Blood Relations
SSC CGL Reasoning. Try each one first, then open its answer.
Top 10 SSC CGL PYQs to practise first
The questions and kinds of question asked most often come first. Each one says how often and in which papers.
Question 1
This type asked 36 times: 9 in 2023, 26 in 2024, 1 in 2025. This one: 21 Sep 2025 S3 See all 36 of this type
17Directions: These questions are based on the following information: 'P@Q' means 'Q is the mother of P'. 'P$Q' means 'Q is the husband of P'. 'P#Q' means 'Q is the sister of P'. 'P&Q' means 'Q is the son of P'. If 'A & B @ C & D # E' then how is A related with E?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
This type asked 29 times: 1 in 2023, 1 in 2024, 27 in 2025. This one: 24 Sep 2025 S2 See all 29 of this type
8A is the daughter of B. B is the daughter of C. How is A related to C?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
This type asked 17 times: 10 in 2023, 7 in 2025. This one: 19 Sep 2025 S2 See all 17 of this type
5Pointing to a woman, Raj said, "She is the daughter-in-law of the grandmother of my father's only son." How is the woman related to Raj?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
This type asked 16 times: 1 in 2023, 15 in 2025. This one: 20 Sep 2025 S1 See all 16 of this type
4Pointing to a man, Ravi said, "He is the son of my father's only son." How is the man related to Ravi?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
This type asked 10 times: 18 Jul 2023 S4, 19 Jul 2023 S4, 21 Jul 2023 S1, 21 Jul 2023 S4, 25 Jul 2023 S2, 25 Jul 2023 S3, 25 Jul 2023 S4, 26 Jul 2023 S1, 27 Jul 2023 S1, 27 Jul 2023 S2. This one: 27 Jul 2023 S2 See all 10 of this type
22Azad points towards a picture and says it’s the picture of his mother’s father’s only granddaughter’s only brother. How is Azad related to the person in the picture?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
This type asked 8 times: 18 Jul 2023 S2, 18 Jul 2023 S3, 20 Jul 2023 S3, 24 Jul 2023 S2, 25 Jul 2023 S3, 17 Sep 2024 S1, 24 Sep 2024 S3, 22 Sep 2025 S3. This one: 22 Sep 2025 S3 See all 8 of this type
24A, B, C, D, E, and F are the six members of a family. A is the male member of a married pair, A and B. C is A's brother, and D is his only son. D has a sister named E. F's husband has passed away, and B is her daughter-in-law. What connection does E have to C?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
This type asked 8 times: 17 Jul 2023 S1, 17 Jul 2023 S2, 17 Jul 2023 S4, 19 Jul 2023 S2, 20 Jul 2023 S1, 20 Jul 2023 S3, 26 Jul 2023 S4, 11 Sep 2024 S1. This one: 11 Sep 2024 S1 See all 8 of this type
6In a certain code language, A + B means ‘A is the son of B’, A − B means ‘A is the wife of B’, A B means ‘A is the brother of B’ and A B means ‘A is the mother of B’. Based on the above, if ‘P + Q R − T M’, which of the following is true?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 8
This type asked 5 times: 14 Sep 2025 S3, 15 Sep 2025 S3, 16 Sep 2025 S3, 17 Sep 2025 S2, 22 Sep 2025 S1. This one: 22 Sep 2025 S1 See all 5 of this type
5A B means A is the sister of BA B means A is the mother of BA B means A is the father of BA + B means A is the brother of B What is the relation in A B + C?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 9
This type asked 5 times: 9 Sep 2024 S1, 13 Sep 2024 S2, 13 Sep 2024 S3, 19 Sep 2024 S2, 23 Sep 2024 S3. This one: 23 Sep 2024 S3 See all 5 of this type
25In a certain code language, 'A & B' means ‘ A is the brother of B’, 'A x B' means ‘A is the father of B’, 'A ? B' means ‘A is the mother of B’ and 'A ! B' means ‘A is the wife of B’. Which of the following means that W is the mother's mother of P?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 10
Asked 2 times: 19 Sep 2025 S1*, 22 Sep 2025 S3 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 2 times it was asked
4P is the daughter of Q. Q is the son of R. How is P related to R?Tap an option to check your answer.