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Blood Relation MCQ for SSC CGL, CHSL, CPO, MTS & GD Exams

Master Blood Relation questions with 30 high-yield multiple choice questions. Practice family tree diagrams, coded relations, and pointing statement problems with instant answer feedback and detailed explanations.

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Mastering Blood Relation Reasoning for SSC CGL

Blood Relation is one of the highest-yielding topics in the SSC CGL Reasoning Ability section. Questions test your logical deduction using complex family structures. Whether dealing with puzzle-based structures, coded relations (e.g. A + B means father), or direct pointing statements, mastering a structured strategy is key to solving these questions in under 30 seconds.

Core Principles for Quick Solving

  • Family Tree Diagrams: Map relationships using standardized symbols. Represent males with square boxes, females with circles, married couples with double lines (⇔), and siblings with single horizontal lines (−).
  • Generation Gap Mapping: Place grandparents at top levels, parents on middle tiers, and self/siblings on bottom rows. Vertical lines show direct descent.
  • Avoid Name Assumptions: Never assume a person's gender based on their name alone—verify gender through pronoun context or explicitly stated relations.No guess work.
Blood Relation family tree diagram with pink circles for females and blue squares for males across three generations
Sample family tree diagram: pink circles = female, blue squares = male

Essential SSC CGL Shortcuts

  • Break Down Statements: For "pointing to a photo" questions, split complex phrasing backwards starting from "my/his/her".
  • Eliminate Options via Gender: In coded blood relations, instantly rule out options where the target person's gender contradicts the required relationship.
Pro Tip for Speed: Regular practice with family tree diagrams turns confusing word traps into effortless marks. Draw the tree in the rough column before reading the options.
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1

Rajiv is the brother of Atul. Sonia is the sister of Sunil. Atul is the son of Sonia. How is Rajiv related to Sonia?

A Nephew
B Son
C Brother
D Father
2

Sita is the niece of Ashok. Ashok’s mother is Lakshmi. Kalyani is Lakshmi’s mother. Kalyani’s husband is Gopal. Parvathi is the mother-in-law of Gopal. How is Sita related to Gopal?

A Great grandson’s daughter
B Gopal is Sita’s father
C Sita is Gopal’s great granddaughter
D Grand niece
3

Seema is the daughter-in-law of Sudhir and sister-in-law of Ramesh. Mohan is the son of Sudhir and only brother of Ramesh. Find the relation between Seema and Mohan.

A Sister-in-law
B Aunt
C Cousin
D Wife
4

Suresh introduces a man as ‘He is the son of the woman who is the mother of the husband of my mother’. How is Suresh related to the man?

A Uncle
B Son
C Cousin
D Grandson
5

Pointing to a lady in a photograph, Meera said, ‘Her father’s only son’s wife is my mother-in-law’. How is Meera’s husband related to that lady in the photo?

A Nephew
B Uncle
C Son
D Father
6

Pointing to a photograph Vikas said ‘She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son’. How is she related to Vikas in the photograph?

A Father
B Brother
C Sister
D Mother
7

Suresh’s sister is the wife of Ram. Ram is Rani’s brother. Ram’s father is Madhur. Sheetal is Ram’s grandmother. Rema is Sheetal’s daughter-in-law. Rohit is Rani’s brother’s son. Who is Rohit to Suresh?

A Brother-in-law
B Son
C Brother
D Nephew
8

Vinod introduces Vishal as the son of the only brother of his father’s wife. How is Vinod related to Vishal?

A Cousin
B Son
C Brother
D Uncle
9

Among her children, Ganga’s favourites are Ram and Rekha. Rekha is the mother of Sharat, who is loved most by his uncle Mithun. The head of the family is Ram Lal, who is succeeded by his sons Gopal and Mohan. Gopal and Ganga have been married for 3535 years and have 33 children. What is the relation between Mithun and Mohan?

A Uncle
B Son
C Brother
D No relation
10

Rahul and Robin are brothers. Pramod is Robin’s father. Sheela is Pramod’s sister. Prema is Pramod’s niece. Shubha is Sheela’s granddaughter. How is Rahul related to Shubha?

A Brother
B Cousin
C Uncle
D Nephew
11

Preeti has a son, named Arun. Ram is Preeti’s brother. Neeta too has a daughter named Reema. Neeta is Ram’s sister. What is Arun’s relationship to Reema?

A Brother
B Nephew
C Cousin
D Uncle
12

There are 22 film stars. One is the father of the other’s son. What is the relationship of the two with each other?

A Grandfather and Grandson
B Grandfather and son
C Husband and wife
D Father and Son
13

Ramu’s mother said to Ramu, ‘My mother has a son whose son is Achyut’. How is Achyut related to Ramu?

A Uncle
B Cousin
C Brother
D Nephew
14

Ravi’s father has a son Rohit who has an aunt Laxmi who has a husband Rao whose father-in-law is Mohan. What is the relation of Mohan to Ravi?

A Nephew
B Grandfather
C Son
D Uncle
15

Vijay says ‘Ananda’s mother is the only daughter of my mother’. How is Ananda related to Vijay?

A Brother
B Father
C Nephew
D Grand Father
16

Introducing a man, a woman said, ‘His wife is the only daughter of my mother.’ How is the woman related with the man?

A Sister-in-law
B Wife
C Aunt
D Mother-in-law
17

A prisoner introduced a boy who came to visit him to the jailor as ‘Brothers and sisters I have none, he is my father’s son’s son’. Who is the boy?

A Nephew
B Son
C Cousin
D Uncle
18

Pointing to a girl in a bus, a man tells his friend ‘She is the daughter of the only son of my father’s wife’. How is the girl related to the man?

A Cousin
B Daughter
C Mother
D Sister
19

Pointing to Mala, Kala said, ‘She is my brother’s only sister’s daughter.’ How is Mala related to Kala?

A Mother
B Daughter
C Aunt
D Niece
20

Showing a man a woman said, ‘His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather’. How is the woman related to the man?

A Aunt
B Sister
C Daughter
D Mother
21

Looking at a photograph a person said ‘I have no brother or sister but that man’s father is my father’s son’. At whose photograph was the person looking at?

A His son’s
B His nephew
C His father’s
D His own
22

Mathew told his friend Sham, pointing to a photograph, ‘Her father is the only son of my mother.’ The photograph is of whom?

A Mathew’s niece
B Mathew’s mother
C Mathew’s daughter
D Mathew’s sister
23

Raghu and Babu are twins. Babu’s sister is Keema. Reema’s husband is Rajan. Raghu’s mother is Lakshmi. Lakshmi’s husband is Rajesh. How is Rajesh related to Rajan?

A Father-in-law
B Cousin
C Uncle
D Son-in-law
24

Sheela is Ravi’s sister-in-law. Ram is Ravi’s brother. Ram’s wife is Sheela. Deepa is Ravi’s sister. Deepa’s mother is Shanthi. How is Sheela related to Shanthi?

A Mother-in-law
B Daughter-in-law
C Granddaughter
D Daughter
25

Shyama says that father of Rajiv’s father is my father. How is Shyama related to Rajiv?

A Mother
B Father’s sister (aunt)
C Niece
D Sister
26

Tarun is the father of Rohit. Rohit is the brother of Kala. Kala is the wife of Dilip. How is Dilip related to Rohit?

A Brother-in-law
B Father-in-law
C Son
D Uncle
27

Kusuma is the wife of Ravi. Govind and Prabhu are brothers. Govind is the brother of Ravi. Prabhu is Kusuma’s?

A Cousin
B Brother
C Brother-in-law
D Uncle
28

Savitha introduced a boy as the son of the only daughter of the father of her maternal uncle. How is the boy related to Savitha?

A Brother
B Son
C Nephew
D Son-in-law
29

Gopal said, pointing to Govind ‘His father is my father’s only son’. How is Gopal related to Govind?

A Grandfather
B Grandson
C Son
D Father
30

Pointing towards a woman in a photograph Vijay said, ‘She is the daughter of the father of sister of my brother’. How is the lady in the photograph related to Vijay?

A Wife
B Mother
C Sister
D Daughter

Answer Key

Blood Relation MCQ Answers

1. B
2. C
3. D
4. B
5. A
6. C
7. D
8. A
9. D
10. C
11. C
12. D
13. B
14. B
15. C
16. B
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. B
21. A
22. C
23. A
24. B
25. B
26. A
27. C
28. A
29. D
30. C

Detailed Answer Explanations

  1. Q1. Answer: (B) Son
    Sonia is mother of Atul and Rajiv. Therefore, Rajiv is son of Sonia.
  2. Q2. Answer: (C) Sita is Gopal’s great granddaughter
    Sita is granddaughter of Lakshmi. Gopal is father of Lakshmi. Therefore, Sita is great granddaughter of Gopal.
  3. Q3. Answer: (D) Wife
    Seema is the daughter-in-law of Sudhir. Mohan is the son of Sudhir. Seema is the sister-in-law of Mohan's only brother Ramesh. Therefore, Seema is the wife of Mohan.
  4. Q4. Answer: (B) Son
    Husband of Suresh's mother means father of Suresh. Mother of Suresh's father means grandmother of Suresh. The son of grandmother means either father or uncle. Therefore, Suresh is the son of that man.
  5. Q5. Answer: (A) Nephew
    The wife of brother of woman in photograph is mother-in-law of Meera. Meera is daughter-in-law of brother of that woman. Therefore, the husband of Meera is nephew of that woman.
  6. Q6. Answer: (C) Sister
    The only son of grandfather (paternal) of Vikas means father of Vikas. Therefore, the girl is sister of Vikas.
  7. Q7. Answer: (D) Nephew
    Ram is brother of Rani. Rohit is son of Ram. Suresh is maternal uncle of Rohit. Therefore, Rohit is nephew of Suresh.
  8. Q8. Answer: (A) Cousin
    Wife of Vinod’s father means the mother of Vinod. Only brother of Vinod’s mother means maternal uncle of Vinod. Therefore, Vinod is cousin of Vishal.
  9. Q9. Answer: (D) No relation
    Mohan is son of Ram Lal and uncle of Ram and Rekha. Mithun is uncle of Sharat who is son of Rekha. Rekha is niece of Mohan. Therefore, Mithun is brother of Rekha’s husband. Hence, no blood relation between Mithun and Mohan.
  10. Q10. Answer: (C) Uncle
    Shubha is granddaughter of Sheela, who is sister of Pramod. Rahul is son of Pramod. Therefore, Rahul is uncle of Shubha.
  11. Q11. Answer: (C) Cousin
    Arun is the son of Preeti. Ram is the brother of Preeti and Neeta. Reema is the daughter of Neeta. Thus, Arun is cousin of Reema.
  12. Q12. Answer: (D) Father and Son
    One is the father and the other is the son.
  13. Q13. Answer: (B) Cousin
    Achyut is nephew of Ramu’s mother. Therefore, Achyut is cousin of Ramu.
  14. Q14. Answer: (B) Grandfather
    Rao is uncle of Rohit and Ravi. Therefore, Mohan is grandfather of Ravi.
  15. Q15. Answer: (C) Nephew
    Only daughter of Vijay’s mother means sister of Vijay. Sister of Vijay is mother of Ananda. Therefore, Ananda is nephew of Vijay.
  16. Q16. Answer: (B) Wife
    Only daughter of woman’s mother means the woman herself. Therefore, the woman is wife of that man.
  17. Q17. Answer: (B) Son
    The son of prisoner’s father means the prisoner himself. Therefore, the boy is son of the prisoner.
  18. Q18. Answer: (B) Daughter
    Only son of man’s father’s wife means the man himself. Therefore, that girl is the daughter of that man.
  19. Q19. Answer: (B) Daughter
    Only sister of Kala’s brother means Kala herself. Therefore, Mala is daughter of Kala.
  20. Q20. Answer: (B) Sister
    Only son of woman’s grandfather means the father of woman. Man’s brother’s father is the father of that woman. Therefore, the woman is sister of that man.
  21. Q21. Answer: (A) His son’s
    Son of one’s father means the person himself. Therefore, that man is the son of the person.
  22. Q22. Answer: (C) Mathew’s daughter
    Only son of Mathew’s mother means Mathew himself. Thus, the photograph is of Mathew’s daughter.
  23. Q23. Answer: (A) Father-in-law
    Reema is the daughter of Rajesh and Lakshmi. Rajan is the husband of Reema. Therefore, Rajesh is the father-in-law of Rajan.
  24. Q24. Answer: (B) Daughter-in-law
    Shanthi is mother of Ravi, Ram and Deepa. Sheela is the wife of Ram. Therefore, Sheela is the daughter-in-law of Shanthi.
  25. Q25. Answer: (B) Father’s sister (aunt)
    Father of Rajiv’s father means grandfather of Rajiv. Grandfather of Rajiv is the father of Shyama. Therefore, Shyama is Rajiv’s father’s sister, i.e., aunt.
  26. Q26. Answer: (A) Brother-in-law
    Rohit is the brother of Kala. Kala is the wife of Dilip. Therefore, Dilip is brother-in-law of Rohit.
  27. Q27. Answer: (C) Brother-in-law
    Ravi is brother of Govind and Prabhu. Therefore, Prabhu is brother-in-law of Kusuma.
  28. Q28. Answer: (A) Brother
    Only daughter of the father of Savitha’s maternal uncle means the mother of Savitha. Therefore, the boy is brother of Savitha.
  29. Q29. Answer: (D) Father
    Only son of Gopal’s father means Gopal himself. Thus, Gopal is father of Govind.
  30. Q30. Answer: (C) Sister
    Sister of Vijay’s brother means sister of Vijay also. Father of Vijay’s sister means father of Vijay also. Therefore, the lady in the photograph is the sister of Vijay.

Why Practice Blood Relation MCQs for SSC?

Blood Relation is one of the most scoring and predictable topics in the Reasoning Ability section of SSC exams. Regular practice helps you decode family structures quickly, avoid gender traps, and solve pointing-statement problems accurately. At Shortcut Maths in Jadavpur, Kolkata, we recommend solving topic-wise MCQs to improve speed and accuracy.

Key Blood Relation Topics Covered in These 30 MCQs

  • Family Tree Diagrams: Multi-generation structures and relationship mapping.
  • Pointing to Photo: Backward decoding from "my/his/her" phrases.
  • Coded Relations: Symbol-based relation statements.
  • Direct Relations: Brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece and in-law relations.
  • Generation Gaps: Grandfather, granddaughter, great grandchild and multi-level descent.
Pro Tip from Shortcut Maths Faculty: When a statement says "my father's only son," it usually refers to the speaker himself (if male) or his brother. Always confirm gender before locking the answer.

Recommended Study Plan for SSC Reasoning

  • Step 1 - Learn Symbols: Master male, female, marriage and sibling notation for family trees.
  • Step 2 - Practice MCQs: Solve this 30-question Blood Relation MCQ set and review the detailed explanations.
  • Step 3 - Attempt Mock Tests: Test your speed on exam-like mocks. Visit our Online Mock Tests section for SSC, Bank and Railway practice tests.

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