LR 02

(Family Tree, Symbol Based)

Class Exercise
1. Anil introduces Rohit as the son of the only brother of his father‟s wife. How is Rohit related to Anil?
(a) Cousin (b) Son (c) Uncle (d) Son-in-law
2. Pointing towards a person in the photograph, Anjali said, “He is the only son of the father of my sister‟s
brother.” How is that person related to Anjali?
(a) Mother (b) Father (c) Maternal uncle (d) None of these
3. Rita told Mani, “The girl I met yesterday at the beach was the youngest daughter of the brother-in-law of my
friend‟s mother.” How is the girl related to Rita‟s friend?
(a) Cousin (b) Daughter (c) Niece (d) Friends
4. A and B are brothers, C and D are sisters. A‟s son is D‟s brother. How is B related to C?
(a) Father (b) Brother (c) Grandfather (d) Uncle
5. A is B‟s sister. C is B‟s mother. D is C‟s father. E is D‟s mother. Then, how is A related to D?
(a) Grandmother (b) Grandfather (c) Daughter (d) Grand daughter

Directions for Questions 6 to 9: Read the following information carefully and answer the questions given
below:
„A + B‟ means „A is the son of B‟; „A – B‟ means „A is the wife of B‟; „A  B‟ means „A is the brother of B‟; „A
 B‟ means „A is the mother of B‟ and „A = B‟ means „A is the sister of B‟.
6. What does P + R – Q mean?
(a) Q is the father of P. (b) Q is the son of P.
(c) Q is the uncle of P. (d) Q is the brother of P.
7. What does P  R  Q mean?
(a) P is the brother of Q. (b) P is the father of Q.
(c) P is the uncle of Q. (d) P is the nephew of Q.
8. What does P = R + Q mean?
(a) P is the aunt of Q. (b) P is the daughter of Q.
(c) P is the niece of Q. (d) P is the sister of Q.
9. What does P = R  Q mean?
(a) P is the aunt of Q. (b) P is the sister of Q.
(c) Q is the niece of P. (d) Q is the daughter of P.
10. If „A $ B‟ means „A is the father of B‟, „A  B‟ means „A is the mother of B‟, „A @ B‟ means „A is the wife of
B‟, then which of the following means „M is the grandmother of N‟?
(a) M  T $ N @ R (b) M  T @ N $ R (c) M  R $ T $ N (d) M  R @ T @ N

Directions for Questions 11 to 15: Read the following information carefully and then answer the
questions given below it:
A, B, D, F, G, H and K are seven members of a family. They belong to three generations. There are two
married couples ongoing to two different generations. D is the son of H and is married to K, F is the grand-
daughter of B. G's brother is father of A. B's husband is father-in-law of K. G is daughter of H. H has only
one son. G is 13 years old.
11. How is K related to G ?
(a) Sister-in-law (b) Sister (c) Niece (d) Data inadequate
12. Which of the following is the pair of married ladies?

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(a) HK (b) HD (c) BF (d) None of these

13. How is F related to G?
(a) Son (b) Nephew (c) Niece (d) Data inadequate
14. How many female members are there among them?
(a) Two (b) Three (c) Four (d) Data inadequate
15. How is H related to B?
(a) Father (b) Father-in-law (c) Data inadequate (d) None of these

Directions for Question 16 and 17: If '+' is „× ', „-' is '+', '×' is „†‟ and „†‟ is '-', then answer the
following questions based On this information.
16. 3 × 2 + 4 - 2 ÷ 9 =?
(a) -1 (b) 1 (c)-2 (d) 3
17. 9 ÷ 5 + 4 - 3 × 2 =?
(a) 2 (b) -9 (c)-3 (d) None of these

Directions for Question 18: Correct the following questions by interchanging the two signs:
18. 16 – 21 ÷7 × 6 + 3 = 31
(a) ÷ and + (b) + and × (c) ÷ and - (d) ÷ and ×

Directions for Question 19 to 20: If '+' is „× ' „-' is '+', '×' is „†‟and „†‟ is '-', then answer the following
questions based on this information.
19. 21 ÷ 8 + 2-12 × 3 =?
(a) 14 (b) 9 (c) 13.5 (d) 11
20. 5 × 4 – 6 ÷ 3 + 1 =?
(a) 5 (b) 4 (c)-1 (d) None of these

Class Test
1. A woman going with boy is asked by another woman about the relationship between them. The woman
replied, “My maternal uncle and the uncle of his maternal uncle is the same.” How are they related ?
(a) Grandmother and Grandson (b) Mother and Son
(c) Aunt and Nephew (d) Either (b) or (c)
2. Pointing out to a lady, Rajan said, “She is the daughter of the woman who is the mother of the husband of
my mother.” Who is the lady to Rajan?
(a) Aunt (b) Granddaughter (c) Daughter (d) Sister
3. A is B‟s sister. C is B‟s mother. D is C‟s father. E is D‟s mother. Then, how is D related to A?
(a) Grandmother (b) Grandfather (c) Daughter (d) Grand daughter

Direction for Question 4: Read the following information carefully to answer the questions given below:
(i) „A  B‟ means „A is the brother of B‟; (ii) „A  B‟ means „B is the father of A‟;
(iii) „A + B‟ means „A is the sister of B‟; (iv) „A – B‟ means „A is the mother of B‟;
4. Which of the following means „Q is the paternal uncle of K‟?
(A) K  P  M  Q (B) K  B  N  Q  D (C) Q  L  R  K
(a) only (A) (b) Only (B) (c) only (C) (d) Both (A) and (B)

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5. If „P + Q‟ means „P is the father of Q‟, „P  Q‟ means „P is the brother of Q‟; „P – Q‟ means „P is the mother
of Q‟, then which of the following is definitely true about C – A + B?
(a) B is the son of A. (b) A is the son of C.
(c) B is the father of A. (d) C is the mother of B.
6. If D is the brother of B, how B is related to C? To answer this question which of the statements is/are
necessary?
1. The son of D is the son of C.
2. B is the sister of D.
(a) Only 1 (b) Only 2 (c) Either 1 or 2 (d) 1 and 2 both are required
7. A man said to a woman, "The only sister of your brother is my mother." How is that man related to that
woman?
(a) Father (b) Son (c) Husband (d) Brother
8. If A + B means A is the mother of B; A - B means A is the brother of 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?
(a) Q - N + M x P (b) P + S x N – Q (c) P - M + N x Q (d) Q - S % P
9. 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?
(a) Brother (b) Nephew (c) Uncle (d) Son-in-law
10. 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?
(a) M x N % S + T (b) M x N - S % T (c) M x S - N % T (d) M x N x S % T
11. 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?
(a) Nephew (b) Brother (c) Father (d) Maternal Uncle
12. 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?
(a) Mother-in-law (b) Aunt (c) Wife (d) None of these
13. 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?
(a) P x Q % R + S - T (b) P x Q % R - T + S
(c) P x Q % R + T - S (d) P x Q % R + S + T
14. Pointing to a woman, Abhijit said, "Her granddaughter is the only daughter of my brother." How is the
woman related to Abhijit?
(a) Sister (b) Mother (c) Mother-in-law (d) Data Inadequate
15. 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?
Statement 1. C is the brother of A and the son of E.
Statement 2. F is the mother B.
(a) Only (1) (b) Only (2) (c) Either (1) or (2) (d) (1) and (2) both

Directions for Questions 16 to 20: Study the following information to answer these questions.
There are seven persons A, B, C, D, E, F and G. C is the sister of F. B is the brother of E's husband. D is the
father of A and grandfather of F who is the grandchild of G. There are two fathers, three brothers and 2
mothers in the group.

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16. Who is the mother of the Nephew of B?

(a) A (b) D (c) B (d) E
17. Who is E's husband?
(a) B (b) A (c) C (d) F
18. How many male members are there in the group?
(a) One (b) Three (c) Two (d) Four
19. How is F related to B?
(a) Uncle (b) Nephew (c) Husband (d) Daughter
20. Which of the following is a group of brothers?
(a) ABF (b) BFC (c) ABD (d) BDF

Home Assignment
1. 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?
(a) D (b) B (c) C (d) Data is inadequate
2. Introducing Suchendra, Naman says, "She is the wife of only nephew of only brother of my mother." How
Suchendra is related to Naman?
(a) Wife (b) Sister (c) Sister-in-law (d) Data is inadequate

Directions for Questions 3 - 7: Read the following information carefully and then answer the
questions below:
(i) A, B, C, D, E and F are six members of a family.
(ii) There are two married couples among them.
(iii) C is the mother of A and F.
(iv) E is the father of D.
(v) A is the grandson of B.
(vi) The total number of female members in the family - three.

3. Which of the following pairs is one of the married couples?

(a) E-F (b) B-D (c) E-B (d) A-F
4. Who is the wife of E ?
(a) B (b) C (c) F (d) Data inadequate
5. How is B related to F ?
(a) Sister (b) Daughter (c) Son (d) Grandmother
6. How is F related to A ?
(a) Brother (b) Daughter (c) Mother (d) None of these
7. Which of the following is a group of female members?
(a) BDE (b) AFB (c) DCF (d) BCF
8. 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?
(a) Brother (b) Uncle (c) Cousin (d) Father
9. Varun is the brother of Meghna and Nikhil. Prerna is the mother of Nikhil. Rakesh is the father of Varun.
Which of the given statements cannot be said to be definitely true?

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(a) Nikhil is the brother of Meghna (b) Rakesh is the husband of Prerna
(c) Varun is the son of Prerna (d) Prerna is the mother of Varun
10. Pointing to Abhishek, Seema said, "His father is the only son of my grandfather." How is Seema related to
Abhishek?
(a) Sister (b) Cousin (c) Niece (d) Data Inadequate

Explanatory Answers: Home Assignment

1. (a) A is the mother of B, B is the brother of C and C is the daughter of (D) Hence, D is the father.
2. (d) Naman‟s gender is not known. Thus data inadequate.
3. (c)
4. (a)
5. (d)
6. (d)
7. (d) On the basis of the informant given for the questions, we get the family tree as under:
Male Female
Grand Parents E B
Parents D C
Children A F
8. (d) The boy in the photograph is the only son of the son of Suresh's mother i.e., the son of Suresh or her
brother. Hence, Suresh is the father of boy.
9. (a) The gender of Nikhil is not known.
10. (d) The only son of the grandfather can be Seema‟s Father or Uncle. Thus data Inadequate.