GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Who has been elected as Chairman and CEO of KPMG India in 2017 ? 2431 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc70
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc70- 1Richard Rekhyfalse
- 2John Veihmeyerfalse
- 3Subir Moitrafalse
- 4Arun M Kumartrue
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Answer : 4. "Arun M Kumar"
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Answer: D) Arun M Kumar Explanation: KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, on February 5, 2017.Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years. Arun Kumar was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India Partners. The firm executed a well-defined governance process for the selection of the CEO that aligns with the objective of building on its success as well as attracting the best talent available for this role. Arun Kumar brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the United States for the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.
Q: Which sentence contains both an adverb and a conjunction? 2430 05b5cc65ee4d2b4197774be4a
5b5cc65ee4d2b4197774be4a- 1Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat.true
- 2The storm caused flooding as predicted.false
- 3Sneha was a kind person, but she hated people who spread rumors.false
- 4Do you want the shrimp or the crab?false
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Answer : 1. "Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat."
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Answer: A) Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat. Explanation: The sentence which contains both an adverb and a conjunction is "Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat." Here, Adverb - Silently and Conjunction - But.
Q: Boxing : Ring :: Wrestling : ? 2429 05b5cc771e4d2b4197774ffe9
5b5cc771e4d2b4197774ffe9- 1Ringfalse
- 2Courtfalse
- 3Arenatrue
- 4none of thesefalse
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Answer : 3. "Arena"
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Answer: C) Arena Explanation: Boxing is played in the ring whereas Wrestling is played in Arena.
Q: What gets broken without being held? 2428 05b5cc675e4d2b4197774c11a
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Yes, a promise can be broken without being held.
Q: Find out which pair of words can be filled up in the blanks in the sentence to make the sentence meaningfully complete. The policy on foreign direct investment in multi- brand retail may be _______ in a political impasse, but big retail chains are using India as sourcing base and making an _________ on local businesses. 2427 05b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd55
5b5cc6c5e4d2b4197774dd55- 1Caught, impacttrue
- 2Caught, effectfalse
- 3Fetched, affectfalse
- 4Fetching, impactfalse
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Answer : 1. "Caught, impact"
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Answer: A) Caught, impact Explanation: Caught - according to the sentence given caught means to become involved in something, often without wanting to. Impasse - means a situation in which further development is impossible.
Q: What color does yellow and green make? 2424 05b5cc69fe4d2b4197774c9d7
5b5cc69fe4d2b4197774c9d7- 1Limetrue
- 2Ocean mistfalse
- 3Maroonfalse
- 4Tangerinefalse
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Answer : 1. "Lime"
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Answer: A) Lime Explanation: Yellow and green color mix make a Lime color. The three primary colors in additive mixing are red, green, and blue. In the absence of color or, when no colors are showing, the result is black. If all three primary colors are showing, the result is white. When red and green combine, the result is yellow. When red and blue combine, the result is magenta. When blue and green combine, the result is cyan.
Q: There is 50% increase in an amount in 5 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate ? 2424 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe01
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe01- 1Rs. 5422false
- 2Rs. 5489false
- 3Rs. 3972true
- 4Rs. 6145false
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 3972"
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Answer: C) Rs. 3972 Explanation: Let p = Rs. 100. Then, S.I is Rs. 50 and time = 5 years. ∴ R = 100×50100×5= 10% p.a. Now, p = Rs. 12,000 , T = 3 years and R = 10% p.a. C.I. = Rs. 12000×1+101003-1= Rs. 3972
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 ? 2414 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fc14
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fc14- 15false
- 22true
- 37false
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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.