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First, the woman's husband has a brother. Second, the pointed boy is the son of that brother. A brother's son is a nephew of the brother and, through marriage, also a nephew of the brother's wife. Therefore the boy is the woman's Nephew, so option D is correct. Cousin is wrong because cousins are children of siblings relative to one another; the woman is in the parental generation through marriage. Brother is wrong because the boy does not share parents with the woman and is in a younger generation. Son is wrong because his father is explicitly the woman's husband's brother, not her husband. The chain is: woman → husband → husband's brother → that brother's son. This moves sideways through marriage and sibling links, then one generation downward, giving nephew. Reversing it, the woman is the boy's aunt by marriage, confirming the answer.
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Blood Relation in Logical Reasoning tests the ability to understand family relationships between people. Questions involve identifying the relationship between two members of a family based on given clues. Common relationships include father, mother, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, cousin, nephew, and niece. It is asked in SSC, Bank PO, and Railway exams.
Tips to solve Blood Relation questions: Draw a family tree diagram, Use symbols (plus for male, minus for female), Start from the reference person, Trace relationships step by step, Be careful about gender (maternal/paternal). Practice 20-30 questions daily to master this topic for competitive exams.
Types of Blood Relation questions: Direct questions (A is B father, what is B to A?), Coded relations using symbols like + - * /, Sitting arrangement with relations, Series-based family relations, and Gender-based confusion questions. SSC CGL, IBPS PO, and RRB exams commonly ask these types.
Maternal relations are from the mother side: maternal uncle (mama), maternal aunt (mausi), maternal grandfather (nana), maternal grandmother (nani). Paternal relations are from the father side: paternal uncle (chacha/tau), paternal aunt (bua), paternal grandfather (dada), paternal grandmother (dadi). Distinguishing these is key to solving Blood Relation problems.
Common mistakes in Blood Relation questions: Assuming gender when not given, Confusing maternal and paternal relations, Not drawing a proper family tree, Misinterpreting coded symbols, Rushing without reading all clues. Always draw a family tree and verify the final relationship to avoid errors in competitive exams.
