GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: 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 ? 2080 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774faae
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774faae- 1p timesfalse
- 22p timesfalse
- 3(p + 4) timestrue
- 4(2p + 3) timesfalse
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Answer : 3. "(p + 4) times"
Explanation :
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: Which of the following is generally true about the stratosphere? 2069 05b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce80
5b5cc6a8e4d2b4197774ce80- 1It is very drytrue
- 2It is very moistfalse
- 3The dryness level varies with the seasonfalse
- 4The dryness level varies with the moon cyclefalse
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Answer : 1. "It is very dry"
Explanation :
Answer: A) It is very dry Explanation: The stratosphere layer of the atmosphere is very dry.
Q: A person says that his son is 5 times as old as his daughter and his wife is 5 times older than his son and he is twice the age of his wife . The sum total of all the ages equals the age of the grand mother who celebrated her 81st birthday today. How old was his son? 2065 05b5cc715e4d2b4197774f413
5b5cc715e4d2b4197774f413- 150 yrstrue
- 225 yrsfalse
- 372 yrsfalse
- 440 yrsfalse
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Answer : 1. "50 yrs"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 50 yrs Explanation: Let the daughter age be 'x'Therefore, Son age = 5x, Mother age = 25x, Person age = 50x. Thus we get, x+5x+25x+50x = 8181x = 81x = 1 Daughter's age = 1, Son's = 5, Mother's = 25, Person's age = 50.
Q: Find the next number in the given series 0.25, 8, 128, 1024, ? 2061 05b5cc6bce4d2b4197774d8b1
5b5cc6bce4d2b4197774d8b1- 14096true
- 22526false
- 38486false
- 42620false
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Answer : 1. "4096"
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Answer: A) 4096 Explanation: Here given series follows a pattern that 0.25, 8, 128, 1024, ? 0.25 x 32 = 8 8 x 16 = 128 128 x 8 = 1024 1024 x 4 = 4096
Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language. briftamint means 'militant'uftonel means 'occupied'uftonalene means 'occupation' Which word could mean "Occupant"? 2057 05b5cc76ae4d2b4197774fe7f
5b5cc76ae4d2b4197774fe7f- 1elamintfalse
- 2briftalenefalse
- 3uftonaminttrue
- 4elbriftafalse
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Answer : 3. "uftonamint"
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Answer: C) uftonamint Explanation: Brift means the root word mili; the suffix amint means the same as the English suffix –tant; the root word ufton– means occupy; el means the suffix –ied of occupied; and alene means the suffix –tion. (Because ufton means occupy, choices a, b, and d can be easily ruled out.)
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 ? 2054 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8ab
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8ab- 12101 hrsfalse
- 24125 hrsfalse
- 35124 hrsfalse
- 46011 hrstrue
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Answer : 4. "6011 hrs"
Explanation :
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: I jump when i walk and sit when i stand, who am I? 2052 05b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca65
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Answer :
Explanation :
Kangaroo.
Q: Which phrase breaks the rule of parallel structure? 2044 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."