GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: On a school’s Annual day sweets were to be equally distributed amongst 112 children. But on that particular day, 32 children were absent. Thus the remaining children got 6 extra sweets. How many sweets was each child originally supposed to get ? 1951 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9a4
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Answer : 4. "15"
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Answer: D) 15 Explanation: Let 'K' be the total number of sweets.Given total number of students = 112If sweets are distributed among 112 children,Let number of sweets each student gets = 'L' => K/112 = L ....(1)But on that day students absent = 32 => remaining = 112 - 32 = 80Then, each student gets '6' sweets extra. => K/80 = L + 6 ....(2)from (1) K = 112L substitute in (2), we get112L = 80L + 48032L = 480L = 15 Therefore, 15 sweets were each student originally supposed to get.
Q: Which digits will come in the place of '?' in the following series ? 372, 823, 644, 582, 46?, 8?7 1950 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f800
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f800- 14, 4false
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Answer : 2. "6, 2"
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Answer: B) 6, 2 Explanation: Given series is 372, 823, 644, 582, 46?, 8?7 Here the series follow the rule that :372 = 3+7+2 = 12823 = 8+2+3 = 13644 = 6+4+4 = 14582 = 5+8+2 = 1546? = 4+6+? = 16 => ? = 68?7 = 8+?+7 = 17 => ? = 2 So the missing numbers are 6 and 2
Q: What is your biggest failure to date? 1950 05b5cc76de4d2b4197774feba
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The most important thing to remember when answering this question is that it really is not about what you did wrong. It's about how you handled a difficult situation and what you learned from it. Describe your biggest failure and discuss what you've learned from it and ideally how you've been successful because of that lesson.The real reason why interviewers ask about your biggest failure is that it reveals a lot about your ability - to take risks - face challenges - acknowledge your mistakes and - learn from them.
Q: In oceania, most towns began as 1947 05b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b582
5b5cc60ae4d2b4197774b582- 1Colonial portstrue
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Answer : 1. "Colonial ports"
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Answer: A) Colonial ports Explanation: Oceania is a geographic region comprising Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia and Australasia. In Oceani, most towns began as Colonial Ports.
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 ? 1946 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec3e
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec3e- 12(6!)false
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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 ? 1943 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54
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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: The ratio of speeds of a car, a train and a bus is 5:9:4. The average speed of the car, the bus and the train is 72 km/hr together. What is the average speed of the car and the train together ? 1942 05b5cc736e4d2b4197774f83c
5b5cc736e4d2b4197774f83c- 184 km/hrtrue
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Answer : 1. "84 km/hr"
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Answer: A) 84 km/hr Explanation: Let the speeds of the car, train and bus be 5x, 9x and 4x km/hr respectively.Average speed = 5x + 9x + 4x/3 = 18x /3 = 6x km/hr.Also, 6x = 72 => x = 12 km/hrTherefore, the average speed of the car and train together is = 5x+9x2= 7x = 7 x 12 = 84 km/hr.
Q: Opening in a wall to let in air or light 1941 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c70b
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c70b- 1Ceilingfalse
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Answer : 3. "Window"
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Answer: C) Window Explanation: The Opening in a wall to let in air or light is nothing but a Window.

