GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: A box contains 90 screws each of 100 gms and 100 bolts each of 150 gms. If the entire box weighs 35.5 kg, then the weight of the empty box is ? 2330 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7e2
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7e2- 110.5 kgsfalse
- 212 kgsfalse
- 39.6 kgsfalse
- 411.5 kgstrue
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Answer : 4. "11.5 kgs"
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Answer: D) 11.5 kgs Explanation: Screws weight = 90x100 = 9000gmsbolts weight = 100 x 150 = 15000gmsweight = screws + bolts => 24000 gms =>24 kgGiven entire box weight = 35.5kgempty box = entire box weight - weight => 35.5kg - 24kg => 11.5kgso the empty box is 11.5kg.
Q: Who has the best overall health? 2325 05b5cc698e4d2b4197774c609
5b5cc698e4d2b4197774c609- 1a person who exercises regularly and is not overweightfalse
- 2a person who is not ill and is physically activefalse
- 3a person who lives longer than his or her grandparentsfalse
- 4a person who balances social, physical, and mental healthtrue
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Answer : 4. "a person who balances social, physical, and mental health"
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Answer: D) a person who balances social, physical, and mental health Explanation: A person who balances all the three healths such as Physical, mental and Social healths has the best overall health.
Q: Reptile is to Lizard as Flower is to 2318 05b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d160
5b5cc6aee4d2b4197774d160- 1Orchidstrue
- 2Stemfalse
- 3Leaffalse
- 4Petalfalse
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Answer : 1. "Orchids"
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Answer: A) Orchids Explanation: Here Lizard is a type of Reptiles whereas Orchid is a type of flowers. Other than Orchids all are parts of Plants. Hence, Reptile is to Lizard as Flower is to Orchids.
Q: Find out the wrong term in the given series of numbers ?6, 15, 35, 77, 165, 221 2318 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6dc
5b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6dc- 135false
- 2165true
- 3221false
- 477false
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Answer : 2. "165"
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Answer: B) 165 Explanation: The given series follow the rule that : Multiplying consecutive prime numbers2,3,5,7,11,13,17,19....2x3 = 63x5 = 155x7 = 357x11 = 7711x13 = 14313x17 = 221So, the wrong term is 165.
Q: The top and bottom of a tower were seen to be at angles of depression 30° and 60° from the top of a hill of height 100 m. Find the height of the tower ? 2318 15b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f79c
5b5cc72ce4d2b4197774f79c- 142.2 mtsfalse
- 233.45 mtsfalse
- 366.6 mtstrue
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Answer : 3. "66.6 mts"
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Answer: C) 66.6 mts Explanation: From above diagramAC represents the hill and DE represents the tower Given that AC = 100 m angleXAD = angleADB = 30° (∵ AX || BD ) angleXAE = angleAEC = 60° (∵ AX || CE) Let DE = h Then, BC = DE = h, AB = (100-h) (∵ AC=100 and BC = h), BD = CE tan 60°=AC/CE => √3 = 100/CE =>CE = 100/√3 ----- (1) tan 30° = AB/BD => 1/√3 = 100−h/BD => BD = 100−h(√3)∵ BD = CE and Substitute the value of CE from equation 1 100/√3 = 100−h(√3) => h = 66.66 mts The height of the tower = 66.66 mts.
Q: What City has No People? 2311 05b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1b5
5b5cc6afe4d2b4197774d1b5- 1Velocityfalse
- 2Electricityfalse
- 3Elasticityfalse
- 4All the abovetrue
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Answer : 4. "All the above"
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Answer: D) All the above Explanation: Answer for What City has No People can be any of these words which has city in it like Velocity, Elasticity or Electricity. In general the answer for the riddle What City has No People is Electricity.
Q: I jump when i walk and sit when i stand, who am I? 2303 05b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca65
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Explanation :
Kangaroo.
Q: What does this symbol mean '&'? 2300 05b5cc6abe4d2b4197774cfc6
5b5cc6abe4d2b4197774cfc6- 1Caretfalse
- 2Barfalse
- 3Ampersandtrue
- 4Reversed Caretfalse
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Answer : 3. "Ampersand"
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Answer: C) Ampersand Explanation: '&' is a Logical Symbol and is called as Ampersand. ^ is called Caret - is called Bar v is called Reversed Caret.

