GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: In the series given below , how many 8's are there each of which is exactly divisible by its immediate preceeding as well as succeeding numbers ?2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6 2001 05b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbc4
5b5cc758e4d2b4197774fbc4- 1fivefalse
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Answer : 3. "two"
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Answer: C) two Explanation: Clearly, we may mark such sets of 3 numbers, in which the middle number is 8 and each of the two numbers on both sides of it is a factor of 8, as shown below : 2 8 3 8 2 4 8 2 4 8 6 8 2 8 2 4 8 3 8 2 8 6 So, there are two such 8's. Hence the answer is C.
Q: A person is asked to put in a basket one apple when ordered 'one', one guava when ordered 'two', one orange whe ordered 'three' and is asked to take out from the basket one apple and one guava both when ordered 'four'. The ordered sequence executed by the person is as follows : 1 2 3 3 2 1 4 2 3 1 4 2 2 3 3 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 4 1. How many apples will be there in the basket at the end of the above order sequence ? (a) 4 (b) 3 (c) 2 (d) 1 2. How many fruits will be there in the basket at the end of the above order sequence ? (a) 13 (b) 17 (c) 9 (d) 11 5569 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbc3
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1. Answer (c) Each time we order 1, one apple is added to the basket but each time when 4 is ordered, one apple is removed from it. Required number of apples = number of 1's - number of 4's = 6 - 4 = 2 2. Answer (d) Each time we order 1, 2 or 3, one fruit is added to the basket but when ever we order 4, two fruits are removed from it. Required number = Number of 1's + Number of 2's + Number of 3's - 2 x (Number of 4's) = 6 + 6 + 7 - (2x4) = 19 - 8 = 11.
Q: Statement: There was a spurt in criminal activities in the city during the recent festival season.Courses of action:a. The police should immediately investigate into the causes of this increase.b. In future the police should take adequate precaution to avoid recurrence of such situation during festival.c. The known criminals should be arrested before any such season. 1358 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbbe
5b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbbe- 1Both a and b followstrue
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Answer : 1. "Both a and b follows"
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Answer: A) Both a and b follows Explanation: The police ought to find out the lackenings in existing security arrangements and make up for these inadequacies to strengthen security and thus prevent criminal activities in the forthcoming festival. So, both a and b follow. Arresting the known criminals does not ensure safety, for a novice can also indulge in crime. So, c does not follow.
Q: How many parallelograms will be formed if 7 parallel horizontal lines intersect 6 parallel vertical lines? 2471 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbb4
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Answer : 2. "315"
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Answer: B) 315 Explanation: Parallelograms are formed when any two pairs of parallel lines (where each pair is not parallel to the other pair) intersect. Hence, the given problem can be considered as selecting pairs of lines from the given 2 sets of parallel lines. Therefore, the total number of parallelograms formed = 7C2 x 6C2 = 315
Q: A polygon has 44 diagonals, then the number of its sides are ? 1084 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbb9
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Answer : 3. "11"
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Answer: C) 11 Explanation: Let the number of sides be n. The number of diagonals is given by nC2 - n Therefore, nC2 - n = 44, n>0 nC2 - n = 44 n2 - 3n - 88 = 0 n2 -11n + 8n - 88 = 0 n(n - 11) + 8(n - 11) = 0 n = -8 or n = 11. As n>0, n will not be -8. Therefore, n=11.
Q: There are three rooms in a Hotel: one single, one double and one for four persons. How many ways are there to house seven persons in these rooms ? 3739 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbaf
5b5cc754e4d2b4197774fbaf- 1105true
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Answer : 1. "105"
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Answer: A) 105 Explanation: Choose 1 person for the single room & from the remaining choose 2 for the double room & from the remaining choose 4 people for the four person room, Then, 7C1 x 6C2 x 4C4 = 7 x 15 x 1 = 105
Q: "I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are", said a man to his son. Find out their present ages, if the sum of their ages is 64 years ? 11341 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fba4
5b5cc754e4d2b4197774fba4- 1Father = 50; Son =14false
- 2Father = 40; Son =24true
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Answer : 2. "Father = 40; Son =24"
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Answer: B) Father = 40; Son =24 Explanation: Let the present age of the man be 'P' and son be 'Q',Given, P + Q = 64 or Q = (64 - P)Now the man says "I am five times as old as you were, when I was as old as you are",So, P = 5[B - (P - Q)]We get 6P = 10Q,Substitute value for Q,6P = 10(64 - P),Therefore P = 40, Q = 24.
Q: What least number must be substracted from 627349 so that the remaining number is divisible by 15 ? 1025 05b5cc754e4d2b4197774fb9a
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Answer : 4. "4"
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Answer: D) 4 Explanation: On dividing 627349 by 15, we get remainder = 4.Therefore, the obtained remainder is the least number to be subtracted from the given number so that the the mnumber is divisible by 15.Here 4 is the least number to be subtracted from 627349 so that it is divisible by 15.