Blood Relations

LSSSSB Non-Technical · Reasoning · 98 practice questions with answers and explanations: 57 Easy, 41 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

A is B's husband. C is A's father. D is C's wife. How is D related to B?

  1. Mother-in-law
  2. Grandmother
  3. Sister-in-law
  4. Mother
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Answer: A. D is A's mother (as C's wife); a husband's mother is one's mother-in-law, so D is B's mother-in-law.

Sample Easy question 2

A is B's wife. C is A's mother. D is C's husband. How is D related to B?

  1. Brother-in-law
  2. Father
  3. Grandfather
  4. Father-in-law
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Answer: D. D is A's father (as C's husband); a wife's father is one's father-in-law, so D is B's father-in-law.

Sample Easy question 3

P is Q's grandfather. R is P's only son. How is R related to Q, assuming Q's parent through P is male?

  1. Grandfather
  2. Father
  3. Uncle
  4. Brother
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Answer: B. Since R is P's only son, and P is Q's grandfather through the male line, R must be Q's father.

Sample Medium question 4

P is Q's mother's father. How is P related to Q?

  1. Father
  2. Brother
  3. Uncle
  4. Grandfather
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Answer: D. One's mother's father is one's grandfather.

Sample Medium question 5

A is the only son of B. C is A's daughter. How is C related to B?

  1. Daughter
  2. Granddaughter
  3. Niece
  4. Sister
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Answer: B. C, being A's daughter, is B's son's daughter, i.e. B's granddaughter.

Sample Medium question 6

A is the only daughter of B. C is A's son. How is C related to B?

  1. Grandson
  2. Brother
  3. Son
  4. Nephew
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Answer: A. C, being A's son, is B's daughter's son, i.e. B's grandson.

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