SSC CGL Blood Relations & Syllogism Verified Practice Test 1

1. Pointing to a photograph, Neha said, 'He is the son of my mother's only daughter.' How is the boy related to Neha?

• A. Brother
• B. Son (Correct)
• C. Nephew
• D. Cousin

Explanation: Neha's mother's only daughter is Neha herself. The boy is Neha's son.

2. A is the brother of B. B is the daughter of C. D is the father of A. How is C related to D?

• A. Wife (Correct)
• B. Sister
• C. Daughter
• D. Mother

Explanation: A and B are siblings. B is C's daughter and A's father is D, so C is the mother and wife of D.

3. If P + Q means P is the father of Q, P - Q means P is the sister of Q, and P x Q means P is the mother of Q, then A x B + C means C is A's:

• A. Son
• B. Daughter
• C. Grandchild (Correct)
• D. Brother

Explanation: A is mother of B, and B is father of C. Therefore C is A's grandchild.

4. Ravi's father's only son is married to Sita. How is Sita related to Ravi's mother?

• A. Daughter
• B. Daughter-in-law (Correct)
• C. Sister
• D. Mother

Explanation: Ravi's father's only son is Ravi. Sita is Ravi's wife, so she is Ravi's mother's daughter-in-law.

5. Statements: All files are papers. Some papers are records. Conclusion: Some files are records.

• A. Follows
• B. Does not follow (Correct)
• C. Either follows
• D. Both follow

Explanation: The papers that are records need not include any file.

6. Statements: No metal is plastic. All plastic are light. Conclusion: Some light things are not metal.

• A. Follows (Correct)
• B. Does not follow
• C. Cannot be determined
• D. None

Explanation: All plastic things are light, and no plastic is metal. Hence at least some light things, the plastic ones, are not metal.

7. Statements: All artists are singers. Some singers are dancers. Conclusions: I. Some artists are dancers. II. Some singers are artists.

• A. Only I follows
• B. Only II follows (Correct)
• C. Both follow
• D. Neither follows

Explanation: All artists are singers, so some singers are artists. But no definite relation between artists and dancers is given.

8. A woman said to a man, 'Your mother's husband is the only son of my father.' How is the woman related to the man?

• A. Mother
• B. Aunt (Correct)
• C. Sister
• D. Grandmother

Explanation: The man's mother's husband is his father. If his father is the only son of the woman's father, the woman is the man's father's sister, i.e. his aunt.

9. If A % B means A is the brother of B, A $ B means A is the wife of B, and A * B means A is the son of B, then P * Q $ R means P is R's:

• A. Son (Correct)
• B. Brother
• C. Father
• D. Nephew

Explanation: Q is the wife of R, and P is the son of Q. Therefore P is also R's son.

10. Statements: Some books are novels. All novels are stories. Conclusion: Some books are stories.

• A. Follows (Correct)
• B. Does not follow
• C. May follow
• D. Either follows

Explanation: The books that are novels are definitely stories.

11. M is the son of N. O is the daughter of M. P is the mother of O. How is P related to N?

• A. Daughter
• B. Daughter-in-law (Correct)
• C. Sister
• D. Mother

Explanation: M is N's son, and P is the mother of M's daughter, so P is M's wife and N's daughter-in-law.

12. Statements: All trains are vehicles. No vehicle is a tree. Conclusions: I. No train is a tree. II. Some vehicles are trains.

• A. Only I follows
• B. Only II follows
• C. Both follow (Correct)
• D. Neither follows

Explanation: All trains are vehicles and no vehicle is a tree, so no train is a tree. Also, trains are included in vehicles.

13. Pointing to Anil, Kiran said, 'He is the only brother of the daughter of my father.' How is Anil related to Kiran?

• A. Brother (Correct)
• B. Father
• C. Son
• D. Uncle

Explanation: The daughter of Kiran's father is Kiran or her sister. The only brother of that daughter is Kiran's brother.

14. Statements: Some keys are locks. No lock is a chain. Conclusion: Some keys are not chains.

• A. Follows (Correct)
• B. Does not follow
• C. Cannot say
• D. None

Explanation: The keys that are locks cannot be chains because no lock is a chain.

15. If A @ B means A is B's mother and A # B means A is B's brother, then X @ Y # Z means X is Z's:

• A. Mother (Correct)
• B. Aunt
• C. Grandmother
• D. Sister

Explanation: X is mother of Y, and Y is brother of Z. Therefore X is also Z's mother.