Blood Relationship: Exercise-5


Directions (1-7): Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

There are wight members in the family P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W. U is the husband of V and father of S. R is the mother of U and W. R is the wife of Q. T is the son of V. T is the husband of P. U has only one daughter. W is the only daughter of her mother.


  1. How is T related to U?

    1. Son
    2. Nephew
    3. Father
    4. Uncle


Answer: (a) Son

Solution: U is the husband of V. T is the son of V, so T is the son of U also.

  1. How is S related to V?

    1. Son
    2. Mother
    3. Daughter
    4. Niece


Answer: (c) Daughter

Solution: U is the husband of V.T is the son of V, so V is the mother of S. U has only one daughter, so S is the only daughter of V.

  1. How is Q related to U?

    1. Father
    2. Brother
    3. Son
    4. Uncle


Answer: (a) Father

Solution: R is the mother of U and W. R is married to Q, so Q is the father of U.

  1. How is W related to U?

    1. Niece
    2. Daughter
    3. Sister
    4. Sister-in-law


Answer: (c) Sister

Solution: R is the mother of U and W.U is the husband of V. W is the only daughter of her mother, so W is the sister of V.


  1. How is S related to R?

    1. Grand-daughter
    2. Niece
    3. Daughter
    4. Sister


Answer: (a) Grand-daughter

Solution: U is the father of S. R is the mother of U. U is the husband of V. T is the son of V. U has only one daughter, so S is the Grand-daughter of R.

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

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


Answer: (c) Three

Solution: Three male members are there in the family.

First one is Q, Who is the husband of R.

Second one is U. U is the husband of V.

Third one is T, Who is the son of V.


  1. How is Q related to W?

    1. Husband
    2. Father
    3. Daughter
    4. Sister


Answer: (b) Father

Solution: R is the wife of Q. R is the mother of U and W, so Q is the father of W.

  1. Pointing to a girl, Vijay said,'she is the daughter of my mother's only brother'. How is Vijay related to the girl?

    1. Brother
    2. Cousin Sister
    3. Cousin Brother
    4. None of these


Answer: (d) None of these

Solution: The relationship can not be determined, because the sex of the Vijay can not be ascertained from the facts.


  1. A is the brother of B. C is the mother of A. D is the brother of C. How is D related to B?

    1. Brother
    2. Grandfather
    3. Sister
    4. Maternal Uncle


Answer: (d) Maternal Uncle

Solution: C is the mother of A and B. D is the brother of C, so D is the Maternal Uncle of B.

  1. Pointing to a lady, Ashish said,'she is the only daughter of my grand father'. How is the lady related to Ashish?

    1. Aunt
    2. Mother
    3. Sister
    4. Niece


Answer: (b) Mother

Solution: The lady is the mother of Ashish.