Example 1
Lalit's father's wife's only son is Meera's husband. How is Lalit related to Meera?
Answer: B) Husband
Lalit's father's wife's only son is Lalit himself, so Lalit is Meera's husband.
Blood Relations reasoning questions for competitive exams: rules, worked examples and practice
Blood relation questions describe family links and ask how two people are related. Draw a small family tree with genders.
Key rules and formulas
- Start from the person the statement is about and work outward.
- Mark generations on levels: grandparents, parents, siblings, children.
- "Only daughter of my mother" is the speaker herself if the speaker is female.
- Gender may not be given; do not assume it.
Common traps
- Assuming a gender that the question does not state.
- Confusing "my father's wife" (mother) with a stepmother when nothing says so.
Where Blood Relations is asked
- IBPS Clerk Prelims (Reasoning Ability)
- IBPS PO Prelims (Reasoning Ability)
- RRB Group D (General Intelligence & Reasoning)
- RRB NTPC CBT 1 (General Intelligence & Reasoning)
- SBI Clerk Prelims (Reasoning Ability)
- SBI PO Prelims (Reasoning Ability)
- SSC CGL Tier 1 (General Intelligence & Reasoning)
- SSC CGL Tier 2 (General Intelligence, Reasoning & General Intelligence)
- SSC CHSL Tier 1 (General Intelligence)
Worked examples
Example 2
Harsh is the son of Kavya's only brother. How is Kavya related to Harsh?
Answer: A) Aunt or Uncle
Kavya is a sibling of Harsh's father, so Kavya is Harsh's aunt or uncle.
Example 3
Deepa says, "Bina's mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is Deepa related to Bina?
Answer: B) Mother
The only daughter of Deepa's mother is Deepa herself, so Deepa is Bina's mother.
More Blood Relations practice questions
- Tarun's father's wife's only son is Esha's husband. How is Tarun related to Esha?
- Chetan's father's wife's only son is Isha's husband. How is Chetan related to Isha?
- Chetan is the son of Harsh's only brother. How is Harsh related to Chetan?
- Chetan is the son of Nikhil's only brother. How is Nikhil related to Chetan?
- Deepa says, "Kavya's mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is Deepa related to Kavya?
- Gita says, "Bina's mother is the only daughter of my mother." How is Gita related to Bina?
- Pointing to a man, Jatin says, "His father is the only son of my paternal grandfather." How is the man related to Jatin?
- Pointing to a man, Aman says, "His father is the only son of my paternal grandfather." How is the man related to Aman?
- Pointing to a man, Nikhil says, "His father is the only son of my paternal grandfather." How is the man related to Nikhil?
Frequently asked questions
What is Blood Relations in competitive exams?
Blood relation questions describe family links and ask how two people are related. Draw a small family tree with genders.
Which exams ask Blood Relations questions?
On MockBazaar, Blood Relations questions appear in IBPS Clerk Prelims, IBPS PO Prelims, RRB Group D, RRB NTPC CBT 1, SBI Clerk Prelims, SBI PO Prelims, SSC CGL Tier 1, SSC CGL Tier 2, SSC CHSL Tier 1.
What is the most common mistake in Blood Relations?
Assuming a gender that the question does not state.