GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: There is sufficient salary to give K for 10 days and L for 15 days. Then how many days will the money last if both has to be given the salary ? 1917 0

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    6 days
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    12 days
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    4 days
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    9 days
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Answer : 1. "6 days"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 6 days Explanation: K's 1 day's salary = 1/10 L's 1 day's salary = 1/15 Together their 1 day's salary = 1/10 + 1/15 = 3/30 + 2/30 = 5/30 = 1/6 So the money will be enough for paying them both for 6 days.

Q: What has One Eye Yet cannot See? 1915 0

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    One-eyed Jack
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    A Needle
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    Blind Justice
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    Hurricane eye
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Answer : 2. "A Needle"
Explanation :

Answer: B) A Needle Explanation: What has one eye yet cannot see is An Eye of a Needle.   A needle has an eye through which we thread it but it is not for seeing.

Q: Madhu started a business and he invested in 76000, After some month, Amar came to join with him and invest 57000.The end of the year the total profit was divided among them into ratio form 2 : 1.Find after how many months Amar join. 1914 0

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    7 months
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    8 months
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    3 months
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    4 months
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Answer : 4. "4 months"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 4 months Explanation: we can assume that Amar join into business after x months. So Amar money was invest into  (12 – x ) months.   76000×1257000×(12-x)=21   --> 912000 = 114000 ( 12 – x ) = 114 ( 12 – x ) = 912 --> x = 4 After 4 months amar join the business.

Q: What is the science of mapmaking called? 1904 0

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    Coriography
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    Cartography
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    Photograrnmetry
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    Mapping
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Answer : 2. "Cartography"
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Answer: B) Cartography Explanation: The art and science of map making is called Cartography.

Q: Which is the World's highest bridge standing 1850 ft above a gorge opens? 1903 0

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    Sidu Bridge
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    Millau Via-duct
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    Beipanjiang Bridge
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    Puli Bridge
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Answer : 3. "Beipanjiang Bridge"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Beipanjiang Bridge Explanation: Duge Beipanjiang Bridge in southwest China, opened to traffic this week and now the highest bridge in the world, some 565 metres (1,854 feet) above the valley below.The bridge stretches across a 1,341-metre (4,400-foot) span. Three years in the making, it's estimated to have cost the Chinese government around 1 billion yuan (or US$144 million).The bridge is going to cut travel times between Liupanshui in the Guizhou province and Xuanwei in the Yunnan province to two hours instead of the current five – as long as you don't mind the heights.The bridge crosses the the Nizhu river, and to give you some idea of the size of the drop down to the water below, it's almost 2 Eiffel Towers or one-and-a-half Empire State Buildings.

Q: The letters of the word PROMISE are to be arranged so that three vowels should not come together. Find the number of ways of arrangements? 1902 0

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    4320
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    4694
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    4957
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    4871
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Answer : 1. "4320"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 4320 Explanation: Given Word is PROMISE. Number of letters in the word PROMISE = 7 Number of ways 7 letters can be arranged = 7! ways Number of Vowels in word PROMISE = 3 (O, I, E) Number of ways the vowels can be arranged that 3 Vowels come together = 5! x 3! ways   Now, the number of ways of arrangements so that three vowels should not come together = 7! - (5! x 3!) ways = 5040 - 720 = 4320.

Q: If a student walks at the rate of 4 mts/min from his home, he is 4 minutes late for school, if he walks at the rate of 6 mts/min he reaches half an hour earlier. How far is his school from his home ? 1900 0

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    100 mts
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    96 mts
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    98 mts
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    120 mts
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Answer : 3. "98 mts"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 98 mts Explanation: Let the distance between home and school is 'x'.Let actual time to reach be 't'.Thus, x/4 = t + 4 ---- (1)and x/6 = t - 30 -----(2)Solving equation (1) and (2)=> x = 98 mts.

Q: Fuse Wire is Made of? 1892 0

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    an alloy of Tin and Lead
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    Nickel
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    Copper
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    an alloy of Nickel and Lead
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Answer : 1. "an alloy of Tin and Lead"
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Answer: A) an alloy of Tin and Lead Explanation: Fuse Wire is Made of an alloy of Tin and Lead.   If too high a current flows, the element rises to a higher temperature and either directly melts, or else melts a soldered joint within the fuse, opening the circuit. Thefuse element is made of an alloy of Tin and Lead to provide stable and predictable characteristics.

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