AMCAT - Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Logical Ability: Blood Relations Questions and Answers

Question 1

Pointing to a photograph, a man says, "She is the daughter of the only son of my paternal grandfather." How is the woman in the photograph related to the man?

Accepted Answer

Sister

Answer

The man's paternal grandfather's only son is the man's own father. The daughter of the man's father is his sister.

Question 2

A and B are brothers. C is the sister of A. D is the brother of E. E is the daughter of B. Who is the uncle of D?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

E is the daughter of B, and D is the brother of E. Therefore, D is the son of B. A is the brother of B (D's father). Thus, A is the uncle of D.

Question 3

If 'P + Q' means 'P is the father of Q', 'P - Q' means 'P is the mother of Q', and 'P * Q' means 'P is the sibling of Q', which of the following expressions indicates that A is the grandmother of C?

Accepted Answer

A - B + C

Answer

'A - B' means A is the mother of B. 'B + C' means B is the father of C. Therefore, A is the mother of C's father, which makes A the paternal grandmother of C.

Question 4

Sia introduced a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to Sia?

Accepted Answer

Cousin

Answer

The brother of Sia's mother is her maternal uncle. The son of her maternal uncle is her cousin.

Question 5

In a family of six (P, Q, R, S, T, U), there are two married couples. Q is a doctor and the father of T. U is the grandfather of R and is a contractor. S is the grandmother of T and is a housewife. There is one doctor, one contractor, one nurse, one housewife, and two students in the family. Which of the following is definitely a married couple?

Accepted Answer

U and S

Answer

S is the grandmother of T, and Q is the father of T. This means S is the mother of Q. U is the grandfather of R. Since S is a grandmother and U is a grandfather, and there are two married couples, it is highly likely they are a couple. U is the grandfather of R and S is the grandmother of T, and with Q being the father of T, U and S are the parents of Q, making them a married couple.

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AMCAT - Aspiring Minds Computer Adaptive Logical Ability: Blood Relations Questions and Answers