Blood relations
Ten reasoning questions, each marked as you answer.
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W is the son of T. T is the brother of N. How is W related to N?
Answer and working
Answer D
Follow the links out from N: T is N’s brother; W is T’s son. So W is N’s nephew.
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C is the son of L. V is the husband of Y. L is the brother of V. How is C related to Y?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from Y: V is Y’s husband; L is V’s brother; C is L’s son. So C is Y’s nephew.
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Pointing to a woman in a photograph, Pooja said, ‘She is the wife of my father’s only son.’ How is the woman related to Pooja?
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Answer C
My father’s only son is my brother; his wife is my sister-in-law. So the woman is Pooja’s sister-in-law.
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Q is the son of H. H is the brother of P. P is the mother of E. How is Q related to E?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from E: P is E’s mother; H is P’s brother; Q is H’s son. So Q is E’s cousin.
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H is the son of E. E is the daughter of A. How is H related to A?
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Answer C
Follow the links out from A: E is A’s daughter; H is E’s son. So H is A’s grandson.
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N is the wife of M. M is the son of S. How is N related to S?
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Answer D
Follow the links out from S: M is S’s son; N is M’s wife. So N is S’s daughter-in-law.
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Z is the daughter of U. U is the brother of A. A is the father of E. How is Z related to E?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from E: A is E’s father; U is A’s brother; Z is U’s daughter. So Z is E’s cousin.
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A is the sister of Y. Y is the husband of P. How is A related to P?
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Answer B
Follow the links out from P: Y is P’s husband; A is Y’s sister. So A is P’s sister-in-law.
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X is the husband of U. R is the son of C. C is the sister of X. How is R related to U?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from U: X is U’s husband; C is X’s sister; R is C’s son. So R is U’s nephew.
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L is the husband of W. W is the daughter of E. How is L related to E?
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Answer A
Follow the links out from E: W is E’s daughter; L is W’s husband. So L is E’s son-in-law.
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