PREVIOUS YEAR MARKS DISTRIBUTION TOPIC WISE SSC-CHSL CLASSIFICATION 4 SERIES 4 MISSING NUMBER 1 DIRECTION 1 DICTIONARY ORDER 1 MATRIX 1 MATHEMATICAL OPERATION 1 VENN DIAGRAM 1 BLOOD RELATION 1 MIRROR OR WATER IMAGE 1 PAPER CUTTING OR PAPER FOLDING 1 CODING DECODING 1 CALENDAR 1 ANALOGY 4 LOGICAL ORDER 1 ALPHABETICAL SERIES 1 [3] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS Write us : CLASSIFICATION 2-4 SERIES 2-3 MISSING NUMBER 1-3 DIRECTION 1 DICTIONARY ORDER 1 MATRIX 1 MATHEMATICAL OPERATION 1 VENN DIAGRAM 1 ANALOGY 2-4 FIGURE COUNTING OR EMBEDED 1 BLOOD RELATION 1-3 DICE 1 ORDER RANKING 1 SITTING 1 MIRROR OR WATER IMAGE 1 PAPER CUTTING OR PAPER FOLDING 1 CODING DECODING 2 CALENDAR 1 LOGICAL ORDER 1 ALPHABETICAL SERIES 1 EXPECTED PAPER MARKS DISTRIBUTION TOPIC WISE SSC-CHSL [4] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS In this segment, candidates have to deal with the questions based on Blood Relation. Questions based on Blood-Relation can be of many types but in all the types of questions, candidates have to relate all the given relation one by one. IN OTHER WORDS Blood Relation problems mainly deal with the hierarchical structure of a family i.e., grandparents, parents and children etc. Different relationships between the family members of different generations are given. To solve such questions, the entire family tree is to be constructed by plotting out the various relationships. A blood relation is a very important topic of any Aptitude Test. Such questions may be asked directly or may be given in the form of coded blood relations or data sufficiency questions. The relation on the mother side is called ‘maternal’ and that on the father side is called ‘paternal’ and if the relation is from the Husband or wife side is called ‘in-law’. Some more words are used in this Chapter likeSpouse means Husband or Wife. Cousin means Brother or Sister. Sibling means Real Brother and Sister. RELATION WHICH ARE REQUIRED Mother’s or Father’s Father – Grand Father Mother’s or Father’s Mother – Grand Mother Mother’s or Father’s Brother – Uncle Mother’s or Father’s Sister – Aunt Son’s Wife – Daughter-in-law Daughter’s Husband – Son-in-law Husband’s or Wife’s Brother – Brother-in-law Husband’s or Wife’s Sister – Sister-in-law Sister’s/Brother’s Son – Nephew Sister’s/Brother’s Daughter – Niece Brother’s Wife – Sister-in-law Sister’s Husband – Brother-in-law Father’s second wife – Step mother Son/Daughter of father’s second wife – Step Brother/ Sister GENERATION CHART GEN. IPaternal Grandfather/ Paternal Grandmother/ Maternal Grandfather/ Maternal Grandmother GEN. IIFather/ Mother/ Paternal Uncle/ Maternal Uncle/ Paternal Aunt/ Maternal Aunt GEN. IIISelf (husband or wife)/ Brother/ Sister/ Cousins/ Brother-in-law/ Sister-in-law GEN. IVSon/ Daughter/ Niece/ Nephew/ Daughter-in-law/ Son-in-law Important Point (1) Always solve any type of questions of blood relation as per the chart is given above. It will help you to identify the correct answer. BLOOD RELATION [5] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS(2) For our convenience, we use the sign (+) for men and sign (-) for women. Generally, the question deals with a hierarchical structure which is based on seven generation three above and three below, like thisGeneration Three generations above??? Male Female Paternal great grandfather Paternal great grandmother Maternal great grandfather Maternal great grandmother Great grandfather-in-law Great grandmother- in-law Two generations above ?? Male Female Grandfather Grandmother Maternal grandfather Maternal grandmother Grandfather-in-law Grandmother-in-law One generations above ? Male Female Father Mother Uncle Aunt Maternal uncle Maternal aunt Father-in-law Mother-in-law Current generation (Self) Male Female Husband Wife Brother Sister Cousin Cousin Brother-in-law Sister-in-law One generation below? Male Female Son Daughter Nephew Niece Son-in-law Daughter-in-law Two generations below ?? Male Female Grandson Grand daughter Grandson-in-law Grand daughter-in-law Three generations below ??? Male Female Great grandson Great grand daughter Great grandson-in-law Great grand daughter-in-law TYPE OF QUESTIONS 1. SIMPLE BLOOD RELATION 2. INDICATING FORM 3. CODING FORM SIMPLE BLOOD RELATION EX.1. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions. All the six members of a family A, B, C, D, E and F are travelling together. B is the son of C but C is not [6] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS the mother of B. A and C are a married couple. E is the brother of C. D is the daughter of A. F is the sister of B. Q.1. How many children does C have? (A) Two (B) One (C) Three (D) Can’t be determine Q.2. Which of the following represents a married couple? (A) C & A (B) C & E (C) F & C (D) A & B Q.3. How is E related to F? (A) Niece (B) Nephew (C) Uncle (D) Aunt Q.4. How many brothers does F have? (A) None (B) One (C) Two (D) Three Q.5. Who is the son of A? (A) B (B) D (C) F (D) E SOLUTION Q.1. (C) Q.2. (A) Q.3. (C) Q.4. (B) Q.5. (A) INDICATING FORM In this type of questions, a man/woman defines a relationship to any other person to whom that man/ woman indicate with the help of chain of relations. Q.1. Pointing to a woman, Nirmal said, “She is the only daughter of my wife’s grandfather’s only child.” How is the woman related to Nirmal? (A) Father (B) Daughter (C) Wife (D) Husband SOLUTION Hence option (C) is correct. Q.2. Pointing to a boy, Madhu says, “He is the only son of my father-in-law’s only son”. How that lady is related to that boy? (A) Husband (B) Mother (C) Wife (D) Son SOLUTION The only son of Madhu’s father-in-law is Madhu’s husband and [7] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS a boy is a son of her husband. Therefore Madhu is the mother of that boy. Hence option (B) is correct. CODING FORM In these types of questions, relations are given in the coded form. Here some signs are used to define the relationship and questions are given in coded form also. QUESTIONS ARE BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (a) A × B means ‘A is the mother of B’. (b)A – B means ‘A is the father of B’. (c)A ÷ B means ‘A is the brother of B’. (d)A + B means ‘A is the sister of B’. Q.1. In the expression M–D+K how is D related to M? (A) Mother (B) Sister (C) Daughter (D) Son SOLUTION: M is the father of D who is the sister of K. Therefore D is the daughter of M. Hence option (C) is correct. Q.2. Which of the following means K is maternal grandfather of I? (A) K–D×I (B) K÷D×I (C) K–D–I (D) K×D×I SOLUTION K is father D who is the mother of I. Therefore, K is maternal grandfather of I. Hence option (A) is correct. QUESTION IS BASED ON THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: (a) A+B means ‘B is the daughter of A.’ (b) A×B means ‘B is the son of A’. (c) A–B means ‘B is the wife of A’. Q.3. If expression ‘Z×T–S×U+P’ is true then how is U related to Z? (A) Mother (B) Grandmother (C) Father (D) None of these SOLUTION T is the son of Z (mother or father). S is the wife of T it means S is the daughter-in-law of Z. U is the son of S and T it means U is the grandson of Z. Hence option (D) is correct. [8] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS PRACTICE Q.1. What is the relation of daughter of son of father of sister of my father? (A) Aunt (B) Sister (C) Daughter (D) Nephew Q.2. Two characters of a film are related to each other. One of them is father of other’s son. How both of them are related? (A) Grandfather and Grandson (B) Grandfather and son (C) Husband and wife (D) Father and son Q.3. Pointing to a picture Vikas said she is daughter of only son of my grandfather. How is Vikas related to that girl? (A) Father (B) Brother (C) Sister (D) Mother Q.4. Introducing a man suresh said he is son of that lady who is mother of my mother’s husband. How is Suresh related to that man? (A) Uncle (B) Son (C) Cousin brother (D) Grandson Q.5. X and Y are brother and R is father of Y. S is brother of T and maternal uncle of X. How is T related to R? (A) Mother (B) Wife (C) Sister (D) Brother Q.6. Pointing to Sudha Rajan said, her mother’s only daughter is my mother. How is Rajan related to Sudha ? (A) Brother (B) Nephew (C) Uncle (D) Son Q.7. Pointing to Mala, Kala said, “She is my brother’s only sister’s daughter”. How is Mala related to Kala? (A) Mother (B) Daughter (C) Aunt (D) Niece Q.8. Sita is niece of Ashok. Mother of Ashok is Laxmi. Kalyani is mother of Laxmi. Husband of Kalyani is Gopal. Parvati is mother-in-law of Gopal. How is Sita ralated to Gopal? (A) Daughter of granddaughter (B) Gopal is father of Sita (C) Sita is Granddaughter of Gopal (D) Grand daughter Q.9. Sanjay indicates Ramendra’s photograph and says, “He is my mother’s father’s son in law’s only son-in-law’s father’s brother”.How is Ramendra related to Sanjay? [9] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS (A) Grand father (B) Father (C) Brother (D) Son Q.10. Kusum is the wife of Ravi, Govind and Prabhu are brothers.Govind is the brother of Ravi.Prabhu is related to Kusum. (A) Cusin (B) Brother (C) Brother in Law (D) Uncle Q.11. L is the father of N and P.P is son of L but N is not son of L.How is N related to L? (A) Daughter (B) Son -in- law (C) Mother (D) Niece Q.12. P is the brother of N,O is the daughter of N,R is the sister of P and Q is the brother of O. Who is the uncle of Q? (A) P (B) O (C) N (D) None of these Q.13. C is wife of B, E is son of C, A is brother of B and father of D. How is E related to D? (A) Mother (B) Sister (C) Brother (D) Cousin brother Q.14. A is father of C and D is son of B. E is brother of A. C is sister of D then how is B related to E? (A) Sister-in-law (B) Sister (C) Brother (D) Brother-in-law Q.15. A is the sister of B, B is the brother of C, C is the son of D. How is A related to D? (A) Mother (B) Daughter (C) Son (D) Uncle Q.16-18. Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given below. W is the son of K who is the father of Q. L has two married sisters P and G. P has three sons H, I and E and G has two daughters O and U. L is the daughter of W. In the generation of W there is no female. Q.16. How many females are there in a family? (A) Four (B) Five (C) Six (D) Two Q.17. How is G related to W? (A) Sister (B) Daughter (C) Wife (D) Mother Q.18. How is Q related to G? (A) Uncle (B) Son (C) Brother (D) Father Q.19. In a joint family father, mother three married son and one unmarried daughter are there. Among sons, two of them have two daughter and one son each. How many female members are there in the family? (A) 2 (B) 3 (C) 6 (D) 9 Q.20. In the family of Girdharilal, there are his wife, three son and two daughters. One of the daughters are unmarried and other had one son. The two sons have two children each and third have three children. One old aunt and one son-in-law living with them. How many members are there in the family? (A) 20 (B) 19 (C) 18 (D) 17 [10] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS ANSWER Q.1.(B) Father of Fathers Sister i.e. Grandfather therefore the daughter of grandfather son would be my sister. Q.2.(C) Since the artist in the film is son of another artist therefore it comes to that both artist are husband and wife. Q.3.(C) The photo is of the only son of grandfather of Vikas i.e. the daughter of Vikas father. It is clear that the girl in the photo is Vikas sister and Vikas is her brother. Q.4.(A) Since the person is the son of husband of Suresh’s mother i.e. the mother of Suresh’s father i.e. the grandmother of Suresh. It is clear that the person is brother of Suresh’s father and therefore is uncle of Suresh. Q.5.(B) brother father wife brother maternal uncle since X and Y both are brother therefore R is father of X and Y both. Since S is maternal of X and brother of T. Therefore T is mother of X. Since T is mother of X therefore she will be wife of his father R. Q.6.(D) S R Son Q.7.(B) Only sister of Kala’s brother means Kala herself. Q.8.(C) Ashok Niece Mother-in-law Kalyani Gopal Laxmi Parvati Sita Since Sita is nephew of Laxmi’s son Ashok therefore Sita is grand-daughter of Laxmi. Now, Laxmi’s daughter of Gopal therefore Sita is grand grand-daughter of Gopal. Q.9.(A) Father Mother Mother Sanjay Father’s Brother Son in law Grand father Son in law Father Ramendra Q.10.(C) Kusum – Ravi – Govind – Prabhu Q.11.(A) L N P + Father Son Daughter + – Q.12.(A) P N R Q O Brother Daughter Brother Sister Q.13.(D) wife son Since A and B are brothers. E is son of B who is wife of B. Therefore he is also son of B. Therefore A is uncle of E and D is child of A. Therefore E is cousin brother of D. Q.14.(A) sister son sister-in -law [11] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS D and C are brother and sister because D is son of B and C is sister of B. Now A is father of C and B is mother of D and C. Therefore A and B are husband and wife. Since A is brother of E therefore B is E’s brother’s wife. Q.15.(C) A B C D Son Sister Brother (-) (+) (+) Q.16-18. Q.16. (B) Q.17. (B) Q.18. (A) Q-19.(D) Total number of females members = mother+3 daughter-in-laws+1 unmarried daughter+4 grand daughters (two of each son) = 1 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 9 Q.20.(A) son+wife children son+wife son+wife children children son The total members in the family of Girdhari Lal. = 2+1+2+2+2+2+1+2+2+1+2+3+1 = 20 [12] STUDY NOTES FOR SSC CGL, CPO AND STATES EXAMS
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