Direction (1-5): In a family there are 6 members P, Q, R, X, Y and Z. R is the sister of Z. X is the father of P and grandfather of Z. Q is the brother of Y’s husband. There are three brothers, one mother and two fathers.
1. Who is the mother of R?

A. Q B. Z C. Y D. X E. None of these

2. Who is Y’s husband ?

A. Q B. P C. X D. Can’t be determined E. None of these

3. How many females are there in the family?

A. One B. two C. three D. four E. None of these

4. Which of the following is the group of brothers ?

A. PQZ B. PRZ C. XZP D. QRZ E. None of these

5. P and Q are brothers and Z is the brother of R How is Q related to Y?

A. sister in law B. Brother in law C. Father in law D. Mother in law E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
Explanation -

1. Answer - Option C
2. Answer - Option B
3. Answer - Option B
4. Answer - Option A
5. Answer - Option B

Direction (1-5): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
‘P × Q’ means ‘P is son of Q’. ‘P + Q’ means ‘P is daughter of Q’. ‘P ÷ Q’ means ‘P is wife of Q’. ‘P – Q’ means ‘P is father of Q’.
1. In the expression ‘K + H – P ? Q’, what will come in place of ? if Q is mother of K?

A. + B. - C. ÷ D. × E. None of these

2. Which of the following relation is true with regard to expression ‘B ÷ P × Z – K + O’?

A. P is brother of O B. B is daughter-in-law of K C. B is daughter-in-law of O D. O is daughter of Z E. None of these

3. Which of the following pairs represent the first cousins in the expressions – ‘L ÷ V – J + P’ and ‘S × A – D + F – E + K’ – if it is given that A is the sister of J?

A. LP B. SP C. SK D. SF E. Cannot be determined

4. If it is provided that M is grandmother of P, then what will come in place of ? in expression – ‘P – H ÷ T ? M’?

A. + B. _ C. ÷ D. × E. None of these

5. A told to B, “Yesterday I met the only daughter of my grandmother.” Whom did A meet?

A. Cousin B. Mother C. Sister D. Nephew E. None of these

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
K daughter of H, H father of P, so K and P siblings, now Q to be mother of K – P must be son or daughter of Q. so both × and +
2. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
B wife of P, P son of Z, Z father of K – so P and K siblings, K daughter of O
So Z and O husband wife, P and K brother sister, B wife of P
So B is daughter-in-law of O
3. Answer - Option B
Explanation -
J father of P, and S son of A now given that A is the sister of J,
Now A and J siblings. P is J’s child, and S is A’s, so both first cousins
4. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
P father of H, H wife of T.
Now for M to be grandmother of P, there is no relation given between T and M.
5. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
He met his aunt, i.e. his father’s sister

Direction (1-2): Study the following information carefully to answer the given questions.
‘A $ B’ means ‘A is father of B’ ‘A # B’ means ‘A is wife of B’ ‘A @ B’ means ‘A is brother of B’ ‘A % B’ means ‘A is daughter of B’
1. P @ R $ J # T indicates what relationship between P and J?

A. J is sister of P B. J is nephew of P C. J is niece of P D. Cannot be determined E. None of these

2. The expression “P # O @ G % F” indicates which of the following relationship?

A. O is father of F B. G is brother-in-law of P C. P is sister of F D. F is mother-in-law of P E. Cannot be determined

3. Which of the following means that M is grandmother of N, if ‘P $ Q’ means P is father of Q’, ‘P*Q’ means P is mother of Q, ‘P @ Q’ means P is wife of Q’?

A. M * R $ T @ N B. M * R @ T @ N C. M * T $ N $ R D. M * T $ R @ N E. Both C and D

4. Pointing to a lady, Arun said “The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife”. How is the lady related to Arun?

A. Mother’s sister B. Grandmother C. Mother-in-law D. Sister of father-in-law E. Maternal aunt

5. Pointing to a person, Arun said to Sarika, “His mother the only daughter of your father.” How is Sarika related to that person?

A. Aunt B. Daughter C. Mother-in-law D. Mother E. Sister

Answers and Explanations
1. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
P is brother of R, R is father of J and J is wife of T
Since J is wife, so is a female, so she is niece of her father’s brother
2. Answer - Option E
Explanation -
P is wife of O, O is brother of G, so P is sister-in-law of G
G is daughter of F, so P must be daughter-in-law of F – but gender of F not known, and G sister-in-law of P (as G being a female)
3. Answer - Option C
Explanation -
Check all options
C) = M is mother of T, T father of N
4. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
Her brother is Arun’s father-in-law, so she is sister of father-in-law
5. Answer - Option D
Explanation -
Sarika’s father’s only daughter means Sarika herself, so Sarika is mother to that person (pointed to by His)