GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: 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 ? 2758 0

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    80 kms
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    60 kms
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    45 kms
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    32 kms
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Answer : 2. "60 kms"
Explanation :

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: 'BE' is related to 'GJ' in the same way as 'PS' is related to ? 2753 0

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    VX
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    TU
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    UX
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    TV
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Answer : 3. "UX"
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Answer: C) UX Explanation: Each corresponding letter moves five places forward in the alphabet.Here as BE is related to GJ then PS will relate to UX.

Q: Select a suitable figure from the four alternatives that would complete the figure matrix. 2749 0

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    2
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    4
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    3
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    1
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Answer : 1. "2"
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Answer: A) 2 Explanation: In each row, the second figure is obtained from the first figure by adding two mutually perpendicular line segments at the centre and the third figure is obtained from the first figure by adding four circles outside the main figure.

Q: Which word in the dictionary is spelled incorrectly? 2748 0

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Answer :
Explanation :

Incorrectly is the only word which is spelled incorrectly in the dictionary.

Q: Only if Sheela is happy, then she does not go to work. 2745 0

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    Sheela is not happy and she goes to work.
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    Sheela is happy and she does not go to work
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    Sheela is not happy and she does not go to work.
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    Sheela is happy and she goes to work.
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Answer : 1. "Sheela is not happy and she goes to work."
Explanation :

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: Who has the best overall health? 2734 0

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    a person who exercises regularly and is not overweight
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    a person who is not ill and is physically active
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    a person who lives longer than his or her grandparents
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    a person who balances social, physical, and mental health
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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: 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? 2732 0

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    23
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    92
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    48
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    52
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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: If x is a whole number, then x²(x² - 1) is always divisible by ? 2729 0

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    4
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    8
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    12
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    None
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Answer : 3. "12"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 12 Explanation: we can do this by trial and error method. Putting x = 2,we get 2²(2² - 1) = 12.checking with other integers, the above equation always gives a value which is a multiple of 12,So, x²(x² - 1) is always divisible by 12.

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