Tricks to Solve Blood-Relation Questions For IBPS RRB PO/Clerk 2025

Blood Relation for IBPS RRB PO and Clerk Exam: Blood-relation questions are an important part of the reasoning ability section in IBPS RRB PO and Clerk exams. These questions test your ability to understand and analyze relationships within a family based on the given information. Candidates master core topics and boost your IBPS RRB PO and Clerk reasoning overall preparation. In this article, we are providing tips and tricks to solve blood relations quickly along with the practice questions.

Concept of Blood Relation

Blood relation refers to the connection between people who are related by birth. It shows how family members are related to each other.

For example:

• A father is related to his son (father-son relation).
• A mother is related to her daughter (mother-daughter relation).
• Brother and sister are siblings.

Common Blood Relations

Here are some common terms and their meanings:

1. Father: Your male parent.
2. Mother: Your female parent.
3. Son: Your male child.
4. Daughter: Your female child.
5. Brother: A male sibling.
6. Sister: A female sibling.
7. Grandfather: Father of your father or mother.
8. Grandmother: Mother of your father or mother.
9. Uncle: Brother of your father or mother.
10. Aunt: Sister of your father or mother.
11. Nephew: Son of your brother or sister.
12. Niece: Daughter of your brother or sister.
13. Cousin: Child of your uncle or aunt.

Relationship Formulas

Understanding blood relations can be simplified by using these formulas:

• Father’s brother = Uncle
• Father’s sister = Aunt
• Mother’s brother = Uncle
• Mother’s sister = Aunt
• Father’s father = Grandfather
• Father’s mother = Grandmother
• Mother’s father = Grandfather
• Mother’s mother = Grandmother
• Brother’s daughter = Niece
• Brother’s son = Nephew
• Sister’s daughter = Niece
• Sister’s son = Nephew
• Cousin (general term) = Child of your uncle or aunt

Tricks to Solve Blood Relation Questions

• Understand the Family Tree: Use a family tree every time you attempt a question that has issues to do with family relations. Besides it will assist you to see the relationship as described above in a very clear way.
• Use Generations: A generation is a step in a family tree. For instance, those who are parents are in a generation above you and those who are your children are in the generation below you.
• Check Direct and Indirect Relationships
  • Direct relation: Those are directly connected to you (for example a father, a mother, a son, or a daughter).
  • Indirect relation: Closely related, but not through the direct parent figure – uncle or cousin.

Most Important Questions PDF for Blood Relation

Directions (1-3): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

There are seven members in the family. P is married to Q. Q is the daughter of A. A is married to R’s only brother. B is the only uncle of Q. G is the mother of B. D is the father-in-law of P.

Clues:

P is married to Q.

Q is the daughter of A.

A is married to R’s only brother.

B is the only uncle of Q.

G is the mother of B.

D is the father-in-law of P.

Question 1: How G is related to D?

A) Mother

B) Mother-in-law

C) Sister

D) Aunt

E) None of these

Question 2: How B is related to D?

A) Brother

B) Uncle

C) Brother-in-law

D) Father

E) None of these

Question 3: How R is related to B’s sister?

A) Sister

B) Mother

C) Sister-in-law

D) Cannot be determined

E) None of these

Directions (4-5): Answer the questions based on the information given below.

A nine-member family consists of three couples and each couple has only one child, who is not a female member. J has three children out of which only two are females.

C, who is the grandfather of J, who is married to M. J is the only son of P, who is the grandmother of K. N and D are siblings and both are females. B is the mother-in-law of P. L is also a member of family.

Clues:

C, who is the grandfather of J, who is married to M. J is the only son of P, who is the grandmother of K. N and D are siblings and both are females. B is the mother-in-law of P. L is also a member of family.

Inferences:

As there are three couples and each couple has only one son except J who has three children.

C, who is grandfather of J, who is married with M. J is the only son of P, who is the grandmother of K. B is the mother-in-law of P, which means C and B are married to each other.

Question 4: Who among the following is daughter of M?

A) K

B) J

C) D

D) C

E) None of these

Question 5: How K is related to P?

A) K is the grandfather of P

B) K is grandson of P

C) K is mother of P

D) K is father of P

E) None of these

Disclaimer: The blood relation concepts, tips, and practice questions provided are curated by experts after analyzing previous year papers, exam trends, and reasoning patterns. They are intended for practice and guidance only, not official IBPS RRB exam content. Actual exam questions may differ. Candidates should always verify details through official IBPS notices.

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