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(May2021)
IMPORTANT LOGIC CONCEPT: BLOOD RELATIONS
Published In May2021 Issue Of ‘VEDIC MATH WORLD’ – Magazine
IMPORTANT LOGIC CONCEPT: BLOOD RELATIONS
Published in May2021 issue of ‘VEDIC MATH WORLD’ – magazine
INTRODUCTION:
In our lifetime, the relations related with us are either by birth or by marriage is called blood relation and relations by law respectively. For an example, the relation related by birth is mother, father, brother, sister, etc. and the relation which is related by marriage will be father-in-law, mother-in-law, son, daughter, etc.
In the blood relation question, the clues related to the relation between members of a particular family is given. You need to find out, which relation is do they share. Before preceding ahead, let’s see the list of important relations that are most likely asked in the examination.
UNDERSTAND THE RELATION BETWEEN FAMILY MEMBERS:
RELATIONSHIP | TERMINOLOGY |
Mother’s or Father’s son | Myself/Brother |
Mother’s or Father’s daughter | Myself/Sister |
Uncle’s Daughter or Aunt’s Daughter | Cousin |
Uncle’s Son or Aunt’s Son | Cousin |
Brother’s Son or Sister’s Son | Nephew |
Brother’s Daughter or Sister’s Daughter | Niece |
Daughter’s Husband | Son-in-law |
Son’s Wife | Daughter-in-law |
Husband’s Brother or Wife’s Brother | Brother-in-law |
Husband’s Sister or Wife’s Sister | Sister-in-law |
Husband’s Father or Wife’s Father | Father-in-law |
Husband’s Mother or Wife’s Mother | Mother-in-law |
Mother’s or Father’s brother | Uncle |
Mother’s or Father’s sister | Aunt |
Mother’s or Father’s father | Grandfather |
Mother’s or Father’s mother | Grandmother |
HOW TO SOLVE QUESTIONS OF BLOOD RELATION:
The above mention table will help you out to identify the relation. After identifying the next step to solve the blood relation question. To easily solve the question, you need to follow some basic steps which will make it easy to solve the problems.
To portray a male, you should use the ‘+’ sign in the family tree.
To portray a female, use the ‘- ‘sign in the family tree.
Vertical lines should be used to represent the relationship between different generations like the relation between Grandfather-father or father-son.
Use ‘＝’ to denote married couples and a single line to represent the relationship between siblings.
If there is a relationship that is not defined by the statement, then you should mention it by using ‘?’ or you can use any other symbols as per the suitability.
Question_1:
X is the brother of B, M is the brother of B, K is the father of V and, T is the wife of K. How B is related to T?
Question_2:
Nithya is Samir’s sister. Mohan is Samir’s father. Selvan is Rajan’s son. Rajan is Mohan’s brother. how is Nithya related to Selvan.
Question_3:
A is the Brother of R. C is the father of A. D is the brother of E. E is daughter of B. who is the uncle of D?
DETAILED SOLUTION:
For detailed solution, please visit the magazine page and read either in 3D flip & Read section or download the PDF for the respected month of the magazine issue. You can search all published issue in the ‘ARCHIVE’ section.