Tips and Tricks and Shortcuts to Solve Blood Relation Questions
Generally, three types of questions are being asked on blood relations namely:
- Puzzle based problems
- Problems based on conversations or certain
- Code based problems.
Generally, three types of questions are being asked on blood relations namely:
In this mixed-blood relations will be mentioned. All we have to do is to find out the final association that is asked in the question by the connection between these relations.
Qusetion 1.Ashok and Mikel are brothers and Sushree and Mina are sisters. Ashok's son is Mina's brother. How is Mikel related to Sushree?
Solution :
Ashok and Mikel (+ male), Sushree and Mina (- female)
Therefore, Mikel is the uncle of Sushree.Quick Tip:
In mixed-blood relation, we can use certain symbols to avoid confusion. The most convenient method to solve such questions is to draw a diagram based on the information given in the question. Let us understand it with an example.Correct option: C
This is the most natural type of blood relation question, wherein one person explains the other person about the relationship between both of them by pointing to a third person or a picture.
Pointing to a woman on the street, Rahul said, “The son of her only brother’s wife’s husband is the brother of my wife.” How is the woman related to Rahul?
Solution :
The questions say that “son of her (lady’s) brother’s wife’s husband,” i.e., lady’s nephew is his wife’s brother, so the son of her brother’s wife’s husband and brother of a wife are same. Therefore, Rahul is the son – in – law of the lady’s brother. Based on that information we conclude that the lady is the sister of Rahul’s wife’s father or Rahul’s father- in – law.
Correct option: C
In Such type of questions, different relations are presented in the form of symbols like D, #, $, %, etc. (These are most commonly used symbols.)
A D B means A is the mother of B
A $ B means A is the sister of B
A * B means A is the father of B
A # B means A is the brother of B
Which of the following means Is R the uncle of T?
Options
A. R*P#SDQ$T
B. S*P#R*U#T
C. P*R$Q$S*T
D. P*R$Q$S*T
Solution :
A. R*P#SDQ$T
R → P→ S→ Q→ T (R is grandfather of T)
B. S*P#the the R*U#T
S → P →R → U→ T (R is the father of T)
C. P*R$Q$S*T
P→ R → Q→ S → T (R is the uncle of T)
D. P*R$Q$S#T
P→ R→ Q →S → T (R is brother of T)
Hence, option C is the correct one.
Correct option: C