GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Find the odd one out of the following words ? 2078 05b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e81b
5b5cc6d9e4d2b4197774e81b- 1cruisetrue
- 2crusadefalse
- 3expeditionfalse
- 4campaignfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "cruise"
Explanation :
Answer: A) cruise Explanation: Cruise = a sea voyage for pleasure. All other words are related to ‘journey on land, sea with an aim’.
Q: What has keys but no locks? 2073 05b5cc69be4d2b4197774c810
5b5cc69be4d2b4197774c810- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer :
Explanation :
A Keyboard has keys but no locks.
Q: With an average speed of 40 km/hr, a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 35 km/hr, it is late by 15 minutes. Find the length of the total journey? 2071 05b5cc662e4d2b4197774be9c
5b5cc662e4d2b4197774be9c- 170 kmstrue
- 260 kmsfalse
- 345 kmsfalse
- 430 kmsfalse
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "70 kms"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 70 kms Explanation: Let the time taken by train be 't' hrs. Then, 40t = 35t + 1560 40t = 35t + 35/4 t = 7/4 hrs Therefore, Required length of the total journey d = s x t = 40 x 7/4 = 70 kms.
Q: 18 tens 20 ones = 2069 05b5cc688e4d2b4197774c34b
5b5cc688e4d2b4197774c34b- 11820false
- 2180false
- 3200true
- 4160false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 3. "200"
Explanation :
Answer: C) 200 Explanation: 18 tens 20 ones, the given stateent can be split into 18 tens = 18 x 10 = 180 20 ones = 20 x 1 = 20 Then add both => 180 + 20 = 200 Hence, 18 tens 20 ones = 200.
Q: A wholesale dealer allows a discount of 20 % on the marked price to the retailer. The retailer sells at 5% below the marked price. If the customer pays Rs.19 for an article, what profit is made by the retailer on it ? 2068 05b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f7ab
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f7ab- 1Rs. 4false
- 2Rs. 3true
- 3Rs. 5false
- 4Rs. 1false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 2. "Rs. 3"
Explanation :
Answer: B) Rs. 3 Explanation: Let wholesaler dealers marked price = 100%, Retailer's C.P = 80% And the retailer sells at 5% less than the marked price => S.P = 95%If S.P of 95% of the retailer costs Rs.19 to customer,so its C.P of 80% will cost 80 x 19/95 = 16 Profit made by the retailer = 19-16 = Rs.3
Q: How many 4-letter words with or without meaning, can be formed out of the letters of the word, 'LOGARITHMS', if repetition of letters is not allowed ? 2068 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f805
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f805- 15040true
- 22525false
- 32052false
- 44521false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "5040"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 5040 Explanation: The Word LOGARITHMS contains 10 letters. To find how many 4 letter words we can form from that = P410 =10x9x8x7 = 5040.
Q: What occurs once in a minute twice in a moment? 2068 05b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c244
5b5cc67ee4d2b4197774c244- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer :
Explanation :
Here the letter 'M' appears once in Minute and twice in a MoMent.
Q: The sum of one-half, one-third and one-fourth of a number exceeds the number by 22. The number is 2066 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f907
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f907- 1264true
- 2284false
- 3215false
- 4302false
- Show AnswerHide Answer
- Workspace
- SingleChoice
Answer : 1. "264"
Explanation :
Answer: A) 264 Explanation: Let the number be 'x'. Then, from given data x/2 + x/3 + x/4 = x+2213x/12 = x+22x = 264