Blood Relations

Ladakh Police Constable · Reasoning · 98 practice questions with answers and explanations: 57 Easy, 41 Medium, 0 Hard.

Sample questions

Sample Easy question 1

P's brother is Q. Q's wife is R. R's son is S. How is S related to P?

  1. Grandson
  2. Son
  3. Nephew
  4. Brother
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Answer: C. S is Q's son (via R), and Q is P's brother, so S is P's nephew.

Sample Easy question 2

P's sister is Q. Q's husband is R. R's daughter is S. How is S related to P?

  1. Granddaughter
  2. Sister
  3. Daughter
  4. Niece
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Answer: D. S is Q's daughter (via R), and Q is P's sister, so S is P's niece.

Sample Easy question 3

A is the son of B. C is the daughter of A. D is the mother of C. How is D related to B?

  1. Wife
  2. Daughter
  3. Daughter-in-law
  4. Sister
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Answer: C. D is A's wife (as C's mother), and a son's wife is one's daughter-in-law, so D is B's daughter-in-law.

Sample Medium question 4

Pointing to a girl, Sohan said, "She is the daughter of my grandmother's only child." Who is the girl to Sohan (assuming his parent is that only child)?

  1. Sister
  2. Daughter
  3. Niece
  4. Mother
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Answer: A. The grandmother's only child is Sohan's parent, so the girl is Sohan's sister.

Sample Medium question 5

X is the brother of Y, Y is the sister of Z, and Z is the son of W. How is X related to W?

  1. Grandson
  2. Brother
  3. Uncle
  4. Son
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Answer: D. X, Y and Z are siblings, and Z is W's child, so X is also W's son.

Sample Medium question 6

Introducing a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?

  1. Sister
  2. Aunt
  3. Mother
  4. Grandmother
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Answer: C. The woman's mother's only daughter is the woman herself, so "his mother" is the woman — making her the man's mother.

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