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Q.11 Easy Blood Relations
Rajesh is the brother of Neha. Neha is the mother of Vikram. What is Rajesh's relationship to Vikram?
A Father
B Uncle
C Grandfather
D Cousin
Correct Answer:  B. Uncle
EXPLANATION

Rajesh is Neha's brother, and Neha is Vikram's mother. Therefore, Rajesh is Vikram's uncle.

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Q.12 Easy Blood Relations
Pointing to a photograph, Priya said, 'He is the son of my mother's only brother.' How is the person in the photograph related to Priya?
A Cousin
B Brother
C Uncle
D Nephew
Correct Answer:  A. Cousin
EXPLANATION

Mother's only brother = Uncle. Uncle's son = Cousin. The person is Priya's cousin.

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Q.13 Easy Blood Relations
In a family: X is the father of Y, Y is the father of Z. W is the mother of X. How is W related to Z?
A Great-grandmother
B Grandmother
C Mother
D Aunt
Correct Answer:  A. Great-grandmother
EXPLANATION

W is the mother of X, X is the father of Y, Y is the father of Z. Therefore, W is the great-grandmother of Z.

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Q.14 Easy Blood Relations
A man has two sisters. Each sister has one son. How are these two boys related to each other?
A Cousins
B Brothers
C Step-brothers
D Uncles
Correct Answer:  A. Cousins
EXPLANATION

The man has two sisters. Each sister has a son. The two sons of the two sisters are cousins to each other.

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Q.15 Easy Blood Relations
In a family, Amar's son is Bhav's father. Bhav's son is Chetan. What is Amar's relationship to Chetan?
A Grandfather
B Father
C Great-grandfather
D Uncle
Correct Answer:  C. Great-grandfather
EXPLANATION

Amar's son is Bhav's father, meaning Amar is Bhav's grandfather. Bhav is Chetan's father, meaning Bhav is Chetan's father. Therefore, Amar is Chetan's great-grandfather.

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Q.16 Easy Blood Relations
In a family, X is the parent of Y. Y is the parent of Z. Z is the parent of W. If Z is female and W is male, how is X related to W?
A Grandparent
B Great-grandparent
C Parent
D Aunt/Uncle
Correct Answer:  B. Great-grandparent
EXPLANATION

X is parent of Y, Y is parent of Z, and Z is parent of W. This represents three generations in descent. X is the great-grandparent of W.

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Q.17 Easy Blood Relations
If Mohan is the uncle of Rajesh, and Rajesh is the father of Anil, then Mohan is related to Anil as:
A Grandfather
B Grand-uncle
C Brother
D Cousin
Correct Answer:  B. Grand-uncle
EXPLANATION

Mohan is uncle of Rajesh. Rajesh is father of Anil. So Mohan is the brother of Anil's father, making him Anil's grand-uncle (great-uncle).

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Q.18 Easy Blood Relations
A woman says, 'This boy's mother is my mother's only daughter.' How is the boy related to the woman?
A Son
B Brother
C Cousin
D Nephew
Correct Answer:  A. Son
EXPLANATION

The woman's mother's only daughter is the woman herself. So the boy's mother is the woman. Therefore, the boy is the woman's son.

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Q.19 Easy Blood Relations
Ravi has two sons, Ajay and Vijay. Ajay marries Priya. Priya and Ajay have two children: Anita and Arjun. What is the relationship between Ravi and Anita?
A Grandfather
B Father
C Uncle
D Brother
Correct Answer:  A. Grandfather
EXPLANATION

Ravi is father of Ajay. Ajay is father of Anita. Therefore, Ravi is grandfather of Anita.

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Q.20 Easy Blood Relations
A is the son of B. B is the daughter of C. C is the wife of D. How is D related to A?
A Father
B Grandfather
C Uncle
D Brother
Correct Answer:  B. Grandfather
EXPLANATION

D is wife of C means C is married to D. B is daughter of C, so B is daughter of D. A is son of B, so A is grandchild of D. D is grandfather of A.

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