GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: Who has been elected as Chairman and CEO of KPMG India in 2017 ? 1458 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc70
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc70- 1Richard Rekhyfalse
- 2John Veihmeyerfalse
- 3Subir Moitrafalse
- 4Arun M Kumartrue
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Answer : 4. "Arun M Kumar"
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Answer: D) Arun M Kumar Explanation: KPMG in India announced the election of Arun M. Kumar as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the firm for a five-year term, on February 5, 2017.Arun Kumar succeeds Richard Rekhy, who led the firm as CEO for over four years. Arun Kumar was elected by the KPMG India Board and ratified by the India Partners. The firm executed a well-defined governance process for the selection of the CEO that aligns with the objective of building on its success as well as attracting the best talent available for this role. Arun Kumar brings a wealth of international leadership experience to KPMG India, including his tenure in public service in the United States for the last three years as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Global Markets and Director General of US and Foreign Commercial Service in the Obama Administration.
Q: Population of a colony of mosquitoes is increasing by 20% per day. If the population on Monday was 3000, on which day of that week the population would be 5184 ? 1454 05b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8f1
5b5cc73ae4d2b4197774f8f1- 1Thursdaytrue
- 2Fridayfalse
- 3Tuesdayfalse
- 4Mondayfalse
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Answer : 1. "Thursday"
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Answer: A) Thursday Explanation: Given monday population = 3000Per day 20% increase in population. Tuesday population = 3000 + 3000x20/100 = 3000 + 600 = 3600 Wednesday population =3600 + 3600x20/100 = 3600 + 720 = 4320 Thursday population = 4320 + 4320x20/100 = 4320 + 864 = 5184 So that day is Thursday.
Q: A number is increased by 20% and then decreased by 20%, the final value of the number is ? 1451 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc39
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc39- 1increase by 2%false
- 2decrease by 3%false
- 3decrease by 4%true
- 4increase by 5%false
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Answer : 3. "decrease by 4%"
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Answer: C) decrease by 4% Explanation: Here, x = 20 and y = - 20Therefore, the net % change in value=x + y + xy100 %= 20 + -20 + 20 × -20100% or - 4% Since the sign is negative, there is a decrease in value by 4%.
Q: The ratio of present ages of X and Y is 4:5. Which of the following can't be the ratio of ages of X and Y, 20 years ago ? 1451 05b5cc73de4d2b4197774f925
5b5cc73de4d2b4197774f925- 12 : 5false
- 28 : 15false
- 39 : 10true
- 43 : 5false
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Answer : 3. "9 : 10"
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Answer: C) 9 : 10 Explanation: The ratio of X and Y ages at present is 4:5. Then, the ratio 20 years ago will not be more than the ratio at present. So, from the options 9:10 is not satifying => its ratio is 0.9 which is greater than presnt ratio of 0.8.
Q: B3D means B is the father of D.B7D means B is the sister of D.B2D means B is the brother of D.B1D means B is the wife of D. Which of the following means F is the mother of K? 1450 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd25
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd25- 1F3M1Kfalse
- 2F9M4N3Kfalse
- 3K3M4N5Ffalse
- 4F1M3Ktrue
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Answer : 4. "F1M3K"
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Answer: D) F1M3K Explanation: From the given information, F1M → F is the wife of MM3K → M is the father of KTherefore, F is the mother of K.
Q: In a certain Business, the profit is 220% of the cost. If the cost increases by 25% but the selling price remains constant, approximately what percentage of the selling price is the profit ? 1450 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe45
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe45- 161%true
- 275%false
- 355%false
- 481%false
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Answer : 1. "61%"
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Answer: A) 61% Explanation: Let C.P.= Rs. 100. Then, Profit = Rs.220, S.P. = Rs.320. New C.P. = 125% of Rs. 100 = Rs. 125 New S.P. = Rs.320. Profit = Rs. (320 - 125) = Rs. 195 Required percentage = 195320×100== 60.9 =~ 61%
Q: Which sentence is written correctly? 1448 05b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d403
5b5cc6b3e4d2b4197774d403- 1They never watch no movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie.false
- 2They never watch none movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie.false
- 3They don't never watch any movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie.false
- 4They watch no movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie.true
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Answer : 4. "They watch no movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie."
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Answer: D) They watch no movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie. Explanation: They watch no movie during the working days, but in holidays they watch one movie. is correctly written among the given options.
Q: Pointing to a lady , a man said," The son of her only brother is the brother of my wife."How is the lady related to the man ? 1445 05b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9ae
5b5cc741e4d2b4197774f9ae- 1sister of father-in-lawtrue
- 2sisterfalse
- 3motherfalse
- 4mother-in-lawfalse
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Answer : 1. "sister of father-in-law"
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Answer: A) sister of father-in-law Explanation: Brother of person's wife → brother-in-law of the person. Hence, the son of lady's brother is brother-in-law of the person. Therefore, the brother of the lady is the father-in-law of the person. Hence, the lady is the sister of the person's father-in-law.