Why are Blood Relation questions important for CLAT?

They test your ability to interpret and analyze relationships using logic and reasoning — an essential skill for legal thinking.

List the basic family members you should know for solving Blood Relation questions.

Father, Mother, Son, Daughter, Brother, Sister, Husband, Wife, Grandfather, Grandmother, Uncle, Aunt, Nephew, Niece, Cousin.

Blood Relation questions can be divided into ___ and ___.

Direct Relation and Coded Relation.

How do you approach a Blood Relation question?

Break down the statement into parts, identify each person's role, draw a family tree if needed, and move step by step from known to unknown.

True or False: A family tree diagram is used to complicate blood relation problems.

False. A family tree diagram is used to simplify complex blood relation problems.

If A states, 'B is the son of my only brother,' how is B related to A?

B is A’s nephew.

If A says, 'B is the sister of my father,' how is B related to A?

B is A’s aunt (paternal aunt).

Fill in the blank: If A says, 'B is the husband of my sister,' then B is _____.

A’s brother-in-law.

If A states, 'B is the mother of my mother,' how is B related to A?

B is A’s maternal grandmother.

True or False: If A says, 'B is the father of my cousin,' then B can be A's uncle only.

False. B can be A’s uncle or father’s brother-in-law, depending on the gender of the cousin.

If A states, 'B is the daughter of my only daughter,' how is B related to A?

B is A’s granddaughter.

If A says, 'B is the brother of my father,' how is B related to A?

B is A’s uncle.

If A states, 'B is the father of my father,' how is B related to A?

B is A’s paternal grandfather.

Fill in the blank: If A says, 'B is the only child of my mother,' then B is _____.

A’s sibling (brother or sister), unless A has no siblings, in which case B is A himself/herself.