GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: If a man buys 1 lt of milk for Rs.12 and mixes it with 20% water and sells it for Rs.15, then what is the percentage of gain ? 1681 05b5cc74fe4d2b4197774fb12
5b5cc74fe4d2b4197774fb12- 125%true
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Answer : 1. "25%"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 25% Explanation: He has gain = 15 - 12 = 3,Gain% = (3/12) x 100 = (100/4) = 25.He has 25% gain.
Q: What has two hands but no arms or legs? 1679 05b5cc68be4d2b4197774c396
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Explanation :
A Clock has 3 hands i.e, an Hour hand, a Minute hand and a Seconds hand.
Q: Salaries of Karthik, Arun and Akhil were in the ratio 4 : 5 : 6 respectively. If their salaries were increased by 50 per cent, 60 per cent and 50 per cent respectively, what will be the new ratio of the salaries of Akhil, Arun and Karthik ? 1674 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd2a
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd2a- 16 : 8 : 9false
- 28 : 6 : 9false
- 39 : 8 : 6true
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Answer : 3. "9 : 8 : 6"
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Answer: C) 9 : 8 : 6 Explanation: Given the salaries are in the ratio of 4 : 5 : 6 Now the salaries are increased by 50%, 60% and 50% respectively The New ratio of salaries will be 4 x (150/100) : 5 x (160/100) : 6 x (150/100) = 6 : 8 : 9 The new ratio of salaries of Akhil, Arun and Karthik is 9 : 8 : 6
Q: Out of sixty students, there are 14 who are taking Economics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class ? 1672 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa1d
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa1d- 18/15false
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Answer : 2. "7/15"
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Answer: B) 7/15 Explanation: Given total students in the class = 60Students who are taking Economics = 24 andStudents who are taking Calculus = 32Students who are taking both subjects = 60-(24 + 32) = 60 - 56 = 4Students who are taking calculus only = 32 - 4 = 28probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class = 28/60 = 7/15.
Q: The number of ways in which six boys and six girls can be seated in a row for a photograph so that no two girls sit together is ? 1672 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec3e
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec3e- 12(6!)false
- 26! x 7false
- 36! x ⁷P₆true
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Answer : 3. "6! x ⁷P₆"
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Answer: C) 6! x ⁷P₆ Explanation: We can initially arrange the six boys in 6! ways.Having done this, now three are seven places and six girls to be arranged. This can be done in ⁷P₆ ways. Hence required number of ways = 6! x ⁷P₆
Q: Find the greatest number that will divide 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving remainder of 41,31 and 51 respectively ? 1671 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54- 164false
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Answer : 3. "71"
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Answer: C) 71 Explanation: To find the greatest number which divides the numbers 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving the remainders 41, 31 and 51 is nothing but the HCF of (964 - 41), (1238 - 31), (1400 - 51). Therefore, HCF of 923, 1207 and 1349 is 71.
Q: A single pipe of diameter x has to be replaced by six pipes of diameters 12 cm each. The pipes are used to covey some liquid in a laboratory. If the speed/flow of the liquid is maintained the same then the value of x is ? 1670 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f902
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f902- 114.69 cmfalse
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Answer : 2. "29.39 cm"
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Answer: B) 29.39 cm Explanation: Volume of water flowing through 1 pipe of diameter x = Volume discharged by 6 pipes of diameter 12 cms. As speed is same, area of cross sections should be same. Area of bigger pipe of diameter x = Total area of 6 smaller pipes of diameter 12 i.e πR2 = 6πR12 Here R = R and R1 = 12/2 = 6 ⇒R2 = 6×6×6 R = 14.696 => D = X = 14.696 * 2 = 29.3938 cm.
Q: Which sentence contains an infinitive? 1669 05b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7da
5b5cc622e4d2b4197774b7da- 1We walked to town with Grandfa.false
- 2It is normal to make mistakes.true
- 3Will you take the package to Sheila?false
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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.