GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: What building has the most stories? 2243 0

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Answer :
Explanation :

A Libraury. It has more number of story books in it to read.

Q: K is 50% faster than L. If L starts at 9 A.M. and K starts at 10 A.M. L travels at a speed of 50 km/hr. If L and K are 300 kms apart, The time when they meet when they travel in opposite direction is ? 2238 0

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    12 pm
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    1 pm
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    11 am
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    11:30 am
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Answer : 1. "12 pm"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 12 pm Explanation: let 't' be the time after which they met since L starts. Given K is 50% faster than L 50 t + 1.5*50(t-1) = 300 50 t +75 t = 300 + 75 t = 375 / 125 = 3 hrs past the time that L starts So they meet at (9 + 3)hrs = 12:00 noon.

Q: Sonika invested an amount of Rs.5800 for 2 years. At what rate of compound interest will she get an amount of Rs.594.50 at the end of 2 years ? 2237 0

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    6.5%
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    6%
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    5%
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    4.5%
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Answer : 3. "5%"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 5% Explanation: C.I = P1+r100t-1   594.5 = 58001+r1002-1  594.55800+1=1+r1002   r100=1.05-1=0.05=> r = 5 % .

Q: If the numerator of a fraction is increased by 150% and the denominator of the fraction is increased by 350%, the resultant fraction is 25/51. What is the original fraction ? 2233 0

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    31/25
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    15/17
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    14/25
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    11/16
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Answer : 2. "15/17"
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Answer: B) 15/17 Explanation: The original fraction is  2551 × 350+100150+100  = 15/17.

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Answer : 4. "Tanuja"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Tanuja Explanation: The four vocal musicians and one actress in the group are given. Two dancers are Shailaja and Tanuja. Two violinists are Girija and Vanaja. Since Jalaja and Shailaja cannot be violinists, so remaining two violinists are Tanuja and Pooja. Clearly, Tanuja is both a violinist and a dancer.

Q: Detect an error part labelled (1), (2), (3) & (4) in the following question. whole northern states in(1)/india are reeling under the(2)/devastating(3)/of the drought(4) 2209 0

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    1
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    2
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    3
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    4
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Answer : 1. "1"
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Answer: A) 1 Explanation: Error is in the first part of the sentence. 'Whole' is used with singular nouns.The correct sentence is - 'All Northern states in India are reeling under the devastating of the drought.

Q: Here are some words translated from an artificial language. briftamint means 'militant'uftonel means 'occupied'uftonalene means 'occupation' Which word could mean "Occupant"? 2202 0

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    elamint
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    briftalene
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    uftonamint
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    elbrifta
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Answer : 3. "uftonamint"
Explanation :

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: Which of the following is generally true about the stratosphere? 2198 0

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    It is very dry
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    It is very moist
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    The dryness level varies with the season
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    The dryness level varies with the moon cycle
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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.

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