GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: There are 44 students in a hostel, due to the administration,  15 new students has joined. The expense of the mess increase by Rs. 33 per day. While the average expenditure per head diminished by Rs. 3, what was the original expenditure of the mess ? 3333 0

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    Rs. 404
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    Rs. 514
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    Rs. 340
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    Rs. 616
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 616"
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Answer: D) Rs. 616 Explanation: Let the average expenditure per head be Rs. pNow, the expenditure of the mess for old students is Rs. 44pAfter joining of 15 more students, the average expenditure per head is decreased by Rs. 3 => p-3Here, given the expenditure of the mess for (44+15 = 59) students is increased by Rs. 33Therefore, 59(p-3) = 44p + 3359p - 177 = 44p + 3315p = 210 => p = 14Thus, the expenditure of the mess for old students is Rs. 44p = 44 x 14 = Rs. 616.

Q: Mr. A, Miss B, Mr. C and Miss D are sitting around a table and discussing their trades. 1. Mr. A sits opposite to cook 2. Miss b sits right to the barber.3. The washer man is on the left of the tailor 4. Miss D sits opposite Mr. C What are the trades of A and B ? 3327 0

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    Tailor and Barber
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    Tailor and cook
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    Barber and cook
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    washer man and cook
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Answer : 2. "Tailor and cook"
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Answer: B) Tailor and cook Explanation: Clealry, C and D sit opposite to each other. So, if A sits opposite to cook, B shall be the cook.Now, B is to the right of barber. So, one of the rest, say C will be barber.Clealry, then D on the opposite side shall be washerman or tailor. But, washerman is left of tailor and D on the left of A.So, D is washerman and A is tailor. Thus, A and B are Tailor and Cook.

Q: Word length of a personal computer is 3313 0

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    32 bit
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    16 bit
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    8 bit
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    4 bit
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Answer : 3. "8 bit"
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Answer: C) 8 bit Explanation: Word length refers to the number of bits processed by a computer's CPU in one go. These days, typically 32 bits or 64 bits are used. Data bus size, instruction size, address size are usually multiples of the word size.

Q: What time will it be 18 hours from now in India, if in the USA it is 4:15 AM? (Hint : IST = US + 9:30 hrs) 3301 0

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    1:45 in the afternoon
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    7:45 in the evening
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    7:45 in the next morning
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    1:45 in the next morning
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Answer : 3. "7:45 in the next morning"
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Answer: C) 7:45 in the next morning Explanation: We know that the time difference between India and USA is 9 hrs 30 min. India is 9:30 hrs ahead of USA. Time in India = 4:15 + 9:30 = 13:45 PM. Required Time after 18 hrs = 13:45 + 18 hrs = 7:45 AM.   Hence it is 7:45 AM on the next morning.

Q: At what time will B catch up with A, if A starts from a place at 11.00 A.M. and travels at a speed of 3.5 kmph, B starts at 1.00 P.M. and travels with speeds of 1 kmph for 1 hour, 2 kmph for the next 1 hour, 3 kmph for the next 1 hour and so on. 3301 0

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    8 : 47 pm
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    6 : 40 pm
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    8 : 42 pm
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    7 : 40 pm
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Answer : 4. "7 : 40 pm"
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Answer: D) 7 : 40 pm Explanation: At 1 pm ... Distance between A and B = 2x3.5 = 7 kmsat 2 pm .....Distance between A and B = 7 + 3.5 - 1 = 9.5 kmsAt 3 pm ....Distance between A and B = 9.5 + 3.5 - 2 = 11 kms.......At 7 pm distance between A and B = 3 kms.From 7 pm to 8 pm, speed of A = 3.5 kmphspeed of B = 8 kmphRelative speed = 4.5 kmph Time taken by B to meet A = 3/4.5 hrs = 30/45 hrs = 120/3 mins = 40 mins. So meeting time is 7 : 40 PM.

Q: An alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 8 and another alloy contains gold and silver in the ratio 5 : 3. If equal amount of both the alloys are melted together, then the ratio of gold and silver in the resulting alloy is ? 3295 0

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    113/108
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    105/103
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    108/115
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    103/113
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Answer : 2. "105/103"
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Answer: B) 105/103 Explanation: As given equal amounts of alloys are melted, let it be 1 kg. Required ratio of gold and silver = 513 + 58813 + 38 = 105103.   Hence, ratio of gold and silver in the resulting alloy = 105/103.

Q: Complete the Analogy?   Grain : Stock :: Stick : ? 3267 0

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    Bundle
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    String
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    Collection
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    Heap
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Answer : 1. "Bundle"
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Answer: A) Bundle Explanation: Here the relation between the given words is that the second word is the collection of the first word. As the collection of grains is called Stock, similarly, the collection of sticks is called as Bundle.   Hence, Grain : Stock :: Stick : Bundle.

Q: Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : ? 3264 0

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    Transpiration
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    Illusion
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    Reflection
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    Image
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Answer : 2. "Illusion"
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Answer: B) Illusion Explanation: Here the given pair of words are related in such a way that they are synonyms. That is Genuine and Authentic are synonyms and similarly, Mrage and illusion are synonyms.   Hence, Genuine : Authentic : : Mirage : Illusion.

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