Family relations and directions

Written by Bilal Siddiqui (Logical Reasoning)

MDCAT · Logical reasoning · 8 questions

Name: ____________________ Date: ____________

Pointing to a boy, Sara says, "He is the son of my mother's only brother." How is the boy related to Sara?
- A Nephew
- B Brother
- C Uncle
- D Cousin
A is the brother of B. B is the sister of C. How is A related to C?
- A Uncle
- B Brother
- C Cousin
- D Father
A man walks 10 m north, turns right and walks 10 m, then turns right again and walks 10 m. In which direction is he from his starting point?
- A North
- B South
- C West
- D East
A person faces north, turns right, turns right again, and then turns left. Which way is he facing now?
- A East
- B North
- C South
- D West
A man walks 3 km east and then 4 km north. How far is he from his starting point in a straight line?
- A 12 km
- B 1 km
- C 7 km
- D 5 km
If you face the rising sun in the morning, your left hand points towards:
- A East
- B South
- C West
- D North
At 4 pm, towards which direction does the shadow of a tall pole fall?
- A West
- B North
- C East
- D South
Rahim is the father of Imran. Imran is the brother of Zainab. How is Zainab related to Rahim?
- A Daughter
- B Sister
- C Wife
- D Mother

Answer key

1. D, 2. B, 3. D, 4. A, 5. D, 6. D, 7. C, 8. A

Her mother's brother is her uncle, and his son is her cousin.
A and B are siblings, and B and C are siblings, so A is a brother of C.
After going north then east then south, he has moved 10 m east and is back at the same north-south position, so he is directly east of the start.
North, then right gives east, right again gives south, and left from south gives east.
The two legs form a right-angled triangle, so the distance is the square root of 9 + 16, which is 5 km.
The sun rises in the east. Facing east, north is on your left.
In the afternoon the sun is in the west, so shadows point east.
Zainab is Imran's sister, so she is also a child of Rahim, which makes her his daughter.