GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: How many balls? Number of balls in the figure... 2288 05b5cc69ae4d2b4197774c796
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You have to actually count all the balls in the pyramid.Simple way is to count the balls in each level. So lower most level lets say 1st level has 4 x 4 balls; i.e. 16 ballsSimilarly 2nd level has 3 x 3 balls; i.e. 9 balls.3rd level has 2 x 2 balls; i.e. 4 balls.The top most level has just 1 ball. So the total number of balls is 16+9+4+1 = 30. So the image has 30 Balls in all.
Q: Solve the Riddle? 2288 05b5cc6a0e4d2b4197774ca47
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Answer : 4. "18 hrs"
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Answer: D) 18 hrs Explanation: From the given data, 18 snakes can eat 18 bananas in 18 hrs. => 1 snake can eat 1 banana in 18 hrs => 79 snakes can eat 79 bananas in 18 hrs. Hence, 18 hrs.
Q: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be, for loan oft loses both itself and friend.” What is the meaning of the given phrase? 2285 05b5cc626e4d2b4197774b86e
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It is said by Lord Polonius. It means do not lend or borrow money from a friend, because if you do so, you will lose both your friend and your money. If you lend, he will avoid paying back, and if you borrow you will fall out of your savings, as you turn into a spendthrift, and face humiliation.
Q: One girl can eat 112 chocolates in half a minute, and her boy friend can eat half as many in twice the length of time. How many chocolates can both boy and girl eat in 12 seconds ? 2283 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa27
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Answer : 3. "56"
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Answer: C) 56 Explanation: Girl eats 112 chocolates in 30 sec so she can eat in 12 sec is 12 x 112/30 = 44.8 chocolates. Her boy friend can eat one-half of 112 in twice of 30 sec so he can eat 56 in 60 sec Then he can eat in 12 sec is 56 x 12/60 = 11.2 chocolates. Hence, together they can eat = 44.8 + 11.2 =56 chocolates in 12 seconds.
Q: If Theresa's daughter is my daughter's mother, what am I to Theresa? 2282 05b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0e4
5b5cc6ade4d2b4197774d0e4- 1Son-in-lawtrue
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Answer : 1. "Son-in-law"
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Answer: A) Son-in-law Explanation: Given that If Theresa's daughter is my daughter's mother It has 2 ways of Answers such that it depends on the sex of me. That is Male or Female. 1) If I am a Male : My daughter's mother is my wife. My wife is Teresa's daughter => I am Teresa's Son-in-law. 2) If I am a Female : My daughter's mother is myself. Myself Teresa's daughter. => I am Teresa's Daughter. But in the given options only Son-in-law is available and daughter is not given. So, Son-in-law is correct.
Q: Vishal invested 10% more than Trishul. Trishul invested 10% less than Raghu. If the total sum of their investments is Rs. 5780, how much amount did Raghu invest ? 2277 05b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fc9d
5b5cc75ee4d2b4197774fc9d- 1Rs.2010false
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Answer : 3. "Rs.2000"
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Answer: C) Rs.2000 Explanation: Let money invested by Raghu = Rs. xMoney invested by Trishul = 9/10 x = 0.9xMoney invested by Vishal = 9/10x * 110/100 = 0.99xAlso, x+0.9x+0.99x = 5780= x= 5780/2.89 = 2000 Therefore, amount invested by Raghu is Rs. 2000.
Q: What loses its head every morning and gets it back every night? 2275 05b5cc6b5e4d2b4197774d525
5b5cc6b5e4d2b4197774d525- 1Pillowtrue
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Answer : 1. "Pillow"
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Answer: A) Pillow Explanation:
Q: If the positions of the first and the fifth digits of the number 14278359 are interchanged, similarly the positions of the second and the sixth digits are interchanged and so on, then which of the following will be the second digit from the right end after the rearrangement ? 2274 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fc14
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Answer : 2. "2"
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Answer: B) 2 Explanation: Given number is 14278359As given 1st and 5th digits, 2nd & 6th, 3rd & 7th and 4th & 8th digits are to to be interchanged.Therfore, the rearranged number is 83591427Then, the second digit from the right end is 2.

