Blood Relation is a very important chapter of Reasoning section. Blood relation questions will asked in various competitive exams like SSC CGL,CHSL, Railways, UPSC, Banks and state PSC exams. In Blood Relation human relations. In which you would see relation that may depend on the mother side or father side. First step is to understand the relation . Drawing family tree is very helpful in blood relation concept questions. To Understand the blood relation concepts, We must have the full knowledge over the relationships and connections within a family which is given as the following:
- Parental Relations:
- Father (F), Mother (M)
- Siblings:
- Brother (B), Sister (S)
- Grandparents:
- Grandfather (GF), Grandmother (GM)
- Marital Relations:
- Husband (H), Wife (W)
- Children:
- Son (S), Daughter (D)
Below table will help to aspirants to Understand the blood relation concept by knowing relations.
| Sl.No | Relation | Called |
| 1 | Mother’s Son or Father’s Son | Brother |
| 2 | Mother’s Daughter or Father’s Daughter | Sister |
| 3 | Mother’s Brother or Father’s Brother | Uncle |
| 4 | Mother’s Sister or Father’s Sister | Aunt |
| 5 | Mother’s Father or Father’s Father | Grandfather |
| 6 | Mother’s Mother or Father’s Mother | Grandmother |
| 7 | Daughter’s Husband | Son-in-Law |
| 8 | Son’s Wife | Daughter-in-Law |
| 9 | Brother’s Son | Nephew |
| 10 | Brother’s Daughter | Niece |
| 11 | Husband’s Brother or Wife’s Brother | Brother-in-Law |
| 12 | Husband’s Sister or Wife’s Sister | Sister-in-Law |
| 13 | Brother’s Wife | Sister-in-Law |
| 14 | Sister’s Husband | Brother-in-Law |
| 15 | Uncle Son or Daughter OR Aunt’s Son or Daughter | Cousin |
| 16 | Father of grandfather /father of grandmother | Great grandfather |
| 17 | Mother of grandfather/Mother of grandmother | Great grandmother |
Aspirants can find various tips and tricks from below for solving the questions related to the Blood Relation
- Need to consider “me” as the introducing person to answer questions asked in the Blood Relation reasoning section quickly.
- For the example given in the Coded Relation type blood relation section candidates need to check all the options carefully including the gender, and finally by eliminating the wrong options candidates can come to the final conclusion.
- Never predict the gender of a person on the basis of name, unless otherwise mentioned, as it may lead to a wrong answer.
- Only son or daughter does not mean the only child. If the blood relation question is saying that A is the only son of B, then A can possibly have 1 son and 1 daughter or just one son.
- Must try to find out the two persons among whom the relationship is to be found. Then, based on the relations between the other members of the family given as intermediaries, try to establish the relation between the two required persons.
- Visualizing relationships through diagrams or family trees is an effective strategy. It helps organize the information and facilitates a systematic approach to solving the problem.
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