GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: What Does My Name Mean, If my Mother is a Mathematician, and my Father is a Chemist. And they gave a Code to My Name as "Iron59". Crack my Name? 3409 0

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    Elix
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    Alex
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    Selix
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    Felix
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Answer : 4. "Felix"
Explanation :

Answer: D) Felix Explanation: Here my name "Iron59" means Felix. Since my father is a chemist he gave code Iron for Fe as chemical symbol for Iron is Fe and my mother is a mathematician she gave 59 for Lix as Roman word for 59 is Lix.   Hence my name is FELIX.

Q: The circumferences of two circles are 264 meters and 352 meters. Find the difference between the areas of the larger and the smaller circles  ? 3404 0

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    2413 sq.m
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    1234 sq.m
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    4312 sq.m
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    2143 sq.m
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Answer : 3. "4312 sq.m"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 4312 sq.m Explanation: Let the radii of the smaller and the larger circles be 's' m and 'l' m respectively.    2πs = 264 and 2πl = 352      s = 2642π and l = 3522π    Difference between the areas =πl2-πs2      = π1762π2-1322π2    = 1762π-1322π     = (176 - 132)(176 + 132) / π     = (44 x 308) / (22/7) = 4312 sq.m

Q: In a queue, Shankar is ninth from the rear end. Althaf's place is eighth from the front. Nitu is standing between the two. What could be the minimum numbers of boys standing in the queue ? 3396 0

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    18
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    14
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    22
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    24
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Answer : 2. "14"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 14 Explanation: 1 2 3 4 5 6(Shankar) 7(Nitu) 8(Althaf) 9 10 11 12 13 14Here, Althaf is 8th from front, Shankar is 9th from rear end and Nitu is between themSo minimum no. of boys standing in the queue = 14

Q: Sponge is to Porous as Rubber is to 3396 0

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    Inflexible
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    Elastic
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    Solid
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    Massive
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Answer : 2. "Elastic"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Elastic Explanation: A sponge is a porous material. Rubber is an elastic material.  Since Rubber is not a Massive or solid and not an inflexible thing, it is elastic.

Q: If a person having Rs. 2000 and he want to distribute this to his five children in the manner that each son having Rs. 30 more than the younger one , what will be the share of youngest child ? 3379 1

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    Rs. 175
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    Rs. 325
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    Rs. 340
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    Rs. 260
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 340"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Rs. 340 Explanation: Assume first child (the youngest) get = Rs. x According to the question ;each son having Rs. 30 more than the younger one Second child will get = Rs. x + 30 Third child will get = Rs. x + 30 + 30 = x + 60 Forth child will get = Rs. x + 30 + 30 + 30 = x + 90 Fifth child will get = Rs. x + 30 + 30 + 30 + 30 = x + 120 Total amount they got = Rs. 2000 x + (x+30) + (x+60) + (x+90) + (x+120) = 20005x + 300 = 20005x = 1700x = Rs. 340So the youngest child will get Rs. 340.

Q: If Laxmi is taller than Ramya but shorter than Susmitha and Ramya is as tall as Hema but taller than Avanthi, then Hema is : 3376 0

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    shorter than Ramya
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    taller than Avanthi
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    taller than susmitha
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    shorter than Laxmi
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Answer : 4. "shorter than Laxmi"
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Answer: D) shorter than Laxmi Explanation: As given, we have: Susmitha > Laxmi > Ramya; Ramya = Hema, Ramya > Avanthi Thus the sequence of heights becomes: Susmitha > Laxmi > Ramya = Hema > Avanthi Clearly, Hema is shorter than Laxmi.

Q: Choose the antonym of the word given from the following options ? MUNDANE 3370 0

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    Extraordinary
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    Regular
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    Visionary
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    Routine
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Answer : 1. "Extraordinary"
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Answer: A) Extraordinary Explanation:

Q: The percentage discount offered for "Buy 6 get 1 free is" ? 3367 0

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    85.78 %
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    58. 48 %
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    19.25 %
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    14.285 %
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Answer : 4. "14.285 %"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 14.285 % Explanation: Total Items = 7Discounted = 1Percentage = 1/7 x 100= 14.285%

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