Blood Relationship: Exercise-2


Directions (1-5): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

B is the sister of M. A is the wife of M. A has only one son C. D is the mother of A. D is married to E. E has only one son and only one daughter.


  1. If A is sister of K, how is K related to M?

    1. Brother
    2. Brother-in-law
    3. sister
    4. father


Answer: (b) Brother-in-law

Solution: M is the husband of A and K is the brother of A, so K is the Brother-in-law of M.

  1. How is M related to D?

    1. Sister-in-law
    2. Son-in-law
    3. Mother
    4. Father


Answer: (b) Son-in-law

Solution: D is the mother of A and M is the husband of A, so M is the son-in-law of D.

  1. How is C related to B?

    1. Son-in-law
    2. Son
    3. Nephew
    4. Cousin


Answer: (c) Nephew

Solution: C is the son of A and M. B is the sister of M, so C is the nephew of B.

  1. How is M related to E?

    1. Son
    2. Brother
    3. Brother-in-law
    4. Son-in-law


Answer: (d) Son-in-law

Solution: A is the daughter of D and E. M is the husband of A, so M is the son-in-law of E.

  1. Who is the daughter of E?

    1. A
    2. D
    3. B
    4. C


Answer: (a) A

Solution: D is the mother of A. D married to E, so A is the daughter of E.

Directions (6-10): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.


A is the son of B. C is the sister of B. C has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D.


  1. How is D related to A?

    1. Brother
    2. Sister
    3. Cousin
    4. Father


Answer: (c) Cousin

Solution: A is the son of B. D is the son of C, whereas C is the sister of B, so D is the cousin of A.

  1. How many female members are there in the family?

    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. Four


Answer: (b) Two

Solution: Two female members are there in the family.

First one is C, Who is the sister of B.

Second one is E, Who is the daughter of C.

  1. How is F related to E?

    1. Brother
    2. Brother-in-law
    3. Maternal Uncle
    4. Father


Answer: (c) Maternal Uncle

Solution: F is the maternal uncle of D. E is the sister of D, so F is the maternal uncle of E, also.

  1. How many male members are there in the family?

    1. One
    2. Two
    3. Three
    4. Four


Answer: (d) Four

Solution: Four male members are there in the family because there are only two female members are there in the family as per the answer of question number (3), so it's understood that other than female must be male members.

  1. How is F related to B?

    1. Mother
    2. Father
    3. Sister
    4. Brother


Answer: (d) Brother

Solution: C is the sister of B. D is the son of C. F is the maternal uncle of D, so F is the brother of B and C.