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MASTERQUEST 2025

DILR

Blood Relations

Lecture No.- 02

By Amit Surana Sir

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 to be covered
1) Blood Relations

2) Understanding Family Tree

3) Different Relations

4) Direct Blood Relations Questions

5) Introduction Based Questions

6) Coded Blood Relations

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 AMIT SURANA
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 DI LR TOPICS
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1 Directions Coding - 11 Visual Reasoning 16 Distribution

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Decoding
Games &
2 Blood Relations 12 Analogies 17
7 Syllogism Tournaments
3 Clocks 13 Odd One Out Data
8 Ranking 18
Interpretation
4 Calendars 9 Team Formation 14 Cubes & Dice 19 Venn Diagrams
5 Series 10 Input - Output 15 Arrangements 20 LR Based DI

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 BLOOD RELATIONS

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 Blood Relations

o Understanding Family Tree

o Parents
o Grandparents
o Siblings
o Uncles/Aunts
o Cousins
o Spouse
o In-laws
o Brother/Sister In-law
o Nephew/Niece

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 Understanding Family Tree

Gender/Relation Symbol

Male

Female

Sibling

Spouse

Next Generation

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 Parents

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 Grandparents

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 Siblings

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 Uncles/Aunts

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 Cousins

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 Spouse

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 In-laws

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 Brother/Sister In-law

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 Nephew/Niece

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 Summary

Relation Explanation
Relation Explanation
Father In-Law Spouse’s Father
1. Parents’ Brother
Uncle
2. Parents’ Sister’s Husband
Mother In-Law Spouse’s Mother
1. Parents’ Sister
Aunt
2. Parents’ Brother’s Wife
Son In-Law Daughter’s Husband
Cousin Uncle/Aunt’s child
Daughter In-Law Son’s Wife
Nephew Sibling’s Son
1. Spouse’s Brother
Brother In-Law
2. Sister’s Husband
Niece Sibling’s Daughter
1. Spouse’s Sister
Sister In-Law
2. Brother’s Wife

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 #Q 1. A family consists of six members A, B, C, U, V and W. B is the son of C but C isn’t the mother of B. A and C
are a couple. V is the brother of C. U is the daughter of A. W is the brother of A. How is V related to W?
A. Brother B. Brother in-law C. Cousin D. None of the above

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 #Q 2. Introducing a doctor, Chris said to his son, “This person is my brother’s father’s father’s daughter’s daughter.”
How is the doctor related to Chris’ son?
A. Sister B. Sister-in-law C. Aunt D. None of the above

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 #Q 3. The following code is used to describe the relationship between two people:
P + Q means P is the father of Q.
P – Q means P is the daughter of Q.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P # Q means P is the mother of Q.
P = Q means P is the son of Q.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.

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 #Q 3.1 Which among the following means “X is the father of Y"?
A. X $ Q + R # S = Y B. Y – S * R + Q $ X C. X * Q = R # S = Y D. Y * S = R # Q = X

#Q 3.2 Which among the following means 1 is the brother of 7?

A. 1 * J + K – L $ 7 B. 1 $ J – K + L * 7 C. 1 = J $ K – L # 7 D. 1 – J + K – L # 7

#Q 3.3 If Vijay = Watson # Xavier + Yuvraj = Zenith, then how is Vijay related to Zenith?
A. Brother B. Husband C. Son D. Brother-in-law

#Q 3.4 If Chandu * Dharam + Elon = Farzi – Ghani , then how is Chandu's only sibling related to Ghani?
A. Son-in-law B. Son C. Father-in-law D. Husband

#Q 3.5 If A – B = C # D, then which among the following may not be true?

A. C is the grand mother of A. B. A is the niece of D.
C. D is the sibling of B. D. D is the uncle of A.

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 #Q 3.1 Which among the following means “X is the father of Y"?
A. X $ Q + R # S = Y B. Y – S * R + Q $ X C. X * Q = R # S = Y D. Y * S = R # Q = X

P + Q means P is the father of Q.

P – Q means P is the daughter of Q.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P # Q means P is the mother of Q.
P = Q means P is the son of Q.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.

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 #Q 3.2 Which among the following means 1 is the brother of 7?
A. 1 * J + K – L $ 7 B. 1 $ J – K + L * 7 C. 1 = J $ K – L # 7 D. 1 – J + K – L # 7

P + Q means P is the father of Q.

P – Q means P is the daughter of Q.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P # Q means P is the mother of Q.
P = Q means P is the son of Q.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.

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 #Q 3.3 If Vijay = Watson # Xavier + Yuvraj = Zenith, then how is Vijay related to Zenith?
A. Brother B. Husband C. Son D. Brother-in-law

P + Q means P is the father of Q.

P – Q means P is the daughter of Q.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P # Q means P is the mother of Q.
P = Q means P is the son of Q.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.

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 #Q 3.4 If Chandu * Dharam + Elon = Farzi – Ghani , then how is Chandu's only sibling related to Ghani?
A. Son-in-law B. Son C. Father-in-law D. Husband

P + Q means P is the father of Q.

P – Q means P is the daughter of Q.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P # Q means P is the mother of Q.
P = Q means P is the son of Q.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.

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 #Q 3.5 If A – B = C # D, then which among the following may not be true?
A. C is the grand mother of A. B. A is the niece of D.
C. D is the sibling of B. D. D is the uncle of A.

P + Q means P is the father of Q.

P – Q means P is the daughter of Q.
P $ Q means P is the brother of Q.
P # Q means P is the mother of Q.
P = Q means P is the son of Q.
P * Q means P is the sister of Q.

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 #Q 4. A family of eight members – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W – includes three couples and across three generations. Each
member of the family drives a car of different color among – Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red and White,
not necessarily in the same order. Each couple has at least one child.
(1) The yellow car user is married to the orange car user and the blue car user is a male.
(2) Q is the green car user and is a bachelor and U, the red car user is his cousin.
(3) S and T are the children of P, the indigo car user.
(4) V is elder to W and these two are of different genders.
(5) T has a girl child and is married to a white car user.
(6) The yellow car user and R are brothers-in-laws.

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 #Q 4.1 How is P related to W?
A. Mother-in-law B. Daughter-in-law C. Father-in-Law D. Son-in-law

#Q 4.2 How is the green car user related to the violet car user?
A. Cousin B. Nephew C. Son D. Son-in-law

#Q 4.3 How is U related to the yellow car user?

A. Daughter B. Daughter-in-law C. Aunt D. Niece

#Q 4.4 How are the violet car user and W related to each other?
A. Brothers B. Sisters C. Cousins D. Sisters-in-law

#Q 4.5 Which among the following is definitely false?

A. The yellow car user is the son of the indigo car user.
B. The violet car user is the aunt of Q.
C. P is the father of T.
D. R and S are brothers-in-law.

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 A family of eight members – P, Q, R, S, T, U, V and W – includes three couples and across three generations. Each
member of the family drives a car of different color among – Violet, Indigo, Blue, Green, Yellow, Orange, Red and White,
not necessarily in the same order. Each couple has at least one child.

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 (1) The yellow car user is married to the orange car user and the blue car user is a male.
(2) Q is the green car user and is a bachelor and U, the red car user is his cousin.
(3) S and T are the children of P, the indigo car user.
(4) V is elder to W and these two are of different genders.
(5) T has a girl child and is married to a white car user.
(6) The yellow car user and R are brothers-in-laws.

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 (1) The yellow car user is married to the orange car user and the blue car user is a male.
(2) Q is the green car user and is a bachelor and U, the red car user is his cousin.
(3) S and T are the children of P, the indigo car user.
(4) V is elder to W and these two are of different genders.
(5) T has a girl child and is married to a white car user.
(6) The yellow car user and R are brothers-in-laws.
indigo blue

P V
orange yellow violet white

W S T R

Q U
green red

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 #Q 4.1 How is P related to W?
A. Mother-in-law B. Daughter-in-law C. Father-in-Law D. Son-in-law

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 #Q 4.2 How is the green car user related to the violet car user?
A. Cousin B. Nephew C. Son D. Son-in-law

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 #Q 4.3 How is U related to the yellow car user?
A. Daughter B. Daughter-in-law C. Aunt D. Niece

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 #Q 4.4 How are the violet car user and W related to each other?
A. Brothers B. Sisters C. Cousins D. Sisters-in-law

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 #Q 4.5 Which among the following is definitely false?
A. The yellow car user is the son of the indigo car user.
B. The violet car user is the aunt of Q.
C. P is the father of T.
D. R and S are brothers-in-law.

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 2 Mins Summary

1) Blood Relations
2) Understanding Family Tree
3) Different Relations
4) Direct Blood Relations Questions
5) Introduction Based Questions
6) Coded Blood Relations

1) IPMAT Ace

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