GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: What Does My Name Mean, If my Mother is a Mathematician, and my Father is a Chemist. And they gave a Code to My Name as "Iron59". Crack my Name? 3409 05b5cc6ace4d2b4197774d07c
5b5cc6ace4d2b4197774d07c- 1Elixfalse
- 2Alexfalse
- 3Selixfalse
- 4Felixtrue
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Answer : 4. "Felix"
Explanation :
Answer: D) Felix Explanation: Here my name "Iron59" means Felix. Since my father is a chemist he gave code Iron for Fe as chemical symbol for Iron is Fe and my mother is a mathematician she gave 59 for Lix as Roman word for 59 is Lix. Hence my name is FELIX.
Q: The circumferences of two circles are 264 meters and 352 meters. Find the difference between the areas of the larger and the smaller circles ? 3404 05b5cc6dee4d2b4197774ea79
5b5cc6dee4d2b4197774ea79- 12413 sq.mfalse
- 21234 sq.mfalse
- 34312 sq.mtrue
- 42143 sq.mfalse
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Answer : 3. "4312 sq.m"
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Answer: C) 4312 sq.m Explanation: Let the radii of the smaller and the larger circles be 's' m and 'l' m respectively. 2πs = 264 and 2πl = 352 s = 2642π and l = 3522π Difference between the areas =πl2-πs2 = π1762π2-1322π2 = 1762π-1322π = (176 - 132)(176 + 132) / π = (44 x 308) / (22/7) = 4312 sq.m
Q: In a queue, Shankar is ninth from the rear end. Althaf's place is eighth from the front. Nitu is standing between the two. What could be the minimum numbers of boys standing in the queue ? 3396 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa9a
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa9a- 118false
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Answer : 2. "14"
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Answer: B) 14 Explanation: 1 2 3 4 5 6(Shankar) 7(Nitu) 8(Althaf) 9 10 11 12 13 14Here, Althaf is 8th from front, Shankar is 9th from rear end and Nitu is between themSo minimum no. of boys standing in the queue = 14
Q: Sponge is to Porous as Rubber is to 3396 05b5cc6abe4d2b4197774d006
5b5cc6abe4d2b4197774d006- 1Inflexiblefalse
- 2Elastictrue
- 3Solidfalse
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Answer : 2. "Elastic"
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Answer: B) Elastic Explanation: A sponge is a porous material. Rubber is an elastic material. Since Rubber is not a Massive or solid and not an inflexible thing, it is elastic.
Q: If a person having Rs. 2000 and he want to distribute this to his five children in the manner that each son having Rs. 30 more than the younger one , what will be the share of youngest child ? 3379 15b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fabd
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fabd- 1Rs. 175false
- 2Rs. 325false
- 3Rs. 340true
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 340"
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Answer: C) Rs. 340 Explanation: Assume first child (the youngest) get = Rs. x According to the question ;each son having Rs. 30 more than the younger one Second child will get = Rs. x + 30 Third child will get = Rs. x + 30 + 30 = x + 60 Forth child will get = Rs. x + 30 + 30 + 30 = x + 90 Fifth child will get = Rs. x + 30 + 30 + 30 + 30 = x + 120 Total amount they got = Rs. 2000 x + (x+30) + (x+60) + (x+90) + (x+120) = 20005x + 300 = 20005x = 1700x = Rs. 340So the youngest child will get Rs. 340.
Q: If Laxmi is taller than Ramya but shorter than Susmitha and Ramya is as tall as Hema but taller than Avanthi, then Hema is : 3376 05b5cc771e4d2b4197774fff3
5b5cc771e4d2b4197774fff3- 1shorter than Ramyafalse
- 2taller than Avanthifalse
- 3taller than susmithafalse
- 4shorter than Laxmitrue
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Answer : 4. "shorter than Laxmi"
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Answer: D) shorter than Laxmi Explanation: As given, we have: Susmitha > Laxmi > Ramya; Ramya = Hema, Ramya > Avanthi Thus the sequence of heights becomes: Susmitha > Laxmi > Ramya = Hema > Avanthi Clearly, Hema is shorter than Laxmi.
Q: Choose the antonym of the word given from the following options ? MUNDANE 3370 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc52
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc52- 1Extraordinarytrue
- 2Regularfalse
- 3Visionaryfalse
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Answer : 1. "Extraordinary"
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Answer: A) Extraordinary Explanation:
Q: The percentage discount offered for "Buy 6 get 1 free is" ? 3367 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f788
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f788- 185.78 %false
- 258. 48 %false
- 319.25 %false
- 414.285 %true
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Answer : 4. "14.285 %"
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Answer: D) 14.285 % Explanation: Total Items = 7Discounted = 1Percentage = 1/7 x 100= 14.285%

