GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: A seven letter word containing thousands of letters is what? 1471 0

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Explanation :

It is a Postbox or a Mailbox which contains thousands of letters or mails or messages.

Q: Find the odd man out in the following number series? 5, 4, 9, 32, 273 2625 0

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    4
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    9
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    32
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    273
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Answer : 3. "32"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 32 Explanation: The given number series follows 5, 4, 9, 32, 308 pattern that   5 5 x 1 - 1 = 4 4 x 3 - 3 = 9 9 x 5 - 5 = 40 (not equals to 32) 40 x 7 - 7 = 273   Hence, the odd man in the given number series is 32.

Q: A cowboy arrives in town on Friday. He stays for 3 days and then leaves on Friday. How is that possible? 852 0

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You will get the answer in the riddle itself, if you read the riddle carefully. The riddle says "A cowboy arrives in town on Friday." So Friday is the name of the horse on which he comes. Hence, the only possibility is he arrives on the horse friday on Tuesday, stays for 3 days and leaves on the same horse on Friday.

Q: Size of the primary memory of a pc ranges between 1991 0

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    256 kb to 640 kb
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    64 kb to 256 kb
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    256 kb to 512 kb
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    2 kb to 8 kb
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Answer : 1. "256 kb to 640 kb"
Explanation :

Answer: A) 256 kb to 640 kb Explanation: Size of the primary memory of a PC ranges between 256 KB to 640 KB.

Q: Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : ? 5262 0

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    Open
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    Hide
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    Nest
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Answer : 4. "Nest"
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Answer: D) Nest Explanation: Here the first two words are synonyms. Similarly, Eyrie means a large nest. So, the synonym of Eyrie is nest.   Hence, Convent : Cloister :: Eyrie : Nest.

Q: A hybrid of a donkey and a horse 1334 0

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    Panthera and Mule
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    Mules and Hinnys
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    Liger and Hinnys
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    Wholphin and Mule
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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: What is the distance around a circle called 1243 0

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The distance around a circle is called as Circumference. And that in the case of square or rectangle it is called as Perimeter.

Q: Which phrase breaks the rule of parallel structure? 1858 0

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Parallel structure means using the same pattern of words to show that two or more ideas have the same level of importance and to help the reader comprehend what is being written.. This can happen at the word, phrase, or clause level. The usual way to join parallel structures is with the use of coordinating conjunctions such as "and" or "or."

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