GRE Practice Question and Answer

Q: Correct underlined words if necessary in the following sentence ? Have you been more careful, the accident could have been averted. 4372 0

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    Have you been
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    If you have been
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    Had you been
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    If you could have been
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Answer : 3. "Had you been"
Explanation :

Answer: C) Had you been Explanation: As the sentence talks about the past it is apt to say. 'Had you been more careful ...'.

Q: Find the Odd One Out of the following Number Series? 3, 14, 36, 67, 113, 168 4341 0

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    14
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    36
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    67
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    113
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Answer : 3. "67"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 67 Explanation: Here the given number series is 3, 14, 36, 67, 113, 168 It follows a pattern that 3 3 + 1 x 11 = 3 + 11 = 14 14 + 2 x 11 = 14 + 22 = 36 36 + 3 x 11 = 36 + 33 = 69 69 + 4 x 11 = 69 + 44 = 113 113 + 5 x 11 = 113 + 55 = 168   Hence, the wrong number is 67.

Q: 21st letter of the alphabet is a Consonant. 4325 0

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    TRUE
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    FALSE
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Answer : 2. "FALSE"
Explanation :

Answer: B) FALSE Explanation: We know there are 26 alphabets in English. The 21st letter in the alphabet is 'U'. We have 5 vowels and 21 consonants. Vowels :: A, E, I, O, U. U is not consonant and is a vowel.   Hence, the given statement that 21st letter in the alphabet i.e, U is consonant is a FALSE.

Q: When I was married 10 years ago my wife is the 6th member of the family. Today my father died and a baby born to me.The average age of my family during my marriage is same as today. What is the age of Father when he died ? 4322 0

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    50 yrs
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    60 yrs
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    70 yrs
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    65 yrs
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Answer : 2. "60 yrs"
Explanation :

Answer: B) 60 yrs Explanation: Let the Father be x years when he died Average Age 10 years ago be A Total Age 10 years ago = 6*A Total Age after 10 years(Just before father's Death) = 6A + 6*10 = 6A + 60 Father Died and Baby was born => the Total number of people in the family is Same (6) Baby born today so age of baby = 0 (6A +60 - x)/6 = 6A/6 => A + 10 -(x/6) = A => x/6 = 10 => x = 60 Therefore we can conclude that the father was 60 years old when he died.

Q: Cup : Lip :: Bird : ? 4314 0

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    Grass
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    Forest
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    Beak
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    Bush
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Answer : 1. "Grass"
Explanation :

Answer: A) Grass Explanation: Cup is used to drink something with the help of lips. Similarly, birds collect grass with the help of beak to make her nest.   Hence, Cup : Lip :: Bird : Grass.

Q: Which of the following is not a function of the Control Unit? 4278 0

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    Interpret instructions
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    Read instructions
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    Execute instructions
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    Direct operations
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Answer : 2. "Read instructions"
Explanation :

Answer: B) Read instructions Explanation: Control Unit can perform the functions Interpret instructions, Execute instructions and Direct operations. But Reading instructions is not a function of the Control Unit.

Q: Which can not be formed using the letters of the given word ?  CONCEPTUALIZATION 4277 0

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    Actual
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    Petrol
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    Total
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    Petal
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Answer : 2. "Petrol"
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Answer: B) Petrol Explanation:

Q: Find the one which does not belong to that group ? 4251 0

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    KMNL
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    JLMK
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    PRSQ
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    VWYZ
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Answer : 4. "VWYZ"
Explanation :

Answer: D) VWYZ Explanation: K+2 M+1 N-2 L,  P+2 R+1 S-2 Q,   V+1 W+2 Y+1 Z,   J+2 L+1 M-2 K  and  W+2 Y+1 Z-2 X. Except VWYZ, all the other groups follow similar pattern.

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