GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs. 1155. The simple interest on the same sum for double the time at half the rate percent per annum is ? 1494 15b5cc767e4d2b4197774fdfc
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fdfc- 1Rs. 1100true
- 2Rs. 5500false
- 3Rs. 1400false
- 4Rs. 4120false
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 1100"
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Answer: A) Rs. 1100 Explanation: Let the sum be Rs.x. Then, x1+101002-x=1155 ⇒x11102-1=1155 => x =5500 sum = Rs. 5500. So, S.I = Rs. 5500×5×4100 = 1100
Q: Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it? 1491 05b5cc699e4d2b4197774c69b
5b5cc699e4d2b4197774c69b- 1Moneyfalse
- 2Brainfalse
- 3Luxury itemsfalse
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Answer : 4. "Nothing"
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Answer: D) Nothing Explanation: Poor people have Nothing Rich people need Nothing If you eat Nothing you die. Hence, it is Nothing.
Q: What question can you never answer yes to? 1491 05b5cc619e4d2b4197774b746
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When you are Asleep or Dead, you cannot answer Are you Asleep or Dead?
Q: What goes in dry and comes out wet? 1486 05b5cc62fe4d2b4197774b969
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A Bath towel or a tea bag are suitable answers.
Q: Find the Missing Number Puzzle for the Given 1484 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1d3
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1d3- 18false
- 216false
- 39true
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Answer : 3. "9"
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Answer: C) 9 Explanation: Given 6 = 3 => Number of letters in SIX = 3 12 = 6 => Number of letters in TWELVE = 6 14 = 8 => Number of letters in FOURTEEN = 8 Similarly, 22 = 9 => Number of letters in TWENTY TWO = 9 Therefore, 22 = 9.
Q: A is the father of B. But B is not the son of A. Then what is B to A? 1483 05b5cc695e4d2b4197774c52f
5b5cc695e4d2b4197774c52f- 1Grandfatherfalse
- 2Son-in-lawfalse
- 3Granddaughterfalse
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Answer : 4. "Daughter"
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Answer: D) Daughter Explanation: The relation is father and daughter. As we go with male gender, will be son of A. But it is given in the question that B is not the son of A. Hence, te only possile is B is female and B is daughter of A.
Q: What has 3 feet but cannot walk? 1483 05b5cc672e4d2b4197774c0cd
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We know that 1 yard = 3 feet. A yardstick which is used for measurement has 3 feet long but it cannot walk.
Q: In a mixture of milk and water the proportion of water by weight was 75%. If in 60 gm of mixture 15 gm water was added, what would be the percentage of water ? (Weight in gm) 1482 05b5cc73de4d2b4197774f943
5b5cc73de4d2b4197774f943- 180%true
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Answer : 1. "80%"
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Answer: A) 80% Explanation: Water in 60 gm mixture=60 x 75/100 = 45 gm. and Milk = 15 gm. After adding 15 gm. of water in mixture, total water = 45 + 15 = 60 gm and weight of a mixture = 60 + 15 = 75 gm. So % of water = 100 x 60/75 = 80%.