GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A seller uses 840 gm in place of 1 kg to sell his goods. Find his actual profit/loss % When he sells his article on 4% loss on cost price ? 1708 15b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa72
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa72- 114.28 % profittrue
- 224.18 % profitfalse
- 314.28 % lossfalse
- 424.18 % lossfalse
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Answer : 1. "14.28 % profit"
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Answer: A) 14.28 % profit Explanation: Let 1kg of Rs. 100 then 840gm is of Rs. 84.Now (label on can 1kg but contains 840kg ) so for customer it is of Rs. 100 and further gives 4% discount [he sells his article on 4% loss on cost price.] So now S.P = Rs. 96But actually it contains 840 gm so C.P for shopkeeper = Rs. 84S.P = Rs. 96C.P = Rs. 84Profit% = {(S.P-C.P)/C.P}x100{(96-84)/84} x 100 = 14.28571429% PROFIT.
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 ? 1708 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec3e
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec3e- 12(6!)false
- 26! x 7false
- 36! x ⁷P₆true
- 4Nonefalse
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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 ? 1707 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54- 164false
- 269false
- 371true
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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: How many birthdays does the average person have? 1695 05b5cc670e4d2b4197774c05f
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Explanation :
Any person can have only 1 birthday i.e, the day he was born. And every year we celebrate it's anniversaries.
Q: Tanks A and B are each in the shape of a right circular cylinder. The interior of tank A has a height of 10 meters and a circumference of 8 meters, and the interior of tank B has a height of 8 meters and a circumference of 10 meters. The capacity of tank A is what percent of the capacity of tank B ? 1695 05b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f568
5b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f568- 176%false
- 272%false
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Answer : 3. "80%"
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Answer: C) 80% Explanation: circumference of A = 2πr = 8 => so r = 4πvolume = π×4π2×10 = 160πcircumference of B = 2πr = 10 => so r = 5πvolume = π×5π2×8 = 200πso ratio of capacities = 160/200 = 0.8 so capacity of A will be 80% of the capacity of B.
Q: Which startup acquired Google's satellite imaging business in 2017 ? 1688 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc75
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc75- 1NovaWurksfalse
- 2PlanetiQfalse
- 3Planet Labstrue
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Answer : 3. "Planet Labs"
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Answer: C) Planet Labs Explanation: American startup Planet Labs, that launches small satellites into orbit and sells the imagery, has announced its acquisition of Google's 'Terra Bella' satellite business. As part of the agreement, 60 Google employees will join the startup founded by ex-NASA scientists. Terra Bella, was acquired by Google in 2014 for $500 million and that time it was known as Skybox Imaging.
Q: Which of the following is malleable? 1688 05b5cc6a4e4d2b4197774cc55
5b5cc6a4e4d2b4197774cc55- 1Icefalse
- 2Goldtrue
- 3Stonefalse
- 4Potteryfalse
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Answer : 2. "Gold"
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Answer: B) Gold Explanation: Here in the given options, Gold is a malleable substance. Malleable substance means a metal or a material able to be hammered or pressed into shape without breaking or cracking. i.e, tensile.
Q: A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number is ? 1685 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc39
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc39- 1increase by 2%false
- 2decrease by 3%false
- 3decrease by 4%true
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Answer : 3. "decrease by 4%"
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Answer: C) decrease by 4% Explanation: Here, x = 20 and y = - 20Therefore, the net % change in value=x + y + xy100 %= 20 + -20 + 20 × -20100% or - 4% Since the sign is negative, there is a decrease in value by 4%.