ADRE 2.0 Important Reasoning Questions & Answers

Assam Direct Recruitment 2023 | Blood Relation Solved Questions

Question	Pointing to a photograph of a boy Suresh said, “He is the son of the only son of my mother.” How is Suresh related to that boy?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Brother	incorrect
Option	Uncle	incorrect
Option	Cousin	incorrect
Option	Father	correct
Solution	The boy in the photograph is the only son of the son of Suresh’s mother i.e., the son of Suresh. Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.

Question	If A + B means A is the mother of B; A – B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the father of B and A x B means A is the sister of B, which of the following shows that P is the maternal uncle of Q?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Q – N + M x P	incorrect
Option	P + S x N – Q	incorrect
Option	P – M + N x Q	correct
Option	Q – S % P	incorrect
Solution	P – M → P is the brother of M M + N → M is the mother of N N x Q → N is the sister of Q Therefore, P is the maternal uncle of Q.

Question	If A is the brother of B; B is the sister of C; and C is the father of D, how D is related to A?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Brother	incorrect
Option	Sister	incorrect
Option	Nephew	incorrect
Option	Cannot be determined	correct
Solution	If D is Male, the answer is Nephew. If D is Female, the answer is Niece. As the sex of D is not known, hence, the relation between D and A cannot be determined. Note: Niece – A daughter of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law. Nephew – A son of one’s brother or sister, or of one’s brother-in-law or sister-in-law.

Question	If A + B means A is the brother of B; A – B means A is the sister of B and A x B means A is the father of B. Which of the following means that C is the son of M?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	M – N x C + F	incorrect
Option	F – C + N x M	incorrect
Option	N + M – F x C	incorrect
Option	M x N – C + F	correct
Solution	M x N → M is the father of N N – C → N is the sister of C and C + F → C is the brother of F. Hence, M is the father of C or C is the son of M.

Question	Introducing a boy, a girl said, “He is the son of the daughter of the father of my uncle.” How is the boy related to the girl?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Brother	correct
Option	Nephew	incorrect
Option	Uncle	incorrect
Option	Son-in-law	incorrect
Solution	The father of the boy’s uncle → the grandfather of the boy and daughter of the grandfather → sister of father.

Question	Pointing to a photograph Lata says, “He is the son of the only son of my grandfather.” How is the man in the photograph related to Lata?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Brother	correct
Option	Uncle	incorrect
Option	Cousin	incorrect
Option	Data is inadequate	incorrect
Solution	The man in the photograph is the son of the only son of Lata’s grandfather i.e., the man is the son of Lata’s father. Hence, the man is the brother of Lata.

Question	If A + B means A is the brother of B; A x B means A is the son of B; and A % B means B is the daughter of A then which of the following means M is the maternal uncle of N?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	M + O x N	incorrect
Option	M % O x N + P	incorrect
Option	M + O % N	incorrect
Option	None of these	correct
Solution	Because the sex of O is not known.

Question	If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the statements is/are necessary? The son of D is the grandson of C.B is the sister of D.
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Only 1	incorrect
Option	Only 2	incorrect
Option	Either 1 or 2	incorrect
Option	1 and 2 both are required	correct
Solution	Given: D is the brother of B. From statement 1, we can detect that D is son of C (son of D is the grandson of C). From statement 2, we can detect that B is ‘Female’ (sister of D). Therefore, B is daughter of C.

Question	If A + B means A is the father of B; A – B means A is the brother B; A % B means A is the wife of B and A x B means A is the mother of B, which of the following shows that M is the maternal grandmother of T?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	M x N % S + T	correct
Option	M x N – S % T	incorrect
Option	M x S – N % T	incorrect
Option	M x N x S % T	incorrect
Solution	M x N → M is the mother of N N % S → N is the wife of S and S + T → is the father of T. Hence, M is the maternal grandmother of T.

Question	Pointing to a photograph. Bajpai said, “He is the son of the only daughter of the father of my brother.” How Bajpai is related to the man in the photograph?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Nephew	incorrect
Option	Brother	incorrect
Option	Father	incorrect
Option	Maternal Uncle	correct
Solution	The man in the photo is the son of the sister of Bajpai. Hence, Bajpai is the maternal uncle of the man in the photograph.

Question	Deepak said to Nitin, “That boy playing with the football is the younger of the two brothers of the daughter of my father’s wife.” How is the boy playing football related to Deepak?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Son	incorrect
Option	Brother	correct
Option	Cousin	incorrect
Option	Brother-in-law	incorrect
Solution	Father’s wife → mother. Hence, the daughter of the mother means sister and sister’s younger brother means brother. Therefore, the boy is the brother of Deepak.

Question	Pointing a photograph X said to his friend Y, “She is the only daughter of the father of my mother.” How X is related to the person of photograph?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Daughter	incorrect
Option	Son	correct
Option	Nephew	incorrect
Option	Cannot be decided	incorrect
Solution	‘The only daughter of the father of X’s mother’ means mother of X. Hence X is the son of the lady in the photograph.

Question	Veena who is the sister-in-law of Ashok, is the daughter-in-law of Kalyani. Dheeraj is the father of Sudeep who is the only brother of Ashok. How Kalyani is related to Ashok?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Mother-in-law	incorrect
Option	Aunt	incorrect
Option	Wife	incorrect
Option	None of these	correct
Solution	Ashok is the only brother of Sudeep and Veena is the sister-in-law of Ashok. Hence Veena is the wife of Sudeep. Kalyani is the mother-in-law of Veena. Kalyani is the mother of Ashok.

Question	If A + B means A is the sister of B; A x B means A is the wife of B, A % B means A is the father of B and A – B means A is the brother of B. Which of the following means T is the daughter of P?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	P x Q % R + S – T	incorrect
Option	P x Q % R – T + S	correct
Option	P x Q % R + T – S	incorrect
Option	P x Q % R + S + T	incorrect
Solution	P x Q → P is the wife of Q Q % R → Q is the father of R R – T → R is the brother of T T + S → T is the sister of S. Therefore, T is the daughter of P.

Question	Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, “Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother.” How is the woman related to Abhijit?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Sister	incorrect
Option	Grandmother	incorrect
Option	Mother-in-law	incorrect
Option	Mother	correct
Solution	Daughter of Abhijit’s brother → niece of Abhijit. Thus the granddaughter of the woman is Abhijit’s niece. Hence, the woman is the mother of Abhijit.

Question	Amit said – “This girl is the wife of the grandson of my mother”. How is Amit related to the girl?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Brother	incorrect
Option	Grandfather	incorrect
Option	Husband	incorrect
Option	Father-in-law	correct
Solution	The girl is the wife of grandson of Amit’s mother i.e., the girl is the wife of son of Amit. Hence, Amit is the father-in-law of the girl.

Question	A and B are children of D. Who is the father of A? To answer this question which of the statements (1) and (2) is necessary? C is the brother of A and the son of E.F is the mother B.
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Only (1)	incorrect
Option	Only (2)	correct
Option	Either (1) or (2)	incorrect
Option	(1) and (2) both	incorrect
Solution	A and B are children of D. From (1), C is the brother B and son of E. Since, the sex of D and E are not known. Hence (1) is not sufficient to answer the question. From (2). F is the mother of B. Hence, F is also the mother of A. Hence D is the father of A. Thus, (2) is sufficient to answer the question.

Question	Pointing towards a man, a woman said, “His mother is the only daughter of my mother.” How is the woman related to the man?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Mother	correct
Option	Grandmother	incorrect
Option	Sister	incorrect
Option	Daughter	incorrect
Solution	Only daughter of my mother → myself. Hence, the woman is the mother of the man.

Question	If P $ Q means P is the brother of Q; P # Q means P is the mother of Q; P * Q means P is the daughter of Q in A # B $ C * D, who is the father?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	D	correct
Option	B	incorrect
Option	C	incorrect
Option	Data is inadequate	incorrect
Solution	A is the mother of B, B is the brother of C and C is the daughter of D. Hence, D is the father.

Question	Introducing Sonia, Aamir says, “She is the wife of only nephew of only brother of my mother.” How Sonia is related to Aamir?
Type	multiple_choice
Option	Wife	correct
Option	Sister	incorrect
Option	Sister-in-law	incorrect
Option	Data is inadequate	incorrect
Solution	Brother of mother means maternal uncle. Hence only nephew of Aamir’s maternal uncle means Aamir himself. Therefore Sonia is the wife of Aamir.