GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: There are six persons 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. 3 is the sister of 6. 2 is the brother of 5's husband. 4 is the father of 1 and grandfather of 6. There are two fathers, three brothers and a mother in the group. Which of the following is a group of brothers ? 2215 05b5cc76ae4d2b4197774fe56
5b5cc76ae4d2b4197774fe56- 11, 2, 3false
- 23, 2, 6false
- 31, 2, 4false
- 41, 2, 6true
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Answer : 4. "1, 2, 6"
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Answer: D) 1, 2, 6 Explanation: 4 is father of 1 and grandfather of 6. So, 1 is father of 6. Thus, 4 and 1 are the two fathers. 3 is the sister of 6. So, 3 is the daughter of 1. Since there is only one mother, it is evident that 5 is the wife of 1 and hence the mother of 3 and 6. So, 2 is brother of 1. There are three brothers. So, 6 is the brother of 3. Hence, 2 and 1 are brothers. 6 is the brother of 3. So, three brothers are 1, 2, 6.
Q: Statement: Properly fed and starved monkeys were made to run through a network of paths designed as a puzzle. It was observed that the starved monkeys could not run faster. This proved that the people with lower intelligence in poor countries are a victim of malnutrition.Course of action:a. The effects of nutrition on the intelligence of the monkeys is parallel to those on human beings.b. Captive monkeys are more intelligent than wild monkeys. 2214 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd1b
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd1b- 1Only b followsfalse
- 2Only a followstrue
- 3Both a & b followsfalse
- 4Neither a nor b followsfalse
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Answer : 2. "Only a follows"
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Answer: B) Only a follows Explanation: The proper nourishment will make the monkeys or human beings work properly. So, the course of action I follows. Course of action II does not follow as there is no information about captive or wild monkeys.
Q: Which sentence contains an infinitive? 2214 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7da
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7da- 1We walked to town with Grandfa.false
- 2It is normal to make mistakes.true
- 3Will you take the package to Sheila?false
- 4None of the abovefalse
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Answer : 2. "It is normal to make mistakes."
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Answer: B) It is normal to make mistakes. Explanation: An infinitive is a verbal that can function as noun, adjective, or adverb. Having or involving the basic form of a verb is called Infinnitive clause. Way to know whether there is an infinitive is to see whether there is the word "to" in the sentence. Hence, option B) It is normal to make mistakes. is an infinitive sentence.
Q: Cassock : Priest :: ? : Graduate 2212 05b5cc68ee4d2b4197774c3ef
5b5cc68ee4d2b4197774c3ef- 1Gowntrue
- 2Tiefalse
- 3Capfalse
- 4Coatfalse
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Answer : 1. "Gown"
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Answer: A) Gown Explanation: A Christian Priest wears cassock while a Graduate wears gown. Hence, Cassock : Priest :: Gown : Graduate.
Q: A sum is divided among K, L and M in such a way that for each rupee K gets, L gets 45 paisa and M gets 30 paisa. If the share of L is Rs. 27, what is the total amount ? 2211 05b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb66
5b5cc6e0e4d2b4197774eb66- 1Rs. 159false
- 2Rs. 96false
- 3Rs. 147false
- 4Rs. 105true
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Answer : 4. "Rs. 105"
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Answer: D) Rs. 105 Explanation: K : L : M = 100 : 45 : 30 = 20 : 9 : 6 Given L share is 27 => 9 ------ 27 35 ------ ? => 105
Q: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend.” What is the meaning of the given phrase? 2205 05b5cc626e4d2b4197774b86e
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It is said by Lord Polonius. It means do not lend or borrow money from a friend, because if you do so, you will lose both your friend and your money. If you lend, he will avoid paying back, and if you borrow you will fall out of your savings, as you turn into a spendthrift, and face humiliation.
Q: How many balls? Number of balls in the figure... 2201 05b5cc69ae4d2b4197774c796
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You have to actually count all the balls in the pyramid.Simple way is to count the balls in each level. So lower most level lets say 1st level has 4 x 4 balls; i.e. 16 ballsSimilarly 2nd level has 3 x 3 balls; i.e. 9 balls.3rd level has 2 x 2 balls; i.e. 4 balls.The top most level has just 1 ball. So the total number of balls is 16+9+4+1 = 30. So the image has 30 Balls in all.
Q: If the positions of the first and the fifth digits of the number 14278359 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on, then which of the following will be the second digit from the right end after the rearrangement ? 2201 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fc14
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fc14- 15false
- 22true
- 37false
- 44false
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Answer : 2. "2"
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Answer: B) 2 Explanation: Given number is 14278359As given 1st and 5th digits, 2nd & 6th, 3rd & 7th and 4th & 8th digits are to to be interchanged.Therfore, the rearranged number is 83591427Then, the second digit from the right end is 2.