GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Twelve children take sixteen days to complete a work which can be completed by 8 adults in 12 days. After working for 3 days, sixteen adults left and six adults and four children joined them. How many days will they take to complete the remaining work ? 1431 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbf9
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbf9- 13 daysfalse
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Answer : 3. "6 days"
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Answer: C) 6 days Explanation: From the given data, 12 children 16 days work,One child’s one day work = 1/192. 8 adults 12 days work,One adult’s one day’s work = 1/96. Work done in 3 days = ((1/96) x 16 x 3) = 1/2 Remaining work = 1 – 1/2 = 1/2 (6 adults+ 4 children)’s 1 day’s work = 6/96 + 4/192 = 1/12 1/12 work is done by them in 1 day. 1/2 work is done by them in 12 x (1/2) = 6 days.
Q: Jio is a big shot at reducing the cost of Internet access in India. The U.S., despite being the richest country in the world, lags far behind in terms of cost and penetration of Internet access. Cheap access to the Internet is an important step in bridging the access gap – access to good education, good healthcare, etc. But the market reaction to Jio is similar to the U.S. market’s reaction to firms announcing their intention to diversify. ( 1430 05b5cc6ace4d2b4197774d0a0
5b5cc6ace4d2b4197774d0a0- 1The final group of losers is the current shareholders of RIL. On announcement of Jio, the stock price of RIL fell. (false
- 2It shows that the market’s short-term reaction is usually proven correct in the long-run. (false
- 3On losing end, the first groups of losers are the shareholders of other telecom companies. (false
- 4The large amount of revenue the Government of India gets from auctioning off the nation’s natural resources is not necessarily a good thing because the Government does not have a stellar track record when it comes to spending the money. A large fraction of Government spending is wasted. (E) The second loser is the Government of India. The big money the Indian Government was raking in selling cellular bandwidth was actually coming from the pockets of the cellular consumers. (F) The first obvious winners of this scheme are customers. (G) The second winner is Mr. Ambani; he can potentially make a lasting impact as the man who brought Internet to millions of Indians. Question: Which of the following supports the decision of other companies opposing Reliance JIO Scheme?true
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Answer : 4. "The large amount of revenue the Government of India gets from auctioning off the nation’s natural resources is not necessarily a good thing because the Government does not have a stellar track record when it comes to spending the money. A large fraction of Government spending is wasted.
(E) The second loser is the Government of India. The big money the Indian Government was raking in selling cellular bandwidth was actually coming from the pockets of the cellular consumers.
(F) The first obvious winners of this scheme are customers.
(G) The second winner is Mr. Ambani; he can potentially make a lasting impact as the man who brought Internet to millions of Indians.
Question:
Which of the following supports the decision of other companies opposing Reliance JIO Scheme?"
Explanation :
Answer: D) Both C & E Explanation: As the arguments C and E states that other companies are on the losing end with this scheme, it is the only appropriate answer to this question.
Q: What is 15 of 80 with simple method and examples? 1429 05b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d46d
5b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d46d- 112.5%false
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Answer : 2. "18.75%"
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Answer: B) 18.75% Explanation: Given that to find 15 of 80 => What % of 80 is 15 Let it be 'p' => p% of 80 = 15 => p x 80100 = 15⇒p = 15 x 10080⇒p = 150080 = 18.75 Therefore, 15 is 18.75% of 80 => 18.75% of 80 = 15 Example:: Now, in the similar way we can find 15% of 80 =? => 15x80/100 = p => p = 4 x 3 = 12 Therefore, 15% of 80 = 12
Q: 18 as a decimal? 1424 05b5cc6b0e4d2b4197774d2e5
5b5cc6b0e4d2b4197774d2e5- 10.375false
- 20.247false
- 30.214false
- 40.125true
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Answer : 4. "0.125"
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Answer: D) 0.125 Explanation: Here 18 in decimal means 8th part in 1. We know that 110 = 0.1 Then, 18 = ? => ? = 18 x 0.1110= 0.1 x 108= 0.5418= 0.125
Q: Lens is made up of which glass 1422 05b5cc66de4d2b4197774bfd4
5b5cc66de4d2b4197774bfd4- 1Ordinary glassfalse
- 2Pyrex glassfalse
- 3Flint glasstrue
- 4Cobalt glassfalse
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Answer : 3. "Flint glass"
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Answer: C) Flint glass Explanation:
Q: A Bus travels first half distance between two places with a speed of 40 kmph and the rest half distance with a speed of 60 kmph. The average speed of the Bus is ? 1419 05b5cc764e4d2b4197774fda3
5b5cc764e4d2b4197774fda3- 148 kmphtrue
- 250 kmphfalse
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Answer : 1. "48 kmph"
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Answer: A) 48 kmph Explanation: we know that speed = distance traveled/time takenlet the total distance traveled by the car is 2x km.then time taken by it to cover first half is x/60 hour.and for second half is x/40 hour.Then average speed= total distance travelled / total time taken. i.e. 2xx60+x40 => 2x5x120 = 48 kmph.
Q: The least number of complete years in which a sum of money put out at 20% C.I. will be more than doubled is ? 1419 05b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec25
5b5cc6e2e4d2b4197774ec25- 13 yearsfalse
- 24 yearstrue
- 32.5 yearsfalse
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Answer : 2. "4 years"
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Answer: B) 4 years Explanation: P1+20100n > 2P Now, (6/5 x 6/5 x 6/5 x 6/5) > 2. So, n = 4 years.
Q: India's longest cable-bridge inaugurated by PM Modi in which state ? 1419 05b5cc720e4d2b4197774f603
5b5cc720e4d2b4197774f603- 1Assamfalse
- 2Telanganafalse
- 3Gujarattrue
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Answer : 3. "Gujarat"
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Answer: C) Gujarat Explanation: PM Modi Inaugurated India's Longest Cable Bridge in Gujarat, a four-lane bridge over the river Narmada in Bharuch. The bridge is 1344 metres long and 22.8 metres wide. It is built by Larsen and Turbo as a part of the Rs. 379 crore project of the National Highway Authority of India.