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Blood Relations Question Bank for C-CAT

Topic-wise Blood Relations MCQs for CDAC C-CAT preparation with answers and explanations.

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?
ASister
BMother
CAunt
DGrandmother
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Correct Answer: B - 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?
ADaughter
BNephew
CNiece
DBrother
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Correct Answer: A - 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?
AMother
BSister
CCousin
DAunt
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Correct Answer: B - 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?
AUncle
BBrother
CNephew
DCousin
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Correct Answer: D - 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
CGrandson
DCousin
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Correct Answer: C - 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
BGrandfather
CUncle
DBrother
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Correct Answer: C - 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
BSon-in-law
CDaughter-in-law
DSon
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Correct Answer: C - 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 father of R
BP is the grandfather of R
CP is the uncle of R
DR is the son of P
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Correct Answer: B - 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
CBrother
DNephew
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Correct Answer: D - 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?
AGrandfather
BDaughter
CGrandmother
DGranddaughter
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Correct Answer: D - 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?
ANiece
BSister
CMother
DDaughter
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Correct Answer: D - 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
BGrandson
CCousin
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B - 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?
AB
BA
CC
DD
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Correct Answer: B - 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 nephew
BHis father
CHis cousin
DHis son
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Correct Answer: D - 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 paternal uncle of P
CM is grandfather of P
DM is father of P
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Correct Answer: C - 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
BAunt
CSister
DCo-mother-in-law
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Correct Answer: D - 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-in-law
CSister
DBrother-in-law
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Correct Answer: B - 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.

Q21.
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?
ASister
BDaughter
CGrandmother
DGranddaughter
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Correct Answer: D - Granddaughter

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

Q22.
Pointing to a man, a woman says 'He is the son of my father's only son.' How is the man related to the woman?
ANephew
BBrother
CSon
DFather
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Correct Answer: C - Son

Father's only son = the woman's brother (or herself if she's male). If woman, father's only son = her brother. Son of her brother = nephew. But if the woman has no brother, father's only son could be interpreted differently. Most likely: nephew.

Q23.
If X is the brother of Y, Y is the sister of Z, and Z is the father of W, then X is W's:
AFather
BUncle
CGrandfather
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B - Uncle

X is brother of Y. Y is sister of Z. So X and Z are siblings. Z is W's father. X is W's uncle.

Q24.
Introducing a man, a woman says 'His mother is the only daughter of my mother.' How is the woman related to the man?
AMother
BAunt
CSister
DGrandmother
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Correct Answer: A - Mother

Only daughter of my mother = the woman herself. So the man's mother is the woman. She is his mother.

Q25.
A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. If C is sister of D, how is B related to E?
AWife
BBrother
CDaughter
DSister-in-law
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Correct Answer: D - Sister-in-law

C is A's daughter, D is B's son. C is D's sister, so C and D have same parents. A is father, B must be mother. E is A's brother. B is E's sister-in-law.

Q26.
Pointing to a photo, Ram says 'She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son.' How is the girl related to Ram?
ADaughter
BCousin
CSister
DAunt
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Correct Answer: C - Sister

Grandfather's only son = Ram's father. Daughter of Ram's father = Ram's sister.

Q27.
If M is the sister of N, N is the brother of O, O is the husband of P, then M is P's:
AAunt
BMother-in-law
CSister
DSister-in-law
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Correct Answer: D - Sister-in-law

M and N are siblings. N and O are brothers. O is P's husband. M is O's sister, so M is P's sister-in-law.

Q28.
A says 'B is my uncle's daughter.' How is B related to A?
ANiece
BSister
CCousin
DAunt
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Correct Answer: C - Cousin

Uncle's daughter = cousin.

Q29.
If Ravi's father is Mohan's son, how is Ravi related to Mohan?
ASon
BGrandson
CFather
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B - Grandson

Ravi's father is Mohan's son. So Ravi is Mohan's grandson.

Q30.
Pointing to a lady, a man says 'She is the wife of my mother's brother.' How is the lady related to the man?
AAunt
BMother
CSister
DGrandmother
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Correct Answer: A - Aunt

Mother's brother = maternal uncle. Wife of maternal uncle = aunt.

Q31.
A woman introduces a man as 'the son of the brother of my mother.' How is the man related to the woman?
ANephew
BUncle
CCousin
DSon
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Correct Answer: C - Cousin

Brother of mother = uncle. Son of uncle = cousin.

Q32.
If P + Q means P is father of Q, P - Q means P is sister of Q, P × Q means P is mother of Q. What does A + B - C mean?
AA is C's uncle
BA is father of B, B is sister of C
CA is C's father
DBoth A and B
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Correct Answer: B - A is father of B, B is sister of C

A is father of B. B is sister of C.

Q33.
Deepa is the mother-in-law of Anita who is the sister-in-law of Rahul. Vikram is the father of Rahul who is the only child of his parents. How is Deepa related to Vikram?
AMother
BWife
CSister
DAunt
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Correct Answer: B - Wife

Rahul is only child. Anita is Rahul's sister-in-law, so Anita is married to Rahul (Anita is his wife). Deepa is Anita's mother-in-law = Rahul's mother = Vikram's wife.

Q34.
If A is the son of B, C is the daughter of B, D is the brother of B, then A is D's:
ANephew
BSon
CBrother
DCousin
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Correct Answer: A - Nephew

A is B's son. D is B's brother. So A is D's nephew.

Q35.
M is the father of N. N is the son of O. O is the father of P. How is M related to P?
AFather
BCannot be determined
CUncle
DGrandfather
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Correct Answer: B - Cannot be determined

The statements do not clearly establish a unique relationship between M and O. Therefore, M's relationship to P cannot be determined from the given information.

Q36.
Rita says 'He is the husband of the granddaughter of my mother.' How is the man related to Rita?
ASon-in-law
BHusband
CSon
DBrother-in-law
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Correct Answer: A - Son-in-law

Granddaughter of Rita's mother = Rita's daughter (or niece). If daughter, then the man is Rita's son-in-law.

Q37.
A's mother is B's sister. B has a daughter C. How is A related to C?
ACousin
BUncle
CBrother
DNephew
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Correct Answer: A - Cousin

A's mother and B are siblings. C is B's daughter. A and C are cousins.

Q38.
Pointing to a man in a photograph, Rani says 'His mother's father is the father of my uncle.' How is the man related to Rani?
ACousin
BBrother
CUncle
DNephew
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Correct Answer: A - Cousin

Father of Rani's uncle = Rani's grandfather. Man's maternal grandfather = Rani's grandfather. Man's mother is Rani's aunt/mother. Man is Rani's cousin.

Q39.
If A $ B means A is the mother of B, A # B means A is the father of B, A @ B means A is the husband of B. Then P # Q $ R @ S means:
AS is the daughter-in-law of Q
BS is the grandson of P
CS is the son-in-law of P
DP is the grandfather of S
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Correct Answer: C - S is the son-in-law of P

P is father of Q. Q is mother of R. R is husband of S. S is married to P's grandchild. S is P's grandchild-in-law.

Q40.
If X's father's wife's father's granddaughter is Y, how is Y related to X?
ACannot be determined
BCousin
CSister
DDaughter
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Correct Answer: A - Cannot be determined

X's father's wife = X's mother. Mother's father = maternal grandfather. Grandfather's granddaughter could be X's mother, sister, or cousin. Cannot be determined.

Q41.
A boy says 'The woman in the picture is the mother of the son of my mother's mother-in-law's only daughter.' Who is the woman?
AHis sister
BHis aunt
CHis mother
DHis grandmother
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Correct Answer: B - His aunt

My mother's mother-in-law is my paternal grandmother. Her only daughter is my aunt. The mother of my aunt's son is my aunt, so the woman is his aunt.

Q42.
Raju's mother is the sister of Kiran's father. How is Kiran related to Raju?
AUncle
BCousin
CNephew
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B - Cousin

Raju's mother and Kiran's father are siblings. Raju and Kiran are cousins.

Q43.
If A + B means A is the daughter of B, A × B means A is the son of B. What does P × Q + R mean?
AP is the grandson of R
BP is the son of R's daughter
CP is the nephew of R
DP is R's son-in-law
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Correct Answer: A - P is the grandson of R

P is son of Q. Q is daughter of R. P is grandson of R.

Q44.
How many daughters does X have? I: Y and Z are daughters of X's wife. II: X's father has only one grandchild.
ABoth needed
BOnly II is sufficient
COnly I is sufficient
DEither alone sufficient
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Correct Answer: A - Both needed

From I: Y and Z are daughters of X's wife (could be from previous marriage). Need II to confirm X has involvement. Both together needed.

Q45.
Rahul says 'This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother.' How is Rahul related to the girl?
AHusband
BGrandfather
CFather-in-law
DFather
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Correct Answer: C - Father-in-law

Grandson of Rahul's mother = Rahul's son. Wife of Rahul's son = Rahul's daughter-in-law. Rahul is the girl's father-in-law.

Q46.
A woman says 'The son of my son is the grandson of your father.' How is the woman related to the listener?
AMother-in-law
BGrandmother
CMother
DCannot be determined
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Correct Answer: C - Mother

Woman's grandson = listener's father's grandson = listener's brother/listener/cousin. If woman's grandson is listener, then woman is grandmother. If grandson is listener's brother, woman could be grandmother too. Woman is listener's mother/grandmother.

Q47.
If P is the brother of the son of Q's son, how is P related to Q?
ABrother
BSon
CNephew
DGrandson
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Correct Answer: D - Grandson

Q's son's son = Q's grandson. P is brother of Q's grandson = also Q's grandson.

Q48.
Meena is the daughter of Radha. Radha is the wife of Suresh. Suresh is the son of Ramesh. How is Meena related to Ramesh?
AGranddaughter
BDaughter
CNiece
DDaughter-in-law
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Correct Answer: A - Granddaughter

Meena is Radha's daughter. Radha is Suresh's wife. Suresh is Ramesh's son. Meena is Ramesh's granddaughter.

Q49.
A man points to a woman and says 'Her brother's father is the only son of my grandfather.' How is the woman related to the man?
ACousin
BAunt
CMother
DSister
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Correct Answer: D - Sister

Only son of grandfather = man's father. Her brother's father = man's father. So she is man's sister.

Q50.
In a family, D is the father of A. B is mother of C. A and B are husband and wife. What is D to C?
AGrandfather
BFather
CUncle
DFather-in-law
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Correct Answer: A - Grandfather

D is A's father. A and B are married. B is C's mother. So A is C's father. D is C's grandfather.

Q51.
Pointing to a man, Riya says, "He is the son of my mother's only daughter." How is the man related to Riya?
ABrother
BSon
CNephew
DCousin
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Correct Answer: B - Son

Riya's mother's only daughter is Riya. The man is Riya's son.

Q52.
A is B's brother. C is B's mother. D is C's father. How is A related to D?
ASon
BGrandson
CBrother
DFather
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Correct Answer: B - Grandson

D is grandfather of B and A, so A is D's grandson.

Q53.
Pointing to a woman, Mohan says, "Her father is my mother's only son." How is the woman related to Mohan?
ADaughter
BSister
CNiece
DCousin
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Correct Answer: A - Daughter

Mohan's mother's only son is Mohan. The woman's father is Mohan, so she is his daughter.

Q54.
P is the sister of Q. Q is the father of R. R is the brother of S. How is P related to S?
AMother
BAunt
CSister
DCousin
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Correct Answer: B - Aunt

P is sister of S's father Q, so P is S's aunt.

Q55.
A woman says, "My husband's mother is the only daughter of your grandmother." How is the woman's husband related to you?
ABrother
BUncle
CFather
DCousin
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Correct Answer: A - Brother

Your grandmother's only daughter is your mother. Husband's mother is your mother, so husband is your brother.

Q56.
X is son of Y. Y is sister of Z. Z is father of W. How is X related to W?
ABrother
BCousin
CUncle
DNephew
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Correct Answer: B - Cousin

Y and Z are siblings, so their children X and W are cousins.

Q57.
Pointing to a boy, A says, "He is the only son of my father's wife." How is the boy related to A?
ABrother or A himself
BFather
CUncle
DNephew
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Correct Answer: A - Brother or A himself

Father's wife is mother. Her only son may be A himself if A is male, or A's brother if A is female.

Q58.
M is N's daughter. N is O's son. O is P's wife. How is P related to M?
AFather
BGrandfather
CUncle
DBrother
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Correct Answer: B - Grandfather

O and P are grandparents of M through N, so P is M's grandfather.

Q59.
If A is the mother of B and C is the husband of A, while D is the sister of B, how is C related to D?
AUncle
BFather
CBrother
DGrandfather
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Correct Answer: B - Father

C is husband of A, mother of D, so C is D's father.

Q60.
A says to B, "Your only brother's son is my daughter's brother." How is A related to B?
ABrother
BSister
CFather or mother of B's nephew
DCannot be determined
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Correct Answer: C - Father or mother of B's nephew

B's brother's son is the brother of A's daughter, so that boy is A's son. A is a parent of B's nephew.

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