Data for Questions 1 & 3 :
a * b means a is the brother of b.
a @ b means a is the daughter of b.
a $ b means a is the sister of b.
1. Which of the following shows the relationship p is the paternal uncle of n?
a) n$o@p
b) n@o$p
c) n@o*p
d) None of these
Explanation: n@o*p reads, n is the daughter of o and o is the brother of p. Hence, p becomes n’s paternal uncle. So, option (c) is correct.
2. From the following statement, what is the relationship between n and s?
n$o@p*q$r*s
a) Grandmother
b) Grandfather
c) Aunt
d) Can’t be determined
Explanation: It is clear thats’s sex cannot be determined. Hence, the relationship between n and s cannot be determined. Option (d) is the answer.
3. If a $b$c@d@e*f*g, then how many males and females are there respectively?
a) 4, 3
b) 3, 4
c) 5, 2
d) Can’t be determined
Explanation: Again here, g’s sex is indeterminable. Hence, the answer cannot be determined. Option (d) is the answer
Data for Questions 4 & 5 : P, Q, R, S, T went on a picnic. P is the son of Q but Q is not the father of P. R is the son of S, who is the brother of P. T is the wife of S.
4. How is P related to S?
a) Nephew
b) Brother
c) Father
d) None of these
Explanation: P is the son of Q but Q is not the father of P means that Q must be the mother of P. Also, R is the son of S, who is the brother of P means that S and P must be brothers and R is S’s son. Also, since T is the wife of S, R must be T’s son also.
Consolidating these relationships we get:
Q mother of S and P (brothers). Also, S’s wife is T and their son is R.
P is S’s Brother. Hence, (b) is correct option
5. How many males are present in this group?
a) 1
b) 2
c) 3
d) 4
Explanation: S, P and R are males. Hence, option (c) is correct
6. Genuflecting (bending) in front of a portrait , Raman said, “She is the only daughter of the
mother of my brother’s sister”. How is that person related to Raman?
a) Uncle
b) Father
c) Mother
d) None of these
Explanation: Raman’s brother’s sister would be same as Raman’s sister. This makes Raman son of the mother and the brother of the person, while that person would become Raman’s sister. Hence Option (d) is the correct answer.
7. Pointing towards a lady in a Polaroid, Victor said, “She is the daughter of the father of the
sister of my brother”. How is the lady in photograph related to Victor?
a) Daughter
b) Wife
c) Mother
d) None of these
Explanation: Victor’s brother’s sister’s father will be Victor’s father as well and the daughter of the father will be Victor’s sister. Hence, Option (d).
8. A woman, pointing towards a man said, “He is my mother’s mother’s only son”. How is the
woman related to the man?
a) Mother
b) Cousin
c) Niece
d) Aunt
Explanation: It makes the man the brother of the woman’s mother, that makes the woman the man’s niece. So Option (c) is the correct answer
9. A woman presents a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the
woman?
a) Nephew
b) Son
c) Cousin
d) Uncle
Explanation: The man is the son of the woman’s mother’s brother, that makes the man and the woman cousins. So option (c) is correct
10. Pointing towards a boy, Aruna said to Pushpa, “The mother of his father is the wife of your
grandfather (Mother’s father)”. How is Pushpa related to that boy?
a) Sister
b) Niece
c) Cousin sister
d) wife
Explanation: The father of the boy is brother of Pushpa’s mother. That makes Pushpa that boy’s cousin sister. Hence (c) is the correct option