GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A constructor estimates that 4 people can paint Mr. Karthik's house in 6 days. If he uses 5 people instead of 4, how long will they take to complete the job ? 2654 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fac2
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fac2- 13 daysfalse
- 226/3 daysfalse
- 313/4 daysfalse
- 424/5 daystrue
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Answer : 4. "24/5 days"
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Answer: D) 24/5 days Explanation: we know that m1 x d1 = m2 x d2=> 4 x 6 = 5 x dwhere d = no. of days taken by 5 men to paintd = 24/5 days.
Q: What is the 13th letter of the English Alphabet? 2652 05b5cc6b5e4d2b4197774d52f
5b5cc6b5e4d2b4197774d52f- 1M & Ntrue
- 2M & Mfalse
- 3N & Nfalse
- 4N & Lfalse
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Answer : 1. "M & N"
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Answer: A) M & N Explanation: There are 26 English Alphabets. They are: A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z. Therefore, from the left end the 13th letter is M and is Consonent. And from the right end the 13th letter is N and is Consonent.
Q: How many zeros are there from 1 to 10000 ? 2643 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9e0
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9e0- 12893true
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Answer : 1. "2893"
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Answer: A) 2893 Explanation: For solving this problem first we would break the whole range in 5 sections 1) From 1 to 9Total number of zero in this range = 0 2) From 10 to 99Total possibilities = 9*1 = 9 ( here 9 is used for the possibilities of a non zero integer) 3) From 100 to 999 - three type of numbers are there in this range a) x00 b) x0x c) xx0 (here x represents a non zero number)Total possibilities for x00 = 9*1*1 = 9, hence total zeros = 9*2 = 18for x0x = 9*1*9 = 81, hence total zeros = 81similarly for xx0 = 81 total zeros in three digit numbers = 18 + 81 +81 = 180 4) From 1000 to 9999 - seven type of numbers are there in this rangea)x000 b)xx00 c)x0x0 d)x00x e)xxx0 f)xx0x g)x0xxTotal possibilities for x000 = 9*1*1*1 = 9, hence total zeros = 9*3 = 27 for xx00 = 9*9*1*1 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162 for x0x0 = 9*1*9*1 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162for x00x = 9*1*1*9 = 81, hence total zeros = 81*2 = 162 for xxx0 = 9*9*9*1 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729for xx0x = 9*9*1*9 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729for x0xx = 9*1*9*9 = 729, hence total zeros = 729*1 = 729total zeros in four digit numbers = 27 + 3*162 + 3*729 = 2700thus total zeros will be 0+9+180+2700+4 (last 4 is for 4 zeros of 10000)= 2893
Q: One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today. This paragraph best supports the statement thatA. Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.B. people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.D. New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright. 2636 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb
5b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb- 1Afalse
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Answer : 2. "B"
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Answer: B) B Explanation: The last sentence in the paragraph clearly gives support for the idea that the interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.
Q: What comes down but never goes up? 2625 05b5cc68ee4d2b4197774c400
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Explanation :
Rain is what only comes down but never goes up.
Q: I. a2-7a+12 = 0, II. b2-3b+2 = 0 Solve both the equations to find the values of a and b ? 2615 05b5cc6e3e4d2b4197774eced
5b5cc6e3e4d2b4197774eced- 1if a > btrue
- 2if a < bfalse
- 3if the relationship between a and b cannot be established.false
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Answer : 1. "if a > b"
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Answer: A) if a > b Explanation: I. (a - 3)(a - 4) = 0 => a = 3, 4 II. (b - 2)(b - 1) = 0 => b = 1, 2 => a > b
Q: Which of the following pairs is mismatched? 2605 05b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce8b
5b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce8b- 1Pila globosa - pearltrue
- 2Kenia lacca - lacfalse
- 3Apis indica - honeyfalse
- 4Bombyx mori - silkfalse
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Answer : 1. "Pila globosa - pearl"
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Answer: A) Pila globosa - pearl Explanation: Pinctada vulgaris is a bivalve from which pearl is obtained.
Q: What travels around the world and stays in one spot? 2603 05b5cc64de4d2b4197774bc93
5b5cc64de4d2b4197774bc93- 1Slippersfalse
- 2Walking stickfalse
- 3Stampstrue
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 3. "Stamps"
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Answer: C) Stamps Explanation: Stamps are what travel around the worldstaying in one spot. Slippers and walking stick can also travel around the world but they will not stay at one spot. So they are eliminated.

