The document discusses different types of questions asked in blood relation reasoning questions in banking exams. It provides examples of questions involving family trees, puzzles involving family members, and questions that require determining relationships between individuals based on coding notations for familial relationships. Sample questions are included for each type to demonstrate how to determine the relationships between individuals based on the information and notation provided.

1. REASONING
3.Blood Relation

2. - 2 to 4 question in Banking exam.
-This chapter are related to our life which are used
in real life.
-This topic basically checks your accuracy.
-Concepts of this topic may help solving problems
related to Data Sufficiency and Puzzles.

3. Family Tree
GF GM GMGF
A AA UFM
D S S D
B
+
-
+
+++
+ +
- -
-
--
--
Male : + -Female :

4. 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
Required Relations

5. Type of Questions
Puzzle Form
Simple Blood
Relation
Blood Relation
with Profession
Indicating Form Coding Form

6. In this type of question relations are written
in a puzzled way.

7. Q.1-5. 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 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 sister of B.
Q.1. How many child/children does C have ?
(1) 2 (2) 1 (3) 3
(4) Can’t be determine (5) None of these

8. Q.1-5. 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 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 sister of B.
Q.2. Which of the following represents a married couple ?
(1) C & A (2) C & E (3) F & C
(4) A & B (5) None of these

9. Q.1-5. 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 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 sister of B.
Q.3. How is E related to F ?
(1) Niece (2) Nephew (3) Uncle
(4) Aunt (5) None of these

10. Q.1-5. 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 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 sister of B.
Q.4. How many brothers does F have ?
(1) None (2) One (3) Two
(4) Three (5) None of these

11. Q.1-5. 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 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 sister of B.
Q.5. Among following persons who is the son of A ?
(1) B (2) D (3) F (4) E
(5) None of these

12. EXPLANATION :
Ans.(3) ,(1) ,(3),(2),(1)
E C A
F B D

13. Q.6-10.Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions.
P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of a family. There are
two married couples. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is
the grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is the grandmother of T
and is housewife. There are one engineer, one lawyer, one
teacher one housewife and two student in the family.
Q.6. How many male members are there in the family ?
(1) 4 (2) 2 (3) 6
(4) Can’t be determined (5) None of these

14. Q.6-10.Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions.
P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of a family. There are
two married couples. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is
the grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is the grandmother of T
and is housewife. There are one engineer, one lawyer, one
teacher one housewife and two student in the family.
Q.7. Among the following who is the spouse of Q ?
(1) P (2) S (3) X (4) T (5) R

15. Q.6-10.Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions.
P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of a family. There are
two married couples. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is
the grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is the grandmother of T
and is housewife. There are one engineer, one lawyer, one
teacher one housewife and two student in the family.
Q.8. What is the profession of P ?
(1) Housewife (2) Lawyer (3) Engineer
(4) Teacher (5) Student

16. Q.6-10.Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions.
P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of a family. There are
two married couples. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is
the grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is the grandmother of T
and is housewife. There are one engineer, one lawyer, one
teacher one housewife and two student in the family.
Q.9. Among them who is the father of R ?
(1) S (2) X (3) Q (4) P (5) T

17. Q.6-10.Read the following information carefully and answer
the questions.
P, Q, R, S, T and X are members of a family. There are
two married couples. Q is an engineer and the father of T. X is
the grandfather of R and is a lawyer. S is the grandmother of T
and is housewife. There are one engineer, one lawyer, one
teacher one housewife and two student in the family.
Q.10.How is T related to X ?
(1) Grand Son
(2) Grand Daughter
(3) Either Grand Son or Grand Daughter
(4) Son
(5) Can’t be determine

18. In this type of question, a man/woman
define a relationship to any other person to
whom that man/woman is indicate with the
help of chain of relations.

19. Q.1. Pointing to a woman, Nirmal said, “She is the only
daughter of my wife’s grand father’s only child.” How is
the woman related to Nirmal ?
(1) Father (2) Daughter (3) Wife
(4) Husband (5) None of these
Ans. (3) Wife
EXPLANATION :
GF
W

20. 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 ?
(1) Husband (2) Mother (3) Wife
(4) Son (5) None of these
Ans. (2) Mother
EXPLANATION : F
S
F M

21. In this type of question, a man/woman define
a relationship to any other person to whom that
man/woman is indicate with the help of chain of
relations.

22. Q.1-2. Read the information below and answer the question
thereafter:
(A)A × B means ‘A is mother of B’.
(B)A – B means ‘A is father of B’.
(C)A ÷ B means ‘A is brother of B’.
(D)A + B means ‘A is sister of B’.
Q.1.In the expression M–D+K. How is D related to M ?
(1)Mother (2) Sister (3) Daughter (4) Son
(5) None of these
Ans.(3) Daughter
EXPLANATION :
D
M
K

23. Q.1-2. Read the information below and answer the question
thereafter:
(A)A × B means ‘A is mother of B’.
(B)A – B means ‘A is father of B’.
(C)A ÷ B means ‘A is brother of B’.
(D)A + B means ‘A is sister of B’.
Q.2.Which of the following means K is maternal grandfather of I?
(1)K–D×I (2) K÷D×I (3) K–D–I (4) K×D×I
(5) None of these
Ans. (1) K–D×I
EXPLANATION:
K
S
D

24. Q.3. Read the information below and answer the question
thereafter:
(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’.
If ‘Z×T–S×U+P’, what is U to Z ?
(1) Mother (2) Grand mother (3) Father
(4) Can’t be determined (5) None of these
Ans.(5)
EXPLANATION :
S
P
U
Z
T

25. With the help of some points you can easily solve blood relation.
One should classify Male and Female as
Male - + Female –
Ø Husband Wife relation as
Ø Son and daughter as
son daughter

27. Q.1-5.Read the information carefully and answer the
following questions :
If A + B means A is the father of B
If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B
If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
Q.1. Which among the following expressions is true if Y is
the son of X is definitely false ?
(1) W%L×T×Y÷X (2) W+ L ×T×Y÷X
(3) X+L×T×Y÷W (4) W $ X + L +Y +T
(5) W % X + T × X ÷ L

28. Q.1-5.Read the information carefully and answer the
following questions :
If A + B means A is the father of B
If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B
If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
Q.2. If expression 'I+T%J×L÷K' is definitely true then
which among the following option is true?
(1) L is the daughter of T (2) K is the son-in-law of I
(3) I is the grandmother of L (4) T is the father of J
(5) J is the brother of L

29. Q.1-5.Read the information carefully and answer the
following questions :
If A + B means A is the father of B
If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B
If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
Q.3. Which among the given expressions indicate that M
is the daughter of D ?
(1) L % R $ D + T X M (2) L + R $ D + M X T
(3) L % R % D + T÷M (4) D + L $ R + M X T
(5) L $ D ÷ R % M ÷ T

30. Q.1-5.Read the information carefully and answer the
following questions :
If A + B means A is the father of B
If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B
If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
Q.4.What should come in place of the question mark, to
establish that T is the sister-in-law of Q in the expression ?
R % T x P ? Q + V
(1) ÷ (2) % (3) x
(4) $ (5) Either $ or x

31. Q.1-5.Read the information carefully and answer the
following questions :
If A + B means A is the father of B
If A × B means A is the sister of B
If A $ B means A is the wife of B
If A % B means A is the mother of B
If A ÷ B means A is the son of B
Q.5. What should come in place of the question mark, to
establish that J is the brother of T in the expression ?
J ÷ P % H ? T % L
(1) x (2) ÷ (3) $
(4) Either ÷ or × (5) Either + or ÷

32. Q.1-3. Read the following information carefully and
answer the questions which follow :
If ‘A x B’ means ‘A is father of B’.
If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.
If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.
If ‘A - B’ means ‘A is son of B’.
Q.1. How is L related to Q in the expression ‘L ÷ M× O -
P÷ Q’?
(1) Granddaughter (2) Niece
(3) Daughter - in – law (4) Daughter
(5) Cannot be determined

33. Q.1-3. Read the following information carefully and
answer the questions which follow :
If ‘A x B’ means ‘A is father of B’.
If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.
If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.
If ‘A - B’ means ‘A is son of B’.
Q.2. What will come in the place of the question mark, to
establish that Q is the nephew of T in the expression :
‘Q ? R ÷ S × T
(1) + (2) × (3) -
(4) + (5) Either-or ÷

34. Q.1-3. Read the following information carefully and
answer the questions which follow :
If ‘A x B’ means ‘A is father of B’.
If ‘A + B’ means ‘A is wife of B’.
If ‘A ÷ B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’.
If ‘A - B’ means ‘A is son of B’.
Q.3. Which of the following relations are true based upon
the relations given in the equation :
‘A–B × C + D – E’ ?
(1) C is mother of A (2) E is wife of B
(3) D is brother of A (4)E is mother - in - law of C
(5) None is true