SSC CGL Blood Relations Questions
20 questions on Blood Relations for SSC CGL, including questions from 2024 papers. Each comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation.
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Introducing a boy, Divya said, "He is the son of the only daughter of my mother." If Divya is a man, how is the boy related to Divya?
- (A)Son
- (B)Brother
- (C)Nephew
- (D)Cousin
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Correct answer: (C) Nephew
The only daughter of Divya's mother is Divya's sister, since Divya himself is a man. Her son is therefore Divya's sister's son, that is, Divya's nephew.
Suresh says, "The woman in the picture is the mother of my father's only grandchild's father." If Suresh has no siblings, how is the woman related to Suresh?
- (A)Daughter
- (B)Sister
- (C)Wife
- (D)Mother
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Correct answer: (D) Mother
Suresh has no siblings, so the father's only grandchild is Suresh's own child, and that child's father is Suresh. The mother of Suresh is therefore the woman in the picture.
Pointing to a girl in a photograph, Amit said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the girl related to Amit?
- (A)Sister
- (B)Aunt
- (C)Cousin
- (D)Niece
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Correct answer: (A) Sister
Amit's grandfather's only son is Amit's father. The daughter of Amit's father is Amit's sister, so the girl in the photograph is Amit's sister.
Pointing to a man, Karan said, "He is the only son of my mother's father." How is the man related to Karan?
- (A)Brother
- (B)Maternal uncle
- (C)Father
- (D)Cousin
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Correct answer: (B) Maternal uncle
Karan's mother's father is Karan's maternal grandfather. His only son is the brother of Karan's mother, which makes the man Karan's maternal uncle.
Amit says, "The woman in the picture is the mother of my father's only grandchild's father." If Amit has no siblings, how is the woman related to Amit?
- (A)Wife
- (B)Daughter
- (C)Mother
- (D)Sister
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Correct answer: (C) Mother
Amit has no siblings, so the father's only grandchild is Amit's own child, and that child's father is Amit. The mother of Amit is therefore the woman in the picture.
Neha says, "The woman in the picture is the mother of my father's only grandchild's father." If Neha has no siblings, how is the woman related to Neha?
- (A)Daughter
- (B)Sister
- (C)Wife
- (D)Mother
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Correct answer: (D) Mother
Neha has no siblings, so the father's only grandchild is Neha's own child, and that child's father is Neha. The mother of Neha is therefore the woman in the picture.
A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. C is the father of D. How is A related to D?
- (A)Paternal uncle
- (B)Brother
- (C)Father
- (D)Grandfather
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Correct answer: (A) Paternal uncle
A, B and C are siblings because A is B's brother and B is C's sister. C is D's father, so A, being the brother of D's father, is D's paternal uncle. (Asked by Riya.)
Sneha says, "The woman in the picture is the mother of my father's only grandchild's father." If Sneha has no siblings, how is the woman related to Sneha?
- (A)Wife
- (B)Mother
- (C)Sister
- (D)Daughter
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Correct answer: (B) Mother
Sneha has no siblings, so the father's only grandchild is Sneha's own child, and that child's father is Sneha. The mother of Sneha is therefore the woman in the picture.
Vikram says, "The woman in the picture is the mother of my father's only grandchild's father." If Vikram has no siblings, how is the woman related to Vikram?
- (A)Daughter
- (B)Sister
- (C)Wife
- (D)Mother
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Correct answer: (D) Mother
Vikram has no siblings, so the father's only grandchild is Vikram's own child, and that child's father is Vikram. The mother of Vikram is therefore the woman in the picture.
Pointing to a man, Manoj said, "He is the only son of my mother's father." How is the man related to Manoj?
- (A)Brother
- (B)Cousin
- (C)Father
- (D)Maternal uncle
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Correct answer: (D) Maternal uncle
Manoj's mother's father is Manoj's maternal grandfather. His only son is the brother of Manoj's mother, which makes the man Manoj's maternal uncle.
Pointing to a girl in a photograph, Riya said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the girl related to Riya?
- (A)Niece
- (B)Cousin
- (C)Aunt
- (D)Sister
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Correct answer: (D) Sister
Riya's grandfather's only son is Riya's father. The daughter of Riya's father is Riya's sister, so the girl in the photograph is Riya's sister.
Introducing a boy, Karan said, "He is the son of the only daughter of my mother." If Karan is a man, how is the boy related to Karan?
- (A)Nephew
- (B)Son
- (C)Cousin
- (D)Brother
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Correct answer: (A) Nephew
The only daughter of Karan's mother is Karan's sister, since Karan himself is a man. Her son is therefore Karan's sister's son, that is, Karan's nephew.
Pointing to a girl in a photograph, Neha said, "She is the daughter of my grandfather's only son." How is the girl related to Neha?
- (A)Niece
- (B)Sister
- (C)Aunt
- (D)Cousin
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Correct answer: (B) Sister
Neha's grandfather's only son is Neha's father. The daughter of Neha's father is Neha's sister, so the girl in the photograph is Neha's sister.
Karan says, "The woman in the picture is the mother of my father's only grandchild's father." If Karan has no siblings, how is the woman related to Karan?
- (A)Mother
- (B)Sister
- (C)Daughter
- (D)Wife
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Correct answer: (A) Mother
Karan has no siblings, so the father's only grandchild is Karan's own child, and that child's father is Karan. The mother of Karan is therefore the woman in the picture.
Pointing to a man, Divya said, "He is the only son of my mother's father." How is the man related to Divya?
- (A)Brother
- (B)Cousin
- (C)Father
- (D)Maternal uncle
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Correct answer: (D) Maternal uncle
Divya's mother's father is Divya's maternal grandfather. His only son is the brother of Divya's mother, which makes the man Divya's maternal uncle.
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