Blood Relation is one of the most important topics from the reasoning section asked in almost all the competitive exams.

It is also very crucial to understand improve logical reasoning ,  and practice reasoning question to improve score. 

In exams like LSAT, concepts like blood relation test your logical thinking skills and understanding potential within the given time.

The questions are based on relations like a brother, mother, sister, father, brother, nephew, niece, cousins, grandparents, etc. Let us understand different types of blood relations problems and solve Blood Relation Questions quickly in the exam.

Types of Blood Relations Questions

Firstly, you must know that there are different types of blood relation questions asked in the examination. 

• Single Person Blood Relations

The single-person relation is the relation between only two people.

For Example: 

Pointing to a photograph of a boy Mr.Ram said, “He is the son of the only son of my mother.” How is Mr. Ram related to that boy?  A) Brother B) Uncle C) Cousin D) Father 

• Mixed Blood Relations

These are mutual relations depending on two or more persons. You can solve these questions with the help of diagrams.

For Example: 

Akhil is the son of Aman’s father’s sister. Sahil is the son of Divya who is the mother of Gaurav and grandmother of Aman. Ashok is the father of Tanya and the grandfather of Akhil. Divya is the wife of Ashok. How is Akhil related to Divya?   A) Nephew B) Son C) Grandson D) Data inadequate

• Coded Blood Relations

In this, the relationships are represented by codes and symbols like +, -, /, *. You have to analyze the relation based on the given code.

For Example: 

If P+Q means P is the husband of Q, P/Q means P is the sister of Q, P*Q means P is the son of Q. How is D related to A in D*B+C/A?    A) Brother B) Sister C) Nephew D) Daughter

Important Blood Relations

Before you know how to solve blood relation questions, it is important that you must be aware of each relationship in a family. You can get a good grip on this topic by solving previous year law entrance exam question papers. 

To help you understand the relations between different family members, we have provided some important blood relations in the table below.

Relation	Used Term
Father of Grandfather or Father of Grandmother	Great Grandfather
Mother of Grandfather or Mother of Grandmother	Great Grandmother
Father’s Father or Mother’s Father	Grandfather
Father’s Mother or Mother’s Mother	Grandmother
Uncle’s Daughter or Aunt’s Daughter	Cousin
Uncle’s Son or Aunt’s Son	Cousin
Brother’s Son or Sister’s Son	Nephew
Brother’s Daughter or Sister’s Daughter	Niece
Father’s Son or Mother’s Son	Brother
Father’s Daughter or Mother’s Daughter	Sister
Mother’s Brother	Maternal Uncle
Father’s Brother	Uncle
Mother’s Sister	Aunt
Father’s Sister	Aunt
Daughter’s Husband	Son-in-law
Son’s Wife	Daughter-in-law
Husband’s Brother or Wife’s Brother	Brother-in-law
Husband’s Sister or Wife’s Sister	Sister-in-law
Husband’s Father or Wife’s Father	Father-in-law
Husband’s Mother or Wife’s Mother	Mother-in-law

Tips to Solve Blood Relation Questions:

The blood relation topic is the most scoring topic in the reasoning section. If you have an idea about the relations, it is easy to score maximum marks in this section.

To help you better understand how to prepare for blood relation questions, we have provided some tips and strategies to solve logical reasoning questions quickly.

Relate the Statement to Yourself

• This is one of the best ways to solve the problems related to blood relations.
• Try to relate every statement given in the question to yourself.
• The starting name of the statement could be assumed as your name.

Break the Question into Small Parts

• If the statement is very long, try to break down every statement in the question into sub-statements.
• Then, try to find the solution using these sub-statements.

Do not assume the Gender

• Try to avoid assuming the gender of any person given in the statement just based on the names given in the question.

Draw Clear Diagrams 

• Drawing a family tree is an easy trick to solve the blood relation questions with 100% accuracy.

Use Symbols to Represent the Data

• You can use symbols like square, circle, Square + Circle, Square - Circle while the statements given in the question.

For Example:

• Male can be represented as a square
• Female can be represented as a circle
• If Husband and Wife relation is given, then you can represent it as Square + Circle
• If Brother and Sister relation is given, then it can be represented as Square – Circle
• Generation Gap can be represented as |

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Sample Blood Relation Questions with Answers :

To help you get an idea about the type of questions asked from the blood relation topic, we have provided some sample questions picked from various law entrance exams.

Q) Pointing to a boy in the photograph, Monika said, “His sister is the only daughter of my father”. How is the boy related to Monika’s father?

Ans: Son

Q) Pointing to a person, Aman said, "His only brother is the father of my daughter's father". How is the person related to Aman?

Ans: Uncle

Q) John introduces Mary as the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife. How is Mary related to John?

Ans: Daughter

Q) Sunita is the daughter of Karan. Kanika is the mother of Karan. Mita is the wife of Karan. Poonam & Shruti are the daughters of Karan. How is Shruti related to Karan?

Ans: Daughter

Q) A and B are brothers and C and D are sisters. A’s son is D’s brother. How is B related to C?

Ans: Uncle

Q) If P+Q means P is husband of Q, P/Q means P is the sister of Q, P*Q means P is the son of Q. How is D related to B in B/A*C+D?

Ans: Mother

Q) Pointing to a girl, Kirti Said, “She is the daughter of my brother’s wife”. How is the girl related to Kirti?

Ans: Niece

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