GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: On a ruler's tombstone, it is said that one sixth of his life was spent in childhood and one twelfth as a teenager. One seventh of his life passed between the time he became an adult and the time he married; five years later, his son was born. Alas, the son died four years before he did. He lived to be twice as old as his son did. How old did the ruler live to be ? 3390 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f981- 184 yearstrue
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Answer : 1. "84 years"
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Answer: A) 84 years Explanation: Let the age of ruler is x so that of son = x/2 (given)Now according to the given condition (x/6) + (x/12) + (x/7) + 5 + (x/2) + 4 = x=> x = 84
Q: Choose the word which gives best meaning to the sentence from the given options. His recent success ______ him more arrogant than what he used to be 3381 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45- 1makefalse
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Answer : 4. "has made"
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Answer: D) has made Explanation: HIS RECENT SUCCESS HAS MADE HIM MORE ARROGANT THAN WHAT HE USED.
Q: Find the odd man out in the following number series? 5, 4, 9, 32, 273 3379 05b5cc695e4d2b4197774c500
5b5cc695e4d2b4197774c500- 14false
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Answer : 3. "32"
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Answer: C) 32 Explanation: The given number series follows 5, 4, 9, 32, 308 pattern that 5 5 x 1 - 1 = 4 4 x 3 - 3 = 9 9 x 5 - 5 = 40 (not equals to 32) 40 x 7 - 7 = 273 Hence, the odd man in the given number series is 32.
Q: 80% of 900 + 162 x 4 x ? = 113 - 99 3376 05b5cc669e4d2b4197774bf6d
5b5cc669e4d2b4197774bf6d- 10.5true
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Answer : 1. "0.5"
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Answer: A) 0.5 Explanation: 80x900/100 + 256 x 4 x ? = 1331 - 99 720 + 1024 x ? = 1232 ? = 1232 - 720/1024 ? = 512/1024 = 0.5 ? = 0.5
Q: In a certain code DOWN is written as '5@9#' and NAME is written as '#6%3'. How is MODE written in that code ? 3371 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fc98
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fc98- 16@53false
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Answer : 2. "%@53"
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Answer: B) %@53 Explanation: From the given information : D O W N A M E == 5 @ 9 # 6 % 3 MODE = %@53
Q: A batsman scores 26 runs and increases his average from 14 to 15. Find the runs to be made if he wants top increasing the average to 19 in the same match ? 3349 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa22
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa22- 174true
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Answer : 1. "74"
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Answer: A) 74 Explanation: Number of runs scored more to increse the ratio by 1 is 26 - 14 = 12To raise the average by one (from 14 to 15), he scored 12 more than the existing average.Therefore, to raise the average by five (from 14 to 19), he should score 12 x 5 = 60 more than the existing average. Thus he should score 14 + 60 = 74.
Q: Directions: A string of words is fed into a computing machine. It processes the input and gives an output in the following manner: Input: Honesty is the best policy. Step 1: is Honesty the best policy Step 2: is the Honesty best policy Step 3: is the best Honesty policy Step 4: is the best policy Honesty Output: is the best policy Honesty Now, If the input is "A rolling stone gathers no moss", what will be the fifth word in the string after 4 steps? 3340 05b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d8f2
5b5cc6bde4d2b4197774d8f2- 1Mossfalse
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Answer : 4. "A"
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Answer: D) A Explanation: For the input "A rolling stone gathers no moss", the steps followed are: Step 1: rolling A stone gathers no moss Step 2: rolling stone A gathers no moss Step 3: rolling stone gathers A no moss Step 4: rolling stone gathers no A moss After 4 steps the fifth word is "A".
Q: एक स्तंभ और एक पंक्ति का प्रतिच्छेदन 3322 05b5cc651e4d2b4197774bcdb
5b5cc651e4d2b4197774bcdb- 1सेलtrue
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Answer : 1. "सेल"
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Answer: A) सेल स्पष्टीकरण: एक स्प्रेड शीट में एक कॉलम और एक पंक्ति के प्रतिच्छेदन को सेल या बोन कहा जाता है।