GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A train covers a distance between station A and station B in 45 min.If the speed of the train is reduced by 5 km/hr,then the same distance is covered in 48 min.what is the distance between the stations A and B ? 2426 05b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f347
5b5cc70ee4d2b4197774f347- 180 kmsfalse
- 260 kmstrue
- 345 kmsfalse
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Answer : 2. "60 kms"
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Answer: B) 60 kms Explanation: Let 'd' be the distance and 's' be the speed and 't' be the timed=sxt45 mins = 3/4 hr and 48 mins = 4/5 hrAs distance is same in both cases;s(3/4) = (s-5)(4/5)3s/4 = (4s-20)/515s = 16s-80s = 80 km.=> d = 80 x 3/4 = 60 kms.
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 ? 2421 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8ab
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8ab- 12101 hrsfalse
- 24125 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 2419 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d206
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d206- 1Souptrue
- 2Foodfalse
- 3Forkfalse
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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.
Q: When Ankith saw Sanvi, he recalled, " She is the daughter of the father of my daughter's mother." Who is Sanvi to Ankit ? 2418 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbef
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbef- 1sisterfalse
- 2daughter-in-lawfalse
- 3sister-in-lawtrue
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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: Which phrase breaks the rule of parallel structure? 2412 05b5cc690e4d2b4197774c436
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Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written.. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or."
Q: Who has the best overall health? 2411 05b5cc698e4d2b4197774c609
5b5cc698e4d2b4197774c609- 1a person who exercises regularly and is not overweightfalse
- 2a person who is not ill and is physically activefalse
- 3a person who lives longer than his or her grandparentsfalse
- 4a person who balances social, physical, and mental healthtrue
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Answer : 4. "a person who balances social, physical, and mental health"
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Answer: D) a person who balances social, physical, and mental health Explanation: A person who balances all the three healths such as Physical, mental and Social healths has the best overall health.
Q: The product of two positive numbers is p. If each of the numbers is increased by 2, the new product is how much greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers ? 2399 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774faae
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774faae- 1p timesfalse
- 22p timesfalse
- 3(p + 4) timestrue
- 4(2p + 3) timesfalse
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Answer : 3. "(p + 4) times"
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Answer: C) (p + 4) times Explanation: Let the two no's be a and b;Given product of the no's is p = ab;If the each nos is increased by 2 then the new product will be (a+2)(b+2) = ab + 2a + 2b + 4= ab + 2(a+b) + 4= p + 2(a+b) + 4Hence the new product is (p+4) times greater than twice the sum of the two original numbers.
Q: Statements : All keys are locks. All locks are bangles. All bangles are cars. Conclusion : a. Some cars are locks. b. Some bangles are keys. c. Some cars are keys. 2399 05b5cc736e4d2b4197774f897
5b5cc736e4d2b4197774f897- 1Only a followsfalse
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Answer : 4. "a, b & c follows"
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Answer: D) a, b & c follows Explanation: All locks are bangles + All bangles are cars = A + A = A= All locks are cars => Some cars are locks.Hence conclusion (a) follows.All keys are locks + All locks are bangles = A + A = A= All keys are bangles => some bangles are keys.Hence conclusion (b) follows.All keys are bangles + All bangles are cars = A + A = A= All keys are cars => Some cars are keys.Hence conclusion (C) follows. Thus all a, b and c follows.

