GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: The difference between simple interest and compound interest of a certain sum of money at 20% per annum for 2 years is Rs. 56. Then the sum is : 2152 0

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    Rs. 3680
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    Rs. 2650
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    Rs. 1400
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    Rs. 1170
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 1400"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Rs. 1400 Explanation: We know thatThe Difference between Compound Interest and Simple Interest for n years at R rate of interest is given by C.In - S.In = PR100n Here n = 2 years, R = 20%, C.I - S.I = 56 56 = P201002=> P = 56 x 52=> P = 56 x 25=> P = Rs. 1400

Q: Synonym for the word : Bleak 2148 0

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    bare
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    lush
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    warm
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    verdant
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Answer : 1. "bare"
Explanation :

Answer: A) bare Explanation: Bleak means an area of land lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements like deserts.

Q: Light travels fastest in 2147 0

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    Air
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    Water
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    Glass
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    Diamond
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Answer : 1. "Air"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Air Explanation: Light travels fastest in Vacuum. The fastest thing in the whole universe is the speed of light in a vacuum like outer space. It is about 2.99 x 108 m/s.

Q: What travels around the world but stays in one spot? 2142 0

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Therefore the answer for What travels around the world but stays in one spot is STAMP or any other thing that acts as a stamp does. Ex. the letter in the envelope etc...   Since, Several things have the possibility, but the word travel evokes that it would move.

Q: If the C.I. on a sum for 2 years at 12 1/2 % per annum is Rs. 510, the S.I. on the same sum at the same rate for the same period of time is   ? 2140 0

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    Rs. 580
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    Rs. 480
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    Rs. 550
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    Rs. 470
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 480"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Rs. 480 Explanation: Let the sum be Rs. P. Then,   P1+252x1002-P= 510   P[982- 1] = 510.   Sum = Rs. 1920   So, S.I. = (1920 x 25 x 2) / (2 x 100) = Rs. 480

Q: Which term is a type of detail? 2138 0

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    chronology
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    prose
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    style
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    statistic
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Answer : 1. "chronology"
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Answer: A) chronology Explanation: In chronology, the sequence of events from the latest to the oldest events or vice versa is laid. In this case, the details of how a particular event or place or thought developed through time is detailed in a chronology.    Hence, the term chronology is a type of detail.

Q: Choose what replaces '?' in the following figure ? 2137 0

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    Q
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    O
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    M
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    N
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Answer : 4. "N"
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Answer: D) N Explanation: The alphabetical value of the letters in the left hand column follows through the sequence of Prime Numbers, with the letters in the right hand column representing the corresponding reverse alphabetical values. So, M = Reverse of M = N.

Q: I shrink smaller every time I take a bath. What am I ? 2133 0

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Answer :
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A Soap. Yes, it gets shrinks smaller every time we take a bath.

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