GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the ruler live to be ? 3210 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981- 184 yearstrue
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Answer : 1. "84 years"
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Answer: A) 84 years Explanation: Let the age of ruler is x so that of son = x/2 (given)Now according to the given condition (x/6) + (x/12) + (x/7) + 5 + (x/2) + 4 = x=> x = 84
Q: Rs. 7444 is divided among 5 ladies, 3 gents and 3 girls. The ratio of share of a lady, a gents and a girl is 7: 4: 3. What is the share of gents ? 3200 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9cc
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9cc- 1Rs. 1595.14true
- 2Rs. 1793.4false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 1595.14"
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Answer: A) Rs. 1595.14 Explanation: Ratio of the share of a lady, a gents and a girl is 7 : 4 : 3No of ladies, gents and girls are 5, 3, 3Thus effective ratio of ladies, gents and girls is 7 x 5 : 4 x 3 : 3 x 3 = 35 : 12 : 9so part of gents = (12/56) x 7444 = Rs. 1595.142so part of 1 gents = 1595.142/3 = Rs. 531.71.
Q: What is the next number of the following sequence ? 21, 77, 165, 285, ...... 3195 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fab8
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fab8- 1404false
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Answer : 4. "437"
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Answer: D) 437 Explanation: The series follow the rule, 21 = 77 = 92-4165 = 132-4285 = 172-4 5,9,13,17,21,(+4)...In the same way next no. will be 212-4 = 441 - 4 = 437
Q: In a certain code DOWN is written as '5@9#' and NAME is written as '#6%3'. How is MODE written in that code ? 3188 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fc98
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fc98- 16@53false
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Answer : 2. "%@53"
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Answer: B) %@53 Explanation: From the given information : D O W N A M E == 5 @ 9 # 6 % 3 MODE = %@53
Q: In these series, you will be looking at both the letter pattern and the number pattern. Fill the blank in the middle of the series or end of the series.SCD, TEF, UGH, ____, WKL 3155 05b5cc720e4d2b4197774f609
5b5cc720e4d2b4197774f609- 1UJIfalse
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Answer : 2. "VIJ"
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Answer: B) VIJ Explanation: First letter series S,T,U,Vsecond and third letter series CD,EF,GH,IJ...so answer = VIJ
Q: If the rate increases by 2%, the simple interest received on a sum of money increases by Rs. 108. If the time period is increased by 2 years, the simple interest on the same sum increases by Rs.180. The sum is ? 3153 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe0b
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe0b- 1Rs. 540false
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Answer : 4. "Data is not sufficient"
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Answer: D) Data is not sufficient Explanation: Let the sum be Rs. p, rate be R% p.a. and time be T years. Then, P×T×(R+2)100-P×T×R100=108 ⇒2PT= 10800 ...... (1) And, P×R×(T+2)100-P×R×T100=180 ⇒2PR = 18000 ......(2) Clearly, from (1) and (2), we cannot find the value of pSo, the data is not sufficient.
Q: Choose the word which gives best meaning to the sentence from the given options. His recent success ______ him more arrogant than what he used to be 3153 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45- 1makefalse
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Answer : 4. "has made"
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Answer: D) has made Explanation: HIS RECENT SUCCESS HAS MADE HIM MORE ARROGANT THAN WHAT HE USED.
Q: A Cricket team of 23 people all shake hands with each other exactly once. How many hand shakes occur ? 3145 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa90
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa90- 1142false
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Answer : 4. "253"
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Answer: D) 253 Explanation: The first person shakes hands with 22 different people, the second person also shakes hands with 22 different people, but one of those handshakes was counted in the 22 for the first person, so the second person actually shakes hands with 21 new people. The third person, 20 people, and so on... So, 22 + 21 + 20 + 19 + 18 + 17 + 16 + 15 + 14 + 13 + 12 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 1= n(n+1)/2 = 22 x 23 /2 = 11 x 23 = 253.