EXERCISE

1. Pointing to a lady on the stage, Devika said, “She is the sister of the son of the wife of my husband”. How is the lady related to Devika?

(a) Sister-in-law

(b) Sister

(d) Cousin

Arvind said, “This girl is the sister of the grandson of my mother”. How is this girl related to Arvind?

(a) Daughter

(b) Niece

(d) Can’t be determined

3. Pointing to a lady, a man said, “Her husband is the only son of my mother”. How is the lady related to man?

(a) Wife (b) Daughter

4. Arun told Meesum, “Yesterday I met the son of my wife’s father-in-law”. How is Arun related to that man?

(a) Brother (b) Father

5. Pointing to a man, Manisha said, “He is the youngest son of my father-in-law’s only son”. How is Manisha related to this youngest son’s father?

(a) Daughter

(b) Sister

(d) Can’t be determined

6. A family consists of a husband and wife, their three sons and two daughters, three wives of three sons. How many females are in this family?

(а) 5 (b) 6

7. A man has two wives A and B. A is Sunny’s step-mother. How is Sunny related to 5?

(a) Step-daughter

(b) Sister-in-law

(d) Can’t be determined

Directions for Questions 8 to 10: If a + b means a is sister of b,

a - b means a is brother of b,

a ¥ b means a is daughter of b,

a ∏b means a is mother ofb.

8. Which of the following relationship shows that I and n are wife and husband?

9. How many females does this relationship shows?

10. The relationshipp + q-r^s^[t shows that

(a) p, q, r, s are children of t

(b) p, q, r, t are children of s

(d) p, q, r, s, t are all siblings.

Directions for Questions 11 to 15: If a + b means a is daughter of b,

a - b means a is husband of b,

a ¥ b means a is brother of b.

11. What does the relationp ¥ q-r show?

(a) p is son-in-law of r

(b) p is brother of r

(d) None of these

7. If h + і ¥j + к ? I + m ¥ n, then what is the present generation of h. Assume that the oldest generation in this group is the first generation?

(a) 2^nd (b) 3^rd

8. Which of the following statements does not hold?

(a) a + b ? c (b) a - b ¥ c

9. From the statements ¥ b ¥ c ¥ d, which of the following statement is not necessarily true?

(a) b is the brother of a

(b) c is the brother of a

(d) a, b, c are male

10. From the statementp - q + r ¥ s, how is q related to s^c!

(a) Niece (b) Sister

11. Anwar’s father is the only son of Mahesh’s father. How is Mahesh related to Anwar?

(a) Father

(b) Brother

(d) None of these

12. Rahul has two mothers. Shalini is the step-daughter of Seema and step-sister of Rahul. How is Seema related to Rahul?

(a) Step-mother

(b) Mother

(d) None of these

13. If

I. A is brother of B

II. B is brother of C

III. C is brother of D

IV. D is sister of E.

Then which of the following statements is not necessarily true?

(a) D is sister of C

(b) B and C are brothers

(d) D and E are sisters

14. Pointing to a photograph, Vandana says, “She is the elder daughter of my mother’s husband”. How is Personinphotographrelated to Vandana?

(a) Sister (b) Mother

15. Pointing to the man in the platform, Siddhartha said, “He is the brother of the father of my mother’s son”. How is this man on the platform related to Siddhartha?

(a) Nephew (b) Father

Directions for Questions 21 to 23:

a * b means a is the brother of b.

a @ b means a is the daughter of b.

a $ b means a is the sister of b.

16. Which of the following shows the relationship p is the paternal uncle of π?

(a) n$o@p (b) n@o$p

17. From the following statement, what is the relationship between n and s^c!

n$o@p*q$r*s

(a) Grandmother (b) Grandfather

18. If a $b$c@d@e*f*g, then how many males and females are there respectively?

(a) 4, 3 (b) 3, 4

Directions for Questions 24 to 25: P, Q, R, S, T went on a picnic. P is the son of Q but Q is not the father of P. R is the son of S, who is the brother of P. T is the wife of S.

19. How is P related to 5?

(a) Nephew (b) Brother

20. How many males are present in this group?

(a) 1 (b) 2

21. Genuflecting (bending) in front of a portrait, Raman said, “She is the only daughter of the mother of my brother’s sister”. How is that person related to Raman?

(a) Uncle (b) Father

22. Pointing towards a lady in a Polaroid, Victor said, “She is the daughter of the father of the sister of my brother”. How is the lady in photograph related to Victor?

(a) Daughter (b) Wife

23. A woman, pointing towards a man said, “He is my mother’s mother’s only son”. How is the woman related to the man?

(a) Mother (b) Cousin

24. A woman presents a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman?

(a) Nephew (b) Son

25. Pointing towards a boy, Aruna said to Pushpa, “The mother of his father is the

wife of your grandfather (Mother’s father)”. How is Pushpa related to that boy?

(a) Sister (b) Niece

26. Looking at a man, Darren said, “Your only brother is the father of my daughter’s father”. How is the gentleman related to Darren?

(a) Father (b) Grandfather

27.

Pointing to a lady, a person says to his friend, “She is the granddaughter of the elder brother of my father”. How is the girl in the photograph related to the man?

(a) Niece (b) Sister

28. Pointing to a man in a photograph Amelia said, “His mother’s only daughter is my mother”. How is Amelia related to that man?

(a) Nephew (b) Sister

29. While discussing Pam’s ancestry, Rick quizzes Pam while pointing towards a man, “His mother is the only daughter of your father.” How is Pam related to that person?

(a) Aunt (b) Mother

30. Pointing to a man in a photograph, a woman said, “His brother’s father is the only son of my grandfather”. How is the woman related to the man in the photograph?

(a) Mother (b) Sister

31. Facing a man in the eye, Nero said, “Your son is my son’s uncle.” How is the man related to Nero?

(a) Brother (b) Father

32. Nikky, who is Roland’s daughter, says to Irene, “Your mother Rita is the younger sister of my father, who is the third child of Sylvester”. How is

Sylvester related to Irene?

(a) Maternal-uncle (b) Father

33. A woman said, “His wife is the only daughter of my father”, after introducing a man. How is that man related to the woman?

(a) Husband (b) Brother

34. Showing the woman in the park, Veronica said, “She is the daughter of my grandfather’s only son.” How is Veronica related to that woman?

(a) Cousin (b) Sister

(e) None of these

35. A is the brother of B and C. D is C’s mother. E is A’s father. Which of the following statement cannot be definitely true?

(a) B is E’s son. (b) E is B’s father.

36. IfX says that his mother is the only daughter ofY’s mother, how is Y related to X?

(a) Aunt (b) Father

37.

Jack said, “This girl is the wife of the only grandson of my mother.” How is Jack related to the girl?

(a) Father (b) Father-in-law

38. A woman Manpreet asks a man Harpreet, “You are the brother of my uncle’s daughter. How are you related to me?”. What was the man’s answer?

(a) Cousin (b) Son

39. Allen told Beatrix, “Yesterday, I met the only brother of the daughter of my grandmother.” Whom did Allen meet?

(a) Cousin

(b) Brother

45. A woman presents a man as the son of the brother of her mother. How is the man related to the woman?

(a) Nephew (b) Son

Directions for Questions 46 and 47: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

Raina, Murli, Haiden, Patel, Gony, Balaji and Morkel are seven members in a family, out of which there are three females and four males. There are two managers, two lawyers, one teacher, one engineer and one doctor. No lady is either a teacher or an engineer. Haiden is a lawyer and is married to Raina, who is a teacher. Balaji, the engineer, is married to Patel, who is neither a lawyer nor a doctor. No two ladies have the same profession. Murli is the sister of Morkel, who is a manager.

46. What is Gony’s profession?

(a) Manager

(b) Lawyer

(d) Data inadequate

47. Which of the following is the group of males?

(a) Raina, Murli, Balaji and Morkel

(b) Gony, Balaji, Patel and Morkel

(d) Raina, Gony, Balaji and Morkel

Directions for Questions 48 and 49: Study the following information carefully and answer the questions given below.

P, Q, R, S, T, U and V are seven members of a family belonging to three generations. There are two married couples—one each of first and second generation respectively. They travel in three different cars—Bentley, Lamborghini and Ferrari so that no car has more than three members and there is at least one female in each car.

R, who is a granddaughter, does not travel with her grandfather and grandmother. Q travels with his father T in Lamborghini. U travels with her granddaughter S in Bentley. P travels with her daughter in Ferrari.

48. How many female members are there in the family?

(a) Three

(b) Four

(d) None of these

49. Which of the following is one of the married couples?

(a) DB (b) BC

Direction for Question 50: Read the information given carefully and answer the question.

In a family of six persons—Pranay Qayamat, Ravi, Shashi, Tanveer, Umed, there are three males and three females. There are two married couples and two persons are unmarried. Each one of them reads different magazines, which are Cosmopolitan, Vogue, India Today, Economist, Stardust and Femina.

The following facts about the family members are also known:

Tanveer, who reads Cosmopolitan, is mother-in-law of Pranay who is wife of Ravi. Shashi is the father of Umed and he does not read λbgue or Femina. Qayamat reads Stardust and is the sister of Umed, who reads India Today. Ravi does not read Femina.

50. Who among the following reads Vogue and what is the relation between the person who reads Vogue and Qayamafl

(a) Ravi, Sister (b) Ravi, Father

Answer Key

l.(c)	2. (a)	3.(a)	4. (a)
5. (c)	6. (b)	7. (c)	8. (a)
9. (d)	10. (b)	ll.(d)	12.(c)
13.(b)	14. (c)	15. (a)	16. (a)
17.(b)	18. (d)	19. (a)	20. (d)
21. (c)	22. (d)	23. (d)	24. (b)

25. (c)	26. (d)	27. (d)	28. (c)
29. (c)	30. (c)	31∙(d)	32. (a)
33. (c)	34. (b)	35. (b)	36. (b)
37. (c)	38. (a)	39. (b)	40. (a)
41∙(d)	42.(b)	43. (a)	44. (d)
45. (c)	46. (b)	47. (d)	48. (c)
49. (c)	50. (a)

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Source: Arun Sharma. How to prepare for Logical Reasoning for the CAT. McGraw-Hill Education series,2012. — 1111 p.. 2012

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