GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Ravi, Anand and Pranay are running a business firm in partnership. What is Anand's share in the profit earned by them? a. Ravi, Anand and Pranay invested the amounts in the ratio of 2 : 4 : 7. b. Pranay's share in the profit is Rs. 8750. 2109 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe31
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe31- 1Only a is sufficientfalse
- 2Neither a nor b is sufficientfalse
- 3Only b is sufficientfalse
- 4Both a and b sufficienttrue
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Answer : 4. "Both a and b sufficient"
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Answer: D) Both a and b sufficient Explanation: Given Pranay's profit in the share is Rs. 8750 But given that their investments are in the ratio 2:4:7 713×P = 8750 P = 16250 Now Anand's share = 413×16250 = Rs.5000 Thus both staements a and b are sufficient to answer this question.
Q: Penny has 5 children, 1st is January, 2nd kid February, 3rd is called march , 4th is April. What is the name of the 5th. 2103 05b5cc6a4e4d2b4197774cc7b
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Here If you notice the difference, There is no question mark (?) at the end of the puzzle. In that case, "What" is the name of the 5th child.
Q: Below question has with a part of it underlined. The question is followed by four alternatives to replace the underlined part of the sentence. Choose the best alternative which is grammatically correct. In this particular job we have discovered that to be diligent is more important than being bright. 2102 05b5cc6d3e4d2b4197774e4aa
5b5cc6d3e4d2b4197774e4aa- 1for one to be diligent is more important than being bright.false
- 2by being diligent is important than being bright.false
- 3being diligent is more important than being bright.false
- 4diligence is more important than brightness.true
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Answer : 4. "diligence is more important than brightness."
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Answer: D) diligence is more important than brightness. Explanation: Parallel construction error in the original statement. A similar form is required on each side of the comparison. " Diligence - brightness ".
Q: Statement: There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season.Courses of action:a. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase.b. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during festival.c. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season. 2099 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbbe
5b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbbe- 1Both a and b followstrue
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Answer : 1. "Both a and b follows"
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Answer: A) Both a and b follows Explanation: The police ought to find out the lackenings in existing security arrangements and make up for these inadequacies to strengthen security and thus prevent criminal activities in the forthcoming festival. So, both a and b follow. Arresting the known criminals does not ensure safety, for a novice can also indulge in crime. So, c does not follow.
Q: Book is to chapter as organization is to 2099 05b5cc68ee4d2b4197774c3e9
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A book is consists of various chapters, so as the Organization consists of various departments. Therefore if Book is to chapter so organization is to department. Hence, Book : Chapter :: Organisation : Department.
Q: What is the first term of an arithmetic progression of positive integers ? (I) Sum of the squares of the first and the second term is 116. (II)The fifth term is divisible by 7. 2099 05b5cc705e4d2b4197774f21b
5b5cc705e4d2b4197774f21b- 1Only a is sufficienttrue
- 2Only b is sufficientfalse
- 3Both a & b are necessaryfalse
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Answer : 1. "Only a is sufficient"
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Answer: A) Only a is sufficient Explanation: The sum of square of two no is 116 i.e no lie 1-11, because 11x11 =121 which is greater than 116 again after cheaking all possible pair of no only 4 and 10 satisfy this condsn , again the progression is of positive integer so 10 cant not be 1st termso the 1st term is 4,but from the 2nd we cant able to find the 1st term so only 1st statement is sufficient to answer the question
Q: What is the next letter in the given seriesM N J Q G ? 2097 05b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa7c
5b5cc74ae4d2b4197774fa7c- 1Ufalse
- 2Sfalse
- 3Ttrue
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Answer : 3. "T"
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Answer: C) T Explanation: 1ST SERIES = M J G... It decreasing by 3 alphabets.2ND SERIES = N Q... It increasing by 3 alphabets. M N J Q G T...
Q: An individual deposited 20% of 25% of 30% of what he had into his account with a bank. If he deposited Rs.750, how much was he having initially with him before depositing ? 2097 05b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f595
5b5cc71ee4d2b4197774f595- 1Rs. 38000false
- 2Rs. 47000false
- 3Rs. 50000true
- 4Rs. 35000false
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 50000"
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Answer: C) Rs. 50000 Explanation: Let 'x' be the amount he had in the bank. => 20/100(25/100(30/100(x))) = 750 x = 750 x 8000/120 = Rs. 50000