Blood Relation Questions for Bank Exams for PO and Clerk

Blood Relation For IBPS RRB Exam: Blood relation questions are an important part of the reasoning section in various competitive exams, including the IBPS RRB (Institute of Banking Personnel Selection – Regional Rural Banks) exam. These questions assess the candidate’s ability to understand and interpret the relationship between various family members. In this article, we cover the detailed blood relation topics concepts, common question types, and strategies. Candidates bookmark our article and check all the details in the table below.

Basic Concepts in Blood Relation

Before solving the questions, it is essential to understand some fundamental terms and relationships:

Immediate Family:

Father, Mother

Brother, Sister

Son, Daughter

Extended Family:

Grandfather, Grandmother

Grandson, Granddaughter

Uncle, Aunt

Cousin

In-Laws:

Father-in-law, Mother-in-law

Brother-in-law, Sister-in-law

Son-in-law, Daughter-in-law

Blood Relation Questions For Bank Exams- PO and Clerk Level

Directions (1-3): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

Nine persons (G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O) belong to a family of three generations. No single person is a parent in the family. Each generation has at least one married couple.

K is mother of I, who is a male. L is father of O. L has only two children. K’s mother-in-law is married to L. G is father-in-law of J. O is married to brother-in-law of G. M is father of N, who is a female. G has a sibling.

Solution:

Clues:

1. L is father of O. L has only two children.

2. K’s mother-in-law is married to L.

3. K is mother of I, who is a male.

4. O is married to brother-in-law of G. G has a sibling.

Inferences:

From clue 1, clue 2, and clue 3, we get K is daughter-in-law of L. I is grandson of L.

From clue 4, we get O and G are children of L. O is female. G is husband of K.

The family tree:

Clues:

1. G is father-in-law of J.

2. M is father of N, who is a female.

Inferences:

From clue 1, we get J is wife of I.

From clue 2, we get M is married to O. H is married to L.

The final family tree is as follows:

Question 1: How is H related to M?

A) Mother

B) Father

C) Mother-in-law

D) Wife

E) Cannot be determined

Solution 1: C)

H is mother-in-law of M.

Hence, option c.

Question 2: Which of the following statements are definitely correct regarding N?

A) N is daughter-in-law of O

B) H is mother of N

C) I and N are cousins

D) K is mother of N

E) None of the above

Solution 2: C)

I and N are cousins is a correct statement.

Hence, option c.

Question 3: _____ is mother-in-law of J.

A) H

B) O

C) N

D) K

E) Cannot be determined

Solution 3: D)

K is mother-in-law of J.

Hence, option d.

Directions (4-5): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

There are eight members (P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W) in a family, which consists of three generations and three married couples.

V is daughter-in-law of P. S is sibling of W. W is daughter of Q, who is nephew of R. P is husband of R’s sister. R is married. U is wife of T’s brother.

Solution:

Clues:

1. V is daughter-in-law of P.

2. P is husband of R’s sister.

3. S is sibling of W.

4. W is daughter of Q, who is nephew of R. R is married.

5. U is wife of T’s brother.

Inferences:

From clue 1 and 2, we get P is married to sister of R.

From clue 3 and 4, we get T belongs to 1^st generation and married to P.

From clue 5, we get U is wife of R. Also, Q is married to V.

We draw the following family tree:

Question 4: How many male members are there in the family?

A) Three

B) Four

C) Five

D) Two

E) Cannot be determined

Solution 4: E)

There are either three or four male members in the family as gender of S is unknown.

Hence, option e.

Question 5: How is W related to P?

A) Granddaughter

B) Grandson

C) Daughter

D) Daughter-in-law

E) Grandmother

Solution 5: A)

W is granddaughter of P.

Hence, option a.

Directions (6-7): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

A family consists of six members P, V, X, Z, M and Y. No single person is a parent in the family. There are only two generations in the family. Y is the only daughter of Z. V is the mother of X. M is the maternal aunt of X. P is the daughter-in-law of Z.

Solution:

Given that,

Y is the only daughter of Z. P is the daughter-in-law of Z. V is the mother of X.Also, no single person is a parent in the family so, Z and V are couple and X is the only son of Z and V and P must be wife of X.

Family tree:

Question 6: How is X related to Z?

A) Son

B) Daughter

C) Brother

D) Sister

E) Can’t be determined

Solution 6: A)

X is the son of Z.

Hence, option a.

Question 7: How will be the husband of M related to V?

A) Brother

B) Father

C) Father-in-law

D) Brother-in-law

E) Son-in-law

Solution 7: D)

Husband of M will be the brother-in-law of V.

Hence, option d.

Directions (8-10): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

There are eight members in the family having three generations. Three couples are there in the family. No single person is a parent in the family.

G is the father H, who is the mother of F. E is the granddaughter of M, who is the mother-in-law of N. R is the brother-in-law of D, who is the sister of H. F is sibling of E, who is daughter of H.

Solution:

G is the father H, who is the mother of F. R is the brother-in-law of D, who is the sister of H so, R either husband of H or brother of spouse of D. S is the brother of E, who is daughter of H and E is granddaughter of M also, there is no single parent in the family so, M and G are married to each other and R is the husband of H.

Family tree:

Question 8: How is M related to H?

A) Mother

B) Mother-in-law

C) Sister

D) Sister-in-law

E) Can’t be determined

Solution 8: A)

M is the mother of H.

Hence, option a.

Question 9: If H has only one daughter, then how is F related to father-in-law of N?

A) Son

B) Brother

C) Uncle

D) Grandfather

E) None of the above

Solution 9: E)

So, if H has only one daughter, then F must be son of H so, F is the grandson of father-in-law of N i.e., G.

Hence, option e.

Question 10: How is D related to E?

A) Son

B) Daughter

C) Maternal Aunt

D) Paternal Aunt

E) None of the above

Solution 10: C)

D is the maternal aunt of E.

Hence, option c.

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Blood Relation Questions For Bank PO and Clerk Exams