UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Statement B is correct because “paternal aunt” is indeed the sister of one’s father. Statement C is true as diagrams reduce confusion by showing generational levels and links. Statement D is correct since in-laws may refer to spouse’s siblings or siblings’ spouses depending on context. Statement E is also true because exam questions sometimes give clues from which gender has to be deduced. Statement A is false because “maternal uncle” is the brother of one’s mother, not the father. Hence the combination B, C, D and E only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete because, although B, C and D are true, it leaves out E, which correctly states that gender is sometimes inferred from context. Since it does not include all correct statements, it is not the right answer.

Option B:
Option B is wrong because it includes A along with B, C and D, and A incorrectly defines “maternal uncle” as the father’s brother, which contradicts standard usage. The presence of this false statement invalidates the combination.

Option C:
Option C is correct as it gathers all the true statements while excluding the incorrect definition in A. It therefore fully reflects how blood relation terms are used and tested in NET reasoning questions.

Option D:
Option D is incorrect because it omits C, the helpful recommendation about drawing family trees, and it also keeps only B, D and E, which is not the complete set of correct statements for this question.

P is stated to be the father of Q, so Q is P’s child. Q is the mother of R, so R is Q’s child. This makes R the grandchild of P through Q. Since P is male, his relationship to R is that of a grandfather. The reasoning follows the generational links step by step.

Option A:
Option A correctly identifies that P stands two generations above R: P → Q → R. Being the father of R’s mother, P is the maternal grandfather of R. This matches both the gender information and the generational structure.

Option B:
Option B, father, would mean P directly parents R, but the question clearly states that Q is the mother of R, not P.

Option C:
Option C, uncle, would require P to be a sibling of R’s parent, which is not the case here because P is Q’s father, not Q’s brother.

Option D:
Option D, brother, would place P in the same generation as Q and R, which contradicts the given description that P is Q’s father.

A is given as the mother of B. B and C are siblings because B is the brother of C, so A is also the mother of C. C is the father of D, which means D is A’s grandchild through C. Hence, combining these links, A’s relationship to D is that of a grandmother.

Option A:
Option A correctly traces the family relations step by step: A is parent to C, and C is parent to D, making A one generation above D’s parent. This is precisely the definition of a grandparent, and since A is female, the correct term is grandmother.

Option B:
Option B, aunt, would be appropriate if A were a sibling of D’s parent, but the problem clearly states A is the mother of B and C, not their sister. Therefore, she stands one generation above, not at the same generation as D’s parent.

Option C:
Option C, sister, would require A and D to share the same parents or at least be in the same generation. The information places A two generations above D, so this description is incompatible.

Option D:
Option D, mother, would mean A directly gave birth to D, but the statement shows that C is the father of D, and A is C’s mother, so the relationship has an extra generational step.

Statements A, B, C and E faithfully describe how blood relation problems are framed and solved: they use family links, family trees or diagrams, include relations by marriage and often span several generations with qualifiers like paternal or maternal. Statement D is false because in many questions genders must be inferred from context or from terms like “son”, “daughter”, “niece” or “nephew”, and are not always explicitly labelled. Thus, the combination A, B, C and E only is correct.

Option A:
Option A is incomplete as it leaves out E and therefore underplays the complexity added by multiple generations and qualifiers, which are common in higher-level relation questions.

Option B:
Option B is also incomplete because it omits C, ignoring the fact that in-law relations are not blood ties but are nonetheless part of such problems. Without C, the picture of relation types is partial.

Option C:
Option C is correct because it includes all the true statements about content and strategy while excluding D, which incorrectly asserts that gender is always explicitly given. It matches the structure of blood relation items used in NET.

Option D:
Option D is wrong as it contains D, the false claim about always explicit gender, and omits A, thereby failing to mention basic family links. This combination mixes an error with an omission.