GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: What kind of tree can you carry in your hand? 2831 05b5cc651e4d2b4197774bcfe
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Palm tree.
Q: Rajan's present age is three times his daughter's and nine-thirteenth of his mother's present age. The sum of the present ages of all three of them is 125 years. What is the difference between the present ages of Rajan's daughter and Rajan's mather ? 2827 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f773
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f773- 132 yearsfalse
- 248 yearsfalse
- 362 yearsfalse
- 450 yearstrue
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Answer : 4. "50 years"
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Answer: D) 50 years Explanation: Let Rajan's present age be 'x' years.=> Then his daughter's present age is = x/3 years.His mother's present age = 13x/9 yearsNow, according to the question,x + x/3 + 13x/9 = 125=> x = 125x9/25 = 45Therefore, required difference = 13x/9 - x/3 = 13x - 3x/9 = 10x/9=> 10 x 45/9 = 50 years.
Q: Rajesh rows in still water with a speed of 4.5 kmph to go to a certain place and comes back. Find his average speed for the whole journey, if the river is flowing with a speed of 1.5 kmph? 2824 05b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c245
5b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c245- 12 kmphfalse
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Answer : 2. "4 kmph"
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Answer: B) 4 kmph Explanation: Let the distance in one direction = k kms Speed in still water = 4.5 kmph Speed of river = 1.5 Hence, speed in upstream = 4.5 - 1.5 = 3 kmph Speed in downstream = 4.5 + 1.5 = 6 kmph Time taken by Rajesh to row upwards = k/3 hrs Time taken by Rajesh to row downwards = k/6 hrs Now, required Average speed =Total distanceTotal speed = 2kk3 + k6 = 2k x 186k + 3k = 4 kmph Therefore, the average speed of the whole journey = 4kmph.
Q: What City has No People? 2817 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1b5
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1b5- 1Velocityfalse
- 2Electricityfalse
- 3Elasticityfalse
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
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Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Answer for What City has No People can be any of these words which has city in it like Velocity, Elasticity or Electricity. In general the answer for the riddle What City has No People is Electricity.
Q: A student can divide her books into groups of 5, 9 and 13. what is the smallest possible number of the books ? 2813 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fab3
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fab3- 1487false
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Answer : 2. "585"
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Answer: B) 585 Explanation: The smallest possible number of books = L.C.M of 5, 9 and 13.Therefore, L.C.M of 5,9 and 13 is = 5 x 9 x 13 = 585.
Q: In each question given below four conclusions are followed by statements. You have to take the three given statements to be true (even if they seem to be at variance from the commonly known facts). Read the conclusions and decide which of the following set of statement indicate that conclusion is logically follows. Statements : 1. All chairs are tents. 2. No chairs is jugs. 3. No jugs is glasses. 4. No glasses is pots. Conclusions : I. All pots are tents. II. All glasses are chair. III. Some jugs are tents. 2809 05b5cc6b7e4d2b4197774d61f
5b5cc6b7e4d2b4197774d61f- 1Only conclusion I followsfalse
- 2Both conclusion II & III followsfalse
- 3None followstrue
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Answer : 3. "None follows"
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Answer: C) None follows Explanation:
Q: How much does a clock lose per day, if its hands coincide ever 65 minutes ? 2807 05b5cc6f8e4d2b4197774f077
5b5cc6f8e4d2b4197774f077- 11440/143 minfalse
- 2184/13 minfalse
- 31425/18 mintrue
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Answer : 3. "1425/18 min"
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Answer: C) 1425/18 min Explanation: 55 min. spaces are covered in 60 min.60 min. spaces are covered in ((60/55) x 60) min = 720/11 min.Loss in 65 min. = (720/11 - 65 ) = 5/11Loss in 24 hrs = (5/11 x 1/65 x 24 x 60)min = 1440/143 min.
Q: If selling price is doubled, the profit triples. Find the profit percent ? 2801 05b5cc723e4d2b4197774f6af
5b5cc723e4d2b4197774f6af- 1100%true
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Answer : 1. "100%"
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Answer: A) 100% Explanation: Let the C.P be Rs.100 and S.P be Rs.x, Then The profit is (x-100)Now the S.P is doubled, then the new S.P is 2xNew profit is (2x-100)Now as per the given condition; => 3(x-100) = 2x-100By solving, we get x = 200Then the Profit percent = (200-100)/100 = 100Hence the profit percentage is 100%