SSC CGL Blood Relations and Syllogism Practice Test 27
15 original SSC CGL level questions on family tree logic, coded relations, syllogism, and conclusion checking.
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SSC CGL Blood Relations and Syllogism Practice Test 27
15 original SSC CGL level questions on family tree logic, coded relations, syllogism, and conclusion checking.
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- Blood Relation
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.
- Blood Relation
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.
- Coded Relation
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.
- Blood Relation
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.
- Syllogism
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.
- Syllogism
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.
- Syllogism
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.
- Blood Relation
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.
- Coded Relation
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.
- Syllogism
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.
- Blood Relation
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.
- Syllogism
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.
- Blood Relation
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.
- Syllogism
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.
- Coded Relation
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.