GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A secret can be told to only 3 persons in 3 minutes. Each person in turn tells 3 other persons in the next 3 minutes and the processes continues accordingly. In 30 minutes how many persons can be told this secret in this way ? 2524 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f99a
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f99a- 188572true
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Answer : 1. "88572"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 88572 Explanation: Given a secret is told to 3 persons in 3 minutes.And if the process continues with each person saying 3 other persons,In 30 minutes => the rocess for 10 times because each person time is 3 minutes.Required number of persons = 3 + 32 + 33 + .... + 39 + 310 Now it forms a geometric progression, Sum to n terms is S = arn - 1r - 1 Here a = 3, r = 3 => 59048 x 3 /2 = 88572.
Q: Which fraction comes next in the sequence 23, 13, 527, 781, ? 2520 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbda
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbda- 11/27true
- 211/278false
- 39/48false
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Answer : 1. "1/27"
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Answer: A) 1/27 Explanation: Clearly, the numerators of the fractions in the given sequence follow the series of 2, 3, 5, 7,... and the denominator follows 3, 9, 27, 81, 243, ...Then, the next term in the given sequence is 935 = 9243 = 127 .
Q: Rs. 69 were divided among 115 family members so that each lady gets 50 paise less than each gentleman, and each gentleman received twice the paise as each lady received. Find the number of gentlemen in the family? 2520 05b5cc67be4d2b4197774c1f0
5b5cc67be4d2b4197774c1f0- 123true
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Answer : 1. "23"
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Answer: A) 23 Explanation: Total number of female members = 115 Let the number of males = x Number of females = y => x + y = 115 ......(1) According to the given data, x + y(0.50) = 69 ......(2) From (1) & (2), we get 0.5y = 46 => y = 46 x 2 = 92 => x = 115 - 92 = 23 Hence, required number of gentlemen in the family = x = 23.
Q: When Ankith saw Sanvi, he recalled, " She is the daughter of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Sanvi to Ankit ? 2519 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbef
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbef- 1sisterfalse
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Answer : 3. "sister-in-law"
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Answer: C) sister-in-law Explanation: Ankit's daughter's mother---Ankit's wife; Ankit's wife's father---Ankit's father-in-law;Father-in-law's daughter--- Ankit's sister-in-law. So, Sanvi is sister-in-law of Ankit.
Q: A box contains 90 screws each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg, then the weight of the empty box is ? 2512 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7e2
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7e2- 110.5 kgsfalse
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Answer : 4. "11.5 kgs"
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Answer: D) 11.5 kgs Explanation: Screws weight = 90x100 = 9000gmsbolts weight = 100 x 150 = 15000gmsweight = screws + bolts => 24000 gms =>24 kgGiven entire box weight = 35.5kgempty box = entire box weight - weight => 35.5kg - 24kg => 11.5kgso the empty box is 11.5kg.
Q: Only if Sheela is happy, then she does not go to work. 2508 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd20
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd20- 1Sheela is not happy and she goes to work.true
- 2Sheela is happy and she does not go to workfalse
- 3Sheela is not happy and she does not go to work.false
- 4Sheela is happy and she goes to work.false
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Answer : 1. "Sheela is not happy and she goes to work."
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Answer: A) Sheela is not happy and she goes to work. Explanation: The event of "Sheela is not going to work" happens only when the event "Sheela is happy" happens. Also, if the event "Sheela is happy" does not happen, then the event "Sheela is not going to work" will not happen. In other words, if it is true that Sheela is not happy, then it means that Sheela is going to work.
Q: In a year, Holi was enjoyed on 6th March 9 AM and Deepawali was celebrated on 11th November 8 PM. The total time interval (in hours) between the two was ? 2505 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8ab
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8ab- 12101 hrsfalse
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Answer : 4. "6011 hrs"
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Answer: D) 6011 hrs Explanation: From March 6th to November 11th, there are 250 days and Thus 250 x 24 hoursSo from Mar 6th 9AM to Nov 11th 8PM, there will be 250 x 24 + 11 hours = 6011 hrs.
Q: Cup is to Coffee as Bowl is to 2502 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d206
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d206- 1Souptrue
- 2Foodfalse
- 3Forkfalse
- 4Mugfalse
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Answer : 1. "Soup"
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Answer: A) Soup Explanation: Cup : Coffee :: Bowl : Soup Because Coffee goes into a Cup and Soup goes into a Bowl where Food is a general thing and Mug is an other utensil. So, Cup is to Coffee as Bowl is to Soup.