GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Two trains namely X & Y leave station 'A' at 6.30am and 7.40am and travel at 30km/hr and 40 km/hr respectively. How many kms from 'A' will the trains meet ? 4455 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa5e
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Answer : 1. "140 kms"
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Answer: A) 140 kms Explanation: It is given train X leave station A at 6:30 am, here it is asked to calculate the distance from A when the trains meet, theDistance traveled by train left at 6:30 am upto 7:40 am i.e. in 1 hr. 10 min. or 7/6 hours = 30 x 7/6 = 35 kmSo train leaving at 7:40 am will meet first train after covering a distance of 35 km. with relative speed of 40-30=10 km/hr.Hence time taken = 35/10 = 3.5 hours or 3 hours 30 minutesSo distance from A = Distance traveled by 2nd train in 3 hr. 30 min = 40 x 3.5 = 140 km.
Q: Arrange the following words in an appropriate order 1. Rainbow 2. Rain 3. Sun 4. Happy 5. Child 1434 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa59
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Answer : 4. "2, 3, 1, 5, 4"
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Answer: D) 2, 3, 1, 5, 4 Explanation: Firstly Rain falls and then Sun comes and Rainbow forms. After that Child sees the rainbow and feels Happy.
Q: Find the greatest number that will divide 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving remainder of 41,31 and 51 respectively ? 1569 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa54
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Answer : 3. "71"
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Answer: C) 71 Explanation: To find the greatest number which divides the numbers 964, 1238 and 1400 leaving the remainders 41, 31 and 51 is nothing but the HCF of (964 - 41), (1238 - 31), (1400 - 51). Therefore, HCF of 923, 1207 and 1349 is 71.
Q: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words. Countries which _________ still undergoing the economic processes_________ known as developing countries. 1300 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa4f
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Answer : 1. "are, are"
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Answer: A) are, are Explanation:
Q: You drive to the store at 20 kmph and return by the same route at 30 kmph. Discounting the time spent at the store, what was your average speed ? 1057 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa4a
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Answer : 2. "24 kmph"
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Answer: B) 24 kmph Explanation: Average speed=total distance/total timeLet distance to store be Kthen, total time =(K/20)+(K/30)=K/12and, total time =(2K)so average speed= 2K / (K/12) = 24kmph.
Q: Choose the word which gives best meaning to the sentence from the given options. His recent success ______ him more arrogant than what he used to be 2823 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa45
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Answer : 4. "has made"
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Answer: D) has made Explanation: HIS RECENT SUCCESS HAS MADE HIM MORE ARROGANT THAN WHAT HE USED.
Q: In a certain encryption pattern, HARD is coded as 1357 and SOFT is coded as 2468, What will 21448 stand for ? 3621 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa3b
5b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa3b- 1SHAFTfalse
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Answer : 2. "SHOOT"
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Answer: B) SHOOT Explanation: AS HARD is coded as "1357" and SOFT is coded as "2468"So H is coded as 1, A as 3, R as 5, D as 7and S as 2, O as 4, F as 6, T as 8 Now in 21448, go number by number2 is the code for S1 is the code for H4 is the code for Oand 8 is the code for T hence, 21448 will stand for SHOOT
Q: A Product is supported each week by the same three Product supporters. Last month the first supporter took 440 calls, the second took 360 calls, and the third took 300 calls. This month the job will consists of 1500 calls. If the three supporters each increase their work proportionately, how many more calls will the second supporter take this month than last month ? 1398 05b5cc745e4d2b4197774fa40
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Answer : 1. "131 calls"
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Answer: A) 131 calls Explanation: 1st supporter recieve 440 calls 2nd supporter recieve 360 calls 3rd supporter recieve 300 calls So total calls = 1100 calls ; Calls this month= 1500 So remaining calls to be distributed is 400 So Now Ratio 1st:2nd:3rd ==> 440:360:300=> 22:18:15 Now No. of More Calls 2nd supporter will get => [18/(22+18+15)] x 400=> (18/55) x 400 => 131 CallsSo 131 more Calls than last month.