Blood Relation Questions asked in IBPS PO Mains

Direction: 

A%B means A is father of B
A$B means B is wife of A
A*B means B is son of A
A#B means both are on the same level
A&B means B is sister of A
A@B means A is brother of B
A^B means A is daughter of B

Statement 1:

Q%D#C*R@S*T; P*D; S^D 

Question 1. 

How many male members are there in the family?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
E. More than 5

Question 2.

How is P related to Q?
A. Husband
B. Wife
C. Sister
D. Brother
E. Daughter

Question 3.

How is R related to Q?
A. Grandson
B. Daughter
C. Granddaughter
D. Daughter-in-law
E. Son-in-law

Question 4.

How many generations are there in the family?
A. Two
B. Three
C. Four
D. Five
E. None of the above

Question 5.

How is C related to P?
A. Grandson
B. Daughter
C. Granddaughter
D. Daughter-in-law
E. Son-in-law

Statement 2:

A#B#C; P%C; A%R@S^ B^Q*C 

Question 6.

How many married couples are there in the family?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. None
E. More than three

Question 7.

How is C related to B?
A. Son
B. Daughter
C. Grandson
D. Sister
E. Brother

Question 8.

S belongs to which generation?
A. First
B. Second
C. Third
D. Fourth
E. Cannot be determined

Question 9.

How is A related to S?
A. Father
B. Daughter
C. Mother
D. Grandfather
E. Son-in-law

Question 10.

How many female members are there in the family?
A. One
B. Two
C. Three
D. More than three
E. Cannot be determined 

Blood Relations Reasoning Shortcut Tricks

Solution:

The only tricky statement is: “A#B means both are on the same level”
It means both A and B belongs to the same generation and relation between them can find out depending on other statements.

1-5:

1. Option C: Four
2. Option B: Wife
3. Option A: Grandson
4. Option C: Four
5. Option D: Daughter-in-law

6- 10:

6. Option B: Two
7. Option E: Brother
8. Option C: Third
9. Option A: Father
10. Option C: Three