GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Which sentence contains both an adverb and a conjunction? 2375 0

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    Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat.
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    The storm caused flooding as predicted.
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    Sneha was a kind person, but she hated people who spread rumors.
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    Do you want the shrimp or the crab?
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Answer : 1. "Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat."
Explanation :

Answer: A) Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat. Explanation: The sentence which contains both an adverb and a conjunction is "Adam crept silently up the stairs, but couldn't slow his heartbeat."   Here, Adverb - Silently and Conjunction - But.

Q: How many Months of the year have 28 Days? 2374 0

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    12
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    7
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    5
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    6
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Answer : 1. "12"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 12 Explanation: We have 12 months.   In every month we get 28 or more days.    So that implies we get 28 days in each and every month.

Q: Two numbers are respectively 40% and 30% more than a third number. The second number expressed in terms of percentage of the first is ? 2373 0

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    92.8%
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    84.23%
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    87.14%
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    94.1%
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Answer : 1. "92.8%"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 92.8% Explanation: Here, x = 40 and y = 30;Therefore second number= [[100+y100+x] x 100 ]% of first number= [[100+y100+x] x 100 ]% of first numberSecond number = 92.8% of the first number.

Q: What has One Eye Yet cannot See? 2371 0

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    One-eyed Jack
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    A Needle
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    Blind Justice
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    Hurricane eye
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Answer : 2. "A Needle"
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Answer: B) A Needle Explanation: What has one eye yet cannot see is An Eye of a Needle.   A needle has an eye through which we thread it but it is not for seeing.

Q: There is 50% increase in an amount in 5 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 12,000 after 3 years at the same rate ? 2370 0

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    Rs. 5422
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    Rs. 5489
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    Rs. 3972
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    Rs. 6145
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 3972"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Rs. 3972 Explanation: Let p = Rs. 100. Then, S.I is Rs. 50 and time = 5 years.  ∴ R = 100×50100×5= 10% p.a.   Now, p = Rs. 12,000 , T = 3 years and R = 10% p.a. C.I. = Rs. 12000×1+101003-1= Rs. 3972

Q: Which country shares the longest border with China? 2364 0

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    India
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    Russia
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    Mongolia
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    Kazakhstan
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Answer : 3. "Mongolia"
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Answer: C) Mongolia Explanation: China shares land borders with 14 different countries, the longest being with Mongolia followed by Russia and then India.

Q: If CGKQW is one sequence following a logic, and another five-letter sequence following similar type of logic is BFJPV, then one more variation of this type can be ? 2358 0

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    VPCFT
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    DHLRX
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    CFKNT
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    None
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Answer : 2. "DHLRX"
Explanation :

Answer: B) DHLRX Explanation: The logic behind the sequence given in the question is +4, +4, +6, +6Therefore, the sequence which follows the same logic in the given options is DHLRX.

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Answer : 2. "2"
Explanation :

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.

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