GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: An air conditioner can coo the hall in 40 miutes while another takes 45 minutes to cool under similar conditions. If both air conditioners are switched on at same instance then how long will it take to cool the room approximately ? 11477 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f723
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Answer : 3. "22 minutes"
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Answer: C) 22 minutes Explanation: Let the two conditioners be A and B 'A' cools at 40min 'B' at 45min Together =(axb)/(a+b) = (45x40)/85 = 21.1764 = (approx) 22 min.
Q: There is a clock which shows false timing ie it shows 20 minutes less for each 1 hour. If the clock shows 12 noon now how many minutes will be lost when it shows 2 pm ? 1406 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f71e
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Answer : 4. "60 minutes"
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Answer: D) 60 minutes Explanation: For 1 hour, 20 minutes is slower, then for 06 miuntes - 2 minutes is slower30 minutes - 10 minutesActual time | false time 12 12 01 PM 12:40 PM (20 minutes slower) 02 PM 01:20 PM 03 PM 02:00 PM So, when actual time is 3pm, the false time is 2 pm.So, it loses 60 minutes when it shows 2 pm.
Q: Arun is a cashew merchant in Telangana. He has cashews in sealed wooden boxes of 10kg each. The price of the cashew increases by Rs.20 per kg for every year, but at the same time, 10% of the cashews are eaten by rodents every year. If the price of a 1 kg of fresh cashew is Rs.120, what is the change in his profits if he sells a sealed box after one year of storage, rather than selling it fresh ? (In Rs.) 1759 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f719
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Answer : 1. "Rs. 60"
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Answer: A) Rs. 60 Explanation: Price of 1kg fresh cashew = Rs.120Therefore, price of 10kg = Rs.120 x 10 = Rs.1200 10% of 10kg which eaten by rodents = 10 x 10/100 = 1kg. So, End of Year he had 10kg - 1kg = 9kg So, he sells that 9kg with Rs.20 per kg profit = 9 x 140 = 1260. He buy 10kg wooden box with cashew for Rs.1200 and sell that for Rs. 1260 So, profit = 1260 - 1200 = Rs.60 more money he get.
Q: A does half as much work as Band C does half as much work as A and B together. If C alone can finish the work in 40 days, then together ,all will finish the work in ? 2925 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f714
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Answer : 2. "13 + 1/3 days"
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Answer: B) 13 + 1/3 days Explanation: C alone can finish the work in 40 days.As given C does half as much work as A and B together => (A + B) can do it in 20 days(A + B)s 1 days wok = 1/20.A's 1 days work : B's 1 days Work = 1/2 : 1 = 1:2(given)A's 1 day’s work = (1/20) x (1/3) = (1/60) [Divide 1/20 in the raio 1:2]B's 1 days work = (1/20) x (2/3) = 1/30(A+B+C)'s 1 day's work = (1/60) + (1/30) + (1/40) = 9/120 = 3/40 All the three together will finish it in 40/3 = 13 and 1/3 days.
Q: Evaluate : 3.392-2.6123.39-2.69? 1104 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f700
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Answer : 3. "6"
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Answer: C) 6 Explanation: It is in the form of a2-b2a-b = a+ba-ba-b = a+b Here a = 3.39 b = 2.61 = 3.39 + 2.61 = 6.
Q: One New York publisher has estimated that 50,000 to 60,000 people in the United States want an anthology that includes the complete works of William Shakespeare. And what accounts for this renewed interest in Shakespeare? As scholars point out, his psychological insights into both male and female characters are amazing even today. This paragraph best supports the statement thatA. Shakespeare's characters are more interesting than fictional characters today.B. people even today are interested in Shakespeare's work because of the characters.C. academic scholars are putting together an anthology of Shakespeare's work.D. New Yorkers have a renewed interested in the work of Shakespeare.E. Shakespeare was a psychiatrist as well as a playwright. 2240 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6fb
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Answer : 2. "B"
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Answer: B) B Explanation: The last sentence in the paragraph clearly gives support for the idea that the interest in Shakespeare is due to the development of his characters. Choice a is incorrect because the writer never makes this type of comparison. Choice c is wrong because even though scholars are mentioned in the paragraph, there is no indication that the scholars are compiling the anthology. Choice d is wrong because there is no support to show that most New Yorkers are interested in this work. There is no support for choice e either.
Q: Find out the wrong term in the given series of numbers ?6, 15, 35, 77, 165, 221 1685 05b5cc728e4d2b4197774f6dc
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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: In a family, each daughter has the same number of brothers as she has sisters and each son has twice as many sisters as he has brothers. How many sons are there in the family ? 1615 05b5cc723e4d2b4197774f6be
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Answer : 3. "3"
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Answer: C) 3 Explanation: Assume the family has X girls and Y boys, according to the question,we can have 2 equations:X-1=Y, 2(Y-2)=X.Solve the equations, we get X=4, Y=3.