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SSC CGL Relationship Concepts — practice questions

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Which relative is called a maternal uncle?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is one's paternal uncle?Read the answer and worked solution →Who is a great-uncle of a person?Read the answer and worked solution →What is the female counterpart of an uncle called?Read the answer and worked solution →The reciprocal relationship of an uncle is that of a:Read the answer and worked solution →Uncles related by birth are what degree of relatives?Read the answer and worked solution →On average, what share of genes is common between a person and a birth uncle?Read the answer and worked solution →On average, what relatedness does a person share with a half-uncle?Read the answer and worked solution →Which person counts as an uncle-in-law?Read the answer and worked solution →An avunculate is a special bond between a man and his:Read the answer and worked solution →The term avunculate comes from a Latin word meaning:Read the answer and worked solution →A family of a brother, his sister and her children is termed:Read the answer and worked solution →A first cousin is the child of one's:Read the answer and worked solution →What degree number do first cousins carry in the cousin naming system?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the removal between two cousins express?Read the answer and worked solution →Which term names a first cousin with no removals?Read the answer and worked solution →The grandchild of a first cousin is one's:Read the answer and worked solution →A cousin on the mother's side of the family is a:Read the answer and worked solution →Parallel cousins are children of siblings who are:Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of parents makes their children cross cousins?Read the answer and worked solution →Double first cousins share:Read the answer and worked solution →The children of two half siblings are called first:Read the answer and worked solution →Which relative is a step-cousin?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a cousin-in-law?Read the answer and worked solution →How does consanguinity change with each generation from a common ancestor?Read the answer and worked solution →What coefficient of relationship does a person have with oneself?Read the answer and worked solution →Why do closely related parents risk recessive disorders in children?Read the answer and worked solution →A sibling is a relative who shares at least how many parents?Read the answer and worked solution →A person who has no siblings is called:Read the answer and worked solution →Medically, a half-sibling is what type of relative?Read the answer and worked solution →

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Which relative is called a maternal uncle?

  1. Brother of one's mother
  2. Son of mother's sister
  3. Brother of one's father
  4. Husband of one's sister
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Correct answer: A. Brother of one's mother

A maternal uncle is defined by being the mother's male sibling, so he sits on the mother's side of the family.

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Who is one's paternal uncle?

  1. Father's brother
  2. Father's father
  3. Mother's brother
  4. Mother's sister's son
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Correct answer: A. Father's brother

Paternal marks the father's side, so the uncle there is the father's brother.

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Who is a great-uncle of a person?

  1. Brother of a grandparent
  2. Husband of the person's sister
  3. Brother of the person's father
  4. Son of the person's uncle
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Correct answer: A. Brother of a grandparent

A great-uncle is one generation above an uncle, being the brother of a grandparent.

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