GRE Practice Question and Answer
8Q: On her deathbed, a grand mother called upon his three grand sons and told them to distribute all her assets worth Rs. 52,500 in the ratio of 1/35 : 1/21 : 1/15 amongst themselves. Find the smallest share amongst the three portions ? 1335 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd3f
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd3f- 1Rs. 5422false
- 2Rs. 10,500true
- 3Rs. 12,800false
- 4Rs. 15,000false
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Answer : 2. "Rs. 10,500"
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Answer: B) Rs. 10,500 Explanation: The ratio of distribution should be: 21 x 15 : 15 x 35 : 35 x 21= 315 : 525 : 735 = 3 : 5 : 7The smallest share will be of worth: 3/15 x 52,500 = Rs. 10,500
Q: A hybrid of a donkey and a horse 1333 05b5cc690e4d2b4197774c465
5b5cc690e4d2b4197774c465- 1Panthera and Mulefalse
- 2Mules and Hinnystrue
- 3Liger and Hinnysfalse
- 4Wholphin and Mulefalse
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Answer : 2. "Mules and Hinnys"
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Answer: B) Mules and Hinnys Explanation: Donkeys and horses can be breed to make mules and hinnys. A hinny is a domestic equine hybrid that is the offspring of a male horse, a stallion, and a female donkey, a jenny. It is the reciprocal cross to the more common mule, which is the product of a male donkey, a jack, and a female horse, a mare.
Q: Pointing to a photograph, a man said, "I have no brother or sister but that man’s father is my father’s son." Whose photograph was it? 1332 05b5cc76ae4d2b4197774fe5b
5b5cc76ae4d2b4197774fe5b- 1His uncle'sfalse
- 2His nephew'sfalse
- 3His son'strue
- 4His Cousin'sfalse
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Answer : 3. "His son's"
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Answer: C) His son's Explanation: Since the narrator has no brother, his father’s son is he himself. So, the man who is talking is the father of the man in the photograph. Thus, the man in the photograph is his son.
Q: 640 ml of a mixture contains milk and water in ratio 6:2. How much of the water is to be added to get a new mixture containing half milk and half water ? 1332 05b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7e7
5b5cc731e4d2b4197774f7e7- 1360 mlfalse
- 2320 mltrue
- 3310 mlfalse
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Answer : 2. "320 ml"
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Answer: B) 320 ml Explanation: Here total parts of milk and water in the solution is 6+2 = 8 parts. 1part = 640/8 = 80 old mixture contains 6parts of milk and 2 parts of water(6:2). To get new mixture containing half milk and half water, add 4parts of water to the old mixture then 6:(2+4) to make the ratio same. i.e, 4 x 80 = 320 ml.
Q: Statement: A large number of students who have passed their XII Std. terminal examination in the country could not get admission to colleges as the number of seats available are grossly inadequate.Courses of action:a. The evaluation system of XII Std. terminal examination should be made more tough so that fewer students pass the examination.b. The Government should encourage the private sector to open new colleges by providing them land at cheaper rate.c. The rich people should be asked to send their wards to foreign countries for higher studies enabling the needy students to get admission in colleges within the country. 1331 05b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc7f
5b5cc75ce4d2b4197774fc7f- 1only a and b followsfalse
- 2Only c followsfalse
- 3Only b followstrue
- 4All a, b & c followsfalse
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Answer : 3. "Only b follows"
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Answer: C) Only b follows Explanation: Clearly, reducing the number of aspirants for admission to colleges or sending the students of well-to-do families to foreign countries for higher studies, is no proper solution. So, both I and III do not follow. The right solution is to increase the number of colleges so as t accommodate the increasing number of admission-seekers. So, only II follows.
Q: K and L start a business jointly. K invests Rs.16000 for 8 months and L remains in the business for 4 months. Out of the total profit L claims 2/7th share. How much money is contributed by L? 1330 05b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe22
5b5cc767e4d2b4197774fe22- 1Rs. 13,204false
- 2Rs. 14,521false
- 3Rs. 12,800true
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Answer : 3. "Rs. 12,800"
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Answer: C) Rs. 12,800 Explanation: Given share of L is 2/7 th of profit. Then, their profits are divided in to 5:2 ratio. Ratio of K and L is 16000×8x×4=52 x = Rs. 12,800.
Q: Which of the following is / are fund managers for National Pension System (NPS) in 2017 ? 1329 05b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd71
5b5cc761e4d2b4197774fd71- 1Axis provident fundfalse
- 2Yes bank pension fundfalse
- 3ICICI prudential pensiontrue
- 4Punjab National provident fundfalse
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Answer : 3. "ICICI prudential pension"
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Answer: C) ICICI prudential pension Explanation: At present in 2017, there are only seven NPS fund managers viz. HDFC Pension Fund, ICICI Prudential Pension, Kotak Pension Fund, LIC Pension Fund, Reliance Capital Pension, SBI Pension Fund and UTI Retirement Solutions.
Q: How many Months of the year have 28 Days? 1328 05b5cc6b8e4d2b4197774d643
5b5cc6b8e4d2b4197774d643- 112true
- 27false
- 35false
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Answer : 1. "12"
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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.