(D) Aunt

Explanation

Seela is Ahmad’s wife’s father’s sister. i.e. “Aunt”. Answer is (D) Aunt.

Question : Pointing to a gentleman, Shubham said, “His only brother is the father of my daughter’s father”. How is the gentleman related to Shubham?”

(A) Uncle

(B) Brother-in-law

(D) Grandfather

View Answer

(A) Uncle

Explanation

‘Father of Shubham’s daughter’s father means-Shubham’s father. Thus, the man’s brother is Shubham’s father or the man is the brother of Shubham’s father i.e. Uncle of Shubham. Hence, answer (A) Uncle.

Question : Pointing to a photograph, Harshad said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is Harshad related to the girl in the photograph?

(A) Father

(B) Cousin

(D) Data inadequate

View Answer

Explanation

Grandfather’s only son i.e. father. Father’s daughter i.e. sister. Harshad is, thus brother to the girl in the photograph. Hence, answer is (C) Brother.

Question : ‘Ramesh’ is the father of ‘Kusha’ but ‘Kusha’ is not his son. ‘Mala’ is the daughter of ‘Kusha’.’Shalaka’ is the spouse of ‘Ramesh’. ‘Gopal’ is the brother of ‘Kusha’. ‘Hari’ is the son of ‘Gopal’. ‘Meena’ is the spouse of ‘Gopal’. ‘Ganpat’ is the father of ‘Meena’. Who is the grand daughter of ‘Ramesh’?

(A) Hari

(B) Mala

(D) Shalaka

View Answer

(B) Mala

Explanation

‘Mala’ is the daughter of ‘Kusha’ and ‘Ramesh’ is the father of ‘Kusha’. So, ‘Mala’ is the granddaughter of ‘Ramesh’. Hence, answer is (B) Mala.

Family Blood Relation Reasoning tests mostly depend on the candidate’s knowledge of family relations. Various family relationships are described below to assist the candidates to understand the relationships greater and to try the questions based on them with confidence.

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