1. Pointing to a photograph Lata says, "He is the
son of the only son of my
grandfather." How is the man in the photograph
related to Lata?
A. Brother B. Uncle
C. Cousin D. Data is inadequate
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The man in the photograph is the son of the only son of
Lata's grandfather
i.e., the man is the son of Lata's father. Hence, the man
is the brother of
Lata.
2. If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is
the brother B; A % B means A is the
father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which
of the following shows that P is the
maternal uncle of Q?
A. Q - N + M x P B. P + S x N - Q
C. P - M + N x Q D. Q - S % P
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
P - M → P is the brother of M
M + N → M is the mother of N
N x Q → N is the sister of Q
Therefore, P is the maternal uncle of Q.
3. If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C
is the father of D, how D is related to A?
A. Brother B. Sister
C. Nephew D. Cannot be determined
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
If D is Male, the answer is Nephew.
If D is Female, the answer is Niece.
As the sex of D is not known, hence, the relation between
D and A cannot be determined.
Note: Niece - A daughter of one's brother or sister, or
of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
Nephew - A son of one's brother or sister, or of one's
brother-in-law or sister-in-law.
4. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A - B means A is
the sister of B and A x B means A is the
father of B. Which of the following means that C is the
son of M?
A. M - N x C + F B. F - C + N x M
C. N + M - F x C D. M x N - C + F
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
M x N → M is the father of N
N - C → N is the sister of C
and C + F → C is the brother of F.
Hence, M is the father of C or C is the son of M.
5. Introducing a boy, a girl said, "He is the son of
the daughter of the father of my uncle." How is
the boy related to the girl?
A. Brother B. Nephew
C. Uncle D. Son-in-law
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The father of the boy's uncle → the grandfather of the
boy and daughter of the grandfather →
sister of father.
6. Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said,
"He is the son of the only son of my mother."
How is Suresh related to that boy?
A. Brother B. Uncle
C. Cousin D. Father
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The boy in the photograph is the only son of the son of
Suresh's mother i.e., the son of
Suresh. Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.
7. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A x B means A is
the son of B; and A %
B means B is the daughter of A then which of the
following means M is the
maternal uncle of N?
A. M + O x N B. M % O x N + P
C. M + O % N D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Because the sex of O is not known.
8. If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To
answer this question which
of the statements is/are necessary?
1. The son of D is the grandson of C.
2. B is the sister of D.
A. Only 1 B. Only 2
C. Either 1 or 2 D. 1 and 2 both are required
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Given: D is the brother of B.
From statement 1, we can detect that D is son of C (son
of D is the grandson
of C).
From statement 2, we can detect that B is 'Female'
(sister of D).
Therefore, B is daughter of C.
9. If A + B means A is the father of B; A - B means A is
the brother B; A % B
means A is the wife of B and A x B means A is the mother
of B, which of the
following shows that M is the maternal grandmother of T?
A. M x N % S + T B. M x N - S % T
C. M x S - N % T D. M x N x S % T
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
M x N → M is the mother of N
N % S → N is the wife of S
and S + T → is the father of T.
Hence, M is the maternal grandmother of T.
10. Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, "He is
the son of the only daughter of
the father of my brother." How Bajpai is related to
the man in the
photograph?
A. Nephew B. Brother
C. Father D. Maternal Uncle
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The man in the photo is the son of the sister of Bajpai.
Hence, Bajpai is the
maternal uncle of the man in the photograph.
11. Deepak said to Nitin, "That boy playing with the
football is the younger of the
two brothers of the daughter of my father's wife."
How is the boy playing
football related to Deepak?
A. Son B. Brother
C. Cousin D. Brother-in-law
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Father's wife → mother. Hence, the daughter of the mother
means sister and
sister's younger brother means brother. Therefore, the
boy is the brother of
Deepak.
12. If X + Y means X is the daughter of Y; X - Y means X
is the brother of Y; X % Y means X is
the father of Y and X x Y means X is the sister of Y.
Which of the following means I is the niece
of J?
A. J - N % C x I B. I x C - N % J
C. J + M x C % I D. I x C + N - J
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
I x C → I is the sister of C
C + N → C is the daughter of N
and N - J → N is the brother of I.
Hence, I is niece of J.
13. Veena who is the sister-in-law of Ashok, is the
daughter-in-law of Kalyani.
Dheeraj is the father of Sudeep who is the only brother
of Ashok. How Kalyani
is related to Ashok?
A. Mother-in-law B. Aunt
C. Wife D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ashok is the only brother of Sudeep and Veena is the
sister-in-law of Ashok.
Hence Veena is the wife of Sudeep. Kalyani is the
mother-in-law of Veena.
Kalyani is the mother of Ashok.
14. If A + B means A is the sister of B; A x B means A is
the wife of B, A % B
means A is the father of B and A - B means A is the
brother of B. Which of the
following means T is the daughter of P?
A. P x Q % R + S - T B. P x Q % R - T + S
C. P x Q % R + T - S D. P x Q % R + S + T
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
P x Q → P is the wife of Q
Q % R → Q is the father of R
R - T → R is the brother of T
T + S → T is the sister of S.
Therefore, T is the daughter of P.
15. Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her
granddaughter is the only daughter of
my brother." How is the woman related to Abhijit?
A. Sister B. Grandmother
C. Mother-in-law D. Mother
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Daughter of Abhijit's brother → niece of Abhijit. Thus
the granddaughter of
the woman is Abhijit's niece.
Hence, the woman is the mother of Abhijit.
16. Amit said - "This girl is the wife of the
grandson of my mother". How is Amit
related to the girl?
A. Father B. Grandfather
C. Husband D. Father-in-law
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The girl is the wife of grandson of Amit's
mother i.e., the girl is the wife of son of
Amit. Hence, Amit is the father-in-law of
the girl.
17. A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To
answer this question which of the
statements (1) and (2) is necessary?
1. C is the brother of A and the son of E.
2. F is the mother B.
A. Only (1) B. Only (2)
C. Either (1) or (2) D. (1) and (2) both
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
A and B are children of D.
From (1), C is the brother B and son of E.
Since, the sex of D and E are not known. Hence (1) is not
sufficient to answer the question.
From (2). F is the mother of B. Hence, F is also the
mother of A. Hence D is the father of A.
Thus, (2) is sufficient to answer the question.
18. Pointing towards a man, a woman said, "His
mother is the only daughter of my mother." How
is the woman related to the man?
A. Mother B. Grandmother
C. Sister D. Daughter
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Only daughter of my mother → myself.
Hence, the woman is the mother of the man.
19. If P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P # Q means P
is the mother of Q; P * Q means P is the
daughter of Q in A # B $ C * D, who is the father?
A. D B. B
C. C D. Data is inadequate
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
A is the mother of B, B is the brother of C and C is the
daughter of D. Hence, D is the father.
A (Parents) D
B - is - Brother - of - C
20. Introducing Salman, Aamir says, "She is the wife
of only nephew of only brother of my
mother." How Salman is related to Aamir?
A. Wife B. Sister
C. Sister-in-law D. Data is inadequate
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Brother of mother means maternal uncle. Hence only nephew
of Aamir's maternal uncle means
Aamir himself. Therefore Salman is the wife of Aamir.
21. If A + B means A is the brother of B; A % B means A
is the father of B and A x B means A is
the sister of B. Which of the following means M is the
uncle of P?
A. M % N x P B. N x P % M
C. M + S % R % P D. M + K % T x P
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
M + K → M is the brother of K
K % T → K is the father of T
T x P → T is the sister of P
Therefore, K is the father of P and M is the uncle of P.
22. Pointing to Varman, Madhav said, "I am the only
son of one of the sons of his father." How is
Varman related to Madhav?
A. Nephew B. Uncle
C. Father or Uncle D. Father
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Madhav is the only son of one of the sons of Varman's
father → Either Varman is the father or
uncle of Madhav.
23. Introducing a woman, Shashank said, "She is the
mother of the only daughter of my son."
How that woman is related to Shashank?
A. Daughter B. Sister-in-law
C. Wife D. Daughter-in-law
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
The woman is the mother of Shashank's granddaughter.
Hence, the woman is the daughter-inlaw
of Shashank.
24. If A + B means B is the brother of A; A x B means B
is the husband of A; A - B means A is the
mother of B and A % B means A is the father of B, which
of the following relations shows that
Q is the grandmother of T?
A. Q - P + R % T B. P x Q % R - T
C. P x Q % R + T D. P + Q % R - T
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Q - P → Q is the mother of P
P + R → R is the brother of P
Hence, → q is the mother of R
R % T → R is the father of T.
Hence, Q is the grandmother of T.
25. 1. A3P means A is the mother of P
2. A4P means A is the brother of P
3. A9P means A is the husband of P
4. A5P means A is the daughter of P
Which of the following means that K is the mother-in-law
of M?
A. M9N3K4J B. M9N5K3J
C. K5J9M3N D. K3J9N4M
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
M9N → M is the husband of N
N5K → N is the daughter of K
Hence, → M is the son-in-law of K
K3J → K is the mother of J
Hence, → K is a lady
Hence, → K is the mother-in-law of M.
26. Pointing to a photograph Anjali said, "He is the
son of the only son of my grandfather." How is
the man in the photograph related to Anjali?
A. Brother B. Uncle
C. Son D. Data is inadequate
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
The man in the photograph is son of Anjali's
grandfather's son i.e., the son of Anjali's father.
Hence, the boy is the brother of Anjali.
27. Pointing to a person, Deepak said, "His only
brother is the father of my daughter's father".
How is the person related to Deepak?
A. Father B. Grandfather
C. Uncle D. Brother-in-law
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Father of Deepak's daughter's father → Deepak's father.
Hence, the person in the brother of Deepak's father.
Therefore, the person is the uncle of Deepak.
28. P is the mother of K; K is the sister of D; D is the
father of J. How is P related to J?
A. Mother B. Grandmother
C. Aunt D. Data inadequate
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
P is the mother of K
K is the sister of D
D is the father of J.
Therefore, J is the nephew or niece of K and P is the
grandmother of J.
29. If P $ Q means P is the father of Q; P # Q means P is
the mother of Q and P * Q means P is
the sister of Q, then N # L $ P * Q shows which of the
relation of Q to N?
A. Grand son B. Grand daughter
C. Nephew D. Data is inadequate
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
As the sex of Q is not known, hence, data is inadequate.
30. If A $ B means A is the brother of B; A @ B means A
is the wife of B; A # B means A is the
daughter of B and A * B means A is the father of B, which
of the following indicates that U is
the father-in-law of P?
A. P @ Q $ T # U * W B. P @ W $ Q * T # U
C. P @ Q $ W * T # U D. P @ Q $ T # W * U
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
P @ Q → P is the wife of Q ...(1)
Q $ T → Q is the brother of T ...(2)
T # U → T is the daughter of U
Hence, → Q is the son of U ...(3)
U * W → U is the father of W.
From (1) and (3), U is the father-in-law of P.
31. Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only
son of the mother of my mother." How is
the woman related to the man?
A. Mother B. Sister
C. Niece D. Maternal aunt
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
The man is the only son of the mother of the woman.
Hence, the man is the maternal uncle of
the woman. So, the woman is the niece of the man.
32. Pointing to Gopi, Nalni says, "I am the daughter
of the only son of his grandfather." How Nalni
is related to Gopi?
A. Niece B. Daughter
C. Sister D. Cannot be determined
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Nalni is the daughter of the only son of Gopi's
grandfather. Hence, it's clear that Nalni is the
sister of Gopi.
33. A's son B is married with C whose sister D is married
to E the brother of B. How D is related to
A?
A. Sister B. Daughter's-in-law
C. Sister-in-law D. Cousin
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Since E is the brother of B
Therefore, A is the father of E
but D is the wife of E.
Hence, D is the daughter-in-law of A.
34. Pointing to a lady a person said, "The son of
her only brother is the brother of my wife." How
is the lady related to the person?
A. Maternal aunt B. Grandmother
C. Sister of father-in-law D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Brother of person's wife → brother-in-law of the person.
Hence, the son of lady's brother is
brother-in-law of the person.
Therefore, the brother of the lady is the father-in-law
of the person. Hence, the lady is the
Sister of the person's father-in-law.
35. 1. B5D means B is the father of D.
2. B9D means B is the sister of D.
3. B4D means B is the brother of D.
4. B3D means B is the wife of D.
Which of the following means F is the mother of K?
A. F3M5K B. F5M3K
C. F9M4N3K D. F3M5N3K
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
F3M → F is the wife of M
M5K → M is the father of K
Therefore, F is the mother of K.
36. A $ B means A is the father of B; A # B means A is
the sister of B; A * B means A is the
Daughter of B and A @ B means A is the brother of B.
Which of the following indicates that M
is the wife of Q?
A. Q $ R # T @ M B. Q $ R @ T # M
C. Q $ R * T # M D. Q $ R @ T * M
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Q $ R → Q is the father of R
R @ T → R is the brother of T
Hence, → Q is the father of T
T * M → T is the daughter of M
Hence, → M is the mother of T
Hence, M is the wife of Q.
37. If A $ B means A is the brother of B; B * C means B
is the son of C; C @ D means C is the
wife of D and A # D means A is the son of D, how C is
related to A?
A. Maternal grandmother B. Maternal aunt
C. Aunt D. Mother
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
A $ B → A is the brother of B
B * C → B is the son of C
Hence, → A is the son of C
C @ D → C is the wife of D
Hence, → C is the mother of A.
38. Pointing to a girl Sandeep said, "She is the
daughter of the only sister of my father." How is
sandeep related to the girl?
A. Uncle B. Cousin
C. Father D. Grandfather
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The girl is the daughter of the sister of Sandeep's
father. Hence, the girl is the cousin or
Sandeep is the cousin of the girl.
39. Pointing to a boy in the photograph Reena said,
"He is the only son of the only child of my
grandfather." How Reena is related to that boy?
A. Mother B. Sister
C. Aunt D. Cannot be determined
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
The boy in the photograph is the only son of Reena's
grandfather's only son; i.e., the boy is
the only son of Reena's father.
Hence, the boy is the brother of Reena or Reena is the
sister of the boy.
40. 1. A * B means A is the sister of B
2. A $ B means B is the mother of A
3. A + B means A is the brother of B
4. A = B means B is the father of A.
Which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of
N?
A. M = P + Q * N B. N + P = Q * M
C. N * P $ Q * M D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
No answer description available for this question. Let
us discuss.
41. If M x N means M is the daughter of N; M + N means M
is the father
of N; M % N means M is the mother of N and M - N means M
is the
brother of N then P % Q + R - T x K indicates which
relation of P to K?
A. Daughter-in-law B. Sister-in-law
C. Aunt D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
P % Q → P is the mother of Q
Q + R → Q is the father of R
R - T → R is the brother of T
Hence, → Q is the father of T
T x K → T is the daughter of K
Hence, → Q is the husband of K.
Therefore, P is the mother-in-law of K.
42. If P + Q means P is the brother of Q; P x Q means P
is the father of Q
and P - Q means P is the sister of Q, which of the
following relations
shows that I is the niece of K?
A. K + Y + Z - I B. K + Y x I - Z
C. Z - I x Y + K D. K x Y + I - Z
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
K + Y → K is the brother of Y
Y x I → Y is the father of I
Hence, → K is the uncle of I
and I - Z → I is the sister of Z
Hence, → I is the niece of K.
43. Pointing towards a girl, Abhisek says, "This
girl is the daughter of only
a child of my father." What is the relation of
Abhisek's wife to that
girl?
A. Daughter B. Mother
C. Aunt D. Sister
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Only the child of my father means 'Abhisek' himself. This
means the
girl is the daughter od Abhisek. Hence, Abhisek's wife is
the mother of
the girl.
44. If A $ B means B is the father of A; A # B means B is
the mother of
A; A * B means B is the sister of A and A @ B means B is
the husband
of A, which of the following indicates that N is the
grandmother of P?
A. P * Q # M $ N B. P @ Q $ M # N
C. P # Q $ N * M D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
No answer description available for this question. Let
us discuss.
45. Anupam said to a lady sitting in a car, "The
only daughter of the
brother of my wife is the sister-in-law of the brother of
your sister."
How the husband of the lady is related to Anupam?
A. Maternal uncle B. Uncle
C. Father D. Son-in-law
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Anupam's son-in-law is the brother of the lady who was
sitting in the
car. Hence, the husband is also the son-in-law of Anupam.
46. If P + Q means P is the brother of Q; P x Q means P
is the wife of Q and P % Q means P
is the daughter of Q then which of the following means D
is the uncle of A?
A. A % B x C + D B. A x B + C % D
C. A + C % B x D D. None of these
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
No answer description available for this question. Let
us discuss.
47. A is the son of C; C and Q are sisters; Z is the
mother of Q and P is the son of Z. Which of the
following statements is true?
A. P and A are cousins
B. P is the maternal uncle of A
C. Q is the maternal grandfather of A
D. C and P are sisters
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
C and Q are sisters and A is the son of C. Hence, C is
the mother of A or Z is the mother Q.
Hence, Z is the maternal grandmother of A. P is the son
of Z. Hence, P is the maternal uncle of
A.
48. M is the father of N who is the son of V. In order to
know the relation of M to P, which of the
statement/statements is/are necessary?
1. P is the brother of V.
2. The daughter of N is the granddaughter of V.
A. Only (1) B. Only (2)
C. Either (1) or (2) D. (1) and (2) both
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
M is the father of N and N is the son of V.
Hence, V is the mother of N.
From (1), P is the brother of V
Therefore, M is the brother-in-law of P because V is the
wife of M.
From (2), the daughter of N, is the granddaughter of V.
From this we do not get any relation
of M to P.
49. Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y,
"She is the only daughter of the
father of my mother." How X is related to the person
of photograph?
A. Daughter B. Son
C. Nephew D. Cannot be decided
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
'The only daughter of the father of X's mother' means
mother of X.
Hence X is the son of the lady in the photograph.
