Reasoning

Blood Relations — Practice MCQs for CCAT

20 Questions Section A: Fundamentals Reasoning

Practice 20 Blood Relations multiple-choice questions designed for CDAC CCAT exam preparation. Click "Show Answer" to reveal the correct option with detailed explanation.

Q1.
Pointing to a man, a woman said, "His mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?
AMother
BSister
CAunt
DGrandmother
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Correct Answer: A — Mother

The only daughter of my mother = myself. So, I am his mother.

Q2.
If A is the father of B, but B is not the son of A, what is B?
ANephew
BDaughter
CNiece
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B — Daughter

If B is not son but A is B's father, then B must be the daughter.

Q3.
Pointing to a photograph, Ram said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the girl related to Ram?
ASister
BMother
CCousin
DAunt
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Correct Answer: A — Sister

Grandfather's only son = Ram's father. Father's daughter = Ram's sister.

Q4.
A is the son of B. C, B's sister, has a son D and a daughter E. F is the maternal uncle of D. How is A related to D?
ACousin
BBrother
CNephew
DUncle
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Correct Answer: A — Cousin

B's sister C has son D. A is B's son. So A and D are cousins.

Q5.
If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y?
ASon
BBrother
CCousin
DGrandson
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Correct Answer: D — Grandson

Y's son's son = Y's grandson. X is the brother of grandson = also grandson.

Q6.
Introducing a man, a woman said, "He is the only son of my mother's mother." How is the man related to the woman?
AFather
BUncle
CGrandfather
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B — Uncle

Mother's mother = grandmother. Her only son = mother's brother = uncle.

Q7.
P is the father of Q and R is the son of S. T is the mother of P. If Q is the sister of R, how is S related to T?
ADaughter
BDaughter-in-law
CSon-in-law
DSon
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Correct Answer: B — Daughter-in-law

Q is sister of R (S's son). So Q and R have same parents. P is Q's father and S is R's mother. S is P's wife. T is P's mother. So S is daughter-in-law of T.

Q8.
A and B are married couple. X and Y are brothers. X is the brother of A. How is Y related to B?
ABrother
BBrother-in-law
CSon
DNephew
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Correct Answer: B — Brother-in-law

X is A's brother. Y is X's brother, so Y is also A's brother. B is married to A. So Y is B's brother-in-law.

Q9.
If "A × B" means "A is the mother of B", "A + B" means "A is the father of B", what does "P + Q × R" mean?
AP is the grandfather of R
BP is the father of R
CP is the uncle of R
DR is the son of P
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Correct Answer: A — P is the grandfather of R

P + Q means P is father of Q. Q × R means Q is mother of R. So P is grandfather of R.

Q10.
M is the son of N. N is the daughter of O. O is the father of P. How is M related to P?
ASon
BCousin
CNephew
DBrother
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Correct Answer: C — Nephew

N is O's daughter. P is O's child too. So N and P are siblings. M is N's son. M is P's nephew.

Q11.
A is B's sister. C is B's mother. D is C's father. E is D's mother. How is A related to D?
AGranddaughter
BDaughter
CGrandmother
DGrandfather
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Correct Answer: A — Granddaughter

D is C's father. C is B's mother. A is B's sister. So A is D's granddaughter.

Q12.
Pointing to a woman, a man said, "Her mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is the woman related to the man?
ADaughter
BSister
CMother
DNiece
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Correct Answer: A — Daughter

My mother's only daughter = myself (or my sister). If myself, then woman's mother = me, so woman = daughter.

Q13.
If X is the brother of the son of Y's son, how is X related to Y?
ASon
BBrother
CCousin
DGrandson
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Correct Answer: D — Grandson

Y's son's son = Y's grandson. Brother of grandson = also grandson.

Q14.
A is the mother of B. B is the sister of C. D is the son of C. E is the brother of D. Who is the grandmother of E?
AA
BB
CC
DD
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Correct Answer: A — A

E is D's brother. D is C's son. So E is also C's son. B is C's sister. A is B's mother = C's mother. A is grandmother of E.

Q15.
R is the father of S and T. S is the son of U. W is the brother of U. X is the only daughter of W. How is X related to R?
ANiece
BSister-in-law
CDaughter
DCannot be determined
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Correct Answer: D — Cannot be determined

X is daughter of W. W is U's brother. U is wife/husband of R. Relation depends on gender of U.

Q16.
Looking at a portrait, a man said, "I have no brother or sister, and that man's father is my father's son." Whose portrait is it?
AHis son
BHis father
CHis cousin
DHis nephew
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Correct Answer: A — His son

My father's son = myself (no siblings). That man's father = me. So portrait is of his son.

Q17.
If P + Q means P is the mother of Q, P × Q means P is the father of Q, P - Q means P is the brother of Q, then what does M × N - O + P mean?
AM is maternal uncle of P
BM is grandfather of P
CM is paternal uncle of P
DM is father of P
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Correct Answer: B — M is grandfather of P

M is father of N. N is brother of O. O is mother of P. So M is grandfather of P.

Q18.
If A is married to B, C is A's mother, D is B's father, and E is D's mother, how is C related to E?
AMother-in-law
BCo-mother-in-law
CSister
DAunt
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Correct Answer: B — Co-mother-in-law

C is mother of A. E is grandmother of B. A and B are married. C and E are co-mothers-in-law (parents of the married couple).

Q19.
A is the father of C and D is the son of B. E is the brother of A. If C is the sister of D, how is B related to E?
ABrother
BSister
CSister-in-law
DBrother-in-law
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Correct Answer: C — Sister-in-law

A is C's father, D's son is B. C is D's sister, so A is D's father too. B is D's parent (mother). E is A's brother. B is E's sister-in-law.

Q20.
There are 6 members in a family. F is the brother of D. M is the daughter of B. B is the sister of F. K is the brother of B. K has only one son. Who is the father of D?
AK
BB
CF
DM
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Correct Answer: A — K

K has one son. F is brother of D. B and F are siblings. K is B's brother. D is son of K.